The Washington times., 1921-07-12
HEAT WORRIES PITCHERS.

The intense heat out here threatens
trouble for McBride's pitchers. Mo
gridge just barely escaped an utter
collapse in st. Louis Sunday. He
cannot do his best work except In
cool weather Though he Is willing
at all times. Zachary. the only other
dependable pitcher with the team.
does not do his best work In hot
weather unless given plenty OF rest.
The crippled condition OF the staff
renders long rests almost impossible.
Four blistering days are promised
the Mcbride. gang here and, with
the White Sox adding life and snap
TO their work.. tho Washingtonians
will consider themselves fortunate II
they break even in the series opening
today,
That final defeat In st. Louis, to
1, leaves the Griffs with six wins
and four losses since leaving home.
II they are TO go home with at least
twelve victories TO ten defeats on this
lorfT swing around their circuit, they
have, six more victories to annex In
the twelve games to be played. The
odds would appear to favor them,
too, as they have been maintaining
steady pace just above the 800 mark
for everal weeks. Thus far on this
trim they have been playing ahead
Of their schedule a bit.
The Browns made IL three out OF
four from the Griffs by polling the
winning bingle and tally off Zachary
in Ihe ninth inning with two out.
Erickson showed poor form for his
six innings. He did not look Ike
the same >pitcher who held the Red
Sox TO five hits last Wednesday.
Kolp for the Browns blew up in
the seventh. but Burwell stopped
theS Griffs when one solid blow
would have cinched everything.
Ii was a peaceful exhibition for
couple of frames. In the first three
theyGriffs had amsssed a total OF just
singles, one by Shanks and one by
Erickson, and they seemed anything
but ferocious.
Meanwhile the Browns were doing
likewise, Ellerbee and SEVERED get
ting singles and Sisler walking, all
to no end. But the plate was dentei
in the Browns third when Tobin led
off with a home run, the ninth OF
the series He showed the lively ball
into the empty right field bleachers.
Williams walked. but Jacobson's fly
TO Rice ended things. The Griffs
came back in their half of the
fourth. Bucky Harris poled triple
TO right and Tailed on Tobin's bad
reg TO third. Rice almost tore off
Eolp's glove with a vicious drive
and Smith pumped single past
Austin. Rice overran second and
Austin's quick peg nailed him. Miller
singled cleanly to. left, putting Smith
on third from where he scored when
Shanks rolled to McManus. whose
peg TO SEVERED was late and high.
DOUBLED AT PLATE.
Picinich flied to Williams whose
perfect throw to the plate doubled
'''' %" ORcurke's opening swat
to left in the fifth and a pass 10
..u lUr sweeney when Rice
lifted easy fly TO Tobin for the
final out.
The Browns tied the score in. the
siftb. With one gone Tobin dragged
n slow bunt safely to Harris and
Ellerbe's bounder was just out of
O'Rour<e's reach. Sisler flied TO Rice,
iut Williams produced a two bagger
10 right and over came Tobin with
the tying run. Harris ran out into
center for Jacobson's high fly.
Olaf Erickson presented the Browns
with the run that put them ahead in
the sixth. SEVERED opened with \
double 10 left center, a low liner over
O'Rourke's head. McManus hunted
and Olaf. trying to cut off SEVERED
at third, threw out to left field. OF
course Severe!d Tailed and McMsnus
reached second. Austin's sacrifice
Put McManus on third. Kolp rolled
TO Shsnks, but Tobin slashed a single
TO second AMI McManus scored. II
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