The Washington times., 1933-09-06
GR|FFMEN BACK
FROM TOUCH
HUB SERIES
BY Times Staff Corresnondent

by Ilmes Staff Correspondent
The Griffs are back home today.
having finished their seasons
series with the Boston Red Sox by
double-header yesterday
at Boston. And if anyone would
ask Manager Cronin and his gang
how they liked being back home,
the answer would be:
"YOu bet your sweet life
we're glad to be back, espe-
cialIy after those two games
at Boston yesterday. Can those
fellows give us a run for our
money, any time, anywhere?
There's no doubt they know
how to do that, even though
they can't duplicate, for some
reason or other, against their
other foes"
Yesterdays first game, for ex.
ample, was one of the toughest
the Griffs have had in weeks.
The Sox plugged away through
out the regular nine innings,
while in the tenth they tied the
score at 4 to 4, after it looked
as if the Griffs had, just a half
inning before, put the game far
out of reach by a tWo-run Scor-
ing bee.
WhitehiII Chased
But the Sox were just like
that yesterday. Even in the sec.
ond game, which the Griffs won
only after the toughest of strug-
giles, Earl Whitehill was chased
in the seventh inning. However,
as the Griffs finally won and he
was ahead when withdrawn, he
got credit for his nineteenth
victory of the. season.
Getting back to the first game,
Lefty Walter Stewart had the
toughest task ever to keep the
Sox at bay. And as events
turned out he was unable to fin
ish the game because the SoX
put on that two-run rally to tie
the count at "A in the tenth.
Jack Russell rushed to the res"
cue in this instance and pro-
ceeded to hold the Sox in the
eleventh after the Griffs had
taken a 5-to-4 lead in the first
part of the frame as result OF
Myers walk Manush's single,
Cronin's long fly to Cooke and
Werber's error on Schulte'S
grounder. The victory was Rus
sells tenth of the campaign and
the nth he's scored as a relief
pitcher since the opening OF the
season.
Earl Whitehill tired rapidly in
the second game and whispered
to Cronin in the seventh to with
draw him if the Sox got too
frisky with his pitches. They did
and Cronin was forced to call
upon Russell again after AleXan'
der had doubled.
JOIIey Doubles
Werber had singled and Jolley
had doubled for two runs. Russell
gave up hits to McManus and
Judge before retiring the side.
then gave way to Pinch Hitter
Dave Harris during a Griff rally
in the eighth. This brought Gen.
Alvin Crowder to the mound, who
kept the Sox at bay, although
combed for five hits in his brief
twoinning appearance.
The Sox filled the bases with
none out in the ninth off CroWder,
only not to score because OF an
unusual double play which bobbed
into the picture. McManuS was
on third when Pinch Hitter Fer
rell. up for Warstler. lined a long
flv to Sam Rice in right. NC
Manus, figuring the ball had
landed safely, ran almost to the
plate before realizing his mistake
and had to race back to third TO
begin the sprint home again.
But he was not successful az
Rice's relay to Cronin was so fast
that Marty was caught by yards
at the plate when Cronin whipped
the hall to SeWell. McManuS had
to run for home after the catch,
as Judge had pulled up at third
after Rices catch. Pinch Hitter
Seeds, up for Pitcher Weiland'
then lined to Bluege to end the
game.
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