The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-25
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With July Il the turning point
In most pennant races, about q
week away. the champion Griffs
have used 1877 pitchers In 81 games.
Only % times has the starting
hurler been able to So the route,
and in at least one cass the starter
was kept in as 81 sort OF punish
ment. That was Joe Bush against
the Browns in ST. Louis 4 week
ago yesterday.
In the last 113 games Ruether
went the distance once against the
White Sox Johnson did the same
thing against the same club, and
Bush took his medicine at st. Louis
before receiving his unconditional
release. 1T required 26 pitchers TO
play the remaining 10 games, an
average Of about two and half
for each game.
Here Is the record Of the pitchers
starting and finishing their own
games:
Johnson $3.50. s..s..
IoVeleskie esss...ssssssssssss
Ruether .sssssss.. s..s. .s....
bush .....s..s.sss..s..s
Ogden s....s..ssss...
IOtal ...s......s..... -
With but % complete games
pitched In total OF 81 played this
year. the remaining 10 games re-
q1ired I15 hurlers, an average OF
2.7S per game. Figures are deadly
serious things, and they go to prove
the fundamental weakness Of the
two-time titlehoIders better than
miles of words dotted with monu-
ments Of adjectlves.
COyeIesIsle has failed to 60 the
distance III his last four games.
RlletIler has been removed twice
In three starts. So has johnson.
Paln1erO has started twice with.
/ out lastlng four innings. Little
wonder that Bucfky Harris, bMtting
has fallen of. He has plenty Of
worries these days.
The Griffs won two games from
the AS yesterday in Philadelphia
and required six pitchers to turn
the trick, Marberry Officiating la
each contest The double triumph
served to put the boys in goad
hun1or and not much grumbling
was heard, though their train nome
on the Pennsylvania was an hour
and ten minutes late. Victory u q
wonderful tonic.
The initial win, 5 to s, came ia d
sloppy game marked by poor pitch.
Ing and weird fielding in spots.
Bucky Harris daringIy scored in the
ninth what seemed the winning run,
only to have Ogden lose that ad.
vantage in the latter half. Then
the champions plastered Rommel
in the tenth for two more runs, the
margin OF victory
Fob Grove has yet to win game
from the Washington club. 1t
seems his fate to have his sup
porters collapse behind him when
ever he tackles the Girffmen.
That's what happened yesterday In
that first game and he was gone
when the sixth round came around.
The second game was q short
contest, d Wild thunderst0 kill.
ing iit In the last Of the sixth,
when the GrifKs had the victory,
9U H 4UAb UEbSt WABDAG M3S
featured by d triple play that
saved PaImer0's life for one frame.
He got il In the neck the very
next frame.
Galloway and Quinn had walked,
and BisI7op hit a sharp roller down
to BuckyN Harris. Quinn slowed
down, forcing Bucky to get Bishop
at first. Judge Immediately doubled
up Quinn at second Peck threw
to Ruel. heading off Galloway, who
wa5 retired by Bluege before he
could scramble back to third. The
triple killing was greatly enjoyed
by the big crowd. many Of whom
had apparently never seen one be.
fore. 1t was a bit odd in that 1t
started on ground ball. Line
drives usually start triple plays.
Jack Quinn lacked his usual ef.
fectiveness against the Griffs, and
it is generally thought that the
veteran spitballer will not be Of
much use to the AS from now on.
Quinn is strictly q cold weather
pitcher and the days are becoming
"A bit too warm for him.