The Washington times., 1921-09-18
INDIANS BATTER
GRIFFS ASRAIN
STOPS YANKS
Woodward and Bird Do Well
Enough After Mogridge Is
Driven to Cover.
By LOUIS A. pOUGHER.

BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.
HyRIS SPEAKERS Cleveland
Indians taking advantage Of
rainy afternoon in New
York, gained half a game on their
bitter rivals, the Yankees, by slam
ming the Washington Grifmen yes
terday, 8 to L.. They drove George
Mogridge from the rubber in two
innings, while Allan Sothoron ann
bled along without much real
trouble until the last tw oframes
when the home brigade collected
three Of their four runs.
Manager Mcbride used two Of his
new pitchers, Woodward. the New
one gone In the second inning and
lasted until Milan hit him in the
fourth. Joe Bird. from the Shreve.
port Texas league team, twirled the
last five innings. Both Woodward and
Bird were well received by the fans.
with Sothoron wild as a hawk. the
Griffs grabbed off one run in the first
session. II was their last until the
eighth. Bush walked. Harris died on,
fly to Burns. Judge walked TO be
forced by Rice. Bush reached third
on that play and scored when Goose"
Golsin slammed a clean hit to right
center amid the wild cheers Of the
fans.
The Indians did nothing TIL the sec
ond. Then they did a plenty, driving
Mogridge to the clubhouse. Joe
Wood started with wallop to center,
Picinich picked up Gardeners bunt and
tossed poorly to Bush, letting Wood
slide in safely Sewell's slap to cen
ter scored Wood and sent Gardner 10
third. Burns single. to left scored
Gardner. O'Neill sacrificed and Soth-
oron singled TO left scoring Sewell.
Jamieson's clout to center brought
Burns over and ended Mogridge's toll
for the day. With Woodward pitching,
Wamby hit into a double play.
Two were gone in the third when
Gardner cracked a double to right,
the ball taking a bad bound away form
Goslin. Sewell's single to right scored
the aged thirdsacker. tx.
Joe Bird. a well put-up southpaw
| from the Texas league, appeared on
the hill for the Griffs In the fifth.
and. except In the seventh. got away
with his Job we'll enough for anybody.
He allowed bingle for Wood and hit
Sewell In the fifth, but no runs came
over. They were reserved for the
seventh.
Grant Three More.
With one down Wood coaxed a
pass from Bird. ranging round to
| third on Larry Garuner's safety to
right. Both runners scored when Sc
well tripled to left center. Rice. play
ing well toward right field for the
southpaw-hitting Sewell. was unable
to get over In time for that drive and
II proved a hummer. Johnston's fly
to Goslin brought Sewell adross with
the third run of the frame and the
last for the Indians. Bird disposed
OF the foe in good style in the re-
naming two innings.
The Griffs threatened in the fourth
when Miller beat out a bunt and
reached third on Picinich's single to
right. Two were gone when Milan,
hitting for WoodwArc. whacked one
at Sotheron who tagged Miller near
the plate.
The eighth saw two Griff runs
come over. Harris started the fun
with a single to center. Judge waited
and walked. Rice's hit scored Harris.
Goslin popped to Wamby, but Bing
Miller clouted safely to left and in
came Judge. Shanks hit into a double
play.
With one gone in the ninth, Tur.
key Brewer, hitting for Bird, tripled
to the corner in Vert field. Bush
fouled to O'Neilll and Harriss walked.
Joe Judge singled to left, scoring
Brewer. Rice ended things with a
fly to Elmer Smith In right field.