The Washington times., 1922-06-17


That's the sort of a game it was.
That's the sort of a game 1t was.
Joe Engel, the boy scout, and
Billy Smith, late Of Shreveport, La,
have watched the Griffmen in their
three straight defeats at the hands.
feet and bats of the st. Louis
Browns. President Griffith is will
ing to give all failures the air, he
says. Therefore, 1t Is well that
Engel and Smith. who Is to dig ivory
for the Washington Club, have seen
these last three games here. They
have plenty Of material for compari.
son when they head back to the tall
grass.
The Griffs have done one good
thing since coming here. They
have aided the Detroit Tigers to
Oust the Yankees from first place
and install there the st. Louis
Browns. II either Griffs or
Tigers had fallen down the Yanjts
would still be lOrding It over crea-
ten. However, today the Brown
les are dizzy as they realize that
they are I'm front.
AS for the Griffmen, they have
slumped so badly that, instead Of
bidding for second place, something
threatening a week ago, they are
facing the grim possibility Of falling
into seventh place. 1t is almost a
certainty that Milan's gang will go
home in the second division.
Furthermore, unless they pull them
selves together mighty soon, they
are likely to be in seventh place
hA hnTon OF "
with the Mackmen next Friday.
Joe Gleason got the gate yester-
day. Tom Phillips will probably be
the next. Luke Turk will have to
show far more effectiveness than
he has II he would stay in fast COM
pany. Albert Youngblood was q
fizzle in his first trial, but the In
dian lad had worked hard against
the batters before the game and
might plead extensuating circum-
stances. So much for the pitchers,
It promises to be a rough summer
for the Washington hurlers who
once more appear to be the clubs
chief weakness.
In passing the Yankees. the
Brownies fairly slaughtered the
Griffs to the joyous tune Of Is to 2.
A pass to Tobin and Sisters double
started the Browns off with one run
in the first and in the third they
GOODNESS Of the showers beneath the
stand. The big fellow took a hid
ing in the frame.
Tobin led off with a triple, Brewer
preventing a home run with
mighty leap that knocked the drive
out Of the bleachers. Gerber hit a
hot one right through Shanks. Sisler
singled, scoring Tobin and then died
stealing. Thus he failed. to score
behind Gerber when Marty McManus
hit q home run over Rice's head to
the wall. Jacobson flied to Milan,
who played all day in left field, but
Ken Williams poled his sixteenth
home run Of the season out among
the sun gods in right center. That
finished Zachary.
Turk managed to get through the
fourth in good style, but his licking
for a starter. McManus whacked q
single to center and the lombard
ment was on. jackson scratched
hit to Peck. Williams poled one to
the corner in right and Severrid
placed q double to right center. Zeb
Milan called on Youngblood right
there. Shanks' wild peg put Ellerbe
on, Van Glider singled and Tobin
walked, filling the bases when Ger
Der, up the second time, hit into
q double play the painful frame was
over.
Though he passed Sisler and
Jacobson in tho sixth, Youngblocd
was not scored on till the seventh
when Tobin's triple followed by
Gerber's single brought in a run.
The real whaling was reserved
until the eigth.
Slsler opened the eighth with q
to center. Jacobson walked after
McManus had been caught asleep
and Williams loafed . triple to
right center. SEVERED walked and
Ellerbe hoisted q sacrifice fly to
Brewer. Youngblood whacked
Van Gilder in the leg with =
pitched bah and slowly took his
weary way toward the bench.
Tobin singled off Phillips but the
game was In when Gerber lined
20 Shanlts.
The Brownies scored four runs in
the third. five in the fifth and
four In the eighth, proving they
could bunch hits with the best Of
them. They surely gave the Griffs
q good trouncins.
Brewers double, followed by
Bhank's single, gave the Griffs q
run In the sixth and in the ninth
on Lamotte's double, a couple Of
outs and Milan's two.bagger to
right center brought over the other
one. Not since the Mackmen wal
loped them, II to 2 on April is have
the Griffs been so badly licked.
Two excellent catches were seen.
Zen Williams leaped into the air
Nd against the left field score board
and robbed Pat Charity of a hit
BY coming down with the hall in
his gioved paw. That was in the
second. Rice was robbed OF q clean
hit when Gerber, stretching at full
lenRth. caught his liner with his
Rioved hand backwards. That was
IN the eighth.
when q team loses by q seore
of 1s 90 3. there n no room Tor
argument a. 60 the respective
merits of ths contenders.