Evening star., 1921-07-20

and-one-half- margin over u
that New York made clean sweep
1t is probable Johnson today Will
see his first service since ne van
ruished the Red Sox in Boston July b.
one Of the two weeks Intervening nav
ing been spent by Walter at his nome
in Kansas, where he was called by the
death of his father. Dutch Leonara
is due to toll for the still Coobless
II johnson shows anything like the
form he displayed just prior to his
enforced lay-off he should have little
,iificulty disposing Of the tanned
Tigers. provided. of course, he Is ac-
corded better support than that given
Mogridse against the Indians MondaE
or to Erickson yesterday. When tne
Tribe for a second time in the series
had a victory presented to them by
faulty Washington defense.
Erickson Is Wild Mnn.
Erick was abominably wild yester-
day, as shown by the fact that ne
walked eight Redskins and winged
another in less than six rounds. but
with the hits he allowed. and but for
a muff BY Picinich would not have
been scored on. Schacht. his successor.
also was unsteady. and, IN addition.
did not possess Olafs effectiveness.
SO that when he tossed in damaS-
ing error in addition to another by
Harris the four runs washington
earned off Mails were offset by hair a
dozen Cleveland tallies. only one or
which was untaihted.
was wasted when Rice forced him: In
the next two frames Mails was nicked
for five safeties. including pair OF
doubles. and in addition presented a
pair Of Griffmen with free access TO
first. vet only two runs resulted.
Miller had whitfield in round two
when Shanks and O'Rourke singled in
succession, the former scoring on
Picinich's Texas leaguer 70 lett
which netted two sacks. O.Rourke
pulling up at third. Erick whitfield and
Judge rolled to Wamby.
In the third Harris lined a single
over Gardners head and Rice was
wounded. Milan. falling in an effort
and Rice here successfully engineered
a double steal and the former tallied
on Miller's Texas Lacquer douoie 10
center Shanks then noDped foul 10
Nunamaker O'Rourke drew a pass 70
flI the bases. and they remained that
way when Graney got under Picinich's
fly.
Constantly In Danger.
In this period Erickson constantly
was in danger not through inenec.
tiveness, but lack OF controi. ClaI
Welding only one safety, but oelnS
guilty of Ave bases on balls. a, roa
starter he walked Graney. who reach
ed second on Wamby's sacrince'
whereupon Speaker and Smith both
lofted. c,u.u
strolled and took second on JonnsIon =
single to left Nunamaker then hned
to O'Rourke, who took the drive with
one hand and doubled up Sewell at
second.
Mails got a free ticket at the start
of the third. and after Graney ana
wamby lofted. Speaker and smith
also were walked. The menace ended
when Gardner forced Smith.
Docile in the fourth. the Nationals
had another tally chalked 10 theiT
credit in the fifth, when Miller parked
one Of Mails hooks high up the distant
left field bleachers.
Pfcinich's Error Hurts.
Erick's control improved to the ex-
tent of walking only one In the fourth.
but in the following frame ne lapseo
back into his former unsettled state,
his wildness paving the way Tor a
rally that netted a pair OF tribal tal-
lies. vet, but for q punk error by Pic
mich the champions again would nave
gone scoreless.
Olaf varied his tactics trifie by
plunking Graney In the ribs then dis
enemy and resumed the base-on- n-balls
form, Wamby being the beneficiary.
Eric showed signs of recovering his
control by slipping couple of strikes
over on Speaker, WHO then popped to
OIRourke Wamby died at second
when Judge made a smart play in
grabbing Smiths smash on the run
and forcing Wamby with a peg to
O'Rourke. 1t appeared to be all over
when Gardner ho,sted back of the plate.
However. Picinich gracefully muned the
ball, whereupon Gardner and Sewell de-
liyered singles, which accounted for the
two runs
Round six saw the passing Of both
Mails and Erickson. the Nationals
adding one run while the Tribe pick
ed up two to tie them.
With O'Rourke disposed of, Picinich
walked, took second on Eric's sacri-
dse, and, after Judge was franked,
Asred on q single to right by Harris,
Erickson was withdrawn when he
walked Nunamaker at the outset Of
this frame. Schacht was his successor
and Jsmieson. batting for Mails.
greeted AL with a single to right
which sent Nunamaker to third,
Jameson reaching second when Har-
ris dropped Milan's throw. Graney
popped to- ORourke. Wamby then
raised q short fly to CENTER on which
the elephantine Nunamaker easily
strong throw being intercepted by
Judge whose relay to Picinich arrived
late. Jameson took third on the peg
and, after Speaker walked. scored on
Smiths single to right. Gardner
rolled to Judge.
Schncht Is at Fault.
Schacht had only himself to blame
for the fact that he was nicked for
couple Of tallies in the seventh. the
margin by which the Redskins copped.
AL walked Sewell for a starter and
Johnston was credited with single
when he raised q fly to short center
which Miller expected O'Rourke to
take and then dropped after getting
one fin on it. Nunamaker bunted.
Schacht fumbled the ball and then hit
the runner with his throw. Sewell
scoring and Johnston taking third,
from where Bagby's long fly to Rice
scored him.. Graney raped into a
double play,
The Nationals failed to accomplish
much against Jim Bagby. who hurled
the last three frames for the Tribe.
Schacht got lone single in the eighth
and Harris started the final session
with a safety to center, his fourth OF
the matinee, but after Rice lofted to
Speaker, Harris was forced by Milan.
and. although Zeb reached the mid
way. when Wamby threw wild trying
to complete a double play he got no
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