The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-07-18

| The Red Sox, leading the league In
the field, have only eighty errors, a
little more than half the Washington
total. The poor hitting of the Boston
club, which stands at the bottom of the
list, is Keeping the team back in the
race.
Hitting Falls OFF.
The Washington team, with a mark
of 49, is in sixth place in batting
Philadelphia and Boston follow after.
The Griffs have been dropping steadily
for several weeks.
With the Griffs playing unsteadily,
they may fall back into fourth place
before heading home. The Tigers are
almost within touching distance now
and the series opening Wednesday, I'M
less the Griffs pull themselves to-
gether in a hurry, may prove a sad.
sad tale for Washington fans.
Two more contests remain to be
played here. The champions are play.
ing smoothly and there is no reason for
thinking they are due for a crack In
the two games already played IL must
be admitted that the business-like per-
Torrance Of the Indians Is impressive
and far from encouraging to a team in
the rear. Even with their pitchers re.
ceiving a sad pounding yesterday, the
champions went about their work rs
though winning.
Nino I'm One Frame.
The Sunday game before fine crowd
q OF men and women proved a sad
thing for local fans. BY leaping upon
Ray Caldwell and Guy Morton, the
Griffmen copied the silver-crested
watermelon rind, 10 to 2. They staged
their biggest inning of the year to date
when they scored nine runs in the
sixth.
Manager Mcbride crossed everybody
by sending Jezebel Tecumseh Zachary
to the mound. The Indians bumped
him for three hits and two runs in the
first frame. Several times thereafter
they punched hits but never again did
they score, the big southpaw pursuing
the even tenor of his way and receiving
excellent support in tight places.
Ray Caldwell, as usual, looked good
for five innings against the Griffs,
then he blew up like one of Nick Az.
trock's toy balloons. Just four hits
were made off him in those five in
nings. a passed ball by Nunamaker
permitting the lone run in the fourth
Without any warning whatever. the
veteran lost all his control and effec-
tiveness in the sixth. He passed the
first two batsmen and then in a row
came a single and two doubles. The
Griffs were ahead and Speaker called
on Guy Morton. The new twirler was
assaulted for two doubles and two
singles before he could retire the side,
when Stephenson raced out into CEN
ter and brought down Smiths fly for
the final out the Griffs had scored
nine runs and were leading by eight
Keep IL Up.
Just to show how easy Il was Nc
Brides gang scored three more runs
in the ninth on two errors, a walk, a
sacrifice and an infield hit. Those
runs were unnecessary, except to glad
den and sadden those who play the
baseball pools.
Some brilliant fielding was con.
tributed by Earl Smith, O'Rourke,
Harris and Larry Gardner.
After two had died in the Indians
first, Speaker opened an attack net.
ting two runs, Spoke" blazed a
single through Zachary's legs to
centerfield. Wood bumped the right
geld wall with a double that scored
speaker. Gardner crashed a single
~ right, sending Wood over. The
bombardment was stopped only by a
marvellous one handed catch OF
sewell's drive aimed at the wall in
right center.
Spectacular fielding saved Caldwell