The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-01

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inning explosion on Thursday. II
the poetry Of motion. They clos,
showing how a game, fighting bal
OF the absence of its manager, fol
and Selling the victory to the acc
sands of normally hostile fans won
which had been so noticeable all {
The Griffmen won that final
game yesterday, thereby taking the
edge over the Yankees. by sheer
heart and fighting spirit. They
had hoped to the front in the
Fourth, adding another tally in the
seventh when Joe Judge lifted the
ball out among the sun gods in
right field. They had seen the
Yankees shove a run over the dish
In their half Of the seventh and
tie the score in the eighth after
George Mogridge,' Bucky Harris
and Al Schacht had been banished
by Umpire "Fathead" Holmes.
In the ninth the Yanks succeeded
b filling the bases when Ruth
was purposely passed by Firpo Mar
berry. Then Ralph Miller camped
beneath Pipp's pop fly and extra
Innings were on. The fighting
Griffs were playing without Manager
Harris or the lion-hearted Mog-
ridge. They. had been canned by
''Fathead'' Holmes.
But did the Griffs quit on that
account? Not so. not SO. They
simply fought che harder and
wrested the victory from the
Yankees in the tenth inning, while
the big crowd roared its delight.
Those fans sure were pulling for
the Griffs.
Sam Rice had gone all day with
out safe swat. He was saving il
up for the tenth inning and when
he landed on that ball, driving il to
the far corner in left field, then
and there the game was decided
In favor Of the Griffs, for two
runs went over, leaving the score
Z to 2. That's how it ended, too.
Little Muddy Ruel opened that
tenth frame with a safe pIunk
down the left field line. Ruth ira
veled in fast and grabbed Peck's
short fly back OF McNally.. Mar
berry, not being much of a batsman
was told to sacrifice. He did,
dropping neat bunt in the front
yard for Joe Bush
The Yankee board Of strategy
gathered near the box ana Joe
Bush proceeded to issue a free
ticket to Memo Leibold, the midget
gardner. Two had died and Miller
Huggins thought it wise to take a
chance with Ralph Miller than with
the veteran Leibold
Bush had no trouble in passing
Leibold but found, when Miller
arrived at the plate, his control had
He'd for the moment. Instead of
making Miller force Ruel or Lie.
bold. as he had planned, he walked
the Griffman. Wow, the bases
were loaded and Sam Rice was up
there at the plate, swinging a mean
bat.
Crash, and away sped the ball
down into left field. bob MeuseI
had been playing we'll over toward
center for a southpaw hitter and
by the time he could corral that
ball, Ruel and Liebold had dashed
over the pan.
Miller tried to make IL three
runs for the Griffs on that win.
ming wallOp, but he expired on a
relay peg by Dugan from Meusel.
Rice was given a two Dagger by
the scorer and hearty applause
by the big Washington cOntin.
gent.
'Fathead" Holmes got in his fine
work during the last half Of the
eighth inning.
With one out Joe Dugan rifIed a
single to left, bringing up Babe
Ruth. "Fathead" Holmes called the
fourth ball, sending the Bambino to
first base and starting a protest by
Muddy Ruel and George Mogridge.
Much time was wasted. The
Griffs milled around and Wally Pipp
listened in on all the many con.
versations. Holmes continued to
show signs Of lost temper, run.
ming around and starting explaha.
tions to Dick Nallin and George
Goriarty.
After some ten minutes Of this
bright stuff, he succeeded in getting
the game resumed, but Mogridge,
Harris, and AL Schacht were not on
the field. Firpo Marberry was on
the hill and big Ralph Miller went
TO second in place Of the Griffs'
fiery little manager.
Ruel and MOgridge had insisted
that Ruth was struck out and
not walked. "Fathead" Holmes
insisted on calling the last one q
ball. Ruel informed Harris that
q was . strike. Harris informed
Holmes to that effect. He gave
them both the air, sending Schacht
along with them probably because
he didn't like his looks or some.
thing.
l'ipp raised a pop fly for Peck,
but Schang took a walk, filling the
bases. Marberry worked hard to
get Meusel on strikes, failing when
he flung four wide ones. That Sec
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