The Washington times., 1934-06-14
CLUBS SPIRIT
HIGH AFTER
TWO WINS
BY GARRETT WATERS
The Griffs were as elated today


that of two games in one after
noon.
Reason Number Two, was a
unanimous joy over the great
hitting Of their manager-Joe
Cronin-who yesterday appeared
to be well on his way to new
batting heights.
Reason Number Three was the
knowledge that Heine Manush,
dependable left fielder injured in
the eighth inning of yesterdays
first game, was not to be on the
Sidelines for any length of time
that he might be able to play
today if his injured finger had
not swollen by game time.
And last, but not least, Reason
Number Four was the realization
that Luke Sewell, veteran catcher,
who has been on the SidelineS
all spring, is once more available
for regular duty, in fact, will be
in today's third game of the
current series with the Chicago
White Sox as clipper and de-
pendable as ever.
Win Streak, Maybe?
BY grabbing both ends of yester-
days twin bill, II to and 13 to
II, the Griffs got started On what
they believe is the inauguration of
a long winning streak.
Now, about Cronin's hitting.
Surely the young leader was at
the top Of his form yesterday. OF
course the big item in his mind
today was to keep up the good
work.
All told, Manager Joe gathered
six hits and they proved most
damaging to the opposition. In
the first game he collected two
doubles and q single. His first
double drove in three runs, his
second pushed over one marker.
while his single was responsible
for still another. Total runs
driven in five.
Best of Year
In the second encounter, the
young leader again made three
hits, two being singles and one a
homer. His first single in the
opening frame drove over two
runs. His second single in the
very next inning sent Travis to
third, who had singled only q
moment before, while his homer
in the eighth drove over Myer
and Stone who had reached base
as a result Of o single and an
error respectively. Total runs
driven In five. Total for both
games, 10.
Cronin had another oAhis famous
lineup changes in action yester-
day, which new arrangement he
stated today he'd probably use for
the remainder of this White SoX
series. 1t had Myer leading off,
Johnny Stone, second, Manush,
third, himself, fourth, Travis,
fifth, Kuhel, sixth, Schultz, sew
enth, Sewell, eighth and the
pitcher last.
It proved to be quite a
gratifying arrangement as the
GrtffS won two games and
won 'em in handy fashion, with
Tt2ViB forced 10 hit third. KuheL
nth and Dave Harris, sixth, due
b Manush'S absence in the SEQ
Un6 game.
Easy for WhitehiH
Eight runs In the first game
In the first two innings made it
comparatively easy for Earl
Whitehill, veteran Southpaw, to
breeze through to his fifth tri-
umph Of the season, while mark
erS at every turn in the second
contest saved the Griff pitchers
from defeat under a neavy Chisox
attack.
It was the first time this sea-
son the Griffs had won a double
header.
Solid Smacks Count
Take the first game. Ten sure
IRE bingleS were slapped out
there and the feature Of this
attack was the fact that every
hit was made to count. The
score Of that contest was II to 8.
The second game was even bets
ter, as Is solid base blows were
gathered. Five of these came in
the first inning when six runs
were coined.
And four more were recorded
when Cronin and his gang staged
. three-run scoring bee in the
eighth-which rally proved de-
cidedly timely as the eighth and
ninth inning threats Of the ChiSox
made their unexpected presence.
Cronin had to call upon three
hurlerS in the nightcap. Jack Rus
sell was his starter Alec McColl
was his second man." while Gen.
Alvin Crowder was his third.
Lyons Speedy Fall
All three of these pitchers were
hit hard, but the Griffs managed
to get by a 13 to II winner be-
cause the Is hits they collected
against Milt CASTOR and Joe Hev.
ing, the Chisox Fingers, were dam
aging in the pinches.
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