The Washington times., 1924-07-10

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Arm Allan Russell The Griffs |
Inns in the first and fourth, sewir
July 8, 1924 will probably remain
long in the memory Of one Thomas
Cyclades Taylor, late Of Memphis,
Tenn, for it was on that date, in
Washington, D. c.. opposing Ty
Cobb and the Detroit Jungle Cats,
that the said Thomas Cyclades Tay.
lor went to bat for the first time
In his major league career and
whAcked clean single to center.
That's why he'll always remember
that date.
Taylor has been warming the
bench regularly since reporting to
Manager Harris. Twice he saw
Bert Griffith go up in a pinch.
Twice he saw Bert Griffith wave
at the third one.
why don't they send me up
there?" he unused to himself. ''I'd
get hold of one"
Yesterday Bucky Harris sent
Thomas Cyclades up to hit for
Russell in the eighth inning Of
the first game. The Jungle Cats
were ahead, S to 0.
Thomas CycIades Taylor leaped
at the opportunity. He seized il
by the throat, grabbed his bat
and proceeded to make good. He
mad been watching Wells closely
throughout the game, mentally
collecting singles. Now he had
q chance to get real one for the
gentlemanly scorers up in the air
behind him.
Wells wound up. Thomas Cyclades
squeezed his bat handle, swung and.
Wnack, out went that ball on a
line to center field. The youngstet
from Memphis had hit safely or
MS first appearance in the bic
show.
To increase his happiness, Thomas
hustled all the way over to third
on sam Rice's single to right and
easiiy scored when Spark Plug"
MattneWs hoisted to Harry He'll
Thomas Cyclades Taylor spent the
evening writing to the folks at
nome, describing the beauties OF
playing major league baseball.
Inat first game was a deadening
AI1alr. The jungle Cats accuse
George Mogridge was wasting time
on the rubber. Yep. guess he
does. That's his STYLE. But for
every minute George wastes. the
jungle Cats, acting ensemble, can
waste three minutes,
That first game was a series Of
conferences among the Jungle Cats.
The big pitcher is as lazy as ever
was the late lamented Handsome
harry Courtney. Precipitation
bothered him considerably, necessi.
Eating frequent use Of a handker.
chief upon his fevered brow.
Wells deserves praise for his
effectiveness in the box. He had
fair control Of tW'ister that had
the Griffs puzzled all the way.
He showed small speed, either in
his pitching or his movements.
he just managed to drag himself
from the bench to the box inning
after inning and once, when
Haney should have tripled, Wells
absolutely refused to advance be-
yOnd third. He sat right down
on the bag, making Haney hike
back to second. Mig Cuppy in
his palmiest days had little on
Wells.
Not content with offering the
glowest pitcher in captivity. Ty
Cobb added the conference style
of playing ball. Topper Risney
was kept busy doing the messenger
boy stunt from centerfield to the
box or to the catcher. Now and
/, then Ty tramped in from the gar.
den to the diamond to give his
advice personally. He didn't seem
to have much faith in Topper's
messenger boy ability.
AS an adviser, Ty is the goods.
Once he called Heinie Manush from
the batter's box and gave him a
tongue-las',ing for fully half a
minute. Ty is an earnest soul,
fights all the time for everything
and may have right on his side
But gosh, how he worried George
Moriarity and the fans out at the
Griffith Stadium.
One result Of the conference style
of play was the coming of a new
nickname for the venerable leader
of the Jungle Cats. 1t may stick to
him, too, one never can tell.
''Oh you boil weewlv roared a
big voice from the stand. 1t was
picked up by others and hurled at
the eminent Georgian for the rest
Of the day.
Aside from the Washington vic.
tory, which gladdened the hearts
of the fans watching New York
going down to defeat out on the
scorebOard, the second game of.
fered a brilliant bit Of fielding and
headwork by Roger Peclxinpaugh.
Lu Blue, who lives up on Wyom.
ing avenue in the winter and so
naturally is Kissed and booed every
time he moves, opened the seventh
with 6 three-bagger to left center.
.ciSSey followed with a free ticket,
putting two on with none out.
Bobby Jones whipped a bounder
down to Joe Judge. The obvious
play under these conditions is for
Peek to force the runner at second,
eSd then, slamming the ball back to
Judge, complete a double play on
the batsman. The Runner on third,
Of course tallies. The scorers jot II
down in their books and the game
goes on. But Peck did otherwise.
Blue proceeded to go through with
the play, starting home as Peck
raced to second, cutting off Rigney.
Suddenly, to Blues amazement, he