The Washington herald., 1921-09-14

Browns Maui Four Pitchers,
Massacre Griffn1en, Is t0 |
Crucial Came Resolves Into Farce. Urbar
Shocker in Form, Holds Griffs to Six Hits.
Mosride Starts, but is Knocked Out.
ny JACK NYE.

Unnerved by the terrible strain
of two straight vHtories. the err
ratio Griffs slipped back to their
normal stride yesterday and made
sorry showing in the opening
game with the Browns, The pitch
ing was painful. the fielding was
Just as bad. and the batting was
nothing to speak of. Against such
weak opposition, the Fohlmen ran
wild. gathering sixteen hits and
winning by a score Of Is to 1.
There was no excusessfor the poor
pitching and fielding OF the Mats,
but they have an excellent. alibf
for not doing much with the ash
The reason is that Urban Shocker
was pushing his spitball over In his
best form. Only six hits were al
lowed by the visiting, star, three
of which came in the sixth inning
and brought the only Washington
run. Shocker struck out six and
issued no walks.
Maui Four Local Pitchers.
George Mogridge started in the
box in an effort to gain a game on
the Browns. but his old whip lacked
something of its usual skill. After
hitting Mogridge freely for six
rounds. the Browns fell upon him
in the seventh and knocked him off
the rubber. In that lucious frame
they hung up seven tallies.
After the retirement of Mogridge,
Acosta, Erickson and McIlree. one
of the recruits from out in Mime
sofa. took a hand in the proceedings.
None of them could quiet the
aroused visitors, though McIlree es-
capped with one hit in the inning he
worked.
Bill Jacobson and wally Gerber
did the major portion of the hit
tinG. each getting a quartet of hits.
Tobin and Shocker were satisfied
with three safe ones apiece, each
having n triple to his credit. The
other two blows were credited to
Sisler and McManus.
1t didn't take the Browns long
to start hitting. as Tobin opened
the game with triple against
the fence and scored on Harris
| wild throw to third. After that
the Griffs went up in the air.
Donie Bush had a notable case of
butter fipgers and committed three
damaging errors.
Rap Mogridge In Fourth.
After Tobin had counted in the
| first. the Browns waited until the
fourth before they made their first
hard assault on MoGridge. In that
| inning jacobson singled and was
forced. Williams popped out. Ger
Der singled and McManus walked.
filling the sacks. Shockcr socked
one to deep left center for three,
clearing the sacks.
Sisler counted the sixth run in
the fifth, largely because of an
oversight by Shanks. Reaching
third by a single and Bpsh's error.
/ he capered in when Severeid hit to
Hank, who chose to try for dou-
BILE play Sinstead of erasing Sisler
at tho PAN The double play failed.
Hard-hearted fans distributed raZz-
berries freely.
Washington put over its only run
in the sixth on hits by Milan. Rice
and Harris. Before and after that
time they were easy for Shocker.
Slaughter I'm seventh.
whoops and howls greeted the
exhibition of the Griffs in the sew
| enth. when the Browns more than
batted around and scored seven.
Tobin singled. Ellerbs sacrificed
and Sisler grounded out. Then the
fireworks began. jacobson doubled
past first. Severeid took an inten-
tional pass and Williams took one
that wasn't intentional. Gerber
singled Jake home and Gerber's
hit to short scored SEVERED, the
batter taking second on BuNn's
| wild throw to second. McManus
buzzed one to center. Williams and
| Gerber choking in at home.
| Acosta relieved Mogridge and
Shocker greeted him with a single
Tobin lifted a fly to left. center
and got two bases when Miller and
Rice stopped to decide who would
catch it. McManus and Shocker scor-
ing. Eller' grounded out to Busn
amid wild cheers.
| Erickson graced the hill in the
eighth and Immediately hit Slsler.
Jacobsons double. williams infield
out and Gerber's ,singfe added twu
more runs.
McIlree was applauded when he
braved the hostile buldgeons in the
ninth4 Shocker greeted him with a
single and was forced by Tobin, who
stole. Bush made a poor throw to
first on Ellerbe's grounder, Tobin
stole third and scored when Sisler
forced Ellerbe.
walter Johnson will face the
Browns today.
Pitcher Turk arrived last night
from South Carolina and outfieId-
er Goslin Unexpected this morning.
Tobin made a startling catchy IN
the fifth when he went after Mo-
gridge's long one and speared it
with one hand, with his back to sthe
plate. ~
Big Bill Jaeobson started ou,
poorly with the stick this year. but
has regained his batting eye. He
is now doing damage in the clean
up role.
Ellerbe failed to get hit. His
hardest smash was a liner into the
paws of Miller.
Shocker had the number of both
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