The Washington times., 1931-07-27
Al CROWDER
To PITCH
OPENER
BY GARRETT WATERS

BY GARRETT WATERS
Four games with the Cleveland
Indians beginning with the
opener of the series today, marks
the close of the Griffmen's home
stand against the invaders from
the West, following yesterdays
5-to-2 defeat by the Browns.
Although Manager Peckln
psugh's crew did not fair so cX.
ceptionally we'll in the Philadel.
phia series just ended, it Is
reasonably contended by them
that they'll be able to pick up
couple Of victories at the expense
of the Griffmen whom they know
aren't going as well as they might
at this time.
Eyes On Third Place
It is the Indians aim this year
to finish in the first division.
They would especially enjoy over
taking the Yankees for the third
position in the race for it means
lust that much more money 70
them when the first division clubs
get their share of the world series
dividends. The thirdplace club
gets more than the fourth-place
finisher.
Keeping within striking dis
tance of the Yankees is their
aim, then, at this late stage OF
the season,
They feel that, with a few
favOrS in the breaks, they might
catch Manager McCarthy's men
providing they do not fold
up completely in their remain
ing games. At that, they have
the st. Louis Browns to watch.
who also have their eyes
trained on finishing in the
first division.
Hudlin or Brown will start m
the mound today for Manager
Peckinpaugh. Manager Walter
Johnson has nominated Gen. Al.
win Crowder.
The Griffmen lost the series
final to the Browns yesterday.
The score was to 2. Two big
innings, the fourth and fifth,
netted the Goslin team the
Lefty Lloyd Brown started on
the mound for the Griffmen and
hurled very we'll into too many
hits ratified off Of st. Louis bats
in the fifth. Brownie gave up
two runs in the fourth when Cos
lin lifted a home run over the
right field wall with Schultz on
base. The latter had opened the,
inning with a single.
HadIey HaIts Scoring
In the fifth Brownie couldn't
stand the gaff He signaled his
own downfall by grabbing Burns
bunt and throwing wildly to first.
Burns made third on the play.
Bluege took care of McNeely
and Bengough, following at bal.
but Gray's looping single to right
scoring Burns started an
avalanche of st. Louis basehits
that was not stopped until two
more runs had been driven across
the plate and Bump Hadley sub
Stituted on the mound to stem
the tide.
HadIey did just that as he
halted the rally and held the
opposition ScOreIeSs for the re-
mainder of the way. But his
exceptional hurting came tn"
late as the Griffmen could d"
little with Sam Gray's Ofter-
ings, the st. Louis mOundsmsn.
who scored his second triumph
Of the series.
The Griffs totaled seven h'l7
off of Gray, more than the
Browns could gather off OF The
combined deliveries of Brown and
Hadley. Gray was just good IN
the pinches, that's all.
Heine Manush socked like the
Heine of old, however, to put a
little sunshine into the dark day
of the Griffmen. He slapped on
three hits, all of the solid variety
one being a triple in the ninth
inning.
This triple. incidentally, wa
turned into a run when Cronln :
fly to GoSlin scored Manush. TIL"
other Griff marker came as 2
result of another fly by Cronn
scoring Sam Rice in the fourth
inning. Sammy had opened this
frame with a single and had
advanced to third on Manush 5
one baser to right.