The Washington herald., 1922-07-10
POUND
TRIO OF PITCHERS
FOR SIXTEEN HITS
Zachary Derricked After
He Weakens in Third,
Johnson Finishes.
By RAY HELGESEN.

rstled on their bats like hail stones
on tin roof and at the end of the
Sunday matinee the Detroit Tigers
tanned and peacesble. found their
way to the clubhouse showers tot
ing the losing end of a 13-to-7
score. 1t was the nth game of the
series. Now the Griffs have q
chance to break even. All they have
to do is to take today's game. II
they are In the same slugging mood
they were yesterday II is quite pos
sible that Ty Cobb and his Jungle
Cats will board the rattler for Boston
with nothing better han an even
break. despite the fact that they
smashed the Griffs TO the wall in
the hrst three encounters.
Cobb trotted out three hurlers
during yesterdays frolic and only
one of them was able to stop the
fannished Griffs. That particular
HEAVIER was Cole King. but he was
sandwiched between Ehmke and
Holling and his efforts were
wasted.
Griffs Pound Ehmke.
Ehmke started for the Detroiters
and was nicked, no, slugged. for
nine safeties and eight runs in
three innings. In any ordinary
game that number of tallies would
almost assure victory for the hard
working Griffs. But the sting Of
the Tigers nine-run rally was still
with the Griffs and they never
stopped in that pleasurable pas
time of making runs and hits. Ev-
erything goes in the old personal
average column.
Jezebel Tecumseh Zachary, who
would willingly answer to the name
of John Thomas IL anyone would let
him, drew the hurling assignment
for the Griffs. JeZ is the party
on whom the Figers scored most
of their nine runs in Fridays rally
and the Carolinian was In no humor
to fuss with the Tigers.
Zach set the Tigers down in or
der in the first two innings How
ever, he showed signs of weaken
ing. unmistakable signs, in the
third. Detroit slusged him for four
hits and a pair of runs in the third
All the hits were clean drives to
left field.
So. even though the Griffs were
working under a six-run lead at
the end of their third. Milan re-
fused to take any chances and sent
Walter johnson to the mound.
IL took Barney an inning to settle
down. And even after he had
settled down" he was on none too
firm a foundation. The Tigers
clouted him for three safe blows in
the fourth. which, coupled with
walk and a hit batsman gave them
three tallies and put them within
three runs of a tie. Ordinarily a
three-run lead leaves nothing to
worry about. But it's the consen-
sus of opinion among the Washing
ton players that a three-run lead
when battling the Tigers means ab
solutely nothing.
Mats Make Early start,
After the Tigers had been retired
In order in the opening frame the
Nationals began bombardment
which lasted throughout the entire
game. Five hits. including two
doubles and a triple. and a walk
gave them five runs, enough to nut
the average game in the bat bag.
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but 1t had no effect on the scoring.
Peck walked after Cutshaw had
retired Bush in the opener. Rice
doubled to right, sending Peck to
third from where he scored when
Judge beat out a hit to Cutshaw.
Rice made third on the plav and
scored on Brewers double to right
Judge going to third.
Hank Shank- IL
bat blew into the picture at this
particular moment. The PennsyI-
vania soloist caught one of Ehmke's
straight ones and poled it into left
held for three bases sending Judge
and Brewer out of the sun with an
other pair of tallies. Harris scored
Shanks with the final run of the
frame with a hit to center. Bucky
went to second as Cobb juggled the
ball but was stranded when Char
rity popped to Cutshaw and the
slugging Zachary. who has no bet
with Harry Courtney this season,
nonchalantly struck out.
Both teams went out in order in
] the second but the Grins o. KID.
Ehmke's ticket to the showers in
their half of the third.
Judge opened with a single to
right and went to second as Brewer
scratched a hit to Blue. Shanks
moved them up with a sacrifice and
the sacks were loaded when Ehmke
walked Harris. Charity tried to
squeeze judge across but Blue was
on his tap like a panther and his
toss to Bassler had Joe by yards.
johnson Relieves BassIer.
That left the bases still loaded
and when Ehmke again entered a
wild streak, passing Zachary, Brow
er was forced over the plate. Bush
followed with a hit past Cutshaw
scoring Harris and Charity but
Peck ended the frame by rolling to
Haney who forced Bush at second.
Milan sent Zachary to keep
Ehmke company under the showers
after the Tigers collected four hits,
all to left field In their half of the
third. Two runs cantered over the
plate as a result of the four safeties
which left the Griffs with a six-run
margin. after their third. But the
way those hits jumped OF the Tig-
ers bats in the third would have
told a blind man that Zachary was
far from right and that 1t was mere
ly matter OF time until the Tigers
would get the Mountaineer. So
Rodney ordered Johnson to warm up
and suggested to Jez that his uni
form would dry out quicker IL hung
up right away.
Rgney singled to left to start
the third. He went to second as
Judge disposed of Bassler, unassist-
ed,-and TO third as Ehmka sinolad