The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-03

frame.
The Griffs came in for their whacks
In the eighth with the score tied, I to
4. Milan caught hold of one of
Ehmke's shoots and pummeled II up
against the scoreboard. Harry He'll
man raced after that ball, but before
he could get 1t back to the infield Zeb,
the Tennessee Terror, was perched
safely on third base.
Sam Rice. whose hitting with men
on has been absolutely nil for 10 these
many weeks, surprised and delighted
the fans when he poked one just be-
yond Bush's reach. Had the Detroit
infielders been playing back. Rice's
roller would have been an easy out.
Indeed, Bush might have thrown out
Milan at the plate. But playing in
close Bush was unable to get the ball
and 1t rolled to right field for a clean
single. Over came Zeb with the run
that gave the Griffs their eighth
straight victory.
Mr.. Courtney Blows.
Mr.. Courtney essayed to turn back
the Jungle Cats. He pitched himself
out in the middle of the fifth. jose
Acosta coming to his aid. The Cuban
was unable to turn the trick, though.
and Jezebel Tecumseh Zachary had
to take up the hurting burden In the
sixth. Zach toiled to the end In good
style.
In four and one-third innings Mr..
Courtney allowed seven hits, includ-
ing home run by Bobby Veach over
the right field fence. All four runs
were charged to his account. He is
sued two passes. hit Jones with a
An -
wild pitch in the second inning.
left, Jones singled to right and
woodall brought Flasgie over with a
long fly to Milan. Bobby Vsach
dropped the pill over the wall into
the alley in the fourth inning.
The fifth saw the passing of the
Washington southpaw. Bush doubled
to left for a starter. Shorten flied
to Milan. Heilmann's single to cen
ter scored Bush and Veach's vicious
single to right sent Heilmann to
third. Jose Acosta was summoned
to do something out there.
Flagstead Crashes.
Flagstead greeted the Cuban by
crashing . single to right. scoring
Heilmann. Veach thought to so all
the way to third. but Zeb Milan had
tho ball there ahead Of him and he
persisted. A pass to Jones meant
nothing, for Woodall rolled TO
O'Rourke.
Those four runs tied the score. for
tho Griffs had slammed Ehmke
roughly in the second. Miller bounced
single to center and Harris beat
out a bunt to Bush. Shanks hunted,
but Miller beat Ehmke's peg, filling
the bases. Gharrity's smart single TO
right brought Miller and Harris over.
O'Rourke. usually good In a pinch,
famed and then Mr.. Courtney
proved he can hit by slapping q
single through the box into center
field. scoring Shanks and Charity.
From the second to the eighth
the Griffs were helpless. though they
did threaten If the third and fifth
sessions. Each time they got a man
as far as third only to. have him get
/ no farther.
Bling Is Fooled.
BinR Miller was a victim of the
hidden ball trick In the fifth, 80
now he belongs in the same class
with Pat Charity, who was caught
the same way by Jim Austin I'm st.
Louis this season. Yet II wasn't all
Bing's fault, at that. The third
base coach should have watched the
ball.
Milan had singled. gone up on
Rice's roller and reached third on a
wild pitch. Miller belted one at Jones
and Milan was run down, but not I'M
I'll Bing had slid into third in a cloud
of dust. Jones kept the ball hidden
In his glove and the moment Bing
stepped AWAY from the hag poaf he
was out, just like that. That robbed
the Griffs of a possible run, but so
long as they won. let 1t 60, Bingn