The Washington herald., 1921-07-31
O'Rourke's HomerHelpsNats
Get Jump on Cobb's Sluggers
Jungaleers Rap Johnson in Eighth and Take
Lead, but Griffs Deliver in Final Frame.
Continue Third Place Battle Today. a
BY JACK NYE.

troit. wore a gladstone look. He
chuckled hendishly as he noted the
do-or-die expression on the face OF
Honest zeb Milan. acting boss OF
the Grifmen.
Little Willie Carroll, the club
house boy. looked up at Honest Zeb
with an appealing glance. .H-
You aren't goin' TO let them take
third place away from US, are your
questioned Willie.
Never. boy" declaimed Honest
zeb. There is still time. We viii
foil them in the fadeout"
whereUpon the McBrideless Grff-
men went out there in the ninth
inning and set the insects crazy by
showing ever a couple Of runs and
winning the first skirmish in the
famous Battle for Second Place"
The score was TO >.
Hot Finish 20 Tight Battle.
That hectic finish was the high
light in one of the tightest battles
Of the year on the home lot. full OF
fancy fielding. good pitching and
some not so good. and enough hit
ting to keep the interest from
Tagging.
II was a nip-and-tuck affair. the
Tigers twice holding the lead by a
one-run margin. But Manager Cobb.
with all his strategy, was unable
to get a decision over the scrappihg
Griffs. The Tiger leader used pinch
hitters, runners and pitchers with
abandon. but there was Honest Zeb
always ready to forestall him.
"Blackie" O'Rourke's bat did rr,1ch
to maintain the winning streak Of
the Griffs, which has now reached
. five games. In the second round
"EIackie" came up with Shanks on
I first and slammed the ball right
over Cobb's head 70 deep center
field He made the circuit with
ease and put the Griffs one run TO
the good. as the Tigers showed q
run over in the first frame. Again
/ in the ninth "Blackie" scored Rice
with the winning run when he sent
| long f1y TO Neach.
In addition to contributing 20 the
cause with his wand. I'Rourke had
one Of his fine fielding days. snag-
ging balls around the shortfield that
most felders would have kissed
/ good-by. The dark-haired youth
was right"
Leonard and johnson start
Walter johnson and Dutch Leon
ard, who staged a ten-inning bat
tie back in Detroit recently, were
aain opposing pitchers when the
| game began. Walter was going
great until the eihth. when, during
a eneral confab with the umpire
] his ar mgrew cold. The Tigers lit
on him in that round for a single
and two triples. which. with two
bases on ballss. netted them two
runs. That gave them margin
. Of one marker and looked Ike
enough 20 win. Courtney pitched
4 tho final frame for the Grins and
did it well.
TRourke's homer accounted for
I the only two runs on Leonard unti
he ave wway 20 a pinch-hiti"r Ia
the eighth. But Cob had a Tot of
trouble with his fingers after that
He tried Parks and yanked him after
/ he had walked one man. Then Old
ham pitched until the Grifts had tied
il in the ninth. After that Mid-
dIeton came in and O'Rourkc's sacri-
fee fly spilled the beans.
Tiers First 10 Score.
Cobb was responsible for the first
alien run in the openinC round when.
after Blue had sinled. Ty also mt
q safe one to left. bringing The
/ first-sacker home. The foxy Tiger
manager was crossed. howeer. wRen
Miller. inst-ad Of throwing homo.
pegEed TO Harris at second. Nohn
was caught half way 10 that base
and was an easy out
Detroits lead was brief. s=ls
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! O'Rourke's Ion driv" in the second
was good for four sacks and drove
Shanks home ahead Of him. At1e'
that IL was a battle OF pitchers un-
I'll the eighth.
Johnson performed well and sot
eazzlinC support. In ihe second ne
whitfield three men. Hr opened the
fourth with a walk 10 Cobb. VII"
was nipped by picinich when ne
tried TO steal. Nesch singled. bu'
! Picinich cleerly picked him on hfst
as Heilmann whiff'd for IN" sec
ond time during tn" game. Vars
work was one Of the bright SP"'s
| of the entertainment
| In the fifth FlaEstead bounced
hit OF the boxes in right but the
agile Milan nabbed it on the re
hound and obliterateo the runner
al second by neat throw TO Harris
Almost as fast as a Tiger got on
base, he was knocked.
Tigers Take Lead Ia Eighth.
when Sargent walked with one
out in the eighth. Milan protested
( because he was batting out OF turn
hut Billy Evans ruled that he should
have called attention 10 this over
shit the first time Sargent cam"
to bat
! The wait during the argument did
Jobpson's arm no good. and Jones
hating for Leonard. raped triple
TO right, scoring Cole. who ran TOT
Sargent. This tied the score ana
when Blue also tripied the Tigers
we're one on. Bush walked and Cobb
heat out a hit to third but Donie.
was nipped while trying TO beat'
his way from first to third. w
Parks went into the box Tor the
Tigers in the eighth and wailNd
Rrower who batted for Picintch
Milan SEM Smith in to bat for John
son. whereupon Cobb called the red
headed and left-handed Oldham 20
the mound. To match this strategy,
Milan substitute Charity for Smith.
I, ALI came TO nothing. however.
as Charity skied to Neach and
Judge hit into double play.
| Courtney turned the Tigers hack
\ in order in their half OF the ninth
GrIfts aCome Back In Ninth.
The Grirs' ninth saw the tide
turn and Rice trying to sacrifice.
was pinked on the arm. Brewer