The Washington herald., 1921-07-07
Breaks" Against Mogridge;
Erickson in Great Form
Brick Owens Partly to Blame for Defeat in
Opener-Miller's Bat Busy in
Second Battle. So

Second
BOSTON. July s.-The third dou-SL
bleheader between the Nationals
and the Red Sox came a split. the
Boston club just preventing the loss
of fve douhleheaders in succession
by winning the first game. to l
in twelve innings, and they did this
only by getting a break. The Ma
tionals won the second game,1 to o.
in the regulation distance.
There was some splendid pitching
in both contests. Russell and Mog-
ridge being stacked against each
other in the opener and Sam Jones
and Erickson in the final. The
NATIONALS won five out of the six
games in the series
Their one. run in the first game
this afternoon was constructed in
the proper way by 100 per cent
base hits. while the first tally by
their opponents was a perfect blend
Of luck and an error OF judgment
on play by Shanks, with Umpire
Owens being about one-third of the
triple mixture. 'The run with which
they won the game in the twelfth
was o. k. in every respect.
Only FIVE hits were made off Rus
sell and three of these were
punched in the third when the Ma
tionals scored their run.
Breaks Against Mogridge.
Mogridge was touched up for
eleven hits. but generally frightened
up in the. pinches. Considering
what the Red Sox did to him yes
terday. he made a wonderful show
ing and lost. as things happened.
only through the breaks going
against him in one inning.
Erickson and Sam Jones had a
great hattie in the second clash.
the Swede being absolutely air
tight. Only five hits were made
against him and three of these were
contributed by John Collins. The
oingles were scattered through as
many innings and the only time
that he was in danger of being
scored on was in the seventh when
Collins led off with a double and
went to third on a sacrifice. But
he stopped there.
Bar one inning. Jones was just
about as good as Erickson. Miller
who played in left field. was out
in his batting togs. He made three
hits In his four chances. He might
possibly have come through with a
perfect batting average for the day
were it not that on his second trip
to the plate he was trying to dodge
one Of Jones' inshoots when the
ball accidentally hit the bat and
rolled fair to McInnis. Every one
OF his three safeties was a clean
cut sizzler to left field.
oRourke Again Stars.
o'Rourke again played a whale of
game In the field. some of his
performances being phenomenal.
Rice as usual covered a lot of
grounl in the outfield. He, Miller
and Picinich did the hitting In the
second game.
There was a lot Of fine baseball
in the games today, the pitchers
all being given perfect support so
far as the mechanical work OF their
team mates vas concerned.
In the first game, Judge opened
against Russell with a double to
right, and after Milan had flied to
Lefbold, was doubled up off second
on Rice's liner to Foster.
Lucky Run for sox.
1t was in the second inning that
the Red Sox made their lucky run.
-Ruel, the first man up lined to
shanks. Mogridge knocked down
Scott's bounder, but could not re-
cover the ball and the runner was
safe. He caught him off first a mo-
ment later on a quick throw to
Judge. but Owens missed the play.
Then Fosters bounder was batted
down by Mogridge, who detected
the ball toward Harris for an easy
play, but Owens was in the way and
the ball hit him, thus making both
runners safe
Witt grounded to Shanks, who, if
he had but known it had only to
take one step back touch third, thus
forcing Scott. and chuck the ball to
first for a double play. Instead,
Howard went the long way around
for his douple play. He missed get
ting Foster at second because it
was a hit and run play but Witt was
out at first on Harris relay to-
Judge. Evidently the latter thought
Foster had been forced at second,
and before he realized his error,
Scott who had kept on the jump all
the while, was over the plate.
Nationals Tie 1t Up.
The Nationals worked into a tie
in the third Charity led off with a
single and O'Rourke followed with
a double. A single by Mogridge to
short left, scored Charity. but as
there was none out, O'Rourke was
held at third, not caring to take a
chance on being nipped at the plated
The safety play with Bos
ms luck in making their first run,
u a what Grabbed the game for Nc
y -3ride's boys, for Judge hit to Nc
.Inis and Mogridge was forced at
second, O'Rourke being held at
third, only to be thrown out at the
plate when Milan grounded to Fos-
-er. who was playing close in. With
two on, Rice grounded to McInnis
-. the third out The visitors
never had another chance to score
against Russell, who allowed only
two hits, thereafter, one in the
tenth. with two out and one in the
eleventh also with two out
The Red Sox could do nothing
against Mogridge till the twelfth.
Then Liebold. the first batter up
shot a single past Harris, which
the latter nearly nippel. Menosky