Evening star., 1921-08-26

=, This was demonstrated, not
in fine form, they played rings aro'
on the two preceding days in Detr
panied by even punker work aheld,
been shown on any number OF occa
that the Griffs rate their pace, SO to
by their representative in the cente
Many games have been tossed of.
tits true, when the slabmen fulfilled
all expectations. Mogridge himself
having been the victim frequently,
but as a general thing a poor day has
- meant let-down all along the line.
Erickson to Toe Slab.
Accepting this promise. the Nationals
s game set with the Indians today de-
pend largely on the form displayed
= by George Erickson. whose feat in
8 holding the White Sox, with errorless
in thirteen rounds at Chicago last
Sunday, is another instance which
can be cited Of the fact that the
: Griffs are as strong, or weak, as their
}. Fingers.
y McBride's men have made a most
commendable showing against the
world champions this season, as their
record of nine victories in sixteen
battles attests, but they are sure to
encounter the stiffest opposition yet
on this visit, the Redskins being in a
desperate mood, with but five weeks
= of the campaign remaining and their
claim on the leadership disputed al
most daily by the Yankees.
:. Mogridge will not be available for
:, mound duty here. but. then. neither
will Sothoron, who also worked yes
/: terday. which means that Eric. Zach
: AIRY and Johnson will bear the hurting
burden for the visitors, with Uhle,
Bagby, Nails and Morton whackins
> up service for Speaker today and to-
morrow, judged by the way they have
been staggering recently. with Cove
.leskie appearing in the final Sunday.
Assuming that the Nationals worked
most of the sloppy stuff out IF their
systems in Detroit, they can be count
ed on to give the Redskins the tough
est kind of an argument.
MOSridge I'm Great ForR.
., 8fogridge yesterday displayed a
barrel of stuff and almost perfect
control. issuing only one walk. while
the Nationals hammered Leonard.
Holling and recruit named Walsh
for fifteen swatS, totalinE twenty-one
bases. in ending the Tigers winning
Hopping on Leonard for a fistful of
singles. the Nationals obtained a
rhree-run lead in the second inning.
Harris was set down when Cobb
drive, Shanks lined a bingle to CEN
ter, moved up on Smiths Texas
Lacquer to left and scored on Miller's
double over the far corner. On Mog-
ridges high bounder to Leonard,
smith was turned back from the plate
and returned to third, which Charity
had usurped and where he was re-
tired. Judges line single to right
casfed Smith. and Mogridge Tailed
on Bush's looping safety to left. Judge
taking third, where he was left when
Milan popped to Young.
The Tigers reached Mogridge for
their only counter with two down in
this frame, when Blue lined a double
against the fence in left and Flag
stead followed with q shot to center.
The Grffs lost no time retrieving
this tally, thanks to assistance from
Leonard, who uncorked wild pitch
that enabled Miller to score from sec
ond after Bing had opened round three
with a lazy floater to left which netted
: two bases. Miller would have scored
~anyhow. as Harris followed with a
=. stiff jolt. Stan took second on Shanks'
death, and Smith was called out on
/ posely pass Charity. but Pat reached
[ over and whacked what would have
|: been the fourth ball to the pitcher,
| who tossed him out.
Mogridge Springs Surprise.
|, Mogridge surprised the spectators.
the athletes and himself by clouting
triple over Veach's head in the sixth
George easily reached second, but he
was wise to conserve his energies for
pitching, as ShankS was on first
through a walk when Mogridge con-
, nected, and the marker Hank toted
home was the principal consideration.
The value Of keen-wittedness. as dis
/. played by Bush, was seen in the sew
enth when the Nationals ran their to-
tai of tallies to seven. Bush started
with his third safety. stinging sim
bounder that Jones had to dash in for.
This left third uncovered and Donie
never hesitated at the midway. Leon
ard tried to get over and cover, but
, Blues throw got past him, and only
the fact that Veach was backing up
He did a moment later when Miller
/ collided for an ace to center. Bing
I took third on a jolt to right by Harris.
/ who was erased in a rundown on
steal on the tap. Miller was safe at
/ the plate when Bassler muffed Young's
return of his peg.
Washington's eighth run was register
, ed in that inning, when Gharrity's dou-
ble down the left field line was followed
bagger, this one to right center, while
a wholly Unnecessary tally was presented
to them in the final. with Lefty Walsh,
recruit from Syracuse. on the slab.
Bing being wild pitched to second and
- scoring on double to left by Harris
:. Plenty Of Tigers Get On.
= Following the third two Tigers got
ION the runways in every session. yet
none was able to get SO far as third.
much less score. SO effectively did
Mogridge prove in the pinches. Cobb's
single and Milan's muff of Veach's fly
put a couple Of Bengals on in the fourth,
! when Heilmann raped into a double
play, started by Bush. In the next
+. frame Flagstead got a life on Bush's
! tumble and Bassler singled. but both
were left, and in the sixth Mogridge
famed Blue and made F1agstead pop to
Harris after Veach and Heilmann each
got safeties.
{ With two down in the seventh Young
and Jones singled in succession. but
: George gathered In Cobb's rap to force
young At third, and with two away in
; the eighth Mogridge's only pass and an
error by Bush was followed by Shanks'
sensational stab of Bassler's liner. After
the retirement Of Pinch Hitter Woodan
+ in the ninth Young singled, but Jones
whitfield and Cobb's rap to Shanks re-