The Washington herald., 1921-06-20
Gharrity's Nun Fatal.


his former greatness for the first
Louis Browns by the score set for
Gharrity's Nun Fatal.
Washington failed in its efforts
to make a clean sweep of the series
for two reasons. One of them was
a slender pitcher named Dixie"
Davis, who not only held his own
with Johnson. but surpassed him In
skill and technique
Davis held the Griffmen safe, but
he didn't beat them Pat Charity.
the peppery receiver, was respon-
sible for the defeat when he let
one of Johnson's shoots go through
him in the tenth inning. Kenneth
Williams, of whom you will hear
more anon, sprinted in with the all
important run.
Fans who have been deploring
the lack of good pitching this sea-
son should have been on hand AT
this battle. Nearly $4,000 of them
were packed into the stands to see
the final game of the home stay.
and thrilled at the tightest hurting
battle of the season.
Pitching was the main attrac-
tton. but not the only one, for the
game was jammed full Of tense
moments and brilliant fielding
plays which shut off impending
runs Twice the westerners cut
on runs at the plate, and once
Blackie O'Rourke pulled down a
difficult grounder to extinguish a
hopeful rLaner by an eyelash.
Davis Work. Brilliantly.
Davis. a product of nearby yir-
ginia. stamped himself as a r9auy
great pitcher. He allowed six hits
during the ten hectic innings, two
OF which were infield scratches. one
was a triple. But for his occasional
Wildness there were no flaws in his
Workmanship. At times he rose
to great heights when things looked
dark and gloomy, and would not
have been scored upon had not the
goddess of luck smiled on McBride's
boys in the sixth. The single Wash
ington tally was a freak affair and
unearned.
johnson was nicked for nine hits,
four OF them doubles. two of which
came together in the second inning
and brought in the first St. Louis
run After that frame. however. he
travelled along until the tenth in
fine style. battling the foemen with
his speed in the pinches.
The first hostile hit was a dou-
BILE by Williams in opening the sec
ond. and he dented the platter when
Hank SEVERED also doubled. Both
OF these extra base hits went into
the temporary stands.
Barney strong In Pinch.
In the third Tobin beat out
bunt with one out, but got no fur
ther than first. Barney got into
trouble in the fourth, but got out
in fine style. After Williams had
singled and SEVERED had walked
the speed ball king forced Jacob
son and McManus to pop up for long
outs, while H arris threw out Lee.
Another walk and hit with two
out in the sixth made it necessary
for Barney to put something on
the ball. and the result was that
McManus lifted an easy one to Har-
ris.
Davis travelled along invincibly
in the early stages of the game,
and it was not until the fourth
that he yielded hit In that frame
Rice opened with hot one which
McManus knocked down. but failed
to recover in time for an out. After
Brewer had skied to Jacobson, Mil
Ter shot one through Umpire Ow-
ems legs and was safe when Nc
Manus was unable TO hold the ball.
1t looked like a budding rally. but
Shanks raped to McManus, who
started fast double play.
In the fifth O'Rourke got life
when he was hit on the arm, but
was out stealing.
Grins Score Freak Run.
Fate favored the Grirmen in the
sixth when they got their run. Judge
opened with a walk and Harris sac
rifced neatly. Rice hit a hot one
to Sisler behind first, and was out
when the frst-sacker tossed to Da-
Wis, who covered the sack. Sam
was travelling with such speed, how
ever, that he knocked the pitcher
for a row of goals and before he
could disengage himself from the
dirt Judge had scooted home. Mr..
Brick Owens ruled that the collision
was unavoidable, and turned a deaf
ear to the pleading of Mr.. Fohl.
Right on the heels OF this peculiar
play, another one arose in the sew
enth when Charity drove a long hit
against the temporary seats in left
field Williams thought it was
two-sacker under the ground rules,
and SO did Pat. Finally Pat dfscov-
cred that he could go as far as he
wanted and got to third be-
fore the ball was returned. Had
he known sooner that Mr.. Nallin
would not restrict the punch to a
brace Of bags he could have come
home as easy as not.
This decision brought another
general argument with the umpire,
during the course of which Jimmy
Austin. the chief protester, and an
unidentified mate. were chased to
the shower. The peculiar triple did
the Griffs no good, however, as
o'Rourke lifted to Tobin for an
easy out.
Bases Full. Not q Run.
Davis was called upon to do his
durndest in the eighth and did 1t.
Otherwise he would have been a
beaten man. Johnson opened with
base on balls and Judge bounded
lucky hit over Third Baseman
Lambs dome. Harris had Intentions
OF sacrificing. but his well-placed
ount travelled just out of Sisters
reach, and he converted II into a
hit.
Bases full and none out. and one
run needed to take the lead II
looked awfully soft Already the
bugs were beginning to waste SYM
pathy On Davis. Rice cracked one