The Washington times., 1921-05-26

While the teams hitting on the road
has generally been good, neverthe-
less. more practice will be possible
at home and Manager Mcbride. thinks
this will greatly aid the team dur
ing the coming three weeks.
On their first tour OF the West, the
Griffs played sixteen games. They
won seven of these. They took the
series with the Indiana. three vic
TOTES to one. They dropped both
series in Detroit and st. Louis by
the same totals. To make an even
split for the trip, they would have
had to win three out OF four from
the White Sox. They failed at that.
merely breaking even in the -four
games played
WEATHER WAS CLOUDY.
In Cleveland chilly weather was en-
perienced. This became positively
frigid in Detroit St Louis provided
the first respectable baseball weather
of the season. Chicago broke it's
own May heat records. running up
| above 30 degrees, while the Grinmen
were there. However, II was very
cold yesterday, with a high wind from
the North.
Joe Judge observed his twenty-sev-
enth birthday yesterday. calmly an
nouncing that next year he will he
twenty-six- He received no gifts from,
his little pals, which bothered him
not a bit. Neither did he stage a
held day against the Sox. getting a
mere two Dagger in Ave trips
Immediately after the close OF hos
tilities in Chicago, the players tur--
bled into their taxis and rushed
downtown for their train. Hank Shanks
stopped of here this morning AMI
will leave tonight for Washington.
President Griffith received word
yesterday from Josh Steil. the BeIoit
shortstop, that the latter was unable
to get his release and, accordingly. he
could not join the Grins.
GRIFFs BREAK EVEN.
BY winning from the White Sox IN
Chicago yesterday. 10 to s. the Griffs
are going home with . percentage of
500 in the standings and in a position
to hop right up to the top IL they can
hit winning streak at home
Manager Mcbride used both Miller
and Brewer yesterday. and they col
lected FIVE of the Griffs' eleven hits.
Brewer got a clean slate, with three
singles. Miller poled a single and dou-
BILE. Each lad knocked in two runs.
George Mogridge was hit hard, es-
pecially by Yaryan. the Sox catcher.
But his own support was good and
carried him along.
Roy wilkinson, too. was hit hari,
though he remained on the hill for
seven sessions. Pence. his successor,
Foot Hodge completed the game for
the Sox.
That demon, Eddie Collins. was
largely responsible for the Sox run
in the first. He singled to right after
Mulligan had walked, with one )uL
putting the Coast Lacquer on third.
Hooper's fly to Miller sent MulliYan
over.
CAME RIGHT BACK.
The Griffs came right back in the
second, though. and tied 1t Up.
Brewers single to right opened II.
Miller died on a long fly to Mostil.
Shanks walked, and Pat Charity
scratched a hit to short nlling tbs
bases. When Johnson fumbisd
ORourke's grounder, Brewer scored.
leaving the bases filled. MosridYe
and Judge failed to do anything.
The Sox went ahead in the second.
O'Rourke's tumble, with one out, put
Shelly on. Yaryan singled to right
Shelly reaching third on Brewers
poor work with the drive Wilkin-
sons scratch hit OF Shanks' glove
scored Shelly.
Again the GrlHs came up WIN
their rivals Harris led of in the
third with a single to center, gallop-
ing to third on Rices single to right.
Brewers fly to Mostil scored Harris.
Here luck worked against Bing Miller
and the Griffs. Miller hammered a
hot one past the pitcher just as Rice
started for second. Ceilings going
over to cake a possible peg was right
in line to cut of that budding bingle.
He stepped on the beg and doubled up
Miller. Tough luck, say we.
RICE CRASHES PILL.
After MogridEe had famed in the
NTH. q fusilade ensued- Judge doubled
to right and Harris walked. Rice
crashed to right scoring Judge
Brewers drive to right sent Harris
over. and Miller's liner over John
sons head scored Rice and put
Brewer on third and Miller on second.
Shanks bounced to Johnson and
Brewer was run down. Ghsrrity's
strike-out stopped the assault.
Yaryan's single to left and John
sons to right became two runs for
the sox in the NTH when Mulligan