The Washington times., 1936-08-28
GRlFFMEN MISS FIRST DIVISION BY EYELASH IN TRIBE SET
White Sox
Here For
Series
BY FRANK "BUCK" O'NEILL

ny FhANh DUN " NEALA
The vulgar bats Of the Cleve-
land Indians ruined Bucky Harris
coup de main at Griffith Stadium
yesterday, and as a result the Chi
cago White Sox wheel into town
still holding down fourth place, a
full game ahead of the Griffs. If
Buck Newsom had not tried to
throw a steaming fast ball past
Hal Trosky; If sgd Cohen could
have stopped Earl Averill, things
might have been different.
A French statesman once said
that audacity, more audacity and
still more audacity was the key
to success. Harris adopted the
Gallo philosophy, and by audaci-
Gus use of the bunt with two out,
put the Griffs ahead. Yes, it put
the Griffs two runs ahead, and
with the result of the White SoX-
Athletics game posted on the score
board, it seemed as if the boys
were safely home in the first divi-
sion. Then came the crashing and
the bashing, and the changing and
the jangling of the vulgar Cleve-
land bats.
Let's look at the game for a
moment. About everything was
in it except mayhem. The lead
had fluctuated, until in the eighth
with the count knotted, Harris
decided to put everything to one
bold touch.
Lewis BuntS
Chapman poked a single through
the infield to right field with two
out. With Lewis coming up, a bit
Of straightaway hitting seemed in
order, and the Cleveland infield
played deep. Lewis bunted and
caught everyone flatfooted. Hale
threw into right field and Chap
man scored. Then Kuhel singled
and Lewis scored.
Newsom, who had replaced
Whitehill, had a lot of stuff. He
also had a lot Of confidence, and
he tried to whistle a fast one past
Trosky with Averill on base.
Trosky just hit the ball nine miles
out Of the lot, and there went the
lead of two runs; there went Har-
ris' coup de maitre, there went
fourth place.
Despite the fact that everything
went haywire, the afternoon was
not wholly lost. Chapman had a
great day at bat. incidentally,
the Flaming Arrow" is using a
lighter bludgeon than he formerly
used, and the results are tonic.
In the series with the Indians he
made eight hits and Smacked the
ball better than he has IN a long
time.
Freak Homer
One Of Chapman'S blows yester.
day was freak home run. He had
three others, but those three were
just hammer strokes that found
grass. The homer WAS unusual. It
went into right field and bounced
into the bull pen chairs, Chapman
ounding the bases while
Weatherly tried to retrieve the
leather.
While on the subject of Chap
man and home runs, the writer
was in error in condemning the
umpireS for not giving Chappie a
looper on Wednesday. Evidence
has been submitted which proves
that his ball did not go into the
stands. Wherefore, and as usual,
the men in blue were right. Harry
Geisel called the ball a double, and
that should have been the tip off,
No man in the game is more cap.
able than this same Harry Geisel,
The Griffs thrived on the
Cleveland pitching, making 43
hits in three games. Chapman,
as noted previously; Kuhel, Lewis
and the reliable Johnny Stone
did right we'll at the bat. So
did Travis, most of the time.
Bolton hit we'll yesterday.
The Indians have departed and
the Sox are in town today. Pete
Appleton will pitch against the
Pallid Hose.