The Washington herald., 1921-04-09

the Griffs in their first home appe;
the famous battling MeGraws. II
those tight games, but instead n
on. They saw lot Of good
kind, especially in the pitching ,
what has long been suspected. that
didn't know when they were beat
This victory gives the McGraws'
three out Of four for the series. or
-FOUR out of Ave II you count that
forfeited game In Jackson. which
We refuse to do. That's healthy
margin for the National Leaguers.
and. unless the Grifs con. both
games in the Polo Grounds. begin
ming today. they won't have much
to brag about
walter Yanked Too Seen.
True to his promise, Manager
Mcbride started Walter Johnson
against the Giants and their mas
cot. Bill Brennan. Barney worked
four innings and. save for the FIRST,
and one run. looked like the same
old speed ball king. The trouble
was he didn't stay in long enough.
The weather caused Mcbride to
yank him as soon as possible. espe-
cially as the Griffs had run them
selves dizzy in the second to pile
mp eight runs on Slim Sallee.
sw.a ~ q
won when James Aloysius. Shaw
marched to the box in the iftn.
game leg and all. His arm must
have been in the same condition
as his prop. for the Giants sailed
into him and began piling up runs
consistently. Five in the sixth WAS
bt3 enough. but they filled the old
sacks in the sixth with none out
btfore James Aloysius was ousted
to~make room for Cuby Acosta.
Cuby grooved one for Earl Smith.
and that gentleman cleaned the
cushions with a long double, put
ting the visitors two runs to the
good.
Three runs in the seventh of Rube
Benton again gave the Griffs a one
run margin. score IL to 10, but the
Giants cinched II in their eighth
with two more on Cuby.
Some Neat FieIding Seen.
II was an awful ball game. save
for one or two redeeming features.
Cne of them was the evidence that
Barney Is right again. He looked
IL. anyhow, after that first round.
There were also several sparkling
fielding plays which cheered the
shivering bugs. Frank ORourke
made a clever one-handed stop of
Burns hot grounder in the ninth
that popped things up. and Goldie
Rapp robbed Harris of a hit with
the same kind of play. Goldie was
to the mustard durng the after
loon. and vas really the big attrac-
tion of the day.
Young Deeby Foss failed to make
his debut before the home bugs be-
cause of his recent illness, and Hank
Shanks took care of the far corner
handily- Frank Brewer. started in
left field until Duffy Lewis batted
for him in the seventh. Then Bing
Miller, the Southern Association
home-run king. went to the outer
garden. Duffy is still nursing a
bum pin. Bobby LaMotte also
broke into the limelight for a brief
spell when he ran for Lewis in the
seventh.
Scoring Starts Early.
Johnson's start wasn't at all au-
mered the first ball pitched to deep
left for three sacks. He scored on
Monroe's hit in the same direction,
but right there the Big Train put
on the brakes. Walker also singled
in the FIRST. but there was no more
scoring. In the second Smith got
hit with two down. but in the third
and fourth not a man got on.
Slim Sallee ran into a peck of
trouble in the second, and hve
solid smashes. coupled with some
bum support behind the left
handed veteran, gave the Griffs
eight counters Harris. Shanks and
O'Rourke singled in succession.
flling the bases. Pieinich worried
Sal for a walk. forcing in Harris.
and Monroe. the Giants recruit
shortstop, made a wild throw to
second on Johnson's grounder. al
lowing Shanks and IO'Rourke to
patter across the pan. Judge
tripled ever walkers head In right.
bringing Picinich and Johnson
home. Milan was safe on another
boot by Monroe, and Rice was
nicked between the shoulder
blades. Bases full again. Brewers
long fly to walker scored Judge
when Smith failed to touch the
plate. Harris singled. scoring Mi
Ian. and O'Rourke's sacrifice fly
counted Milan for the eighth run.
shaw II Badly on.
Despite two hits in the NTH.
Shaw got through that round o. k,
but In the sixth ne blew. He
walked Frisch. walker grounded
ont. but Kelly singled. scoring
Frisch. Brown drew another pass.
and Rap singled Kelly home.
Brown also counting when Rice's
peg to the plate bounded OF Long
Georges ribs to the wall. After
Smith had singled. Shaw balked the
two runners along. and Benton
singled them home Five runs.
Things grew from bad to worse
in the seventh when. with two out.
two walks and a hit filled the basfs
Shaw needed the call of Mcbride
from the bench and stalked on the
field, while Acosta trotted on. The
midget had two strikes on Smith
when the red-headed catcher