The Washington times., 1925-08-08
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER
Shorts Editor. The Times

Striding along slightly more
than game and half behind
the flying Mackmen, the world
champion Griffs today close the
present series with the st. Louis
Brownies, their pet jinx. For the
season the Griffs have won nine
and lost six tussels with the
Browns, having lead over them
for the first time in years. /.
Jezebel Tecumseh Zachary,
whose last game was q work of
art, will go to the hill today,
hoping to give the champions
three out of the four games in
the series. That he will have his
troubles is indicated by George
Sisters intention Of calling upon
either Milton CASTOR or Elan.
Van Glider, both of whom are
ready.
Joe Giard chats right, Giard, not
Girar0 proved a veritable enigma
yesterday. He easily southpawed
his way to a victory, to 0. 1t
was the second shutout of the sea.
son against the Griffs. Bryan Har-
riss whitewashed Walter Johnson
on the 1atter's first appearance OF
the season in Philadelphia by the
identical score, to 0. Since then
the Griffs have always been able
to get at least one run per game.
Gard was with the Yankees in
the spring Of 1924. With that five
star pitching staff he had no
chance to show his stuff and was
shipped to Toledo in the American
Association. He was toiiing with
the Mudhens when st. Louis scouts
reported favorably on him, and so
when Miller Higgins came peddling
pitchers to land Urban Shocker, the
Browns insisted on including Giard.
who was still the property Of the
Yankees. He was tossed in with
Milton CASTOR and Joe Bush for
Urban Shocker.
Early this season he lost game
to Walter johnson because Of
wiIdness, but on their last visit
to st. Louis the champions bowed
before him, 10 to 5. Yesterday
he was inVincibIe and his irTitat-
ing smile never left him rs he
baffIed the home boys all the
way.
The Griffs had no license to win
yesterdays game. Harris singled in
the first frame and Bluege doubled
to left in the second, stealing third
where he was stranded. And from
then until the ninth the champions
were helpless as so many children
before the st. Louis southsider.
Goslin ripped hot single down
the first base line as starter in
n. .-1~ 70 H. 1A1 ~
when Judge hammered a liner right
at Sisler. Bluege beat out SLOW
roller to LaMotte for the fourth
hit Of the day for the Griffs and
watched Peck hoist to Williams,
ending the scrap. There you have
the total offensive Of the champions.
It wasn't much.
Four times Bobby LaMotte. with
becoming grace and speed, started
double plays that Sisler ended.
Sisler took care Of one all by him
self in the ninth, making five for
the day for the Browns. Those five
double killings, coupled with the
four widely scattered bingles. tells
why the Browns were victorious be-
fore most Of tho women in Wash
ington and a fair number Of he
men.
Reds Hargrave propelled the
onion over the right field wall in
the third off Covelcshie's stuff.
Clark Griffith. sitting in a right
field box, was not seen smiling.
That gave the visitors their first
tally.
McManus opened the fifth by
reaching second on a single and
Goslin's error. scoring on Jacob
sons hearty three-bagger to the cor
ner in left field. Robertson walked .
and Tobin's single to left scored
Jacobson before I.aMotte forced
Tobin. There YOU have the total
scoring of the Browns.
Vean Gregg relieved Coveleskie
with the sixth and though touched
up for four hits and two walks. es-
capped without any runs coming
over.
Russell hurled the final frame.
walking one without cost to him.
All in all 1t was a dull exhibition
though the girls all seemed to be
having a good ti.le. bless their
many big hearts.