The Washington times., 1931-07-22
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Bv GARRETT WATERS

Capt. Joe Judge is not playing
regularly at first base, as is
known, because of the splendid
work of Joe Kuhel at this time,
but the knowledge that he is
once more ready if needed is
taking a load off the mind OF
Manager Walter Johnson these
days.
Judge, for all of his 36 years
is still the reliable ball player OF
old, despite the fact that many
figured that his days were about
over when the appendicitis all
ment hit him last May.
Pinch-Hitter at Present
He shows the skeptics that
they're all wrong by the manner
in which he conducts himself
during the daily infield drills,
which present a pretty spry
Judge when everything is con
sidered.
Judge is being used as a
pinch hitter by Manager Walter
johnson right now. He'd be in
the game regularly as said be-
fore, but for the dependable
play of Joe Kuhel, at present
holding down the initial sack.
Joe was injected into yester-
days game against the Detroit
Tigers to bat for Jackie Hayes
in the ninth inning. He flied
out, but he took his cut like it
wasn't bothering him, which is
a worry off Manager Johnson's
mind.
Pilot Johnson plans using Judge
as a pinch-hitter more often from
now on. When the captain" is
right at bat, there are few bats
men as dangerous as he when
past records are reviewed.
Browns Here Today
Judge tied the score for his
team, pinch hitting against the
Chicago White Sox recently. That
appearance was his second since
his appendicitis operation last
May.
The Griffs lost to the Tigers,
incidentally, yesterday. The
final score was 4 to 3. The
setback halted a winning
streak which had reached five
straight games.
But today is another day, say
the Griffs. They will be up
against the st. Louis Browns, who
are here for four games in five
days. 1t is the aim to start an
other winning streak against
Manager Killefers men, and
Manager Walter Johnson has
nominated Alvin Crowder as his
pitcher to get things off to a
victorious beginning. The St.
Louis pitching selection has been
withheld.
Fourteen hits explains the De
troit Tigers triumph yesterday.
Carl Fischer couldn't hold the
lead his mates collected for him,
while Bump Hadley, his successor,
gave up the run for the winning
margin in the ninth.
Vic Sorrell hurled the complete
nine innings for the Tigers. He
got better as the going pro-
gressed, as he held the Grltts
scoreless after the third inning,
the frame in which they counted
all of their runs.
Carl Fails to Hold EN-
The Tigers pecked away at
Fischer until they drove him out
in the seventh. They counted
one run in the fourth when NC
Manus doubled and Koenlg
One more was registered
in the sixth when Hayworth
drove across Walker. who had
opened the inning by being hit
by pitched ball.
Stone singled after Gehringer
flied out in the seventh, and
Manager johnson decided that
Hadley had better take the
mound. Bump took it, but
was nicked for the run that tied
the score when Owen singled
across Stone.
Hayworth'S triple with Koenig
on base counted the run for the
Detroit margin in the ninth. Kuhel
singled for the Griffs in their
end of the inning but Sorrell
took the remainder of his rivals
in order, ending the game.
Real collective hitting counted
the three Griff markers in the
third. Hargrave singled, West
doubled, E. Rice was safe Oh
Doljack's error, and Cronin
singled for the runs.
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