The Washington herald., 1921-09-06
Lose 1st to As--1O Straight
Then Capture Second, z to l
Opener Goes II Innings When johnson
Weakens, and Macks Collect, 4-3. y
Mogridge's Pitching Takes Final.


The Athletics celebrated their re-
turn to home loan in the morning
engagement with Washington by,
slipping the Senators their tenth
straight setback. but later on the
visitors pulled a worm and turned.
Tho score, in their reflective order
were 4 to 3 and Z to 1.
The a. m. controversy proNded1
the better game in every way. with
all the thrills generally supposed
to be attendant on a close over
time battle.
If Hasty hurled a. fine brand of
ball in the first game, Mogtdge per-
formed even better In the secon0.
He was never perturbed by any bat
action on the part of the AS, and
had not one of the four hits off his
delivery been a home run he would
very likely have scored a shut-out.
Rommel and Naylor. the Quaker
moundsmen. were hammered hard
and although the latter steadled
and finished the final four frames
without permitting a hit. The good
work was too late. =.
In the second inning the Griffs
managed to grab the initial tally
of the quarrel. Rice singled to CEN
ter in this frame and when Collins
miscued the visitor attained second.
Miller laid one down for a sacrifice
and Rice went along to third. Came
hit by one of Hasty's well intended
pitches and then Shanks crashed one
Witt executed the catch
but Rice crossed Immediately after
ward. Picinich famed for the last
out.
Fan Prol6ngs Game.
In the third the Mackmen scored
twice when they should have scored
three times Galloway thumpc
a safety to left and as soon as
Johnny Walker had popped, Hasty
started his own campaign with
single to right. Witt walked and
the. sacks, were loaded. Jimmy
Dykes brought every one to their
feet with a long drive between left
and center fields before either gard
ner could recover the ball it had
! free path to the wall. 1t looked
as IL it would hop into the bleachers
for a home run and a fan reached
over to claim it. He touched and
deflected the sphere but not to such
an extent as to influence it's scor-
ing powers. However. the officials
figured otherwise.
Witt, who had followed Galloway
and Hasty over the plate, was
called back to second base. TiIIy
Walker and Perkins flied out, and
as Washington :allied only two
times during the first nine innings,
the interference prolonged the
game.
The Nationals second counter
was pushed over in the seventh.
Rice smashed one into right and
Miller singled over second base,
moving his comrade to the hot
corner" Harris put the ball into
the air. high up. and after Tilly
Walkers patch Rice crossed the
disc with the tying run.
Washington threatened in the
eighth and ninth. In the eighth
Picinich. Bush and Milan were on
the paths with only one out. Judge
slashed one down first. Walker
scooped it up and whipped the ball.
home with all the speed he had in
is arm. forcing Picinich. Rice, next
up. smashed at Galloway, who
played to second, retiring Judge
and the side.
Miller Caught at FIo'-.
In the very .-It ming Miller
reached base Wien Tiny Walker
shocked the crowd by mufiing an
easy fly: Miner, who went to sec
ond on the error. travelled to third
via Harris sacrifice. and when
Shanks shot one up high into right
the runner drove for home. Wits
throw was perfect and Perkins
erased the alien by a quick tag.
Then the Nationals apparently
| settled the game. IIclnlcn almost
knocked down Mccain with his
drive opening the tenth. He was
! sacrificed to second and scored on
Bush's single to right. The Ath-
letics tied the score by desperate
doubles from the bats of Hasty and
Dykes, each hit swerving down
left field.
In the eleventh. after Washing
ton had been retired despite two
slnsles' the Mackmen won the
game. Collins singled to right.
McCann's bunt became a hit when
Judge slipped trying to field. it
Galloway drove TO left. but Coacher
Murphy held Collins at third: with
the bases filled. Johnny Walker
pasted a curve over third with ter
rife force and a second later the
field was swarming with spectators.
In the afternoon the tilt was de-
cided in the very first inning. The
seasoned old Bush slapped one at
Galloway and that young man
threw wild to first. Milan caught
one of Rommels slow ones on the
nose and rode it into right for two
bases. scoring the veteran Judge
drew a pass, andf a sacrifice moved
| the pair of runners to second and
third. Miller lifted one into left
As the ball struck Tilly walkers
glove Milan scored without trouble.
Charity Homers.
In the following chapter Char
rity put all his weight behind an
accurately timed swing and drove
the globule far up and half way
down in the bleachers. Two more
men reached first in this period,
but neither got anywhere.