The Washington herald., 1921-08-21
RIFFS BEAT CLEAN HOSE IN 18TH
Recruits Witness Defeats
Sox; Erick Gives But 3 Hits
Russell, Kid Southpaw, Loses Control in Final
Frame and Walks Milan, Forcing
Winning Tally Over Plate.

necessity of doing some real pitch
ing or having his pride humbled by
a young southpaw just from the
bushes. Olaf Erickson chose the for
mer course today, and triumphed
over the White Sox in a sizzling
l3-lnning game by a score of to o.
Holding the Hose to three hits,
the big Swede was seldom In danger.
His old inability to control the ball
was in evidence as his eight bases
on balls would Indicate, but in the
pinches he frightened up and slipped
them over in a battling manner.
James A. Russell, a southpaw
fresh from Souix City. Iowa, was
celebrating his big league debut. 1t
was quite a Contingent party" for
Russell. even il he did lose. But for
the unexpected brilliance of Erick-
son. the ,youngster would have
waltzed through with little trouble.
Balk Motion Surprises.
Among the other talents of young
Russell is a balk motion that hasn't
been eqpaled in the big leagues since
Uncle Nick Altrock pitched on the
old Thirty ninth street grounds.
Nick. himself, was on the coaching
lines for, Washington, and undouot-
eddy felt somc5ealousy because this
busher in his first game caught
couple of Nationals fiatfooted on
first base. Manager Mcbride was
quick to claim a balk, but the young
ster got away with his motion with
the umpires-
Both teams gave their pitchers
brilliant support, but neither was
able to do much with the mace in
the very few pinches.
Lack Of control proved the down
fall of Russell in the final frame.
After one man was out, Smith
scraped a two-bagger inside of
third base. Harris drew pass.
and Judge died on a fly ball Mil
Ter, the Washington slugger, was
next, and the young HEAVIER was in
structed to give him no good ones
to hit. The result was a walk that
filled the bases. Then, with the
Washington base runners dancing
up and down the lines and whoop-
ing things I'D, Russell couldn't get
D
forcing Smith with the only run Of
the game
Young Riot Looms.
: Erickson was in deep water in
the tenth when he filled the bases
J with two out but pulled out when
I.aMotte took in Schalk's grounder
and pegged to Harris. forcing
Hooper.
In the twelfth inning the Griffs
made a strong bid for a run, but
missed IL In a very close decisisa
which almost precipitated a riot.
Shanks had opened the round with
q double and Charity pushed him
DO third with a sacrifice. LaMotrs
4 then hit a low and rather short fly
to F'alk in left and Shanks tried to
score after the catch. Falk's peg
was about four feet away from the
plate, but Schalk got it and Owed
at me runner. Shanks, Schalk and
Umpire Wilson were all there in
the dirt at the finish and the arS3ter
decided that Hank was out Half
a dozen Washington players tan out
with warIike gestures, but the ar
bitter won the decision and escaped
with a sound skin
MILAN Trappeu ou fIrst.
Neither team did any Damage in
the first inning. In the second
Milan singled. but was trapped of
first when Hooper made fine catch
Of Shanks' drive. Things rocked
along until the sixth, when the
ariffs again populated the cushions
but couldn't shove a run across.
Smith began it when he beat out
slow roller and was forced on Har-
ris' bunt Russell brought his balk
movement into play and picked
Harris off first. Judge walked, and
Miller singled tC left. Judge stop
ping at second. Milan forced Miller
for the third out.
Russell was again in danger IN
the ninth, but pulled through with
out damage Judge was tossed out
by johnson to start the inning, but
Miller beat out a hit 10 the box.
Miller stole. profitins by Johnson's
failure to hold Schalk's peg, but was
run down on Milan's tap to johnson.
Zeb skipped to second on a passed
ball, and Shanks drew a pass. Char
rity skied to Falk for the final out
Erickson came near tossing the
game away in the tenth, but found
his control just in time, and IN
the final three innings he retired
the Sox in order.
In the second game Of the series
tomorrow - Mogridge will prob
ably face the Sox. while Faber is
expected to start against the Griff-
men.