The Washington times., 1924-07-11


able to go nine innings. It was
the Tribe hit the bottom.
With warm weather, however,
better luck came to the Indians.
Coveleskie began hitting on all six
cylinders. That means lot to
Speakers team, for Covey is the
Walter Johnson of Cleveland. One
by one the others began to pitch
winning ball.
Today the Indians are not exactly
in the thick of the fight, but they
are not far from it. A good-sized
winning streak can swing them
right up the line. The Indians, that
is. many of them, know what it
means to be fighting for the flag.
Merely being forced to show all
they have would not worry them
much.
The Indians have wide margin
over the fighting Griffs. They have
six victories as against one defeat in
their contests with Bucky Harris
and his gang. Fourt times they
swatted the Griffs in the eye, no,
in both eyes, during the Republican
convention in Cleveland.
tive dIueS are TO De pLayeO
by the Indians on this visit, two
of them being booked for tOmor-
row. Speaker has been working
I'm order to have his five best to
7 go against the Griffs.
Today the Griffs and Yankees are
tied for first place. By nightfall
one or the other may be out in
front, one game ahead Of it's dearest
rival, but today the Griffs are shar-
ing first place honors for the first
time since they seized it at the ex.
pense of the world champions.
The Yankees climbed up abreast
of the Griffs by twice whipping
the Chicago White Sox yesterday
as the fighting Griffs, rather tat.
tered and torn, were losing a slug
fest to the Detroit Jungaleers, IL
to 10, in thirteen innings.
80, For more than. four hours, the
Griffs and Jungle Cats fought and
fought, and fought, now one taking
the lead, now the other, until at
last, with every available man
called upon at one time or another
the Griffs succumbed in the fatal
thirteenth and saw their rivals
BraO the Victory.
1T was a terrible day for the
pitchers and the fielders. Errors
hoped into view with, alarming
frequency equaled only by the pass.
Ing of Fingers and the arrival of
new candidates for slaughter,
Holloway faded in the fourth.
Walter johnson surrendered in
the fifth. Sylvester johnson
.. stopped in the sixth. Russell
went away in the eighth, with
Cole hurrying after in that hectic
ninth.
The Griffs hoped out In front
IN the third with a four~run lead,
The Jungle Cats scratched and bit
off three runs in the fifth, but the
Griffs added another in their half.
In the sixth the Jungaleers tied
the score with two runs only to
have the Griffs go ahead in the
seventh with two tallies.
The eighth provoked apoplexy in
the stands, the Jungaleers pound.
ing Russell for five runs and ap.
parently winning the game then
and there.
But the fighting Griffs have
earned a right to their name. They
leaped upon Bert Cole in the ninth
and Sam Rice drove in two runs,
tying the score. with q liner over
Burke'S head.
JezebeI Tecumeeh Zachary op-
posed the Jungle Cats in the
tenth and eleventh. They could
do nothing with him and he
might have remained in action
but for his broken thumb. Going
to bat In the eleventh, Zach
found he could not grip his bat
and Hargrave replaced him. Mar.
berry finished the contest.
The Griffs looked cetrain winners
in the tenth when Harris and
Goslin led off with safeties, but
helpless before Hooky Dauss.
The Jungaleers made a bold at
tempt to grab the victory in the
twelfth when Blue led off with a
pass an advanced on sacrifice
Pratt bounced to Judge and Bassler
was purposely passed bringing ur
Dauss, who generously whitfield.
Harris, who was playing like a
demon all day, singled in the twelfth
with one gone and stole second
Judge was purposely passed AM
Gagnon forced him, ending the rally
Then came the end in Detroit
half of the thirteenth. With one GU;
Manush walked, going up on Cobb's
single to left, his fourth wallop Ct
She day. Harry Heilmann produced
-te winning punch, single to right
and over came Manush, with Cobt
going to third. Blues walk filled
the corners and Rigney's fly to Rice
let Cobb tally the last run of tL Z