The Washington times., 1928-07-17
BRAKT TRIES
UGK TODAY
BY Louis ~ DoneheE

By Louis 4. Donghsr
southpaw contest with
Garlitk Braxton and Walter stew.
art ia the points 4 booked for to-
days final appeararce BE- the st.
Louis Brown u this series
The Gtiffs dppped the last two
fnssels with the Indians and have
lost all three played with the St.
Louis Browns NATURALLY they don't
run around laughing Such a
losing streak usually brings eroWls
and The fsrifts are ordinary young
men Yes they're growIing
The baIIrIlo0ed dneE between
General Alvin CrpWder and
Bump HadIey resulted ii 9 10
Inning beating for the GFiffes
70 q with the Mound City
twirIer continuing on bis vie.
t0rlOus way lt WAS mo dis.
grace Tor Hadley, grOWder win
MIN. from the Grifls rather
than from him.
When the ninth session opened
HadIey was ii front. % 4 When
the Browns finished their half they
were tied, 2 to 2 thanks TO young
Mr. Reeves He had contributed
one Of his patented wild heaves into
his own dugout. It hurt.
lii Blue opened that ninth with a
single to center moving up on
O'Rourke's single to left Manion
shot one 81 Bluege. forcing 0'RotTrike
and then Reeves, taking The throw
hurled the onion past Judge. letting
Blue count with the tying run.
The next two blokes died. but the
damage had been done.
With one gone ia the tenth.
Iesnie Manush doubled to right and
went over with the deciding run
when Schultz singled through the
shortfield KresA rolled fo Reeves
and Harris dropped his throw. ali
lowing Schultz to reach ssecsnd
safely. Blue waited for walk ana
O.R0urke's long hoist 70 Barnes per.
mitted Schultz to score. That's ali.
The Griffs had dropped their fifth
II row Crowder had won his
duel with Hadley.
AZ pitching exhiDifi0n, II
was good 70 see. There Was
slight difference between the
performers. though considerable
between the Teams The WISH
tOrs were tlp and doing ali tile
way, whereas the home team
seemed 70 be sitting back Oh, its
launches waiting for the sock
-, kran 1nW nnaSan ~, f1an last
two sessions.
The Browns forged To the front III
the fourth. which Manush opened
with single past Reeves. Schultz
forced him, moved to third when
kress singled to center. and counted
on Blues loft to Rice.
Bucky Harris. who played 4 fine
game generally singled past Krsss
la the fifth. advanced on Isuelss
pass and counted on two sacrifices,
tying the score.
The Griffs apparently won the
contest In the seventh when Harris
led off with walk, reached sec
ond on Hadley's sacrifice and
scored on Rice's wallop to center.
But the ninth-inning heave by young
Mr.. Reeves settled all that and
the visitors COPIED in the ninth.
Life IS like that.
Sam Rice was prominent III
fIle days work. He rot d dpu-
bic and two singles In three
official times af bat. adding i
sacrifice and pass for good
measure. He twice stole second,
once with Crowder holding the
ball. He seemed to have belie-
fitted by his brief layOff with
an injured elbow.
BlaclSie O'Rourlxe looked like a
rookie with his speed and pep on
the hot corner His galloping assist
ON Ruel's hopper in the second
was a pip, but he bettered that with
his fine running one. handed pickup
OF the same players offering in the,
ninth.
When Rice piunked his two-bag-
ger to center in the opening round
ne had registered his one hundredth
safe hit OF the year He didn't
stop there, though. adding couple
Of more before being stranded III
the tenth when Barnes and West
whitfield and Judge rolled 10 Kress,
ending the contest.