The Washington times., 1924-08-15

Detroit Jungle Cats Open Five
Game Series Tomorrow
With Criffmen
By LOUIS A. DOUGHER.

By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.
Tomorrow Ty Cobb and his
Jungle Cats will be here for the
first of five ball games in four
: days. One game was postponed
on the second visit Of the Bengals
to the Capital and another went
five innings before darkness
halted it with the tally even. Both
= of these games will be played off
as a doubleheader on Tuesday,
August 10. Twin bills had much
to do with the collapse of the
Washington pitching staff early
last month, but Manager Harris
does not think one doubleheader
at this time will cause much
harm.
Though the Jungle Cats have
walked away with the Indians, a
jinx outfit for the Griffs, they
have shown up poorly when OPP
/. posed to Bucky Harris and his
supporting cast. They have won
but five games from the Griffs
while losing nine. If they are to
romp ahead, therefore, they must
, make a clean sweep of this final
series in Washington. The bet
ting is very much against that.
Washington fans are going to
show considerable interest in one
new member of the Bengals. He
Il Black1e O'Rourke, former Wash
: ington shortstop, now utility in
{ fielder with Detroit. O'Rourke was
purchased some three weeks ago
from Toronto and has been placed
at second base where his weak
arm won't be so costly, yet where
his infield experience will prove
most; valuable.
Dutch Leonard, veteran south
paw hurler, should also attract
considerable attention. He will
, undoubtedly start one of the
{. games against the Griffmen.
Leonard has just recently been
declared eligible to play, follow
:. ing q years suspension for play
, ing with bIacklisted players in
: California. II
Lu Blue, the, Washington boy
playing first base for Detroit, is
unlikely to be seen in action. He
sDrained an ankle over in Phila-
& delphia on Wednesday and is not
expected to be himself for another
week. In his absence Del Pratt is
holding down the initial sack.
the Cleveland Indians had to
leave town last night on the short
end of their final series in the
Capital. They ran into truly
marvellous combination consisting
Of George Mogridge's superior
flinging and the speed and courage
= of Bucky Harris. The result was
q Washington triumph, to 0.
Mogridge allowed one man. Iris
Speaker, to reach second base, the
Indian chief whacking two-bagger
fiIl the fourth. Burns singled in the
SECOND and was forced, Speaker
walked in the seventh and persisted
!: stealing. Those three Indians were
Z tie only batsmen to got on the
z buses in any manner.
: Mogridge is now about to make
I: his customary finish. Each year
/! the tall southpaw makes fine get
I: away, slumps a bit through mid
:, season, and, gathering his energies,
!. GMshes to the front in the concIud-
= ing weeks. Yesterday he was we'll
:. nigh perfect, having speed, his
h usual deadly hook and control that
\. had the enemy helpless.
I. In a sense MOgridge was driven
y TO his spectacular exhibition by
Z the sturdy opposition offered by
!" doe Shaute. The latter was
Z touched up for nine bingleS dur
+, ing the day, but he was nIerci-
I less guy when the Griffs had
runners ON the bases. t-t
Z. The daring exhibition by Bucky
!, Harris came in the sixth frame.
J For five innings Shaute had held
the home boys away from the
I. plate. Goslin had singled and
{, reached third on Judges two-bagger
;. up against the right-field wall in
\. the fourth, but Bluege was unable
<. to bring them over. Probably Har
( ris figured it was all up to him
when he led off in that sixth with
q clean rap to left. r. ..H.,....14
Sam Rice dropped. a. neat sacri
=, flee bunt down In the front yard
both Lutzke and Shaute going in
4 for it. Harris was away with the
pitch, tearing around Jecond like 6
i; man possessed. >Lutzke was so far
a off the bag that he had no chance
! OF cutting off the Washington man
ager, who slid into third as Shaute
tossed out Rice.
But Harris had more daring in his
system, and when LutzlIc tore ir
for Goslin's hopper, Bucly dug fcl
the plate. Luke Scwell stretched
z far toward first base to take the
u peg from Burns. When he turned
and attempted to tag Harris, the
latter took a head.long dive instead
OF the orthodox fadeaway, touching
the plate with his hand. That was
the one run Of the battle, az ShautC
continued his brilliant duel witt
Mogridge to the bitter end.