The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-18

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champions and looked forward to
three t1ssless This would give tn
! for the year.
Yesterday the Yankees won .
Slouble.header ID st. Louis, the
Browns lacking sufficient strength
to carry through their carefully laid
plans. Meanwhile. the fighting
Griffs annexed second successive
victory over the Indians, 3 to 3.
BY sheer sticking to It they main
tanned their lofty position in the
flag chase by winning against q
team hitherto almost invincible at
Dunn Field.
Where the Griffs had won but
. single victory out OF eight
games here, already they have
Won two and are looking forward
10 making il three straight today.
Tomorrow Buclxy Harris and his
gang win open their last series
with the Browns in st. Louis. They
should be cheered after thor sue.
cesses here, and proceed to hang
up some more wins. In June the
Griffmen won three in q row in
st. Louis.
Two months later came those five
defeats in the same place. Now Har-
ris calls attention to those three wins
aS evidence that his team can take
this final series by fighting for
everything each day.
The Browns have failed TO trip
the Yankees, but the Detroit jungle
cats should have better luck, being
q much stronger team than the
st. Louis entry, especially with the
bat and in the box. Where the
Griffs should face q weakened, eX-
hausted team in st. Louis the
Yankees should find the Jungle Cats
thoroughly aroused by their battles
with the Mackmen, their jinx team
this season.
The chance, therefore, for the
first break in this scramble should
come this week with Griffs at ST.
Louis and the Yanlxs at Detroit.
Should the contenders, remain
locked through this coming three
days, the final days Ot the cam.
paign should change that, ana once
more to the advantage OF the. Griffs
While the Yankees must face re.
Juvenated team in Philadelphia with
every man crazy for hts base hits;
the Griffs will be tackling an ex.
ceedingly weak team in Boston.
The fighting Griffs are living up
to their name, answering whip and
spur like thoroughbreds. With
Sherry Smith pitching cleverly
maintaining his two-run lead over
Walter johnson, the Griffs seized
the first opportunity, tied the count
in the sixth inning and again taking
advantage of the enemy put over
the deciding tally in the seventh,
holding the Indians helpless to the
end and winning, 8 to q. It was the
second win here in succession and
the third for the season.
JOhnsOn'S victory was his twelfth
IN a row, new record for tile
year and his twenty.secOnd for
the campaign. johnson has mot
tasted defeat since July II and
gives every sign Of completing the
season with no more losses.
washington's ace famed six
Indians, running his total to 149
for the season and to 3,215 for his
career. He started poorly. as
though not thoroughly warmed UP
but after the third inning only two
Indians reached first base, Burns
singled with two down In the sixth
and persisted stealing. Jameson
walked in the eighth and never adj
vanced a step, Johnson finished IN
wonderful fashion being aided not
q little by the dark.
Summa's scratch single past Har-
ris followed by McNulty's hearty
thump to right center for two bases
gave the Indians q run in the open
ing frame. They shot another over
the dish in the third and then called
It a day.
Jameson poled a single to left
and Summa beat out slow one 10
Bluege, McNulty laid down a sacrI.
flee hunt toward third and both
Bluege and johnson started for it.
The pitcher picked 1t up in his bare
hand and found third base uncOv-
cred. All three Indians were sale
with none out.
Joe Sewell came near knocking
NPeck off his pins with his wicked
drive, but the great ehOrtfielder re
trieved the pill and got Summa 90
ing into third. Jameson scored
during that play. Johnson whitfield
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McNulty at third. After that II
was all johnson when the Indians
were at bat.
Sherry Smith squifmed out Ng
bad holes In the first ana third
frames and looked great for two
more innings. He weakened III
the sixth, though, and the Griffs
were quick TO climb him. tying
the score.
Harris strolled with one out
Burns grabbed Rice's merry hopper
and tried to cut off Harris al sec
ond. His throw was wide and both
!. runners were safe. Goslin's pass
jammed the corners, and wiler
Judge burned a blazing single oil
Smiths gloved hand, Harris tailed
. Bluege's long fly to Jameson lei
4 Rice in with the tying tally.
The victory was decided In the
very next frame, which Muddy
RueI opened with slashing single
to left. Walters thought to catch
Muddy sleeping, and his oeg went
out to right field and Ruel raced
around to third. EIlerbe made 9
good job OF stopping Johnson's hard
rap and getting him at first, but
Earl McNeely whipped a hot one
through the box and into center
field, bringing Ruel across the plate
The next two innings were devoid
Of features and the fans kept pun
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