The Washington times., 1936-06-19

third place.
No team ever played more SEN
sational ball than the Griffs did
yesterday as they extended their
winning streak to three games
and swept the series with the
Detroit Tigers. The BengalS bow
ed for the sixth consecutive time
and are ready to concede the
pennant for this year.
The triple play came in the
second inning. owen and Burns
both walked, and Reiber lined to
KresS. All hands were running,
and Kress threw to Bluege who
wheeled and pegged to Kuhel to
complete the play.
A triple play IS the ultimate in
defense and lives in the records
after other plays fade from mem
ory. But this triple play did not
thrill half as much as the great
running catch that Cecil Travis
made on White in the third in
ming. It did not match in beauty
of execution the catch that Chap
man made on Crowder and then
on Simmons. Nor did it compare
in sheer deftness with the stops
made by Lewis on Goslin and Ro-
gell.
The defense of the Griffs saved
Buck Newsom from rout. NewSom
was wild and was ready for the
cleaners with base hit. But that
hit never came, thanks to the
greatest defensive play that this
writer has observed in years.
Chapman greeted General Grow.
der with a clean single to left
field. Chappie then stole second
base. When Harris gave him the
sign to run, Chappie tried for
third But Reiber shot him by a
Whisker.
Crowder tried to fool Stone on
a change of pace, but the left
fielder spanked the ball into left
field for a single. Bolton also hit
to left. It finally came up to New
som, and the Breeze singled to
right, scoring Stone.
Harris took the long chance on
a big rally with two out. He had
Chapman hit with two and moth
ing and the bases loaded. Chap.
man forced Bluege at third. Ordi-
narily Chappie would have waited,
but with a cripple in prospect,
Harris sought the killing stroke.
Harris is ever seeking the ele'
ment of surprise. That's why
Chapman was sent on to third in
the first inning. That's why he
hit with two and nothing. That's
baseball that wins oftener than it
loses.
Joe Kuhel blasted a home run
into the upper right-field pavilion
in the third inning and scored
Johnny Stone. This put the
GriffS three runs ahead.
In the fourth inning Bluege
walked and stole second. With
two out Chapman walked up
The Alabama Arrow" singled
and scored Bluege.
Detroit takes relatively little
interest in the outcome of the
Schmeling-LouiS fight. They take
it for granted that the sepia
slammer will slam der Schlagel
out in a few heats. Greatest in
tereSt in Louis was aroused ovel
his battle with Primo Carnera
and next to that, his comba
with Max Baer.
Cleveland seems to be reServini
its fight consciousness or its figh
interest for the meeting betWeel
James j. Braddock and Louis
Not that Braddock will have mucI
of a chance, but at least tn
fight will be for the title.
Kress singled to left in tn
sixth inning and Bluege single
to right in the sixth. Newsor
forced Kress at third. Again
was up to Chapman, and he cam
through with a blow to righ'
scoring Bluege.
Newsom was the luckiest pitche
who ever lived. He was wild an
didn't have any stuff to talk abou
But the most sensational fieldin
that ever supported pitcher save
his neck.
Rogell made a nifty one-hande
stop Of q hot shot by Travis |
the fifth inning and got him 9
first. Rogell also got Kuhel an
Bolton.
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