The Washington times., 1929-05-11
800 MAR K
GR|FFS AIM
TODAY
By Bob Thayer

CHICAGO, Ill, May IL
Having passed the Chicago
White Sox in the American
League compilations as a re-
suit Of yesterdays exhibition.
The Washington Griffmen to-
day are riding in sixth place
with "a record of six games
won and IL lost.
Firmly established in the cellar
only a few days ago the Griffs to-
day are bidding not only for their
third straight verdict but also for
the decision which would earn them
an even break in the current West
ern swing.
Knocking off the Cleveland In
dams, Detroit Tigers and Chicago
White Sox once apiece. they can
climb to a 500 percentage by whip
ping Senior Alphonse Thomas and
his supporting cast today, weather
permitting.
Pitcher Sad Sam" Jones, the
ancient right.hander, is expected to
be started by Acting Manager Clyde
Milan against this man Thomas, the
pride and joy of Lena Blackburne's
hurting department.
Thomas, an ex-Baltimore sensa-
tion, has shown plenty against
everything coming his way, but
there's a growing hunch among
the veteran Griffmen that he'll be
stopped in short order if he is used
today.
"Our Ieft.hand hitters will
murder that Bird" Goose Cos
lin, remarks. Hes got plenty
of stuff, but when We bear
down on him he'll know it,"
If the weather holds up, as is
hoped, Jones may make good in
this instance, the continued cold
having previously affected his con-
troll. Once in step Sad Sam" is
always tough proposition.
Concluding their series with the
White Sox at Greater Comiskey
Park tomorrow. the Griffmen are
to visit st. Louis for a three-game
row with the ambitious Browns be-
fore returning to the Griffith Sta
dium for a whirl against the batter
ing AS, May II.
Hopping off disastrOusly at the
outset, the Griffs would prize
highly an edge in their first 1929
Western invasion. A decisive mar
gin over the Pale Hose and
Brownies would send them home in
q favorable light.
With E. Garland Braxton per-
mitting only four widely distributed
safeties the Griffmen yesterday
trounced the White Sox in their
series opener at Comiskey Park.
4 to 2.
Though Braxton allowed only
two hits until the ninth period, he
was working under a two-run han
dicap for five innings. Singles by
Goslin along with another one-shot
by Gooch and Metzler's error giving
his club it's first count in the sixth.
This was accomplished after
the home team had registered in
the fourth and fifth. The Griffs
then forged ahead to stay in the
seventh.
Lefty Weiland, who had
pitched great ball for the White
Sox, was clouted for the tying run
on Ruel's single and subsequent
steal of second along with Myers
infield hit and Rice's dart to right
which scored Ruel and sent Myer
to third.
Myer and Rice started a double
steal and when Weiland committed
balk, Myer was waved across
with the winning run by Umpire
Bill Dineen.
Danny Dugan, another left. handler,
relieved Weiland Just in time to re-
tire Bluege for the third out but
Cronin's triple to center and Ruels
swinging sacrifice bunt down the
third base line in the eighth sent
the California boy plateward with
n run off Dugan before Bob Con-
molly was inserted to pitch the
ninth.
This represented the first time |
this season that the Griffmen have |
bagged two straight. While turning
this trick they conquered a sup.
posed weakness, southpaw pitching. |
Since Frank Barnes, the Detroit |
slabman, who was beaten Thursday,