The Washington herald., 1922-04-27
By RAY HELGESEN.

doubles and as many triples the
Griffs yesterday trounced the Red
Sox is to s, thus sweeping the
series with three victories and no
defeats. Joe Gleason opposed the
Red Sox and. though his showing
was-rocky Ia comparison with the
two other games he has turned in,
II was plenty good enough. Joe
was nicked for sixteen safe blows
including a pair of doubles. the
same number of triples and Elmer
Smiths four-ply smash over the
right field wall, the first of the
season here. but most of the
safeties came after the Griffs had
assumed a commanding lead with
a seven-run rally in the second.
The Red Sox scored a pair of
runs in the first on O'Rourke's
triple to the left field wall and a
pair of singles. But their lead
was short-lived as the Nationals.
still riding high on the waves of
a sluggish streak, got to Herb
Pennock's southpaw shoots in their
second and before the inning was
over seven runs had scored and
the game, to all intents and pur-
poses. was over then and there.
Freddy's Free Advice.
Freddy. the Highlander" says
one ought to throw out the first
six or seven games the Grifrs
crawled through and judge them
by their showing since the New
York series. Freddy. like, a couple
of others who can tell you how to
play them back to back. is con-
vinced that the Griffs have finally
come down to earth and that from
now on they won't be, the easy
picking they were during the first
week of the season.
Even at that. and knowing this
right handler as we'll as we do, II
doesn't take much urging. if its al,
in Che English language, to string
along with him.
Forty-twO hits have ratified off
the Griffmen's bats since their re-
turn from New York and the first
game with the Red Sox. These
forty-two safeties have produced 36
runs. which is an average over par
in any league.
1t isn't within the realm OF pos
sibility that this average can be
maintained. Freddy. himself. is not
SO optimistic as to even hope for
that. But 1t shows what they can
do" he claims, and proves that
they shouldn't be judged on their
early showing" Freddy. as any
one can see, is not numbered among
the faint-hearted. Absolutely not
We've seen him stare a possible
straight in the face and raise
and win.
Sex Present New Lineup.
When the Red Sox collected
pair of tsllies in the,opener a cou-
PIE of guys in the upper stands
murmured something about return
IN normally" meaning. of course.
that the Griffs had returned TO their
early-season stride. Freddy was
for throwing these two gents out
bodily. but as his side kick wasn't
with him yesterday he refrained.
However. he hit into the ever-pres-
ent peanuts with an added feroCity
and told all who would listen that
this game is young and we might
catch three's yet"
Duffy had shifted his lineup
after that 1o-to-0 beating Tuesday
He put Fran O'Rourke in the lead
Of spot and shifted the batting
nOsition OF Joe Harris and Elmer
smith
O'Rourke romped to the plate and
after looking over couple Of Glea-
sons wide ones crashed the ball
Into left field Frank made third
easily before Earl Smith had e
trieved the elusive pellet. He scored
when Joe Harris dropped a single
over second.
Gleason. who was none too steady
throughout he game. here issued
his first of four walks to Pratt. In
trying to get the ball over with Ell
mer Smith up he slipped il in the
groove and Smith scored Harris
with a single over third. With two
on Jumping Joe Dugan flied TO Earl
NTH and Burns hit into q douiI.'
play. Bush to Stanley Harris to
Judge.
Grins Win In second.
The Grifts couldn't do thing
with Pennock in the first but thew
q. KID his transportation TO the
showers in the second.
Judge walked to start and went
To third when Frank Brewer singled
TO right. Peck was walked, filling
the bases. Charity then got his
first II four hits when he drove one
at DuEan. too hot for the battling
scored. leaving the bases loaded
Donie Bush, who. by the way,
is playing wonderful game
II third in the absence of Howard
ShSpks. drove ono over Ducan's
head scoring Brewer and Peck
Charity stopped at second bur
scored when Gleason, in an attempt
TO sacrifice. was safe when Al Wal
terssthrew the ball past Burns at
hrst. Bush reached third ana
Gleason went to second.
Earl Smith fOuled to Burns and
f.uSh was run down between third
and hore on Harris roller ,, Du-
Ssn.. Same Rice rhen doubled to
center. scoring Harris and Gleason
The disgusted Duffy here hdndsu
Pennock his shower ticket aad sent
young Carr in to stop the wallop-
ing -Griffs.
Judge met Karr with a single
down the right field foul line scor-
ing Rice fror1 second. Brewer. how
ever. temporarily ended the slaugh-
ter BY popping to Pratt in short
center.
Tne ball was over then. Gleason
settLed down and though he --as hft