The Washington times., 1923-06-05

this season. Before the campaie
be strong conten6ers with the J
But, once under way, they develop
in the box, and now they are NAL
second division.
Nevertheless, nobody believes
Before long they should hit thei
real strength. A ball club with
Veach, Fothergill, Bassler, Jones
wash all the time.
Bobby Jones, the Tigers regular
third sacker, is nursing a broker
bone in his foot, and will hardly bt
available during the series opening
here today, but in his stead is the
hard-hitting Fred Haney, who has
been playing high.class baseball fol
weeks.
This season Cobb is switching
his life fielder, using Bobby Veach
AGAINST righthanders and Fothergill
AGAINST the southpaws. Veacn has
always been able to hit the south
paws, but Manager Cobb insists on
benchink him in favor of Fother.
gill. With so many lefthanders
on the Washington staff, the big
fellow should be seen cavorting in
left field during his visit to the
Capital.
Topper Rigney, after d long siege
of luf1bago, is back in the Tiger
lineup. He has not begun to hit
yet, but his fielding goes far toward
making his team dangerous.
Like DOME Bush, Ty CObbs
troubles have been increased this
spring by the failure Of his pitch
ers to show their expected class
on the HILL Herman Phlette, Syl
johnson, Ray Francis and Two
Gun Rip Collins have yet to show
the form exhibited by. HOkky
Dauss. When they do the Tigers
win begin tearing down all OPP
position, according to their sup
pOrterS.
In a way these Tieer.Griff clashes
should be well worth seeing. Tn.
like the Yankee games, they will
hardly be exhibitions, but real bat
ties between well-matched clubs.
the outfit led by DOME Bush is
quite as good a ball team as that
headed by Ty Cobb.
If the washington pitchers are
weak, SO are Detroit's. Recently
some of Bush's Fingers have begun
20 show class, notably Warmotn.
johnson and Hollingeworth ana, Tor
this reason, Bush. believes his gang
will at least break even. He hopes
they will take three out OF the 1onr
games booked here this trip.
Judging from his stellar perform
ance against the Yankees yesterday,
paul Zahniser, obtained three weeks
ago from Memphis. may have to lie
added to those hurlers beginning TO
show big league stuff. Zahniser
easily held the champions in check
and his STOP triumph was well de-
served and equally well applauded.
Zahniser was not exactly invinci-
hle How many hurlers are when
facing the Yankees? But the rookie
showed admirable control OF a fair
assortment of stuff and absolutely
refused to become excited in tight
places.
Leaving Boston, DOME Bush
said that he hoped WashingtOn's
warm weather would permit his
nitchers to work themselves into
good condition and signs point to
the accomplishing Of that desired
end. In three days now johnson,
HOllingswOrth and ZahniSer have
delivered the goods. Give Bush two
more to make up q regular stair
and the GriffS will give them all a
battle.
zahniser was a bit rocky in the
first frame, allowing two hits and
slamming Wally Pipp in the ribs,
hut a sweet double play came to
his assistance, and from then on
70 the eighth he was not in
froiihle
After two had died in the eighth,
Whitley Witt poked triple over
Peck's head, scoring when Dugan
beat out a roller to deep short.
BY the way, Peck made a magnifi-
cent stop, back.handed, but could
not get the runner. Babe Ruth
then crashed a triple to the score
board. scoring Dugan with the
Yanks' final tally. When Bucky
Harris came in fast and tossed out
Pipp the champions had shot their
BULLET Joe" Bush looked good,
especially in the pinches, but at the
same time he was touched up
enough to lose him the clash. He
lacked control now and then, which
put him in holes, and he did not
have quite enough stuff to escape
all the time.
Bluege's walk and steal gave the
Griffs a run in the second when
Bucky Harris plunked a single to
center. Zahniser famed with two
on, and, after purposely' passing
Muddy Ruel to fill the sacks in the
fourth, Bush famed the Memphian
again.
The Griffmen cinched things in
the sixth, which was according
to the program arranged and
copyrighted by "OF BiP' KirnbalI,
veteran wire-pounder in the pest
box. "OP Bill" usually picks the
frame in which the Griffs hop
ahead.
Joe Judge looped a single over
Ecott's head for a beginner in that
sixth INNING and Ossie Bluege
bounced a single over Dugan's head
putting two lads on the sacks
Leibold's clever sacrifice advanced
them a peg.
Bucky Harris, who got three hits
for his afternoons total, seized this
psychological moment to poke a
single out over Pipp's head, scoring
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