The Washington times., 1927-08-03
.lNOa / TOM
ON MOUND
BY Louis A. Dougher

BY Louis I Dougher
Uncle Tom zachary, the lopsy.
wopsy left.hander. and either Milton
Castor or ssSadss Sam Jones win
hook iip today in the opening game
OF the series between the Washing.
ton Griffmen and the Sc. Louis
Browns. Uncle Tom has yet to losa
since rejoining his old teammates,
and ID especially anxious to hand
the Browns second walloping. hav.
ing already done that little thing
out IN st. Louis.
The Browns came In from Boston
this morning more Or less lame and
halt from the rough treatment &C.
corded them by the rejuvenated Red
Sox. They all admit that Bill CARR.
gan has imbued his kids with a lot
Of fight and that the Griffs. no
matter how rough they. may get,
can't be much rougher.
The Tigers got away with one
victory out 81 their four games
here, coping yesterdays by Q
score Of Is s. They did Il In
two INNINGS. They punched six
hits, two 81 which Were scratches
past BIuege, for four runs IN
the fifth frame, and walked
away Iii the ninth with three
hits and b walk. giving them
tllree tallies.
Walter johnson. observing his
goth anniversary as . major
Lacquer, retired the Tigers IN order
for four innings. IN the second
he got one-run lead when Goslin
tripIed off Whitehill and scored on
Bluege's belt to center. This was
wiped out painfully In the fifth.
though.
FothergiTl opened with . two.
bagger and Heilmann brought him
over with q single To right Neun
scratched q hit past BIuege and
DiVivtlros sacrif ice d. WoodalI
singled past Bluege and II came
Heilmanll. WhitehilI fouIed over
THE pan. johnson gathered him.
self together and famed Manush.
rluch to that young mans disgust.
The Griffs had been practically
helpless before Whitehill for gi8
innings but they hammered him
nut of there IN the big seventh
when they tied the scOre with three
runs. It was then that 'FfencIy."
II t2HuAIkktUA Q141-LlIlA9 GENat uOS
roofer, leaped upon the roof Of tne
Griffs dugout and did . var dance
0f delight.
Goaiin singled to center with one
out and Ruel walked. Bluega
doubled to left. scoring Gosiin, and
Ruel went In while Reeves was
grounding out to DiViveiros. John.
son walked and Bluege counted on
Rice's safe hunt past the pitcher.
Holloway relieved Whitehill and
stopped the fun by disp0sing Of
Harris on I hoist to Heiln1ann.
The eighth saw the Grlffs
4 take the lead and things began
to look like 3 big night n the
Capital Speaker led off with
q rap 10 left and let AIcNeely
run for him. Judges sacrifice.
GOslin's infieId hit and Ruei'e
4 fly to Heilmann scored McNeely.
| Heilmann plastered 4 single to
center, opening the ninth but i. a.
forced by Neun who promptly stola
second. Wingo came up for Di
Viveiros and two balls had been
called on him when johnson re,
tired to allow BraIton ~ do some
: Nt0AAAs 1AGNA1AAUoY - "a ut mana 01I
ter. replaced Wiugo and walked.
Then came the deciding walIoI
Of the day. Larry yVoodan poied :
long ny over McNeely.s head. Mao
made q good try cor that drive and
did set his hands on It only to losa
il II. II went for d triple, scorina
\ Neun and McManus.
! MaFberry tranned TO the box t.
relieve Braxton ana made Bassles
roll to Harris but Warner sinRlel
to right, scoring WoodalIt with the
run that eventually won for De
troit.
That the Csrikfa fight Is the bit
ter end was seen IN their half q
the ninth when Bob Reeves. openej
| with 4 three-base drive down Il
the corner Ii left field. scoring On
Tate's hoist to H6iInaann. Ric1
scratched single past Csehringe1
but was LEFT. The Griffs of 1927
Just aa the old Washinrto chi
of 1907, had dropped the earne q
the TIGERS ~ i one run margin.
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