The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-06-19

hearted assistance produced by il
last half of the thirteenth. 1t wa
right field, followed by O'Neill's
flying across the pan and enable
lowly cellar position at the expens
The Griffs went ahead in the
second round when Harris cracked
his first triple. slashing drive be-
tween Jameson and Speaker, and
rolled over on Johnson's safe
smash to center.
The Indians came right back in
the fourth and scored twice, going
ahead in their turn. Wamby
opened that frame with single
to left and Myatt drew a pass with
one gone. Homer Summa slapped
a sweet single to center, scoring
Wamby and causing johnson to
pass Joe Sewell purposely for
crack at Rube Lutzke.
The expected was an infield roll
Ter permitting q double play, snuff,
fling out the opposition. Lutzke
came through with the infield roller
to Peck. but the Griffs' short
fielder was unable to start double
play, merely tossing out the batter
while Wyatt scored. Guisto then
obligingly whitfield.
or Bin KimbaII. veteran key.
FOUNDER in the pest box, then
Opined that he would not shave
tail Washington won. Further
more, as he Insisted that he would
shave, he chose the latter. half
Of the batting order to bring home
tN bacon. Now get this, he dOped
this out i'm the fourth inning.
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Seeing that or Bill picked the
latter half beginning with Joey
Evans. we naturally began pulling
for the upper half and crowed
quite a little when In the fifth
Peck doubled to left with one out,
skipped to third on Goslin's roller
to Wamby and Tailed on Judges
ponderous slam up against the
right field wall for two bases. That
tied the score.
We cheered again in the seventh
when Sam Rice streaked 1t around
to third on a rap to right. scoring
on Goslin's single to center. The
upper half was certainly making
good for us.
How or Bill grinned, though,
when Charlie Jameson opened the
eighth with a triple to the score
board.
1.-THE lower. half'll do It. mark
me-" he said, tearing off another
chew.
johnson put on a lot of steam
and managed to dispose of Wamby
but iris Speakers return smash
was too hot and Jameson scored
the tying run while Walter was
scrambling after the ball to get the
Indian chief.
Came then the nlomentous
thirteenth, as the novelists love
to phrase IL. With two down
Wamby doubled to right and
enable johnson to whiff Glenn
Wyatt. 1t was a narrow squeak.
Now for or Bill Kimball's half
of the batting order. joey Evans
popped to Wamby and we MUIR
INJURED to Ed Bang, the jovial
Cleveland News word artist, that it
might be light enough for twenty
six innings, whereat he growled
like a roaring? lion.
heck. that's so. Bucky Harris had
poled q triple to the corner in
right field. and there he was, roost-
ing calmly at third while Jimmy
O'Neill, whose brother is the Cleve-
land veteran backstop, was coming
ito the plate.
The Cleveland infielders swarm
ed closer to the plate, intent on
seizing whatever O'Neill would Of
fer and cutting down Harris at the
dish.
Fine chance! Jimmy, who was
the Griffs shortstopper in 1920 be-
fore he went and got sick and laid
in bed a couple of years. dreaming
of angels and gold. harps and
things, never quits. This was a
good place for him.
All Jimmy O'Neill did was to
slap a safety between Wamby and
Guisto into right field, scoring Har-
ris with the winning run.
Now I'll get that shave" re-
marked or Bill Kimbal1, the vet
eran key-pouder, land it was my
half of the batting order did it,
too, wasn't it?''
"It was" we admitted
So 1t is possible, though not at
all probable, that or Bill Kimball
will appear, in the pest box today
shorn like a lamb. and it was Bucky
Harris and Jimmy O'Neill and Wal
ter Johnson who provided it, even
though they didn't actually pay
for it.