The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-08-24
GENERAL
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By Louis A. Dougher


OF Tom Zachary is scheduled tt
aDpose his former teammates today,
q threatening rain does not prevent
play altogether. The big left-hand'
Cd Tar Heel just dotes on stopping
the Griffs for reasons understood
by ali and, naturally. those same
Criffs are just as anxious to hinder
his plans. They can't see why they
ahouId be playthings for Zach just
because the. Washington club
thought last winter that Joe Bush
would be a big improvement over
him in a pennant race. They think
h0 ought to be satisfied with oom-
pairing his record with Bush.
"Generai' Alvin Crowder. star of
the Southern Association when with
Birmingham, il due to oil up his
pitching wing and do his darnedest
against Zachary. How well Crow
der weathered last weeks vacation
win not be known until he gets
down to work. He had one rough
inning Sunday against the Indians,
hut then the Indians are slightly
different from the Browns.
-H the Browns win today, they
viii come up all even with the
0riffs on the. seasons play. They
have won eight and lost nine of
their. battles with Bucky Harris
cgew and 20 won't waste any mo-
tons trying to knot the count.
The Browns copied the npen.
HBg game Of the final series here,
ito 4, because the champions
played horribly in the field,
stupidity at the bat and weakly
IN the box. It was q combination
that would have defeated better
seams than the 1926 Griffmen.
Joe Giard staggered along for six
innings. giving but two runs on
seven hits and six bases on balls.
Wild as could be, the Browns
southpaw WAS too much for the
home boys in the pinches except in
the third inning. Tate. Goslin.
Joe Harris, Bluege, Stewart and
Sam Rice all had excellent oppor-
tunities to blast Gard from the
peak. only to fail miserably. So
the Browns COPIED.
"Smiler" Murray started off well
enough but in the third the Mound
City lads knocked him all over the
place, scoring four runs on five
hits, q pass and q sacrifice. The
handful Of fans fairly groaned as
they watched.
A pass to Gerber started it, with
Giard sacrificing. Bennett drove
double TO the right field wall and
Harry Rice followed with a triple
TO the wall in center. Bing Miller,
Marty McManus and Wally Schang
hammered three singles in success
sion with TWO out and four runs
were over when Myer romped out.
into left field for Robertson's pop
ny.
In their half Of the same frame
the champions got two Of those runs
back. Murray opened with a slash
Ing single to left and McNeely lined
one over McManus' head. An in
field out advanced them both and
while Sam Rice was beating out 4
slow, dancer to McManus Murray
ta2ied.- Myer drew q pass and
McSeely scored while Goslin was
16Eing Myer.
pMfi1 the seventh nothing hap
pend, Gard stopping his OPP
pot1nts cold when they threatened
70 axe duSduId8S VI Ills W44uASSS
and Murray really pitching good
balls: It was not until the seventh
that the Griffs got busy and tied
the score.
Giard opened that seventh with
masses to Myer and GOSlin. Man.
aver SiSler decided it was time
20 bring in BallOu, who had been
pitching his head eff down in the
left field buIIpen. Joe Harris
greeted the newcomer with q hot
single to left, scoring Myer and
putting Goslin on third. Judge
came up for Bluege and his long
fly to Harry Rice scored GOslin
with the tying run. Then BallOu
elamped down on Tate and Muir
ray and the score stayed that way
until the Browns got busy in the
0ighth That wasn't for long.
echang beat, ont a bunt 10 Reeves,
who was playing third, and went to
second on the la s bad throw. Rob-
ertson took a walk. Out went Muir
ray. smile and all, and in came
MaEberry. The big Texan at once
u1eorked a wild pitch advancing
befh runners and soaring the life
dut OF the faithful fans, if any.
"A pass to Gerber filled the bases
at1d brought up Ken Williams in
place Of Ballou. The slugyar died
an strikes and the faithful fans, il
Rhy, breathed signs of relief, but
Bennett connected with a solid rap
to@eenter and over came Schang.
The Brownie runners got al
tangled up on the bases and Tate
taking Goslin's fine peg to tht
plate, didn't seem 10 know which
victim TO claim. At last he pegged
To Reeves, the hall sailing right on
to left field and letting Robertson
score. Harry Rice then burned Z
hot single through Myer and il
came Gerber and Bennett with thu
last runs Of the day.
No, it wasn't much Of a game t.
watch, but the Browns seemet
satisfied with the result.