The Washington herald., 1922-09-19
OLDHAM BANGS
NATSACAIN FOR
ll-T0-5 VICTORY
Brillheart and Zachary
Fall in Final Battle
With CObbmen.

oylNesler Johnson, the nlBh-prlceo
rookie Highlander, started against
the Nationals this afternoon. While
running out a sacrifice bunt in the
third inning he colllded with Joe
Judge and was knocked out. Es-
corted from the field Johnson had
to leave the game. and John Cyrus
Oldham. the left-handed nemesis of
the Nationals. took his place.
When Johnson was injured the
Nationals were leading by two runs,
but before the pitching Of Oldham
they became a beaten team. The,
lost the game. II to 5. and the series.
two in three.
1t was not alone the pitching Of
Oldham but his batting as well that
brought disaster to the Nationals.
Twice Oldham came to bat with
bases full. The first time he cracked
out a two-bageer and the next time
he tripled. He drove in Ave runs
and that Is exactly as many as the
entire Washington team scored. He
was Detroit's big offensive as we'll
as defensive weapon today.
BriIlheart wild.
Jehasophat Benson Brillheart was
Clyde Milan's pitching nomination
and the young portsider did not do
so well. He was taken out in the
fifth with a runner on second and
the score tied. Jezabel Zachary
took his place. Jezabel lasted an
inning and the Tigers rammed his
delivery for five runs. Yarmouth
finished the game and three more
were scored of him.
The game, that dragged over 14S
minutes of play, started well
enough. but It soon developed into
one OF those affairs. The Nationals
got away to a one-run lead in the
second on two-baggers by Peckin-
paugh and Picinich. The Tigers
tied 1t in the same inning when four
men reached first without the aid
of a hit or an error. Brillheart
walked Fothergill. Rigney and
Haney and hit Bassler. He forced
in the tieing run.
The Nationals got the lead back
in the third. Fothergill muffed
Judges limo drive and Joe stole
second. Harris flied. but Rice
walked. Goslin grounded. but
Brewer also walked and bases were
filled. Peckinpaugh singled to left
scoring Judge and Rice.
Cobb Equals Record.
Brillheart walked Bassler to start
the home half OF the fourth. John
son bunted a sacrifice and Brill
heart made a wild peg to first.
Judge. turning to pursue the ball.
collided with Johnson and the rum
ner was knocked cold. After two
player hauled him from the field.
Haney flied to Rice and Bassler. who
had gone to third on Brillheart's
wild heave. scored. Jones popped
out, but Cobb tripled to right, scor-
ing Cole. who was running for
johnson.
b. This hit was the two hundredth
Of the season for Cobb and it made
the eighth season of his major
league career in which he totalled
200 or more hits. He. therefore.
equalled Wee Willie Keeler's record
today. Keeler also made 200 hits
in eight different major league sea-
sons.
FothergilI. first at bat in the NTH.
doubled and Milan yanked Brill
heart and substituted Zachary.
Picinich threw out Cutshaw and
Rigney and Bassler walked. flling
bases and bringing UP Oldham. The
red-headed portsider drove the ball
over Rice's head for a two bagger.
scoring Fothergill and Rigney.
Haney tripled. Bassler and Oldham
scoring. Jones singled Haney
across. That made five runs.
Oldham Gets Mean.
Oldham lost control in the sixth
and the Nationals scored one. Pic
mich was hit and Goebel ran for
him. Lapan batted for Zachary and
Judge was hit in the
stomach but continued playing and
bases were packed. Harris forced
Judge. Goebel scoring on the out.
Rice grounded.
They scored another in the eighth
when Yarmouth singled and got
two extra bases because Fothergill
fumbled the ball. Lapan cracked
out a double. scoring Yarmouth.
Shanks. who replaced Brewer in
right, doubled with one gone in the
ninth and Peckinpaush singled, but
the rally stopped there, for La
Motto poked into a double play.
Yarmouth would probably have
gotten by scoreless but for Oldham.
FothergilI, Cutshaw and Rigney
singled in succession with one out
in the eighth. Bassler flied and
then Oldham tripled to right, clear
ing the bases.
The Nationals left for st. Louis
tonight to help the Yanks win a
pennant