Evening Star Newspaper, June 13, 1921, Page 20

e SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. MdNDAY, JUNE 13, 1921, SPORTS. o Griffs Now Aim to Clean Up With the Tribe : Pirates Skid Badly in National League Race . MOGRIDGE /" TO OBTAIN 10-3 VERDICT Tris Speaker and Elmer Smith Pull Boners and, Miller Socks a Homer With Two On Before Big Throng. i BY DENMAN THOMPSON. P OLLOWING five successive victories with three straight defeats the Nationals applied the brakes yesterday, and by walloping the In- dians, 10-3, regained the ground they lost to the league leaders Sat- . urday and kept pace with the second-place Yankees, who again trimmed the Tygers. Tribe in leveland a month back, and make it three out of four. Now they are out to repeat the dose administered to the It will “be necessary to take both of the tilts remaining to accomplish their pur- chances fo be better than even. It is probable George Erickson, who seems to have the number of the Red- men, as was demonstrated again the last time he faced them, will draw the assignment to toil this afternoon, and it may be that Walter Mails. who happened to be Olaf's mound antag- onist on the occasion referred to. again will oppose him, as Caldwell needs more than the customary three- day rest he has had since subduing the Yankees in the first good game he has turned in this geason. ; Ray may be called on for service tomorrow, if Mails wears well today, otherwise Bagby probably will see service, and the chances are Jim has not yet forgotten the rude treatment accorded him by the Griffs on their last previous meeting, when he w knecked out of the box before a sin- gle hand was retired in the opening round. If Erick goes through today ) McBride will have Johnson, Courtney {and Acosta to choose from tOmMOITOW, in addition to Shaw. Mogridge and Miller Shime. “ George Mogridge had a lot to do with :‘mflin‘ the tracks for the skid- .ding Griffmen yesterday, the Tribe ‘being held to one earned run by the eteran. All of his mates took & hand in the essential business of manufacturing runs, but none achieved ‘the prominence of Bing Miller, who produced a tremendous wallop for the circuit with s pair of pals on the Tunway, at the expense of George Thle, in the sixth. This really set- tlcd the issue right there. Then, too. the service rendered by Eimer Smith and Tris Speaker should Tot be overloeked. It is seldom, in- deed, that the redoubtable Tristram suffers a_mental lapse, but even the Kods nod occasionally, and Spoke's offense furnished the novelty of two “bones” of identical nature occurring in succession. It was in the seventh .yYound when Elmer Smith pulled the first of them. Harris was on third and Rice on second, with none out. when Brower flied deep to right Smith made no effort to peg for the plate to head off 'Harris after the catch, and when he did throw it was to Burns, at first, which per- mitted Rice to race back to safety at second, Sam having reached the far cerner in the belief that Smith weuld be unable to make the catch. Miller then socked the ball on a line 1o right center. Speaker making a fine running catch with his back to the ball. in his usual graceful man- ner, but he must have figured he had effected the third out, for he took ! plenty of time to taper off his long sprint, and by the time he oke 10 the situation Rice had scored all the way from second. ¥ Grifis First te Seore. nine Nationals faced Uhle in rst three innings, Miller, who walked in the second, being double up with Shanks. Judge reached the far corner in the fewth when he [ ‘singled and stole, only to be left with | Harris fanning and both Rice and i Brower rolling to Wamby. But in the following frame Miller and Ghar- rity connived to register the first ! tally of the pastime. Bing started | with a slashing safety over second . and swiped his way to the midway, aided by Nunamaker's high throw, ! Shanks lefted to Speaker and Ghar: rity then rang the run register with a blow to left. Gharrity was caught off first by Uhle and died sliding into second, Wamby taking Burns' throw. The Tribe solved Mogridge to the extent of 2 single an inning for the first four rounds. Speaker's rap to center inthe opener wassolitary. Gard. ner got as far as second in round two on his bingle and Shanks’ wild throw of Sewell's bunt, but was doubled up with Burns, and Sewell was left on second by Uhle after Nunamaker walked, the pitcher rollin easy ene to Shanks. Speakers single to Jeft in the third was followed by the hifing of Smith. Sewell rapped one to right with one away in the fourth . He stayed Burns rolling to the box and Nunamaker Jofting to Rice. Roynd 5 was barren for the Red- men. Uhle. Evans and Wamb; fiying to Rice. but in the the Senators the Speaker's third successive a brand-new fleld—right— texas leaguer to center and infleld death turning the Burns lined to Shanks to Sewell's trick. end it. Then the Parade Started. Thus far it was a contest. but in the domestic end of the sixth things began to happen and by the time the Netionals got through with Uhle and Sothoron. in the next session, it was Just a question of by what margin the home guard would cop. Mogridge opened the sixth with a safety through Burns. Judge flied deep to Evans, Harris singled and Rice pop- ped to Wamby. Brower then rasped 3 single over Burns' head, good for one run and three more accrued when Miller hit the end of the centerfleld bleachers on the fly. completing the cireuit before Speaker could retrieve the ball which bounded over toward right fleld. Evans wound it up after Shanks singled and Gharrity doubled, making a sensational catch of O'Rourke’s long wallop. Sotheron was on the mound for the Tribe when the Nationals came te bat in the seventh. The spitballist, re- cently acquired from the Red Sox by the waiver route. promptly exhibited | the failing which put him in dutch with the Browns by flelding Mogridge's tap and wild-heaving him to second. Judge beat out a bounce to Burns and Sethoron winged Harris, loading the bases. Rice cashed two of mates with a sqak te center. reaching second on the throw-in, while Harris pulled up at third. Then followed the pair eof boners by Smith and Speaker. FElmer took Browers long fly and made no effort to throw, Harris easi~ 1y scoring from third. Speaker them raced to the scoreboard and speared Miller's wallop over his shoulder, but evidently thought there were two out, for he held the ball, Rice scoring all the way from second. after the catch. Some Incidental Sceriag. An_error by O'Rourke, followed by infleld singles by Smith and Seweli, ve the Tribe & tally in the eighth, Ehd ‘another accryed in the ninth when t3 & HE2gESEReY ELH SSEEEE SR EEES H3TH ose, but with Coveleskie and Uhle, who was the victim yesterday, elimi- nated from consideration as hurling antagonists, they consider their Applying the Brakes mumtasas *rotals WASHINGTON. Judge, 1b. Harris, Rice, Brower, Miller, &I o A IPPONPRPTS IR < -] rrity, O'Rourke, s Mogridge. p. Totals . 3: *Batted for Sotheras in ninth. Cleveland 000001 Washington ... 0 0 0 0 1 4 Two-base hits—Gh Miiter. . & Hases on balls—Off Mogrid; Hits—Off Tble, 9 in 6 iom off Sothoron, By Sothoron Wild “plteh Mogridgs. Lostng pitch—Mogridge. l,'mpire-—!-u'n. Owi Ae r—Uble. o Time of game—2 hours and 15 lin and Chill. minutes O'Rourke fumbled Pinch Hitter Ste- phenson's roller, Evans doubled and Wamby singled. Speaker rolled into 2 dual killing. A whelly unnecessary tally was picked up by the Griffmen in the elghth on singles Gharrity and O'Rourke. Mogridge's sacrifice and a double steal. Sothoron's delivery whizsed past Wilson to the stand and O'Rourke also tried to reach the plate, but Allan took the throw from his backstop and, although Blackie crashed into him like a ton of brick and sprawled him, held onto the ball. Caught on the Fly A close to capacity crowd, number- ing more than 14,000 paid admissions, hugely enjoyed the proceedings, es- pecially the nap Speaker took in the seventh. Washington fans have a deservedly high regard for Spoke's 'Y | wondertul ability and his brains. They gave him the razz as he came off the fleld, but switched to applause when Tris acknowledged the ‘corn by uncovering his gray and rapidly thinning thatch. Judge robbed Evans of a potential extra-base swat right at the outset by spearing the Indian's liner with one hand. He gave his admirers a chill by flopping, after cleverly col- laborating with Mogridge to pinch Burns off first in round 3: but re- sumed play seemingly none the worse for the collision. Evans was burglarized by Miller in the third, when Bing sprinted far over and back to grab his liner, and the Indian patrolman returned the compliment with interest by similar- ly robbing both Judge and O'Rourke in the sixth. Evans’ catch of O'Rourke’s bid for a triple, which choked off least two runs, made it appear the short- stop was destined for a frultless aft- ernaon with the stick, but Blackie ended his batting drouth by scratch- ing a safety through Wamby in the eighth, the first hit he had made in twenty-three legal times at bat since last Monday. Joe Wood was on crutches vester- day as a result of being hit on the left foot by a foul from his own bat in the eighth inning of Saturday's game. An X-ray will be taken to determine whether there are any tractured bones. Manager Speaker, the other Cleveland players and the newspapermen with the Indians. call- ed at the White House today and paid their respects to the President. Tomorrow. Flay day, all legion- aries of the District are invited to attend the game as the guests of the Washington club. Legion buttons or certificates of paid-up dues will be sufficient to entitle members to ad- mission. Frank Saffell, majordomo of the telegraphic facilities at the park, orated at length after the game on the fact that there was no drinking water available for the slaves in the press box. Luke Urban Turns Pro. CHARLOTTE, N. C., Junme 13.—The Charlotte club of the South Atlantic Association has signed Luke Urban, Versatile Boston College athlete, noted for his powress in foot ball and basket ball. as well as base ball. Urban, who plays any position on the diamond, will report June 24. U. OF C. WINS IN TOKIO.. TOKIO, June 13.—The University of Californis nine defeated the Diamond Club eof Kobe, famous Japanese base ball team, 1 to 0, here yesterday, in thirteen sensationsl innings. The game was witnessed by thousands o Japanese bage ball fans. Larry Cheney has succeeded Eara Midkiff as manager of the Charleston club of the Sally League. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. o ‘Rochester, ewars, 11; dersey City, 10. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Louisville, Mjnneapells, 8. TN T B e iz Tadianapol SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. u-h:le.‘.;:“cl.nu-ou;;i 4. Litt] , 6; Mem lhfilll!. 6-4; Birmingham, New Urleans, 6-0; Atlanta, 5. COLLEGE BASE BALL. Detroit University, 1: ianings). s:fx«'i"mun 13, = (lios came to a bead. Cubs, With 22 Slams, Lead in Sunday’s Swat Carnivals Unusually heav y batting pre- dominated in four of the five major league base ball contesta yesterday. The Cubs used enough players for twe teams aud outbatted the Braves, twe: 13-two hits to fourteen, but lost. Ynnkeen and Tigers registered | thirty-one safeties, twenty-one %0Ing to the former, Baker was the only Hugman to o hitless. Cardn und pleased the St. hit alugtest tlon. natetien Eight ho: | the five contests our owm orchard. HECTIC GANE T0 YANKS Cobb and Ruth Threaten Fistic Action—Peck's Clouting Blow to, Tigers. A diamond contest full of rancor, scrappiness. hits and runs followed the meeting of Yankees and Tigers vesterduy on the New York Polo Grounds.” Fists “and threats filled the none of the many imbrog- The Kilkenny affair went to the Yanks with a 12 air, but " to 8 score, sending them withing two games of the Indians perched at the top of the American League. Babe Ruth and Cobb squared off for fistic action, but Umpire Di- neen and several players intervened before any blows were passed. Later, good feeling appeared to be restored between the players, for they smiled as thev passed in the field. The near- encounter occurred after the Yanks had made seven runs in the fifth and the smiles were exchanged following Ola three-run Tiger rally that tied the in the eight. the last half of the latter in- a homer by Peckinpaugh ac- count In ning ., —|ccunted for two of the four runs 4] that won for the Yank Peck other hit of the game was a triple that drove in three runs in the fifth. Blue made a circuit clout in the sixth that scored Heilman, Sutherland, Holling and Leonard were victims of the Yankee maulers, while Shawkey and Quinn were punished ; the Tigers. a Detroit batter was thrown out at first base in the first eight innings, Pipp's only put-out being on Cobb's pop foul in the third. In the final frame Ward tossed out Cobb and Jones grounded to Pipp, giving the Yankee doortender a total of three put-outs for the day. “FINNEGAN” GROH NOW “ON AGAIN”—WILL PLAY CINCINNATI, June 13.—Heinie Groh. who Saturday declared that he v oulsl never play apother gams th: Reds. experienced a change (f art overnignt and reported for duty terday. He was on the bench in uniform. and said he now ix ready to do his best for the club, and wiil live Gr altu. said he had o up his cxpressed intention of gZoing (o Cnicage to ‘nterview Judxe Landis, and would abide by the decision of the commissioner. Manager Moran said he would not change the Reds’ line-up at present, but Groh will continue tn practice with the team. and will b3 readv to go :nto the game when called upon. —_— increased its Washington Coun lead in the Knigh of jum!| League with a 13-te-§ vietory over Carroll Council. The game wa. slugfest, the winners getting. fi with! ip to the terms of his coniract.j teen hits and the losérs eleven. Dread ht consecut! ctory string to seve teen when it beat Camp Humphreys Civillans, 15 to 4, and Navy Yard Southlands, ¢ to 2 In a deuble- header. What May Happen: in Base Ball Today AMERICAN LEAGUE. Lase. Cleveland . 1 York 537 318 accompanied by | & 53 2500 482 400 430 400 81| with the Rosedale nine. LEADER OF CUBAN POLO PLAYERS HERE S WITH U FOR MATCHE; g COL. E. Park, serfes. . S. ARMY TEAMS SILVA. first game of the weries in scheduled for mext Saturday in Potemac The vixitors lost n practice game, 4 goals ahead. | !¢am lant Saturday, and meet a picked team from th Still another practice game will be played Wednes o 6. to the Fort Meyer War Department today. 7, ending the preli; Beat Giants With Rally in Final Inning—Reds Whip Dodgers. Braves Win in Tenth. Rallying in the final inning of the game with the Gidnts the Cardinals scored their ninth“consecutive victory yesterday in the National League. The Reds held to their winning stride, registering their fourth stral game with the Dodgers. The Braves crushed the Cubs in ten innings Two rurs in the ninth made the Cards ¢ to 3 winners over tho Giants. The decisive tally was scored off Sal- lee after two were out. Pertica hurl- £00d ball for the winners until the ninth, wren Monroe's homer account- ed for two Giant runs. Rube Marquard, former Dodger. held the Brooklyn club to four safeties, while the Reds slammed Dutch Ruether, one-time teammate, for nine, and won, 7 to 1. Bohne of the Reds made a double and two singles in four times at bat, stole a base and scored three runa A three-run rally in the tenth gave the Braves a 12-to-9 triumph over the Cubs. The latter had tied the score with four runs in the eighth and one in the ninth. Flack and Hollocher each made four hits, and one by the former was for the circuit. Gowdy and Boeckel also got homera. —_——— Breokl: Juniors defeated the Railroad Administration. 15 to 2. Woody fanned fifteen of the losers. NINE N ROW FOR CARDS PLAYING AT ONLY .438 GAIT ON THEIR OWNLOT BY JOHN B. FOSTER. FTER slipping through the east like a torpedo in still water. the troubles of the Pittsburghs introduced themselves when they re- ball. east. Some had them “cinching” the What happened was exactly the re. verse. Pittsburgh didn't drop like a plummet. but it slipped in up to its neck and has been there ever since, unable to grab an overhanging limb | and pull out to dry land. The first team to be tackled was Cincinnati The Reds are poison to Pittsburgh They defeated the Pirates three out | of four and Pittsburgh precenllze‘ o fall like stocks on blue| | Fortunately for the leaders Chica- Pirates. That offset the damage In a| way. It could not erase three defeats | from the percentage column, howeve and it's the losses in base ball more | than victories that tell the tale of | a championship which is based on percentage. The bumptious Giants bustled in- | by the Yankees. ! hard with six runs to the good as one £0 next lost three out of four to the You can't tell when they w turned home. That tells how much precedent has to do with base The wise bunch predicted that Pittsburgh would climb like an aeroplane on the home grounds because of its unexpected success in the pennant. and drive which had won for the team in the early part of the vear Fittsburgh won only seven games and lost nine between May 26 and June 10. That is base ball with « percentage of 435 Pitisburgh had been playing the .50 brand. Big Leads Mean Nothing. “It doesn't make much difference whether you have a six-run lead or a one-run lead in a ball game nowadavs.” said Ty Cobb after his Sunday trimming “You've got to Aight as &et o your pitcher.” Sutheriand of Detroit was harder Sunday for one inning than a: pitcher this year, and he is the league’s irading pitcher. The Yanks lammed him for n..e hits, with a total of fifteen bases and seven runs. One of the hits was Ruth's nineteenth homer. What hope for a poor pitcher when that can to Pittsburgh and won three out of happen? four. Following New York came Boston, and Pittsburgh could only divide the series. Good base ball for| Boston, but it showed that Pitis. | burgnh still was lacking the punch| Washington has again developed a strong third position in the race, and Griffith would give a lot for one more winning pitcher. We promise satisfaction or your money back. | The Cuban-American army games probably will result in similar matches | tween Amerioan Negotintions are unde: South a empt will be made to schedu Lima, Buenos Alres, Mente: to form an inter-American Il Ruth Rams Hom;r No. 19 Off Sutherland Babe Ruth picked another | Tiger hurler as the victim of | his four-base clout at the Polo Grounds yesterday. In addition | to his homer. which was his nineteenth of the season. he slammed out two screaming doublea Bambino is still five days ahead of last season’ record, his nineteenth of 1920 having been made off Williams of Chicago, June 17. One man ‘was on base when the Battering Ram soaked the ball for his cir- ouit drive. Sutherlani wam pitching at the time. Ruth is doing more cons batting this vear ttan e & e is frequently being walked. TIGERS RECALL MANION. | i | | L Athletie Club ran its|Toledo Catcher Ordered to Report o At Once at New York. TOLEDO, Ohio, June 13.—Catcher Clyde Manion. reieased recently by the Detroit Americans to the Toledo club of the American Association, was recalled by Detroit yesterday and ordered to re- port at once at New York. No reason was given for the recall. Manager Bres- nahan announced also the release of Frank OKrie, a left-handed pitcher, who was sent back to Detroit. Harlem Athletic Club scored its seventh straight win in a 4-to-3 For with the Harlems, write D. ‘508 | 4560 Conduit road. 489 Roamer Athletic Club increased its straight victory record to eleven ;258 333 when it beat Sterling Athletic Club, 340 TOMORROW. nd 8t Wi Results of Yesterday's Games. Wasington, 10; Clevgiandy i, 13: Detrott, 8. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Pittaburgh New York Cincinnati n 406 415 398 Philadelphia - 16 31 341 354 333 GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. fom 'at Chica Boston at, Chi St. Breok's at Claciasati. Phila. at Pittabargh. Results of Yesterday’'s Games. inclanati, 7; Brooklyn, 1. g A T oevon 'iz" Ohieago. 9. é Records for Past in the Major Leagues AN LEAGUE. FEEIRS gifs 3 38 77 9 51 33 229 5413 40 28 3 34765 9 45 iBEdEE LEAGUE. R. H. E.LB.OR, 44 85 8 41 38 l.lu: ul’l,u Baiig garas ®eou»a to 4. The Roamers have not been defeated this season. T the pa to - Central American way for games with the Mexico City team, Sames later with military teams from a Chilea tary polo league. e m— rmy team an ately it is hoped VANQUISH METS INTTTH Brookland Tossers Stage Three- Run Rally, Winning, 12-11, After Two Are Out. Brookland Athletic Club, although outbatted, thirteen nits. to eleves took the' measure of Metropolitan Athletic Club in an_eleven-inning, 12-to-11 battle yesterday. The Mets, Whose carly lead had been overcome by Brookland. knotted the count with a trio of tallies in the ninth and chased two more across in the cleventh. Then the became busy and managed to register their third run of the session after two were out. Rex Athletic Club traveled to Quantico and_ defeated the Marines, fivy eam' Lemeric got four hits times at bat and Fraser slammed a homer for the win. ners. Knickerbockers vanquished - Silver Spring of the Montgomery County Md.) League, 5 to 4. cCarty elded Silver Spring eight hits and fanned nine batters. Wise of the Knicks got three safeties. including! two doubles. Bay State Athletic Asaselas easily disposed of Shamrock Athletic Club. winning 17 to 4. Teams de- siring games with the Bay States should ommunicate with E. M. i 26 New York avenue—tele- Franklin 5019. Boliing Field aviators tmounced Grace Athletic Club, 19 to 3. Harden, on the alab for the winners, struck out nineteen batters. The pitcher and Curdgington hit homers. Maceabees of the Fraternal League defeated the Snyder-Farmer Post in an 8-to-5 game at Hyattsville. Hutchison batted well for the winners. Uniem Printers thrashed Vetera of Foreign Wars, 4 to 3. Desper and Moore got circuit drives for the victors. — , | ——— }_‘.‘.‘3 /> \v‘ 7 Herbert Tarey fon London Cigarettes. At the Big» of the Moon. Ratablished 1983 Be Ready for Summer With a Mohair Suit To Order, Special 525 - A Wonderful Value —1It i the ooolest ond ihe most comforiadle swit you could wesr; we will make i with lots of snap ond siyla. Clese Daily, 6 P. M. 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