The Washington times., 1921-06-15

last team to come to Washington I
The Browns are in the second
division. but they are only four games
in the rear of George McBride's
doughty lads. streak of victories
here would bring the Brownies up
into select company at the expense
OF the Griffmen, which would be a
terrible thing.
Lee Fohl is plotting a poorly
balanced ball club. II has a fine set
of outhelders, a first class backstop
In Hank SEVERED. at least two high
class hurlers in Dixie Davis and
Urban Shocker. a brilliant firstbase-
man in George Sisler and another
shining inielder in Walter Gerber.
will hardly be in the final combat for
top honors.
THEY'RE EVER TOUGH.
But, pennant or no pennant, the
series with the Brownies should be a
sizzler. The Browns are ever tough
foemen for the Griffs. , Frequently
their battles here have far over
shadowed their Importance in feroc-
ity. There is no reason for believing
that the series opening today will
not live up to past records.
However, Fohrs gang will find the
Griffs loaded for bear, fresh from a
brilliant eleven-inning victory over
the worlds champions. s to z, which
gave them an even break in the four
contests staged here. Yes, and
George Mogridge, McBride's single
dependable finger, was kept out of
yesterdays melange that he might
be well rested for todays doings at
Georgia avenue.
Sheer grit and tick-to-iteness gave
the Griffs that victory over the In
dams yesterday. Their pitching was
a detriment rather than an aid. Jim
Shaw held the foe down to six runs
in one inning. Jose Acosta did bet
ter, allowing but one run In four
frames. Al Schact was biffed hard,
but no scored on. His mound exhi-
bition was game enough Tor any
body, by the way.
But the real honors go to Harris,
Rice. Brewer and Bing Miller, espe-
cially to Bing Miller. They produced
the runs that did things.
GRAB LONG LEAD.
For three innings Shaw and Bagby
fought a pitching duel. Then came
Shaws pitiful ascension and six runs
for the Indians. Shaw is approach
ing the minors rapidly.
Speaker opened that fourth with a
triple to left center, Miller's neat
fielding keeping him from home run.
Elmer Smith walked and both of
them tailed when Larry Gardner
combed another triple to the score
board
Sewell's long fly to Earl Smith
scored. Gardner with the third run.
Johnston bumped one back at Shaw
and perished, but Nunamaker singled
to center and Bagby, though a pitcher,
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Cuckoo" Jameson dropped a triple
in left, the ball bounding away from
Miller. and in came Bagby. Wamby
burned one past Shanks, scoring
Jameson with the sixth run of the
frame. For the third out he forced
Speaker to pop to Harris and the In
dians' big inning had come and gone.
OUT GOES BAGBY.
Though they had been doing we'll
nigh nothing against Bagby. the
Griffmen had never ceased trying
and their courage earned them some
thing in the fifth when they ham,
mered the veteran from the mound.
ORourke opened that frame with a
hot one through Doc Johnston's feet
for two bases. Judge, UP for Shaw,
took a walk. Courtney replaced
Judge at first. Earl Smith fouled to
to Speaker.
Sam RE spanked a double to
right, sctkng o'Rourke and putting
Courtney on third. Brewer banged
the scoreboard with another double.
scoring Courtney and Rice. Bing
Miller punched a safety to center,
scoring Brewer with the fourth run
for the Griffs and bringing Ray
Caldwell to the slab. Shanks long
fly to Speaker closed the frame.
Acosta was hurling in fine style
after Shaw had disappeared, but the
Indians showed another run over in
the ninth on Caldwelrs single to
center, followed by Jamieson's dou-
BILE to right Cuckoo" died stretch
ing the wallop and the next two
ped. but
BING MILLER AGAIN
Milan. up for Acosta in the ninth.
beat out a slow one to Caldwell.
His official legs. alias Bob La Motto,
replaced the veteran. Earl Smith
hoisted to Speaker. Harris walked.
Rice drifted a double to short left.
scoring LaMotte.
When Brewer rolled weakly TO
wambly. all seemed over. but Bing
Miller was yet to get in his dirty
work. He shot up fly to left.
Jameson had been playing deep
and failed to get under the ball.
As Il hoped away from him, Miller
reached third base and the tying
run was in. Sewell tossed out Hank
Shanks and the team played on till
the eleventh.
Harris opened that eleventh with
a single TO center off Duster Mails.
the Indians big southpaw. A bslk
advanced him and unsettled the
pitcher, who proceeded to pass both
Rice and Brewer. Again fate brought
Bing Miller to the platter. He
hammered one past Sewell and In
came Harris with the winning run.
The Griffs, despite a handicap of
rix runs in the fourth inning, had
fought their way to an uphill vic
tory.