The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-07-17
LOOK OUT GRIFFS! CLEVELAND INDIANS HEADING THIS WAY
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BIZ FRANK 'BUCK" o,NELL

not the panied LrlpeSmen OF the
Plains country, nor from the
mesas of the Southwest. No, sir,
these are the Indians of Cleveland,
and their battle is the strident
"Faugh a ballagh' of the County
Tyrone.
The Tribesmen are calling on all
opponents to clear the way-that's
what "faugh a ballagh" means,
and they're not fooling around
about it. It's either step out OF the
way or be knocked out nf the way,
for since independence Day the
Cleveland Indians have played
800 baseball. That's all; they've
Just won 8 out of 10 starts.
All of this is very important to
the Griffmen this morning as
they reform their lines, shattered
by the Chicago White Sox and pre-
pare for another drive on the top.
The Pallid Hose are still among
us. but tomorrow the Indians roll
in for three games in two days,
the doubleheader being on Sun
day.
The very dour events Of the
last two days have reduced the
speed of the Griffs no little. AS
they stand now they have won
six games and lost five since
coming home. They were beaten
by the Yankees, won from the
Tigers and Browns. They can't
win the series from Chicago now;
Dykes and his boys attended to
that matter yesterday.
Griffs in Fifth Place
The position Of the Griffs at
the moment is Of relatively minor
importance. They happen to be
fifth in q race in which the po-
sitions change with the sudden
ness of colors in q Hawaiian
sunset. There are three and one
half games difference between the
Chicago Whit Sox in sixth place
and the Cleveland Indians who
ouSted the Detroit Tigers from
second place yesterday.
A drive by any one of the con-
tending teams may establish it in
the runner-up spot, and If the
Yankees crumble as heralds OF
i'll predict that they will, then
your guess as to the ultimate win
ner is as good as the next ones.
If you're interested in figures, the
Yankees hold substantially the
same lead over the field that
they held on Memorial Day, only
then the Red Sox were in Sec
ond place. And this despite the
fact that since July 4, the Nc
Carthy maulers have played 400
ball.
No doubt Jimmy DeShong will
be very glad to see these Chicago
youths depart from our city. He
has been in both games played,
once as a starter and once as a
relief pitcher. Both times he has
been around just long enough to
lose. On Wednesday he was
knocked spinning in one frame
the very first. He relieved Bill
Dietrich yesterday, forced in a
tying run, and then proceeded to
lose.
Earlier in the season DeShong
1s1Y~A 1nnN cad hV
rain, won a brilliant 2 to ! game,
and then bowed to Italo Chelini.
In the current series, DeShong
didn't seem to have his stuff. He
got himself into trouble by forcing
in a run in the seventh inning.
In the eighth he passed Mule
Haas and then the bull-throated
Zeke Bonura poled a long double
to left field, scoring Haas.
Pete Appleton started for the
Griffs and lasted less than two in
nings. Four runs and four hits
told the story of his discomfort
ure. Cascarella, Dietrich and De-
Shong followed in order. The old
CaScarella hodoo was working.
Joe left the game leading by two
runs, but he just couldn't win.
Chapman Starts Things
Just about everything hap
pened in that game that could
happen, and the Griffs finally
lost after overcoming a five-run
deficit and establishing them
selves two runs in the lead.
Play ran the gamut from the
mediocre to the Scintillant.
Ben apman started the
Griffs climbing with single in
the fifth inning, and then by
fast sprinting advanced to sec
ond on a fly by Lewis. This evil
IDENTIFY was the inspiration the
team needed and before the fir
ing stopped three runs were
posted.
In the following inning four
runs were scored and Chapman's
double scored Kress. Haas jug
gled the ball for a moment and
Chapman advanced to third,
NewSom scoring. Chapman hung
that drive on a clothes line, hit
ting it exactly where he wanted
to hit it. Too bad indeed that
Haas made even a momentary
bobble but he did, and the drive
went as a double and a boot.
Jonathan Stone is on a spec
tacular hitting squirt. Since July
he has been at bat 81 times and
made II hits for an average of
.459. Stone has made three
triples and a double in compiling
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