The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-08-21
OLAF ERICKSON WINS FROM WHITE S0X
ROOKIE PITCHER IN THIRTEEN INNINGS
BY HARRY NELLY.

Erickson 10 q pitcher. Today he
worked thirteen innings against the
White Sox, who have gone on
q rampage, and he won his game,
/ to 0. He allowed but three hits.
There was some real pitching IN
this contest. A young lefthsnder
named r. A. Russell, two days out
of the Western League, baffled
the Nationals until the final por.
ton.
1t seems as if the White Spx
bear down particularly heavy upon
the Nationals. The Sox players,
unurged by the club owner, were
sore that they had to combat the
Griffmen in Washington when
seven members Of the team were
summoned to Chicago to testify
against their former mates in the
recent trial of the BLACK Sox."
Today's game was for the so-called
blood. It was.
Athletes who usually 60 about
their business on the basis of 1--WE
gotta play nine innings" bore
down heavily. They didn't seem
to care much about anything but
get the Nationals-and they did for
some innings.
Nine hits to three was the record
OF polling, the advantage being with
Olaf, who had one of his best days
Two White Sox attained third base,
and both arrived after two were out.
Once Joe Judge left second base too
soon-so the umpire said-and a flour
ishing rally was nipped In the bud.
The next round. the twelfth, produced
. play that started an argument.
Shanks Got Double.
Shanks doubled as a starter. Char.
rity sacrificed. Lamotte lifted a fly
TO Falk. the Sox left fielder. and he
threw to the plate on a line. Shanks
slid, Schalk received the ball and
took a header into Shanks. Umpire
Wilson also squatted to have a better
look at what was happening. All three
went down. Shanks >rolled over and
came UP looking Wilson in the face.
Shanks was ruled out.
Nick Altrock, who was coaching at
third base at the time, contended that
Shanks was safe. Wilson said he
wasn't. Maybe the game should have
teen won then. 1t couldn't be, for
what the umpire said went.
the thirteenth. One out, Smith dou-
bled. Harris walked. and a. second
out was made. Miller and Milan
walked, and the only run was manu-
featured.
All these things are interesting to
note because the hurlers either were
getting by of their own efforts or
through those of their associates. 1t
stands in the book that nine hits
should prevail over three, and that
three bases on balls should take pre-
cedence over eight.
Game Worth Seeing.
Few better games have been played
sny place this season. The Griffmen
on their last trip West had no luck.
Neither did they today, with the
winning run called out at the plate In
the twelfth. On the other hand, the
Soy filled the bases in the tenth on a
single and two passes, only to be
thwarted by a force-out.
Really, there is no comparison be.
tween the relative strength OF the
two contenders, and the most remark
able thing was that rockie.two DAYS
ont of Sioux City should flabber-
East the Nationals so completely that
the contest had to run into the
thirteenth.
There is no reason why the Wash.
inaton club should not maintain It's
position in third place in the Amer.
lean League race. DOME Bush Joined
I'M Yesterday and he is far from be-
ing all in, despite the fact that he
was let go by Detroit on the waiver
route. 1t is a well.known fact that
he still is capable and Detroit dis
missed him because, since the time
that he went to Detroit, Ty Cobb
has looked upon him with distavor.
49, Throwing to First.
There was a heap Of argument
about the way the juvenile Russell
threw to first base. In tho second
inning he caught Milan going away
and he was run down. In the sixth
he nipped Harris. In both instances
Manager Mcbride protested that the
which consists of lifting the front
foot and setting 1t down towards
first II the runner is going, and IL
he is not turning II to the plate and
delivering the ball to the batsmen.
In neither instance would Umpire
Wilson allow a balk claim.
: In the twelfth Shanks pursued a
foul ball from Strunk's bat and rs
he set himself for the ball n fan
back of third base threw q folded
newspaper. Umpire Wilson ruled out
the batter before the catch was
made. The Chicago fans applauded
this decision and they gave Olaf
Erickson a great hand when he
pitched himself out of hole in tho
tenth with the bases filled.
After all. there is a lot of sports
manship in baseball, no matter how