The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-07-31
.RIFF MEN
PACKING
CROUCH
BY Louis a. Dougher

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ST. LOUIS. NO.. July s1.-- Waiter
johnson, dean OF all the Washing.
ton Fingers. is scheduled to test his
ancient wing against the Browns
today In the opening game OF the
series here.
Four contests ara booked hers
before the Griffs hop out for De-
troit Tuesday night and Bucky
Harris hopes his lads viii take
three 81 them, Just as they should
have done Iii Chicago. George
Sisters hurting choice is not known
yet. His pitchers haven't been
going to suit him and be may fool
everybody by selecting one 81 his
youngsters to oppose Washingtcn's
veteran.
That final game In Chicago was
nightmare Tor the Griffs, quite
running their ride down here. After
sewing up the victory in the eighth
on Goose GosIin's fine home run
over the screen ia right field, Fred
Marbefry went out and lost it in
the ninth, the Sox grabbing the
necessary two runs and winning
5 to i. There was no joy among
the travelling athletes last night.
Al few card games daWdled along
but most Of the players hit the hay
right early.
Manager Harris carried
crouch all evening and It was
etiu III evidence this morning
when the team pulled IN here.
It doesn't pay tO throw away
away and punishment IS coming
90 some Of the athletes in the
near future unless they mend
their ways.
Stanley Coyeleslxie has & face as
LONG as the Methodist moral law
today. He thought he had q vic
tory coming to him and walked up
to find that Marberry had blown e
for him In that ninth. No won
der the ancient spitballer is down
ii the mouth Victories have not
been too frequent for him this
from fast company unless things
take q decided change for the bet
ter.
For three frames neither team
could score. Then the Griffs
hoped aboard Hollis Thurston for
two runs In the fourth with one
gone. Myer singled to center. ad-
vaneed on sacrifice and scored
on Bluege'ss rap to left. Judge
walked, hustled TO third on
Bluegess safety and counted while
Hunnefield was kicking Rlaers
slow roller around the infield.
CoyeIeslie did nobly, striking out
and leaving two runners On the
paths.
IN the sixth the Sox finally got
to Convey for q run, MostiI leading
OFF with q double to the corner In
left field and counting on Eddie
Collins single to center. Sheely
followed with an infield hit but
Convey put on all steam and tanned
Spencer Harris with the tieing
run on third.
The Griffs seemed 60 have
cinched their triumph In the
eighth when with two gone,
Myer dropped Texas Lacquer IN
center and scurried around ahead
Of G0sIin, who had lifted the bali
out over the right field screen.
Those two runs looked big then.
But they were not big enough.
CoveIeskie had been tireing and
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After one had died Collins raped
a single to center and Sheely fol-
lowed with a double to center. Falk
slapped single to left and in came
Collins, while Bill Barrett's long
fly scored Sheely. The Sox were
now one run to the bad. Marberry
relieved Coveleskie and tanned
Kamm for the third out. Few be-
heved Marberry would blow up in
the ninth but he most certainly did.
Grabowski poled three-bagger
to the extreme right field corner
for a starter, giving way to More
hart, who is swifter on his dogs.
Thurston banged a single to center.
scoring Merchant with the tieing
run. Marberry picked UP Mostil's
bunt and tossed to Myer who
dropped it, just like that. Hume
field crashed a single to the box.
filling the bases and bringing up
Eddie Collins, one tough hor1bre
in a pinch. All the White Sox
manager did was to hit safely to
left center, scoring Thurston with
the winning run. Now you know
why the Griffs wre gloomy gang
coming down from Chicago last
night. It will take couple Of
victories here, too, to put them in
good humor.
Grimes Helped