The Washington times., 1926-08-05

past the D0S6 nAtteFS on Enc nome
team.
Murray sure showed he had
something" said Manager Harris
today. "and not the least of his
assets was his courage. That was
a terrible start, but he hung on
and was going like a wild man when
had to take him out for pinch
hitter. look to see him pitch a
lot of good ball before the season
ends
Good Old Joe Harris, who per-
formed at first base in both games.
proved holy terror with the fail,
twice he poled home runs over the
distant left-field fence, once in each
game. His drive In the first netted
the third run and so Jared White
hill that the tying tally came over
before Cicero Gibson could rush to
his aid.
In the second game, with the
score tied at to Z, the Griffs
leaped upon Ken Holloway and ran
away with the game. With one out
Rice doubled and moved up on a
wild pitch. He scored on Myers
sharp single tn left, putting the
champions one run to the good.
But old Joe Harris settled the whole
thing. After Goslin had burned a
single off Holloway's glove, Harris
lifted his second mighty homer over
that left-field wall, bringing three
more talIies over and assuring the
Griffs OF their triumphant IL to q.
As Murray did later, C0veleslde
got away to q poor start only to
recover and pitching fine ball
until removed for q pinch hitter.
Peck hit for Convey In the eighth,
smashing q clean single to left
that placed Bluege with the tying
run on third. McNeely scored
him with single to left.
Marberry pitched the rest Of the
game and was beaten in the tenth.
Gibson doubled to the scoreboard in
left. Cobb ran for him, going 10
third on Blues sacrifice. Manush
was purposely passed and Fothersih
brought his Boss over with the win
ming run on sizzler past Myer into
Though the Tigers scored five
runs in the first inning of the
second game, the Griffs did not qui-.
In the third, Stewards single, Rice's
two-bagger and Myers safe rap
gave them two runs and In the
fourth they drove Wells to the
showers and took the lead on three
singles and two doubles for four
runs.
In the eighth, Tate's triple. with
Murray's sacrifice fly, added another
Washington run, but the Tigers tied
1t up in their half when Murray
lost control. He walked Basster and
Wingo. A sacrifice fly by Manush
and FothergilPs double brought over
the tying run. The teams raced
neck and neck into the eleventh.
when the Griffs COPIED.
Like all Detroit games Goth con-
tests were slow. In all hours and
90 minutes were consumed in actual
play, q total Of hours and 20 min.
utes. The twin attraction started
at 1:45 and it was after z O'Clock
when the last man was retired In
the eleventh. Darkness was then
coming on, and 1t is doubtful if
more than one more inning could
have been played anyway.
Heinie Manush played brilliantly
In the field. His wonderful run.
ming, one-handed catch of Sam
Rice's drive in the eighth inning OF
the first game with the bases jam.
med undoubtedly saved the bacon
for the Tigers. Had 1t gone past
him three runs would have como in
and the champions would have won
In the regulation distance.
In the second game Manush
ran right out to the bIeachers i'm
right center and dragged down
GOsIin's try for a home run. Myer
was on his way to the plate
with q run that would have given
the champions the victory in nine
innings. but GOslin made the
third out.
It was Fred Marberry who was
charged with that defeat in the
opening game, but he had his re.
venge in the dramatic ending of the
second contest. General Crowder
had relieved Murray with the tenth
inning and in the eleventh he lost
control. With two out the fans
preparing to go home, Gehringer
upset Crowder and he filled the
vases "ANA p~SSSS ~ NC SAAN.
TaVener.
In from right field strobe the 81.
gantic Marberry, and Ty Cobb con-
ferred with Clyde Manion. AS both
Woodall and Bassler had been in and
out OF the game, Cobb had to keep
Manion in the lineup lest the score
be tied and find him without a
catcher. And then Marberry sum-
moned all his speed for the gather
ing gloom and struck out the Tiger
backstop, leaving those three runs
on the bases.
Hard on Umnire