The Washington herald., 1921-08-23
johnson Unsteady and Gets
Poorest Kind of Support
Bertran Cole, Tiger Southpaw, Has An Easy
Time as Macs Men Kick in Runs ns-Heil- 8
mans Homer Also Scores Cobb.

last week whttewaShcd Boston ~
to o after the Red Sox had beaten
Detroit three games in a row, this
afternoon scored a 15-to-l victory
over Washington.
Walter johnson was the losing
pitcher. He was a trIfe unsteady,
and along with his lack of control
was the poorest support a Wash
ington pitcher has received this
year. After the Nationals kicked
over three runs for Detroit in the
first two innings. they continued
booting the ball in the third and
three Detroit hits, with a base on
balls and two rank misplays, put
over two more runs and filled the
bases. Johnson was relieved at this
point by Acosta and Detroit pounded
him while the support wobbled be-
Find the Cubap-
In the seventh. after Heilman hit
his seventeenth home run of the
season scoring Cobb. who had
singled Acosta walked Blue and
gave way to Scnacht. who finished
the game. Detroit did not score of
Schacht. in the eighth. the only in.
ming in which they were held
runless.f
Cole Has Mats Number.
Cole mastered the situation at all
times. He was not unhittable, as
WASHINGTON hit total of nine shows.
and he was hit safely in every
inning but the second, but the Ma.
tfonals could not score. They hlled
bases in the third after the second
out was registered at the plate. and
they had second and third occupied
in the sixth.
Miller started this inning by
walking, and Shanks doubled him
to third after Harris popped out
smith lined toward right. Blue
stabbed the ball with his gloved
hand and whipped to Flagstead at
second TO double Shanks. Flagstead
muhed the ball and it rolled away.
Young recovered and dumped Miller
az the piate. The breaks were with
Detroit
Milan, first up in the eighth
walked, took third on Miller's two
baSSer sand scored on an inheId
out. 1t was the lone Washington
marker. Picinich walked to start
the ninth. Charity hit for Schacht
and cracked into a double play.
Judge and Bush singled but Milan
flied to" Cobb, ending the game.
Grins' FIELDING Bum.
The story of the Detroit scoring
Z, more the story of Washington
misplays-
- u started with Jones. the second
halter to face johnson. Jones MT
to Shanks, who fumbled the oali
and then threw to the stands'
two-base error. Jones scored on
-Cohb's single TO center and Cooo
got an extra base because Milan S
throw bounded past Charity. Cooo
scored on Veach's line single 10
right.
Johnson filed bases with two or
in the second by walking Blue
cole and Young. PIcinich tried to
nail Blue at third and threw the
ball along left field foul territory.
Blue scored.
Jones singled and Cobb doubled
to start the third. Veach lifted an
easy pop fly to short. Bush, VINO
replaced Lamotte today. stood wait
ing for the ball and then muffed,
Sling the bases. Heilman sinGIeo
H., and Cobb across. Blue
sHAed, filling the bases. Johnson
v,- relieved by Acosta and Flag
stead, first batter to face the Gu
han litter a fly to Harris. He. too
waited for the ball and like Bush'
fumbIed it, Veach scored and Har-
ris tossed to Bush at second, fore
ing Blue. An easy double play
ahead of him Bush hit Heilman In
the back with the ball and it rolled
to left but quick recovery held MIN
to third.
Two outs without further scoring
following.
Turn Guns on Acosta.
The attack on Acosta continued IN
the fourth. Young singled. Jones
grounded, Cobb walked anu Neach
fiIed. HeiIman drove home two
with a two-bagger. Blue singled
Heilman home. Again in the httn.
with two out. Jones, Cobb and
yeach singled in succession, Jones
scoring. In the sixth Blue ana
Flagstead singled. Blue was caught
of second woodall doubled ElaE-
stead across. advanced when Harris
booted coles grounder and scored
on YounE's fly.
Cobb drove his fourth hit
single, off Acosta's glove IN tue
seventh. Milan made great run
ming catch off Veach's fly, the oniS
redeeming play the Nationals pro-
sented today, and Heilman drove
high over the scoreboard. scorlhg
Cobb also. Blue walked, stole Sec
ond, and Schacht replaced Acosta.
Blue advanced on wild pitch
and scored on Nerricks grounder.
Mefrick being a recruit who re-
placed F'lagstead at short. In the
eighth Cole singled and- died In
double play, while Jones walked and
was forced by Cobb. the only time
- pat Cobb had when he did not
hfr Safaly