The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-07-07

he won't go tomorrow unless ne
is absolutely ready-and that's
that.
Griffs this year, but Lyons has
pitched great ball against them.
If Lyons goes to the mound today
the champions will have their work
cut out to win.
Aside from the pitchers, only Joe
Judge and Roger Peckinpaugh are
not in the best of shape. Judges
weak. leg is bothering him, though
he says he Is now ready to return
to the lineup. Peck's weak leg pre-
vents him from moving rapidly to
his left. though he shows plenty of
ability in. every other direction,
The presence of Joe Harris and
Everett Scott is comforting to Man
ager Harris. Joe the Moon filled in
at first base acceptably against the
Red Sox, especially at the bat where
he collided for three home runs, one
each day.
SCOTS experience makes him
dOubly valuable as an extra man
for Peck's berth. He does not
begin to compare with Peck,
though, in the machine play of
the infield and will not be sent
into the lineup until Peck is in
jured again.
The champions arrived here this
morning" from Pittsburg. Most of
them admitted fatigue. Saturday
they played in Boston, Sunday in
Washington. and yesterday in Pitts,
burgh. Three nights have Been
spent on rattlers and the Athletes
will welcome a real bed for a
change. No more rattlers until Fri.
day night, when the champions hike
down to st. Louis.
That exhibition game against the
Pirates has set the Griffs to think
ing. Opposing Gregg for four
innings, the smuggling Pirates got
but three scattered hits and a lone
run. Spencer Pumpelly, with
absolutely no major league expert
ence. was the victim of painful
support by Everett Scott and
would have won. AS it was the
smuggling Pirates leading all big
league. teams at the bat, got but
four hits off him. The final score.
to 4, indicates a torrid contest.
but it wasn't anything of the kind.
Rather was it a dead, apethatic
exhibition. the players showing
little interest and no speed on the
field. The fans, some 10000 Of
them. were eager to cheer, but
found little cause.
Babe CuIloton,. former F'ordham
University l1urIer, went the
distance for the Pirates and
looked good. He yielded eleven
bingles, weakening in the heat of
the final frames, but the world
champions were unable to catch
the home boys.
Cuyler's single. his steal and
Greggs balk gave the Pirates a run
in the fourth on an infield out.
The Griffs tied it up in the fifth
when Barnhart dropped Bluege's
long fly and SEVERED hoisted a
sacrifice. to the same location.
Pumpelly's troubles began with
his appearance in the fifth. Nc
Innis singled and was forced by
Spencer who stole second before
Culloton famed SCOTS tumble
gave Bigbee a life and put Spencer
on third. The two Pirates then
staged double theft, Spencer
scoring. Adams wild heave let
Bigbee chase the catcher over the
pan.
In the sixth Barnhart walked
with one down, reached third on a
wild pitch and counted while Scott
was kicking Wright's grounder
around the front yard. Pumphelly
certainly had little luck.
McNeely's single to left opened
the eighth. Adams followed with
a two Dagger to right and Rice's
infield out scored McNeely. Cos
Inns infield single scored Adams.
The Pirates grabbed their last and
deciding tally in the eighth, when
Barnhart opened with a home run
over. the distant left field wall.
Traynor came through with
double, but Pumpelly buckled down
and got the next three gents in
good fashion.
In the ninth the champions
made fury and scored a run.
Scott singled to right with one
out. Tate damned another single
to center, sending Scott to third,
from where he counted on Judges
long fly to Bigbee.
The fielding was most ordinary
and the batting remarkable for it's
lack of weight Barnhart, Cuyler
and Carey showed signs of being
able to hit hard, but they were not
working hard in the terrific heat.
So far as can be learned, Clark
Griffith is the only one of the
Washington party who kicked at
the result of that exhibition. Griff
hates to lose even exhibitions and
slept but little on the train last
| night. He spent the long hours
| figuring out how his team should
| have won and will deliver daily lee
lures on the subject until he has no
more hearers.
Looks like some warm weather
out here on this trip. That's good
the old gentlemen in Washington
! M ifornS will thaw Ouf and no a.