Evening star., 1921-07-07

morning ana at l O'CLOCK got on tHe
rattler again, being due in the Mound
city tomorrow morning at 1880. A
tn hkrty-five-h ride at this season OF
the year is no part of soft snap.
Games Are Pitchers Battles.
The bargain show at Fenway Park
yesterday greatly reSembled that at
Washington last Friday in that both
wfte pitching battles. with little evil
ddSce of the fact that base balls this
year are being made of better ma
teftalS." AS in Washington last week,
Gsqrge Mogridge drew a twelve-in-
nihe contest, with the difference that
DEFEAT was his portion at the hands of
AQ4n Russell, although in justice to
the; southpaw it must be stated that
hd deserved a shut-out win as but for
q lapse by one of his teammates the
SdY would not have scored in nine
IT was none other than our old
friend George Erickson who occupied
thei center of the spotlight in the
otter battle. The Swede has not been
inffusted with the task of starting
many games of late and he has looked
raj from impressive in most of his at
tefdpts to finish them. But he was
tnei goods yesterday, earning a clean
Wfitewash victory by limiting the
Dffeyites to five scattered bingles
Judge Takes Costly Nap.
.'pPon Joe Judge falls blame for the
faft that the Nationals were nosed
ouf. 2 to 1. in the twelve innings
required to dispose of the initial con-
tetG instead of being returned the
Viffor, l to 0, in the regulation
period. Joe's ofrense consisting of 60
WAqe red-hosed athlete romped to
thf plate from second when another
wia being killed off in the infield.
IL was hurting duel, with Russell
having the better of it in hits al
loEed-six as against eleven-but no
m4re effective than Mogridge. so far
ast runs yielded was concerned, until
thf twelfth. Then Leibold started
wft safety that Harris reached
wfh one fin after sharp dash, but
Eit9 with neat sacrifice and. after
M9Sridge had tossed out Collins. Nc
lntiS produced the deciding swat, a
clSan blow to center
The game started off as If 1t were
tosbe the battle royal it was. Judge
SPARED Leibold's smash with one
hahd and tagged him with a throw
tos Mogridge. Menoskey smashed
safety past Shahks and Collins shot
a FINER to right. which Harris was
M4noskey taking third. On an at
tetnpted double steal Harris got the
batE back to Charity, who ran Mike
doR.n on the line.
u sox Get Gift Tally.
Uhe second inning opened with
Shhpks snaring Ruers hard liner
sept then caromed a safety off Mo-
. grldSe's leg. and Foster was safe
when ball he bounced off the pitch
er'f glove struck Umpire Owens A
nap taken by the usually alert Judge
thfn gave the Sox their first run.
VIII bounded to Shanks, whose throw
to force Foster reached Harris too
InA &c,
but 1t did not occur to Judge that
thfre is nothing in the rules to pre-
vept a man from advancing more
thfn one base at time. By the time
he} woke up Scott had raced over the
pl$rter from second.
+ Judge collided for two-bagger on
hiS initial appearance at bat, and
was doubled up in sensational style
with Rice when Foster made a one
hahd clutch of Sans liner and tossed
totScott before Judge could get back
to the midway. The middle sector
w4s quiescent in round 2. the lower
enf supplying the punch that tied the
sc41e in the third. Gharrity'S single,
O'Rpurke's stiff double and a clean
bldT to left by Mogridge turned the
in. O'Rourke being tagged at the
plate. Milan's smash forced Mogridge
amp, Mc1nnis took care OF Rice's hot
Russell Shows Real Form.
rom the third till the tenth not
thN sign of a bingle did Russell allow.
1ni fact. Mogridge, with walk in the
eighth. was the only visitor to get
onl the bases, and he was promptly
sntffed when he attempted to steal.
With two away in the first over
tirhe frame. Shanks dribbled a single
toicenter. only to be forced by Char
rity. In the same period the Sox
m3naged to get an athlete on the
ruhways in all save two frames. but
only a couple of them got as far as
thk midway. Mogridge proving in
vitcible in the pinches.
With two away in the eleventh,
Ju4ige ripped a single to right and
Mtan walked. but Rice's best was
aH easy roller to MoInnis. Two out
Sokl on second and first through
Scbtt's single and pass to Witt.
RUSSELL then popped to Judge.
Smith, Harris and Shanks were set
dos sfn in order in the twelfth. where-
~ Erick Beats Jones.
Erickson's gilt-edge pitching was
thu second game. for the win was
registered at the expense of Sam
Johes, the second setback of the
seties for Samyouell, who still has;
biz! margin in his jousts with the
GHffs, however. 1t also indicated that
Miller. who was used in left to give
Milan a rest, has recovered the bat
ti1t eye that completely deserted him
for! time. Bing collected three
cldan singles in four times up, ono
off3hem paving the way for the only
tally in the contest.
Hce's Texas League double in the
Artt inning availed nothing, but solid
sinEles by Miller, Shanks and Pici-