Evening star., 1921-08-22

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This may be Barney's day. but in
passing it may be ventured that he
may have to hold the Sox runless in or
der to win, for Urban Faber is due to
oppose on the mound, and the leagues
hurling ace can be counted on to
give the Griffs a battle to run his
string of victories to two dozen.
Faber has been unusually effective
against the Nationals this season. but
they managed TO trim him the last
time he faced them, when Zachary
pitched shut-out ball, and they have
h/pes of repeating.
Trio In I.imelight.
Mogridge's sterling box work was
not the only feature OF yesterday
win, the thirteenth registered by the
Griffiths against the Sox this year.
La Motto played a whale of a game
at short, accepting eisht chahces'
some of them bordering on the spec
tacular. in the most approved ssyle,
felt in a forcible manner by banging
out. four hits in five times up.
Smiths. value, on both attack ana De
fense, has been increasing oaily
since he has been playing regularly.
In the seven games that have fol-
lowed the injury to Rice. Smith has
failed to hit safely in but two. While
the twelve safeties in the thirty-two
times he has been up give him Dat
ting mark of .3Io.
The Nationals muffed a nne chdncs
IN the first inning. when Smlth slnslea
and Harris was winged. Judge popped
a foul to Schalk. Smith was forced at
third on Miller's rap to Muilisan anu
Harris died the same way on Milan
blow.
the second with a bingle. and Wneh
the Griffs did tally in the following
frame they needed the assistance OF
an alien error. With one gone, Smlth
singled on a line to right ana was
forced by Harris, who took third on
Judges swat in the same direction
and scored when Sheely muffed Null
iigan's toss of Miller's roller
Nearly Score In Fourth.
The Griffs missed by narrow mar
gin picking up tally IN the iour.I'
when another Chicago mlscue inquired;
With one gone. Charity walked ana
was safe at second Wnem Wnp
ridges effort to sacrifice resulted IN
Charity being forced at third smith
then connected for his third consecu-
tive single. wicked smash pass
Johnson. La Motto raced from secoIi9
to the plate and appeared to nave slio
in safely under Falk's throw, but ump
owens, nonplussed for second, ruleo
otherwise. es.,
Run No. 2, garnered in the h1th,
came after a pair of hands hao osen
retired on Miller'S long waliop 1or
three bases to the limits in left near
the foul line, which Falk made val
liant effort to snare, and Milan Sihohy
smash through Johnson.
In the seventh the Nationals al ous
succeeded in varying their custom OF
ri only at a CiLle
Smith paved the way for taiiy ps
singing his fourth straight safety 10
center. A jolt to right by Harris sem
Smitty to third, and Judges long ny
to Hooper cashed him; Harris takans
second after the catch. Miller then
crashed a base blow through Muillsan:
who chased to retrieve the ball ana
with pretty peg to Schalk nippeo
Harris sliding into the pan
Sox Chances Are Few.
Through the first seven frames the
Sox were held to three scattered SIN
giles by Mogridge. who was IN Danger
Of being scored on only twice. 1T was
no fault of his that he was menaced
in the opener when a mun by Milan
put Mulligan on second. with Collins
death sending him to third. where ne
stayed when Mostil popped to Shanks.
Hooper's single in the second was
unsupported and a double play fol-
lowed Wilkinson's bingle in the third;
Hooper got no farther than the initial
station on a pass in the fifth. but In
the succeeding session the Sox man
aged to get another athlete to the
midway when johnson singled and
Mostil was hit by pitched ball. Mo-
gridge disposed of the threat by toss
ing out Falk.
Hitting for Wilkinson in the eighth.
Bratchi singled to left and died, trying
to stretch 1t, on Miller's heave to La
Motto. johnson followed with bin
gle that availed nothing and MostiPs
scratch safety to La Motto in the
ninth was wasted when the next three
Hose died aerially.