Evening star., 1921-09-06

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It was George Mogridge who proved
the Moses to lead the Griffmen out
of the wilderness of defeat. Ten
games-count 'em, ten-had McBride's
mfnions tossed off in as many days.
while in thirteen of their last
fourteen had they finished on the
short end of the score. Came then
a chance to vary their custom of a
loss day by doubling their down
hill speed. They gathered plenty or
momentum in the am, but lost their
opportunity to drill on to new
record for consecutive reVerses III
the post-luncheon encounter when
real pitching by Mogridge was
supplemented by some sturdy stick
work at the expense of Ed Ronmel
and Rollie Naylor. who yielded nine
blows of varying distances. placed
with such a nicely of precision that
but one of them went to waste
Homer Prevents Shut-Out.
But for one clout into the left
field bleachers by Utility Gardener
IGhnson in the second inning the
Mackmen would have been banked
Liter in this frame an alien walked
and still another doubled, but
Mogridge himself took care of the
next man up, and thereafter only
two hits were allowed by the south
paw. one a two-Eagger in the nlnth
by our old friend Tilly Walker. who
roasted right on second and saw
three of his mates set down in order.
Milan, Charity and Miller lent the
principal offensive support TO
Mogridge in this epochal encounter.
Zeb gathering three bingles for him
self. while Pat and Bing each
Ruthed an offering of Rommel's. Both
landed among the .shirt-sleeved
denizens of the sunless seats of left
field, and the latter's was manufac-
tured with a man on the runway
ahead of him, in addition to which
Bingorius connected for couple of
esteemed sacrifice flies. his club
accounting for four of the Griffithian
markers.
Score Twice mt Outset.
Bush tailed with. promptness dis
concerting to the AS when he got
a life on Galloway's high heave and
negotiated the remainder OF the
route on a double to right by Milan.
who also tailed after Judge walked
and Rice sacrificed on Miller's loft to
g Walker in deep left. Gharrity's
circuit clout with the bases unoccu-
pied, featured round 2. and MlllerS
marathon maui developed in the third
when Harris had preceded him with
a safe jolt to center.
That round saw the passing OF
Rommell. and when Sayior climbed
the hill in the fourth another pair of
markers accrued. After MogrIdse
singled and both Bush and Milan beat
out bunts to fill the bases. the tallies
trickled in on a force play Judge hit
into and another productive long fly
by Miller following walk to Rlce.
This ended run-making for the Day,
but with Mogridge turning the enemy
back with monotonous regularity it
proved more than sufficient. The
Griffs were not playing the Yankees.
Near Victory In Morning.
Emergence from their slump seemed
Imminent in the morning game when,
in a hurting duel between Johnson
aud Hasty that fairly teemed with
iterest, the Nationals hoped into the
lead in the second round. pulled up
TO even terms with the Mackmen. who
registered twice in the third. by
showing a tally over in round Z. ana
then working a runner around he
ircuit in the tenth. The AS knotted
il I'D again in their half of the first
extra session. however. when johnson
began to weaken, and peppered
barney for four consecutive singles
and the winnig counter in the elev-
enth.
The Griffmen had chances to put
the contest on ice in each of the last
four frames. but one run in the tenth
was the best they were able to do.
They had the bases loaded with only
one out in the eighth when Judge and
Rice failed to get the ball out of the
infield They had a runner on third
with one out in the ninth. who was
doubled up at the plate when he at
tempted to score after Witt caught
Shanks' short fly. and in the tenth.
when they did tally Judge and Rice
again left two mates on. while in the
eleventh, where Harris and Shanks in
augurated a rally with singles. stan
lev permitted himself to be nipped off
second.
At that the AS would have copied.
3-2, in the regulation period had it
not been for misdirected zealousness
ON the part of Mackian rooter- With
local athletes decorating all the bases
in round three. Dykes rammed a dou-
Bile to left center that cleared the
bases, but bleacherite leaned over
the railing, grabbed at the ball and
dropped it.
A claim of interference voiced by
Bush was upheld and one of the rum
ners was sent back to third. where he
was left when the side was retired.
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