The Washington herald., 1922-06-24
COEBEL'S CIRCUIT
SMASH in EIGHTH,
BEATS MACKMEN
Eddie's Drive Starts Raj
{" ly Which Nets Three
Runs and Game.
By RAY HELGESEN.

Eddie Goebers circuit smash far
over Bing Miller's head in center
heId in the eighth inning yesterday
gave the Griffs a shutout victory
over the Mackmen in the first of
three-game series which opens
thirty-day home stay for Milan's
troupers. Following GoebeTs long
drive to the hsp pole. a walk and
rwo hits. coupled with an error by
Bing Miller. gave the Griffs an
other pair of tallies and the game.
The final score was to 0.
The game was a pitchers battle
between HeImach, Connie Mack's
youthful southpaw star. and John
SON. Both hurlers were in rare
form and until Goebel caught one
of Heimsch's fast ones the battle
mad all the ear-marks Of an extra
inning AFFAIR.
Each Allows Five Hits.
Each hurIer allowed ave hits dur
ing the matinee, but UP until the
eighth Heimach had all the better
Of the argument. Until that frame
the Philadelphia youngster had held
the Griffs to the small total of two
HllNs OHc SCI dNCh which 6oulc
9oebel beat out. Johnson had been
touched for Ave safeties and when
three OF them were punched with
no one out in the second inning
clouds began to gather over the
Nationals dugout
But Shanks and Picinich pulled
the Griffs from the hole and from
then until GoebeI staged his little
act the game was a fifty-ffty af-
fair with each team waiting for
the opposing hurler to weaken,
Here's how johnson allowed three
hits in row with none out and
still managed to pull through with
out being scored upon.
MCGOWAN. whose savage hitting
has earned him a place in Mack's
Outfeld. opened the second with a
single to center. Miller dropped a
single in left. but Shanks' fast
fielding held MCGOWAN to one base
With the infeld covering the bags
for a possible double killing Per-
kins pushed A slow roller just to
the left of the pitchers box. and
al hands were save when johnson.
evidently thinking that Peck or
BiueCe would handle the ball. failed
TO make try for IL.
That put three on and put the
Gr:fs and about 10000 paying Gus
toners on the anxious seat. And
here's where Shanks and Cuckoo
TiCinich collahorated to relieve the
Msckmen of some OF their super
finus confidence and drop them into
the cellar.
Val Dives into Runner.
Galloway took 2 nasty cut AT one
Of Barrey's hooks. and the bail
looped over the inield into the
waiting hands Of Shanks who was
playing just behind short Hank
took the ball on the run. and his
throw to the plate. though about
four feet wide. caught the speeding
MCGOWAN trying to score from third
by couple OF feet. However. with
out Picinich's headIonE dive at the
runner Shanks' throw would have
gone for nauSht. and the Macks
would have scored at least one run
and possibly more.
That play just about took the
heart out OF the Athletics. Dykes
struck out to end the inning. and
from then until he end Johnson
held them at bay. only one Mack
man getting as far as second in the
remaining innings.
Until the eighth the Griffs had
hardly even threatened. In the first
inning after judge and Peck had
been erased on flies to the outfield
Sam Rice drove a safety between
first and second. but was cut down.
MCGOWAN to Young, in trying to
stretch the blow.
In the fifth came the Griffs' second
safety, GOebels roller over second,
which Young was unable to field
instime to catch the feet outfieIder
There was one out at the time and
when Eddie went to second on q
passed ball it appeared as thourh
the Griffs might score. hut they
didn't. P'cinich drove to Miller In
deep center. and B'ueGe tapped to
Young and was an easy out at first
RinE Miller got his second single
20 left in the Macks' seventh. but
II proved Of no use except in the
personal average column. as the
next two bstters were retired on
eaSv outfieid h.es
That brought the hurIers' battle
into the eighth inning. still score
less
GoeheI CIOuts Homer.
Heimach had shown no signs Of
weakening previous to the eighth
and so when GocbeI sauntered to the
Plate few thought that he was going
u in1ugurate the rally that would
Crd the game.
-t9d'' l"t one Of Heimach's fast