The Washington herald., 1921-07-11
Mats in Slugging Mood;
MillerLifts One OverF ence
Their Nine Hits Include Three Homers, Triple
And Two Doubles -Mosridge Puzzles
St. Louis Sluggers,

81. LOUIS, July H. - Long-dls-
tanfe hitting. featured by Joseph
Judge, with two home runs and u
triple to his credit. gave the Ma
tionals a s-to-4 victory over the
Browns in the third game Of rno
series today. Where Zachary and
Courtney had their soutnpaw shooss
bombarded by the Browns in the
TWO previous games, George Mo-
gridge was supreme with HIS left
handed curves. and gave the third
placers an easy victory.
Mogridge. however, was not out
OF complete danger until the sixth
inning. when a series of long drives
sent Elan Van Glider to the shower.
The Nationals started with one,
and brought in a pair in the seconc,
all due to terrific hitting by Judge,
butt the Browns were around, peck
ing away themselves.
In the FIRST inning there was a
chance for the Browns to take the
lead. In the fifth they were close
enough to overcome a handicap of
these runs. and they had their
hone-run ace digging the turf
played the handle against the bat
ters and closed each inning with
soft fouls in Ed Gharritys glove.
Mats Bats Busy.
where the Browns had IS hits
for 5s bases in scoring their two
victories, their batting TO-DAY
dropped to almost nothing. Only
Johnny Tobin could stir the fans
into such a thing as a thrill. Johnny
getting three singles. In back of
him, however. Sisler, williams and
Jacobson. sitting in the cleanup
spots, could not deliver when they
were csftcd upon to upset Mog-
ridges pitching.
ina .h@tiing for the Nationals
started with a home run by Judge,
and saw many whistIIng drIves. The
visfpofs nine on1cial hits
agsinst Van Glider. with only three
singles and they had two doubles.
a triple. and three home runs. IN
addition to Judges two circuit
blows. Miller also hit one over the
fence
Judge stepped in and took full
advantage of an error by Pat COL
lins in opening the game. He hac
3-2 call when he lifted a foul IN
back Of the plate. Collins waited
for IT, had II under control, hut
lost ii. allowing the ball to hit
the big pillow and then the grass.
Judge followed with a liner between
Jacobson and williams. and was
over the plate before Jake reached
the ball bounding against the fence.
Tobin started for the Browns
with single. and Ellerbe sacri-
feed. Sisler was thrown out by
Harris; Williams walked and stole
secondhand Jacobson was stopped
on n foul to Charity.
Joe Triples This Time.
Another error helped the Ma
tionsls In the second Shanks
opened with a single and raced
around to third when Ellerbe footed
a grounder from Charity. O'Rourke
lifted short Fly to Tobin. Trying
the squeeze play Mogridge hunted
straight to Van Glider on the first
hop and Shanks was caught at the
plate But Judge delivered once
more lining a triple past Jacobson
and putting Charity and Mog-
ridge over the plate.
Clever pitching and clever fielding
held back the batters for several
innings. Only two hits against Van
Glider in the next three innings
while the Browns had their shot in
the NTH. Mogridge bore down the
first two when Tobin singled to left
and stopped at third on Ellerbe's
double. Sisler walked. filing the
bases. The fans were silent for a
moment when Villains drove a
mighty smash over the right field
pavilion but 1t was a foul by a yard
or so. That helped Mogridge. A
curve followed for a strike and
: then Mogridge worked on the in
side and caught Williams on a foul
to Charity.
Bing Bits One.
That was the end of the Browns
boom and the Nationals came back
with the winning punch in the sixth
With one out. Miller hit over the
left field fence. Shanks walked.
Charity doubled to center scoring
Shanks. O'Rourke scored Charity
with a-single. Mogridge fouIed to
Ellerbe. The Judge drove into the
right field -bleachers walking around
in back--of O'Rourke. Bayne re-
Meved Van Glider and was found
for one in- the eighth when Charity
walked and O'Rourke and Harris
singled.
The string OF ciphers for Mog-
ridge stopped in the eighth. With
one down Jacobson walked and
Travelled around on singles by Col
Inns and-McMsnus
The ninth inning furry only
netted some useless runs and hits
with Tobin and E1lerbe getting
singles Williams a double and ia
cobson and Collins singles. Rice
finished 1t by catching high flies
from McAanus and Austin
The final with the Browns tomor-
row and then on to Chicago to greet
.ae White Sox.
Gharrity prevented an argument
which probably would have been
serious by making a great catch
of q foul at critical point. In the
nth the Browns had three on with
two down when Williams hoisted
a short foul near the grandstand
boxes An excited home fan leaned