The Washington herald., 1921-08-11
Handicap of Weak Support
Proves Too Much for lack
O'Rourke, Milan and Brewer Badly OFF Form
Griffs Lose First Series During
Present Home Stay.
BY JACK NYE.

railing 10 resemble IN anS
speet the peppery boys who re-
Gently .waltzed through eleven
straight victories. the Griffnnen put
on a painful performance in -the
final game with the Browns yes
terday and were decisively trounceo
by a score of 5 to 2.
Slow baseball, coupled with re-
peated fielding errors, made the de-
Gliding game of the series more OF
a Joke than anything else. crate
fully accepting every advantage
that was offered, Lee Fohrs cllmo-
ing athletes made II three out or
four wins, claiming the first series
the ,Griffs have lost since they re-
turned to Georgia avenue on
June 2s.
BIunders Prove Costly.
"Ilackie" O'Rourke. Frank Brewer
and the usually sure Zeb Milan
were far off form, giving valuable
aid to the enemy at inopportune
times. In the fifth round for in
stance. O'Rourke and Brewer COM
bined to present the visitors with
a welcome run
When Sisler was caught of first
by Zachary he should have been
an easy out, but "Blackie" made a
low heave - Judge during the
merry chase and the speedy Brownie
hoofed it to third. Thereupon
Jacobson lifted an easy ny 70
Brewer. who misjudged the ball IN
the stiff breeze. 1t fell safe py
many yards. giving Jake a triple
and counting S'sler.
Milan saved his misplay until the
ninth, when he made a clean muff
of Sisters short fly to center. robin
scoring from third. Zeb would have
had an excellent chance of catching
Johnny at the plate had he clung to
the pellet.
shank also contributed a bad
heave to first in the sixth. but luck
lily 1t cut no ice in the scoring.
Zachary Works Well.
With such encouragement as this
il was no wonder that Urban Shock
er, pitching for the second time in
the series, was an easy Victor-over
Zachary The St Louis slabber had
a slight edge over Jezebel, barring
eorrrs, but not enough to have made
much difference. Eight hits, includ-
ing two triples and a double. was
the sum total of Washington's hit
ting. The Browns gathered ten
hingles, among which was Jacob
sons fluke triple.
Realizing that he wasn't getting
any too much help from his mates,
Zachary made a determined effort to
win the game single-handed- He
drove in the first run with a single.
and later larruped a long triple to
the fence with one out, only to be
left stranded when Judge and Milan
failed to get the ball out of the
infield.
First scoring honors went to the
Griffs when they counted a run in
the second on Shanks' single, an in
field out and Zachary's pinch single.
The Browns came right back in
the third and earned one for them
selves. With one out, Tobin walked
and advanced to third on Ellerbe's
single to right. Brewer pegged the
ball to Shanks for a play at third
and Hank became so tangled up
with Tobin that Ellerbe tripped
lightly to second Tobin was blotted
out at the pan on Sisters rap TO
Harris, but Williams singled over
second and brought the Governor
home.
The second ST. Louis run came
in the fourth on Severeid's single,
a sacrifice by Gerber and Shocker's
line drive just out OF Harris reach
GrifIs Become Generous.
Errors began to aid the visitors
in the fifth when they registered
run No. g. After Ellerbe had struck
out. Sisler singled past Judge and
Williams lifted one into Joe's hands
Zachary caught Sis strayInG too far
off first, but in the ensuing chase
pRourke pegged wildly to Judge
and Sislcr sped to- third. IT look ed
like an easy out when Jacobson
lifted a high one to right. but
Brewer was late in starting and
the ball fell safe and was con-
ve-ted into a three pa gcsr
The fifth saw the fourth run for
the visitors counted. After a walk
to Gerber and two infieId outs To-
bin laid one down toward first. Zach
AIRY made A fine One-handed stop
the hall. but was Grieved to dis
cover that there was no one COW
erinE first. Judge had gone out
for the bali and couldn't get back
in time. while Harris failed to leave
his position. That hit brought Ger
her in.
Showing signs of life in their halt
of the fifth. the Griffs managed tC
get their second and last tally
Brewer opened with a clean drive
10 right center and Miller bunted
him along. Harris grounded out
and Shanks delivered himself of 4
notable triple, which sailed on a
line over the head of Williams
Charity was tossed out by the live
ly Ellerbe.
Zachary's triple came with one
down in the seventh. but failed
TO start anything Thereafter the
Griffs folded up and troubled Shock
er no more.
ORourke opened the eighth BY
making a two-base wild heave over
judges head on Gerber's grounder
Zachary expunged Gerber at third
howe ever, by handling McManus
bunt cleverly. and Shocker Obliged
by tapping into a double play.
Tobin opened the ninth with a
double to left. and Ellerbe sacrificed
him along Sisler then lifted a short
one ito Milan, who promptly muffed
II. fobin crossing the plate with