The Washington times., 1933-08-19
.GR|FFS EAGER
. FOR NEWS Of
BROWNS
BY Times Staff Correspondent

BY Times Staff Correspondent
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 19.-While in
Chicago during the past four
days, the Griffs did a bit of eye
peeking at the score-board every
afternoon, but not to watch the
progress of the Yankees.
Instead they were interested in
how the st. Louis Browns per-
formed-how they won their
games, who pitched, who hit
home runs, if any, and why it all
happened, etc.
They did this because they
knew they were going to face the
Brownies themselves following
their White Sox series, and they
wanted to get an idea whether
the new Hornsby club was hot,
cold or luke warm.
During the first two afternoons
they figured the Browns were
downright hot in view of the
manner in which they defeated
the McCarthymen twice in as
many days. But yesterday. the
tables we're turned when the
Yanks became the "hot" team
by winning one of their famous
one-sided victories.
Now, the idea of all this follows
this line of reasoning: The Griffs
realized yesterday, the day before
and the day before that, that
they'd have to play the Browns
soon, and it was their hope to
catch 'em off their winning
strides at time when Washing
ton victories are needed more
than ever.
Have Seasons Series
From the looks of developments,
the Griffs will rub up against
their opponents just at that
auspicious m ON ent, as the
Browns, no doubt, "shot their
bolt" in their first two contests
against the Yanks earlier in the
week. But, we shall see, We shall
see.
There's no doubt the Griffs will
leave St. Louis Sunday night with
the seasons series we'll under their
belts. For Manager Cronin and
his gang have won fifteen games
from their rivals since the start
of the campaign while losing only
five. And from this it would seem
the Griffs should not expect any
more trouble from their Missouri
brethren. But the Griffs are con-
servative persons this year
y'know, and have been all along
despite successes, successes and
more successes in the past.
But on with the dance! Cronin
and his men won another ball
game yesterday, the Chicago
White Sox being the victims
again, and this time after ~
innings. 6 to 4.
The victory made it 10 in a row
for the Griffs, not to mention the
fact that it marked a cleanup OF
the series with the White Sox
Ossie Bluege won this one for the
boys by uncorking a hefty single
to center in the tenth inning WITH
the bases loaded. 1t drove ove'
the two runs needed for the mar
gin of victory.
Heving Pitches Well
The game, before this frame
had been quite battle for fma!
honors. The Sox had good pitch
ing for a change and it was turned
in by Joe Heving, big right
handler, after Walter Miller, start
ing hurler for the day, had been
knocked out by the Griffs during
their four-run scoring bee IN the
third.
But Acting Manager Jimmy
Austin decided he'd have to nave
a run to tie the score in the SeV.
enth, so Withdrew Heving IN thaC
frame in favor of Pinch-Hltt
Sullivan. This lad came through
and scored the tying run several
moments later when Swanson
singled and Haas drove into
double play.
Whitley Wyatt was then given
the assignment of keeping the
Griffs at bay until a supposed
winning end.
Whitley held "our team" in the
eighth and ninth, but ran into
trouble in the tenth when the
bases were filled with only one
out. Bluege's single ruined his
day, especially after he had
gotten Kuhel on a foul 10
Dykes only a moment before.
Jack Russell became the Grill
winning pitcher as he held the
Sox in the tenth. He really held
'em before this frame as he took
Tommy Thomas place on the
peak after Sullivan's single IN
that seventh. The victory was
Russelps seventh of the cam
paign.