Evening star., 1920-05-24

ing tWenty-three blows.
The answer to the quietus yester-
day put on the winning streak OF
the champions, after taking three
local boxman turned in a better per-
formance than the other fellow, who
happened in this instance to be the
fairly well known E. Cicotte. In all
the Sox garnered' their lone tally on
Pinch Hitter Leibold's double and
Murphy's single-Erickson was abso-
lutte master of the pale hose. Olaf.
permitted only six bingles all told.
Following Weaver's unsupported two
Dagger in the opener the Sox failed
to register safety until the sew
enth, when Jackson's bunt and Jour-
dams puny looper netted nothing.
John Collins. an added starter, raped
for two sacks in the final frame and
was left.
Cicotte Solved i'm Two Frames.
Eddie Cicotte was his usual ef-
the seven rounds he toiled until lift
ed to let Leibold start the rally that
saved the Sox from a shut-out, but
he proved vulnerable in two frames
and. opposed by a real pitcher. the
damage accomplished in them was
sufficient to seal his fate.
Contrary to their custom, the Griffs
launched an early offensive. Five of
their seven safeties were registered
in the second and third frames. and
a belated uprising was unnecessary.
In each instance Cicotte gave them
to face him. Roth was the bene-
ficiary in round two. Bobby moved up
on Harris sacrifice and Tailed when
Ellerbe bounced a single over Nc
Mullins head: Shannon came through
with a shot to right that moved the
governor up notch and the pair of
them watched Charity and Erickson
being disposed Of.
In the third it was Judge who was
favored with pass. Milan's bunt
Cicotte collided in going after it, Zeb
beating the latter's toss to first, and
the bases were filled when Rice
looped short safety to right. Judge
scored on Roth:s crack to Weaver.
whose toss to E. Collins forced Rice
molly. On what the ump based this
decision is not known, as it happened
behind him while he was racing to
first. where he expected the play to
be made. Roth was tagged swiping
second. Milan holding third. but
solid jolt to left. Stanley won a dash
to second against Schalk's wing, and
was left there when Ellerbe lofted to
Jackson.
Sidelights ON the Game.
The Griffs have crawled back up to
fifth place.
Shannon handcuffed Weaver with a
terrific drive in the fourth. On Char
rity's sacrifice and Erickson's fly he
reached third. where Judge left him.
Josephus. compelled to quit in Sat
urday's game because of illness. was
back on the job, although still some
what ahaky on his nina He went
hitless. but his mark of sixteen con-
secutive swatting games stands as the
record for the season.
Erickson's fancy batting average
got the alum treatment as a result OF
three profitless trips to the plate. He
rity on first by means of a single in
the seventh.
Only twelve Griffs faced Cicotte and
Kerr, who pitched the final frame, in
| the last four innings
Jackson went from one extreme to
sprawled after a mighty lunge that
| missed connections and then beat out
a well placed tap to Ellerbe.
The governor contributed couple
| of good plays. He raced over to snare
Weaver's bounder with one hand in
the fourth and picked a foul from
FelEch's bat out of the new boxes In
the seventh.
Connolly's ouija board ruling on
Rice at second in the third got rise
out of Grin. Sam appeared to have
reached the midway well ahead OF
the play at all. His telepathic verdict
knocked the Nationals out Of at least
one run.
Eddie Collins was a victim of the
presentation jinx. He received bou-
quet of flowers from an admirer In