The Washington herald., 1921-04-02
Big SWEDE WHIFFS
TEN ASGRIFFS WIN
FROM BARONS, S3
Zach Also Shows Class.
Deebe Foss Gets
Homer.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. April l.
Spoon-handed Mr.. Erickson proved
q as nifty a sleight-of-hand per-
former Friday afternoon as How
4 ard Thurston. Hermann the Great.
or any of the otter boys who make
things do the disappearing act. As
a consequences. The Barons took one
OF those now-you-see-it-now you
don't attitudes while lamping his
offerings. and in the ave innings he
. was on the slab Erickson managed
to strike out ten local hitters. or
course, 1t was "a case Of major
league pitching against Glass A hit-
ting. but even in "a handicap Ike
that IL must be conceded that the
gent from washington was going
in the neighborhood of some. BY
virtue of this stunt, and also be-
cause of the fact that Zachary
picked up where his predecessor
r. left of and held the Barons for the
four remaining innings, Grtmth's
Senators won out by ans TO
count.
The atmosphere was as crisp as
newIy-laid cracker when the
Barons and Senators lined up for
play. And Ibis numbness OF ozone
may have accounted for the bad
start Lefty" whitehill got in serv-
ing shoots to the Senators. He got
away to a bad start in the first
, frame, but after that he settled
down and pitched a creditable game
through to the seventh, when he
was retired and supplanted by
Tommy Gallagher.
Eriek's Strike-Outs Feature.
should one sum up the features
OF the tilt: of course, Mr.. Ericksons
strike-out achievement would come
in for a mjor portion of praise
Mt Only old he strike out ten men
in fve innings, but he picked on
three of these strike-outs In one
frame. and in consecutive order, at
that Bernsen. Clarke and Taylor
faced him il the second inning. ana
these three gents whined consecu-
lively.
Another feature was the home
run by Kid Foss. the former Florida
State Lacquer. who is playing third
for the Senators. This blow came
in the eighth with Harris, being
driven home ahead of Foss. The
ball went to deep left, caromed on
the outfield bleachers and bounced
behind them. Foss stopped at
third. but Umpire Bill NJ McNam-
ara waved him on in, as the ball
had gone out of sight and was
ruled a homer.
Another peculiar phase of the
game was that six OF the eight
hits the Birmingham boys got on
the combined deliveries of Erick-
son and Zachary went for extra
bases Looked like the eyes of the
Slagvillians were a long-range TO-
Gus Emory. Bernsen and Taylor
got triples. and silva. Gooch and
whitehiIl got doubles.
Grins Jump whitehIII.
Joe Judge opened up some heavy
artillery fire against the offerings
of whitehill at the jump OF the
game. when he poled out a double
to right field. Milan followed with
an infield tap. and Judge was caught
between second and third. Kane
making a nice play of the ball.
Rice connected safely. and Milan
took third. scoring a moment later
on Duffy Lewis two-ply wallop to
lowed with a drive to left, and
Rice counted. Foss drove a long
sacrifice fly to the middle garden.
and Lewis registered at the plate
with the third tally of the inning.
O'RouTke also got a safe waIlop
in this frame. but Charity ended
the inning by skying to left.
Whitehill settled down in the Sec
and and blanked the Senators in
this frame. but some careless work
in the third allowed the solons to
aud a couple more runs. Rice was
retired via the strike-out route 70
start the third, but Kane tried to
kick a goal from a field on Lewis
grounder and Duffy went safe at
first He rode around to third on
Harris double to left, and both
Of them spiked the home plate
when Foss, the Tampa terror,
slashed out a single.
Zach Il Good, Too.
zschary's advent on the slab for
the Washingtons was rather tumul-
tuous- With two down, Sumpter
Clarke dented his delivery for a
single and Tommy Taylor spanked
one to the hagpole in center for
thINC OoSCos SCOhIu6 SIdThe. TnlS
marked the final tally for the
Baroas.
Tommy Gallagher relieved White
hill after the seventh and the
eighth frame saw Senator bats
cranked up again. Following a fast
double play, Gallagher. Stewart to
Bernsen. the Baron pitcher pinked
Harris in the Stats and that worthy
stole second. 1t was then that Mr.. |
Foss pulled an impersonation Of the
Bambino and slammed one for a
circuit wallop.
Quite a good gathering of bugs
assembled at the wood" to see m.
game. despite the fact that a cold
storage sun focused upon Ma Earth.
though many wore their oyercoats
as q precautionary measure. Tbese |
bugs seemed to thoroughly enioy
the game and the antics of the |
inimitable Nick Altrock, who was
on the coaching lines with all the
funny stock in his repertoire.
The Senator'S. who are travelling
in their own private Pullman.
shipped out OF Birmingham tonight
for Chattanooga. where they meet
the Lookouts In a couple of games |
Saturday and Sunday
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