The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-06-10
LEGANI
MAY STAY
At SHORT
By Louis A. Dougher

BY Louis A. DOugher
CLEVELAND. Ohio. June 1O.-
Young Bob Reeves has broken In e.
Criffnan with 4 grand rush, t-rlt
Manager Harris is seriously think
ing 81 keeping him in the shortfield
ana Biuege back at third base. He
handled four chances successfully y
the field and got two hits in al
many opportunities. His work was
1000 all Ground.
Finding the Indians running away
with his WHOLESOME pttchIng staLI
Bucky Harris sent Reeves 70 sno ~
az successor to Buddy Myer 20
the fifth. Miller. the first bats
man. bouncsd TO him. Reeves cut
fys,S him down with q perfect peg
affer taking the ball close TO second
1900. When Burns was rum down
N the sixth Reeves took Severed, g
throw, chased Burns back ano
II 80 him out at first.
Il, the seventh he went out into
nllnrk center and seized WyatG
non nv. playing the sun perfectly.
IN fl1e eial1th he took 3 toss rom
gfAwark ON the fly, retiring
@nealxer &c second, and doubled
o. Myatt e first.
Going to hat Tor the first time as
lAad0ff man ia the seventh, tne
1seoreia Tech wonder bounced g
hard single over Miiler's head. Lacy ~
n1ade 5 remarkable stop q the
bounder behind the bag, but nad NO
cllalica of cutting of the runner.
rs the eighth he came to the pan
with Jeaneg on second, SEVERED on
first and one out. This time ne
wllaled d hot bounder OF Miners
glove FOR q single. the ball skipping
pask Lacey before he could stop =
"a continuing on into right Held.
Tl1ak bingla scored Jeanes from.
scond base It was q hardhit DALI
that's what Il was.
The appearance Of Reeves was
roinrfdent with the fading OF Myer.
The former Pelican played three
INNINGS af third and escaped Win
hfn life. When he failed 70 cover
fhe bag on Lutzke's bounder 70
OGDEN. thereby allowing Jameson 70
teach the Ear corner In safety,
Buclxy Harris decided it was no day
FOR him there, and In the next
inning Bluege was back at his old
ioh and Myer at short. Reeves sup
planted him In the fifth, finishing
The Rame between Bluege ana
steWart
AVER Is not considered sue.
cess as shOrtstQp. For tnat
Fenson no Mas tried at third.
New Il looks - q he had MADE
coed &C the hot corner. Umlesg
Peek returns In condition 80 h0l0
NJ his end, g b possible Reeves
nav receive 3 longer trial be.
tween BIuege and Harris.
Thsre can be little doubt that the
Fsriefw are doomed to the second
sIsVlrlon II Obliged to have such
1ifchinr as they received yesterday.
rho rreatest eIuggers In history
Fe,,ia not swing such pitching over
IA Tor. and the Griffs are by no
f,eana tfa greatest collection Of
EisrRners even In the game today.
= ~ the indians walked off the
f,aiN yeetefday they were victors
bv core Of IL to 5. They had
bI1fnrneIed Joe Bush till Welts stood
hlft al over him. They had
s,,aacltea curly Ogden till his eyes
svav.e closed and his mouth was all
mt They had cuffed Alex Fergll-
hnn 4 couple OF times just in
koIrif of fun and lest he have a
tvgAiIed head, they had gocked Nor
tell IN the jaw at least once.
The Griffs were not outlnit.
They got rs hits and four passes
81 Walter Miller besides having
one man reach first ON an error.
Vet they were beaten badly, for
which their pitching was almost
vyI10lly resnOnslIble. Miller was
no puzzle. But behind him the
Indians were making merry with
WaaI1IngtOn's small town hurting.
Bush hit Joe Sewell and gave
Burns q double in the first, but
two were gone and he did not
look 90 bad. It was In the second
that he was kicked In the small Of
his back. punched on the jaw,
bumped on the tummy and finally
knocked out Of the contest alto
gether. A walk, two bruistng sin.
gles. cruel double and q tenn
pestuous triple sent him on his
way before the last Indian died.
The run lead the Griffs had
gained with so much effort earlier
In the frame was wiped out never
to reappear. The champions were
whipped then and there. Harris
took himself, Ruel and Myer out
Of the lineup in the fifth, admit.
ting he surrendered.
Ogden was no better than Bush
Ia one and one-third innings he hill
man. walked another, and gave
two singles and q double. Gos.in'a
brilliant peg to the plate on Burns
single cut off one run that would