The Washington times., 1931-08-07
GR|FFS REACT FAv0RABLY after DAYS OF RES
IMPROVEMENT
IN PLAY IS
RESULT
By GARRETT WATERS

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Reactions are funny things
some times. The Griffmen demon.
strated yesterday what their re-
actions we're after two days Of
rest. They broke loose against
the Boston Red Sox in the opener
of the series with the Collins
managed team by scoring a one
sided Is to victory.
If off-days will help Manager
Johnson's men like that. then
let them be favored with many
more of them. The Griffs col
lected 20 hits off two Boston
pitchers Russell and Dinham,
yesterday, every man in the game
getting at least one safe shot
with the exceptions of Joe Kuhel
and Cliff Bolton.
Manager JohnSon's men should
sweep the series, hitting at this
clip. Also, hitting far, wide and
handsome, should tune them to
the right pitch to carry on in the
games to soon follow against the
western clubs. They start out
west Sunday night. by the way.
No Game Today
But to get back to the reaction
subject. The Griffs showed by
yesterdays work that they needed
the two days rest which preceded
their opening against the SoX.
In other words, the strain Of
playing against the AS earlier in
the week tested their stamina to
the limit.
Sweeping the series with the
SOx. as mentioned above. should
be made dOubly easy with an
other days rest on tap today.
No, ladies, there will be no
game today. as Mr.. Schedule
Maker has deemed IL otherwise.
But tomorrow and Sunday there
will be games. Actually it'll be
the last chance to see the Griffs
in action for a period of three
weeks as Manager JohnSon'S men
will be out West beginning next
Tuesday, August II, until Sunday,
August 80, when the Philadelphia
AS are scheduled at Griffith
Stadium.
Manager johnson has Sched.
uled no practice for today's off.
day. But he has figured out his
pitching plans for the two remain
ing tilts with the Sox, tomorrow
and Sunday.
Bobby Burke is to get the call
tomorrow. while Irving Bump
Hadley will work Sunday. Wiley
Moore and Danny McFayden are
the likely Boston hurlers.
Marberry Wins Again
Yesterdays game was a beauty
from every Washington stand
point. It's very seldom that the
Griffmen get 20 hits in one game.
but yesterday was one of the ex-
ceptions.
And. to make matters complete.
Fred Marberry hurled another of
his excellent games. thereby chalk.
ing up his twelfth victory of the
season.
Big Fred chimed in on the
batting, too, by grabbing two
hits. one a single and the other
a double, both in the same in
ming - the eighth-when he
came to bat twice.
That eighth inning was a slug
ging affair, by the way. 1t looked
for a while as If the Sox would
never get the Griffs out. 50 con-
sistently did base hits rattle eff
local bats.
But things ended. as all good
things do, and when the score
keepers stopped counting a big
~" was flashed on the scoreboard
to show that it was not a dream.
ROthrOck Triples
The Griffs started the game
by scoring three runs in the first
inning. One more was added in
the third, still another in the
fourth, while three were regis
tered in the fifth. The seven.
run scoring bee in the eight was
just adding insult to injury and
throwing 1t at the hapless Sox,
The SOx, by the way, counted
their lone run Of the game
In the fourth when ROthrock
tripled down the right field
line. and scored on Miller'S
foul fly to right field, which
Rice could have let drop to
prevent the run and help Mar,
berry score a shutOut.
Myer, Rice. Cronin, West and
Bleuge shared in the heavy hit.
ting of the Griffs. All of these
players collected three bingles
each. Myer two singles and
double; Rice the same, Cronin.
three doubles. West two doubles
and a single, and Bluege two
triples and a single.
Hooray for the slugging Griff-
men!