The Washington times., 1925-07-15

Six games remain to be played In
the West on this trip equally
divided between Detroit and Cleve.
land. Bucly Harris viii be salts
fled with an even break in the
fourteen games out here figuring
that the four won in Boston and
two out of three In New York
next week will keep his team on
top.
Dutch Ruether is expected to do
the flinging today against the
Jungaleers. TIE raising Of his sus-
pension is most timely. the pitching
staff being shot to pieces Just at
present. Trainer Mortin does not
want johnson to pitch here at all
though Barney may get into the
final skirmfsh
That final game against the
Browns In st. Louis was b
slaughter for the lettering cham.
piOns as the 14-tOs3 score indi-
Gated. Today the Maclxnen are
but q game and half behind,
Russell was beaten and kicked all
over the lot, yielding sixteen hits
for eleven runs. Ogden yielded
three hits for three runs in one
frame, It was terrible to see how
the Browns punished these bIoIxes.
Danforth simply toyed with the
Champions, yielding. six hits and
one run in eight innings. He was
kidding his foes in the ninth when
they scored two runs.
The Browns wasted couple Of
blows in the opener, but made
fv~
they got to Russell for four hits
and three runs. with one gone
Hargrave singled, to be forced by
Robertson. Danforth singled. and
q pass to Harry Rice filled the
sacks. Bobby Lamotte quickly
emptied them with q two-bagger to
the bleachers in right center. That
was right rough for Bobby.
McNeely was robbed OF a sure
double in the third when williams
raced to the foul line, jumped high
into the air and made a back
handed catch Of his liner.
Two were gone in the Browns
third when Jacobson whistled a
single to center. Hargraves'
grounder hoped over Joe Harris
head and went for q double. Both
Tailed when Robertson wIaacked a
single to right center Danforth
followed with his second hit, a
single to right. but was forced by
Harry Rice, and Russell got a
chance to breathe. Ten hits and
two walks was his record in those
first three frames.
Russell looked great then for
two frames, but weakened again
In the sixth. Danf0rth walked
with one out and Harry Rice
doubled. DanfOrth was cut off at
the plate on LanOtte's bounce.
but Sisters single scored Harry
Rice and Williams drove EWo
over ahead of him with a home
rum into the righffield bIeachcrs.
For five frames the Griffs were
helpless. getting but two hits and
no rNps. In the sixth, after two
were out. Bluege walked, and
reached third on Rice's Texas
Lacquer to center, When Lamotte
fumbled Goslin's bounder Bluege
scored.
Scott and Ruel singled in the
seventh. and Williams again robbed
McNeely of a double with a bril-
liant running catch in the left
field corner. Had it gone safe two
runs would have been added to the
Griff's total.
The game had now become funny
and the fans were kidding the
champions as the Browns ham
mered Russell for three hits and
two more unnecessary runs in the
seventh. It looked like cruelty to
keep the Baltimorean on the rub
Der just because he wouldn't say
Uncle" so Ogden appeared in the
eighth and three more hits gave
the victors three more runs. 1t
was the most wretched exhibition
of the wear for the Griffmen.