Evening star., 1922-08-28

Although George Mogridge took the
measure OF the Tigers yesterday.
pitching against Pillette. one Of
Cobb's aces, he got into deep water a
and johnson was rushed out to the
Dull pen to warm up. AS the game
wore on George improved, and he fin
ished in good shape. Despite rain,
which started an hour before game
time and continued throughout the
afternoon in degrees varying from
mist to drizzle, a good sized crowd
turned out and stuck through the af-
tair Joe Judge was back at his old
1op. and his presence appeared to give
the Griffs confidence.
Nationals Initiate Scoring.
After turning back the Tigers in
order in the initial inning. the Griffs
contrived to register the first run.
Rice led off with a bunt toward first
that he beat out by fast footwork.
Harris tried three times to sacrifice.
and was out when he bunted the last
one foul. Judge popped to Woodall.
but on the hit-andrun Goslin singled
nome on poor handling of the ball by
Flagstead in right. Brewer closed the
round with a fly to Cutshaw. The
Tigers got this run back in the sec
ond, after two were out, when Haney
reached first after forcing Flagstead
single to right and then home on
Woodall's safety to the same sector.
In the fourth. the Bengals scored
their second and final run, the result
Of double to left by Haney. an error
by Harris and Woodalrs out, a sacri-
flee fly to Goslin.
The GriffS tied it up in the same
inning. Goslin was hit by a pitched,
ball and went to third on Brower's
clean single to right. He stayed
how h / l..
OF fast double play on Charity
and Brewer. but Peck came through
with single to left and Goose
ambleI home.
Griffs Take Lend to Stay.
The Griffs shot to the front in
the sixth and stayed there. With
one down. Charity singled to center
ana 1 moved up on Peck's bingle to
left La Motto slammed a double to
lett Charity scoring and Peck stop
ping at third. Mogridge then flied
to Cobb and Peck beat Tyrus' tn ow
to the plate.
Two more runs We're registered
walked as a starter and Judge singled
to left, Buckley reaching third. This
was enough for Pillette and Lefty"
Moore took his place on the mound
Goslin gave Rigney a chance to
make a fine catch of his fly to short
left. holding Harris to third. Moore
then plunhed Brewer in the ribs
filling the bases, whereupon he also
was invited TO take trip to the
showers, Olsen succeeding him. Char
rity hit roller to Rigney, but Harris
beat the throw to the plate, and the
bases remained jammed Peck came
in for slam in the ribs by Olsen,
Judge being forced over the rubber
La Motto followed with a fly to Cobb
and Charity was doubled up before
he could get back 10 second.
Tally Again in Eighth.
Holloway, the new Tiger from
Augusta. faced the Griffs in their
final round. Mogridge led off with a
whack too hard for Cutshaw to
handle. Rice hit to Haney and the
latter made a wild throw to second
n trying for a double play. Mogridge
reaching third and Rice second. Harris
died on fast srounder to Blue.
Mogridge sticking to third. Judge
then flied to right center. Cobb caught
the ball. but again his throw to the
plate was wide. Mogridge scoring.
Gos(in was called out on strikes.
Short.top RiEney's batting streak
was stopped by Mogridge in the sew
enth stanZa, when he grounded to
Harris. He had rolled up a record
Of nire straight hits.
The Tigers got three singles in a
row in the sixth inning, but failed to
register Haney started with a sin
gle to center, but died stealing, the
result of Harris fine handling of
Gharrity's poor throw. Rigney sin
sled to left and went to third on
Wcodalfs single to the same terri
tory. Pllette then hit a,high bounder
to La Motto, and Rigney was an easy
out on Bob's throw to Charity. Blue
got pass, but was forced at second
by Cutshaw for the third out, Peck
making a beautiful stop and toss
from back of the bag.