The Washington times., 1922-04-23
GRIFFS AGAIN
DROP GAME TO
YANKEES, WHO
OUTHIT LOCALS
Double by Harris and Single
BY Peck Not Enough TO Take
Game From New York.
Gleason Pitches Well Enoug,
By LOUIS A. DoUGHER.

NEW YORK. April 22.--Get-
~ ting hut two hits off Joe
Bush, the futile Griffs lost
still another game here today.
to 2. ice Gleason pitched well
enough to have won an ordinary
game. but double by Harris and
Peck's single totaled the WASH
ington effectiveness with the fail.
1t was pitiful. A fair-sized
crowd sat and shivered as the ath-
letes toiled to keep warm. The
pennant flew in the gale and the
scribes Just sat and crssed.
Tomorrow the Griffs play here
again. Then they go home and
will pull for summer in a hurry.
AS 1t is now they arc frozen stiff
as boards in lumber yard. They
are playing that way, TOO.
Judges walk opened the game,
but he was left by tho next three.
Baker got a pass, too. in the
Yanks' first. but was left by Nc
MILAN.
Mcmillan robbed both Smith and
Peck OF safe hits in the second
with fine running catches He
crashed up against the barrier al
he nailed Peck's terrific drive
which looked good for three bases
as 1t started on its way.
Griffs Score In Third.
The Griffs scored in the third.
It was a cheap run. that of Char
rity's, but it went into the book.
Patsy and Gleason each strolled.
Wally Schang. seeking to nip Patsy
off second, flung to the garden
and In came Charity. Bucky Har.
ris slapped a double to the fence
in left, scoring Gleason. Ward
threw out Milan and Rice.
Schang was hit by a pitched ball
to open the Yanks' half of the
third, and two successive outs put
him on third base. He stayed
there, too, for Fewster famed.
Gleason was pitching heady ball.
With one gone in the fourth.
Peck singled sharply to left and
went up on LaMotte's infield death.
He got no farther for Charity
rolled to Scott.
Baker started the Yanks' fourth
with a brutal blow TO left. Mcmillan
did the same thing. Pipp hunted
and Gleason threw out Baker a,
third. Ward hoisted to Milan snH
Scott's hop fly to Harris ended tn
frame with no Yankee runs,
Starting the Yankees fifth
Schang drew a pass. Bush's hct
grounder flew off Lamotte's glove
but Peck seized it and nailed Schang
tramping in to second. II was use
less, however. for Whitley Witt belt
ed the onion into the right fielE
stand for the complete circuit, Busb
scoring ahead of him. The neHt
two gents skied to Rice. leaving the
score tied.
Robbed Pipp OF Hit.
Harris stole a sure hit from Pipp
In the sixth. The drive was on its
way toward center when Buckley
shared 1t backhanded, and, turning.
got II to Judge ahead of the tall
Yankee. 1t was a dazzling play and
the Griffmen had to doff his lid on
the way TO the bench.
Lamotte strolled with one gon.
In the seventh. and stood there as
the next two raised pop flies TO the
infield.
Scott walked In the Yanks' half
and raced to third on Schanp's
single 10 right. He easily tailed
on Bush's long fly to Rice. witt
flied to Smith. but Fewster singled
In the same direction. II looked
saually till Smith romped almost
to the wall and pulled down Rak.
er's long fly.
Mcmillan singled TO right in the
Yankees eighth and went up on
Pfpp's death. Ward beat out a bad
oounder to Judge, putting McMil.
IAN on third. Scott burned O
single Off Gleason's glove, scoring
Mcmillan. Then Schang kindly
hit into a double play.