The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-08-02
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Tonight Team Moves On %
Mound City IN Search Of
Further Tightening Race
By LOUIS A. DOUGHER.

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DETROIT, Aug. Again the
fighting Griffs are attracting the
attention Of baseball fans all over
the country by their wild hush to
the top Of the procession and ev-
cry man jack Of them is confident
that the team will go home in
first place. Today, with "CurIy"
Ogden performing on the hill,
they expect to trounce the Jungle
Cats for the fourth time in sue
Gessiof and then move on to st.
Lbuis in the van of the parade.
Even if defeated here today, the
Griffmen will have broken even
in their first eight games on this.
"trip. They have five games in st.
Louis, beginning tomorrow, and
will be a disappointed bunch if
they don't win four of them. The
Yankees have been working the
Brownies hard and the Griffs look
to find them a bit soft for them.
Following the st. Louis series
the Griffs go to Chicago for four
games and again they expect a
little the better Of IL because, in
the case OF the White Sox, Con-
take a lot out OF Evers' stitching
staff before. the Griffs arrive in
the Windy city.
A clean sweep here, which is de.
cidedly probable, with four out of
five wins in st. Louis and three
out Of four in Chicago will give
the Griffs twelve victories to five
defeats on this second swing
around the West and is almost
certain to send them home in first
place.
The Griffmen leave iInmedi-
ately after tOday's game and
viii arrive in st. Louis tOmOr-
row morning. A single game
Is booked for tomorrow, but
q d0uble-header is expected %
be booked for Monday, the
sGriffmen having one postponed
contest from their first visit
to the Mound City.
That the strain is telling on the
Jungaleers was most apparent yes
terday when Haney was charged
with four errors and Burge with
one. The Detroit infield is a lame
thing to watch and was quite too
heavy 2 handicap for the pitching
offered.
Walter johnson, driven from the
box Wednesday. came back and got
a delayed triumph, to 8. The
veteran hal one terrible inning,
the second, in which the Jun
galeers led off with three doubles
and a single, for three runs before
man was retired, but after that
Johnson allowed them only three
scattered bingles and never sign
of a run.
Ed Wells. the Bethany College
southpaw, who defeated the Griffs
In Washington July IS, started
against Johnson. He was hit hard
and also received some painful
support, disappearing after the
third inning to let George Dauss
| finish the contest in excellent style.
II any one Of the Griffs stood ont
before the others, it was Ossie
Bluege. The crack third sacker
doubled on his first appearance at
bat. The next time he faced Wells
he poled q home run to the flag
| pole in the extreme corner os CEN
terrified. He handled six chances In
the field with his customary grace
and accuracy. He is the teams
regular third baseman now and is
playing with increased confidence.
The Detroit fielding weakness
| showed itself in the very first in
ming, giving the Gfiffs their first
4 tally. Rice beat out hit 60
Burke and reached third on Lei
holds single TO right center. With
Harris and GOsIin out Of the way,
Judge rolled to Haney and that
young man fumbled it, letting
Rice score.
Roger Peckinpaugh led off in the
second with a home run over the
left field wall and Bluege came
through with a Texas league double
to center. Bluege was rundown and
killed on Johnson's roller to Haney,
the big pitcher landing on second
during the chase. Rice bounced q
single off Blues glove into right
field and Johnson tailed. Junga-
leers started a furious bombardment
Of johnson IN their half or the
second, tying the score before the
veteran could get his stuff working
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