The Washington times., 1922-06-08


break evenN here. 1t Is more likely
they will take three out OF the iour
games In the series. II is quite
within the realms Of possibility that
they will make q clean sweep OF the
series and 20 on to Detroit tomorrow
night filled with all the confidence
always shown by winning team.
Yesterdays experience showed
beyond all cavil that Zeb Milan Is
leading team that does not Quit,
no matter how black things look.
When the sixth inning opened the
Indians were leading, Z to 2. Guy
Morton was pitching alright ball.
Ray Francis had been put in -
many holes that finally. to save the
youngster, Milan had replaced him
with Phillips. II looked sure win
for-the TRIBE.
- the first seven innings the
Griffs had made exactly three hits.
Their two tallies in the first hal
come through the Indians misplny,
not because of any hitting. Morton
was in fine form. And in the @th,
with all chances dwindling away
rapidly. there came the explosion.
Rice took walk with one down
and raced around when Joe Judge
hit q home run to right field.
That drive landed on top Of the
concrete wall, took one bounce and
dived through hole beneath the
screen. Brewer followed with
terrific drive high up against the
concrete wall. That drive would
have gone over the wall in Wash.
ington. '..~-.
Earl Smith, who had been hitting
In hard luck. doubled to right. his
wicked drive bounding right
through Wamby. Pat Charity sin
gled to center, and In came Brewer
and Smith. That left the Indians
with a margin of one run.
With Zeb Milan urging on his
athletes, the ninth got under way.
Again there was one down when
Rice walked. Judge rolled to Nc
1hnis but Brewer stopped a pitched
ball with his knee. putting two on
and two down. This time Earl
Smith poled a double to center and
in came Rice and Brewer. the latter
foreeting all about his wound In
his anxiety to make that run.
Young Nat Turk. who had westh-
cred the eighth in good style started
one strike on Larry Gardner when
he was yanked to let Walter John.
son take up the burden. The big
fellow was not thoroughly warmed
up and he passed Gardner. Stephen
sons single to left put Gardner OIL
second and he came over with the
tying run when McInnis lifted
sweet single to right center. Woods
NY to Smith left the count knotted
and the team went into extra
innings.
Nothing doing in the tenth tcr
sfther side. The eleventh furnished
the fireworks. Walter Mails. the
southpaw, was on the hill for the
Indians when the inning started
and he was soon in a terrible hole.
With two out Judge cracked a clean
single to center and tlAn Turkey
Brewer banged a double up against
the wall in right center. scoring
Judge with what turned out to be
the deciding run
But the Indians were not done by
any means. They still had a shot in
their locker and with two out Joe
Sewell crashed a single to center.
McInnis followed with one TO left and
the big crowd. drawn to the park OF,
q holiday. was bowling and Yelling
for at least one run that would tie
the score. Up came Joe Wood and
Johnson made him bite at a low one.
Then he BIT at high one. The third
pitched ball was through the heart
OF the plate and when Wood stood
th srs and took Il the game was over
with the Grifts winners.
Yes, there was some had base.