The Washington times., 1925-05-27

World Champions Have Three
Games at shibe Park in
Coming Two Days
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER,
Sports Editor, The Times.

by LOOAO A. OOOWAAA~Asp
Sports Editor, The Times.
Today the flying Mackmen are
but two games ahead Of the fight
ing lGriffmen, champions of the
world, and they will have to keep
rowing to retain their grip upon
first place beyond this week.
Three games are booked for
sShibe Park, one today and two
tomorrow. Then the champions
will return home to engage the
Boston Red Sox in three games in
two days, morning and afternoon
games being booked for Saturday,
Decoration Day. Next Sunday
the Maclmen, If any Of them are
left, win appear once more at
the Clark Griffith Stadium for
4 single game.
Lefty Groves proved . wretcaed
bust on Baltimore Day. some
5000 fans came over from the
Monumental City yesterday just TO
see their former idol walk all over
the champions OF the world. They
were doomed TO sad disappointment
FOR. when the sixth inning came
iIonk. Lefty had vanished from the
field Of action and the fighting
Griffs were leading, to o..
Andrews and Stokes took part in
fl1e hurting Tor the visiting fire.
men and the final tally was IL to
2 in favor Of Stan Coveleskie and
the world champions.
Groves has ali the malkinSs Of q
big league star, but he VIII hardly
achieve the topmosk heights until
he. gains control OF his wonderful
speed. He knows no more where
the ball IL going when Ne releases
than 4 cyclone can pick its path
beforehand. He just winds up and
lets It 90.
Az n member or Jack Dumn's
Baltimore Orioles, Groves Svna q
real denion fIa the Int6rnhtlbnAl
League, moving down al OrpOsk
fion with his speed and sharp.
breaking hook. He had al bats.
men backing away from the plate.
They were AFRAID Of him.
though. Groves finds the going
much rousher. In the big show
the batsnlen make the pitchers put
the ball over the plate. If the
pitchers can't do that when neces-
sary, they are always In trouble.
They have the bases always popu-
lated and are compelled to pitch
out OF holes. That explains
Groves difficulties yesterday when
he opposed the Griffmen on 'Balti-
more Day"
For. one frame Groves escaped
harm. Then he lan.ied right ia the
soup. Goslin led of with q single
when his hard drive hit the big at
third base. Judge followed with a
single to center, and Simmons
wild peg into the Philadelphia dug
out scored Goslin and put Judge
On third base.
Bluege came up and got three
bases on a Texas Lacquer to center.
Peck waited and walked. Rueps
long fly to Lamar scored Bluege,
and q wild pitch put Peck over
with the fourth run OF the frame.
Groves staggered through the
next frame but went bad all over
again in the fourth. Judge opened
with a pass, and Bluege caromed a
hot single off Groves left shin and,
with one out, Ruel's pass filled the
bases. Coveleskie took advantage
Of his opportunity and punched a
clean single to center, scoring. Judge
and Bluege.
Connie Mack relieved his wild
aOufhpaw i'm the sixth. sending
Andrews to the hin. He started
right In with two free tickets and
q hit. Rice and Buclxy Harris
crashed sGfely, and the inning saw
three unnecessary runs cl1Alked up
for the champions.
In the seventh Andrews had more
trouble ana yielded two moro runs
with q pass to LeiboId Peck's slash
ing single to lett and Ruefs timely
two-bagger to right field.
CoveleSkie, ut TO time pushed.
let down noticeably in the latter in.
nings. and the MaclEmen showed
over a couple CT runs in the eighth.
French singled to right ami scored
when Bill Bagwell banged triple
to the centerficld bleacher. Sammy
Hale,s single brought Bagwell over.
Covey frightened, and the AS we're
powerless from then on.
The kingpin play Of the afternoon
was a double rlay started by the
marvellous Roger Peckinpaugn in
the seventh. He travelled fast to
his right. grabbed Galloway's hard
bounder. turned and simply tore
that ball across to Bucky Harris.
cutting off Poole. Harris followed
that up with one Of his sIingsi1ot
throws to Joe Harris, and the
speedy Galloway was knitted at first.