The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-09-19

Harris Gang, in JinxIand, Be-
IieNe They'll Pull Away
From Yanks
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

Harris and his gang OF fighting
Griffs are today in the den of
lions.
All about them are terrible
foes, eager to drag them down
out Of their lofty position. Never
theless, every man on the team
has his head up and can see only
victofy ahead.
Three games are scheduled here
with the Browns before the Griffs
move on to Chicago and Boston.
Because the Yankees must battle
Ty Cobb and his Jungle Cats for
these three days at hand, the
Griffs feel they have all the
chance in the world to pull ahead
IN what is the hottest fight Tor
an American League pennant IN
Those fighting Griffs proved
themselves real battlers when they
took the third victory in a row
from the Indians, 9 to s. Uhle led
bv four runs until the Griffs
grabbed two in the fourth. Specie
was holding the foe in check and
the Griffs exploded two runs over
the pan in the eighth, tying the
count.
Continuing their wild attack, the
0riffs sailed into Uhle in that
ninth frame and scored five runs
and running away with the tri-
umph, thus assuring themselves OF
a quiet night on the train. The
Indians got a lone, unnecessary run
IN fhAiI- half but the victory was in
then.
Marberry was sadly slammed
IN the first two innings and so
was Allan Russell, who followed
him for thet third. Specie then
took charge of the hurting and,
while. touched up frequently, no
scoring took place until the ninth.
Il was Species second win OF the
year.
Uhle looked like a world beater
until the eighth. BY that time he
was webbing. In the ninth he hit
two batsmen, walked another and
allowed four safe raps. The fans
knowing that the Indians are out
Of the race, were all pulling for the
Griffmen and they went nome
happy.
Judge lost an excellent chance
for bringing in at least run in
the opening round. Rice and Cos
lin burned hot singles off Uhle's
glove and Rice was on third, hav-
ing swiped second cleverly, when
Judge raised puny pop lily FOR
Sewell.
In their half the Indians crashed
three real bingles off MarberIiy 6
fast ones and two runs we're check
ed up. Jameson led off with safe
rap to center, scoring when Summa
hammered a three.bagger Oft the
wall in right center. McNutty FOL
lowed with a double to the same
place and Summa went In. Scwell
sacrificed but the next pair were
unable to do anything. =
Ruel and Marberry hit safely In
the second, but their blows were
wasted. On the other hand, the In
dams grabbed two runs on pair Oi
binsles in their half. EltGrbe peeled
q single to left with one gone anc
reached third when Uhlo doubled
down the left field line. Ellerbf
scored while Harris WAS fielding
Jamieson's slow grounded.
Allan Russell was in the box
: when the Indians came TO bat in
the third, but that didn't stop the
hom6ardment. Sewen crashed 10
right center with one gone and
reached third on Walters safe
slap over Peck's head. Rurns
hoisted q long fly to McNeely and
SeweI tailed. Stephenson follow.
ed with q single only to be forced
by Ellerbe.
The Griffs finally opened UP ii
earnest on Uhle, scoring two run
IN the fourth. Peck beat out
grounder to Burns with one gon
and reached third when Rue
dropped a fly safely In the RICH
field corner. Harris yankea Russel
and sent up Wade LETTER In tn
pinch. The Rookie drove singl
over second base into center fiel,
and both runners counted. NC
Neelv forced LETTER and Harri
watched the third one cross TN
platter.
Harris showed excellent judgmen
In the Indians fourth when he OF
dered Speece to pass Joe Sewell
filling the bases and bringing Vi
the light hitting AL Walters. Uhl
and Jameson had singled, bu
Summa and McNulty had persisted
With Sewell on first base, Walters
crounder. to Peck quickly force
the smuggling short fielder AM
ended the threatening situation.
The seventh opened auspiciousl,
when McNeely poled sweet singl
to center. A moment later Uhle
sensing q lit-and-run play, pitche
wide Of the plate and Walters caugh
McNeely before he could scrambl
back to first. The fans wanted t
cheer but that stilled them an
Harris and Rice expired in silence
McNulty and Sewell led off wit
singles in the Indians half Of tn
frame, but were left stranded b
the next three.
McNeely opened the ninth with
safe slam over second base into tn
Rarden. Harris poked a single
right, filling the bases with danciII
Griffs. On. the coaching lines Altroc
and Schacht were bowling like rel
gavages.
Judge smashed q single to cent?
and over came Harris and Rice IN
hurry. with Goslin landing on thir
safely. The Griffs were now movln
at top speed. Bluege walloped
single to center. scoring Goslin on
sending Judge to third. A pass
Peck filled the bases.
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