The Washington herald., 1922-05-14
Errors Cause Downfall
Of Francis in Second Start
Miscues by Peck and
Harris Give Indians
Two Runs.
By RAY HEIGESEN.


terday. And as a result Of the mis-
cueing of two of its units, Roger
PeckInpaugh. the $4,000 beauty"
and Bucky Harris. the Cleveland In
dians grabbed the second game
of the series. The final score was
5 to 4.
Ray Francis, once of Seattle and
known. on the Western coast as a
hard luck" hurler, started the sec
ond game for the Griffs- He was a
bit wild but. as in his initial effort,
II was errors which caused his
downfall. The dancing southpaw
held the Tribe to only six safeties
in nine innings Yet Speakers en-
try scored five runs on him. -Four
of them were the result of some
heavy and opportune hitting but the
winning margin can be laid at the
door of Peckinpaugh who bobbled
Woods easy roller in the fifth,
thereby paving the way for the run
which the Indians scored in that in
ming.
Harris entered the erring column
in the first inning when the Tribe
scored three runs. With one on and
two out Bucky fumbled Gardeners
roller and Woods singled to center
scoring Sewen. O'Neill followed
with a line drive to Rice. So II
Bucky had fielded Gardner's tap
cleanly the Tribe would have scored
only two runs instead Of three In
this inning.
UhIe starts for Tribe.
George Uhle started the hostili-
ties for the Tribe and went along
nicely until the Griffs' sixth when
four hits and an error gave the Ma
tionals three runs. Again in the
seventh Milan's proteges began to
find the shoots of the former sand
lotter, so Speaker. weary OF losing
games through last-minute rallles
by the opposition, rushed Sarge Jim
Bagby to the mound after the
Griffs had scored one run ana nao
the tieing and winning markers on
the paths
The Sergeant stepped into the
fray with one out and two on ana
disposed of the Griffs in order, max
ing Goslin roll to wamby and Char
rity fiy weakly to Speaker. During
the next two innings he allowed
only one hit, that going to Har-
ris. But a lucky double play IN the
ninth when, after Harris nad
singled. Rice drove to Sewen, who
doubled to Bucky at first, probably
removed considerable trouble from
his path
1t seems that fate refuses to smile
on Francis. In the Pacific Coast
League last season, where he won
eleven games and lost twelve, he
was called the hard luck kid
As an instance: During one losing
streak last year he pitched seventy
one innings for the Seattle cluo
during which time his team mates
scored only three runs for him And
at that it is said he would have
won two of the games had the Seat
tie team not been afflicted with the
error fever.
Had One Bad Inning.
In Francis record of last season,
too. can be seen the fact that the
Young southpaw usually has one
lad inning a game. That has been
his main trouble in his two starts
with the Griffs. In his first effort
which happened to be against the
Browns. he went along until the
fifth when three hits and two errors
gave the battling Brownies a trio
Of runs. Yesterday it happened TO
be the first inning in which he re-
seems to be fate's portion for him
at least one inning in every game
he starts.
Evans and wamby greeted the
Youthful portsider with singles to
rfghtfeld to start the bad inning"
wamby's single was short drive
over Judges head and Evans was
held at second
Sneaker laid one down. Bush
throwing him out while both run
ners advanced. Bush also threw out
stuffy McInnis holding Evans on
third. Sewell. however, scratched a
hit through short. scoring Evans
and wamby. Gardner was safe on
Bucky Harris error and Sewell
scored Gardner going to third.
when Joe Woods drove a single into
center. O'Neil ended it with a line
drive to center which Rice captured
after long run
The Griffs could do nothing with
Uhle during the first FIVE innings
They got to him for a pair of hits.
one in the second and the other in
the fifth. but the big fellow tight
ened up with men on the paths and
the present champions of the cell
lar were unable to solve his offer
ings.
Find UhIe In sixth.
But in the sixth after'the Indians
had scored a run on a walk. an
error, a batter hit by pitched
ball and a sacrifice, the Griffs found
Uhle and scored three runs on four
hits and an error.
Rice opened with a single to left
and went to third as Judge doubled
~
Sthrew out Brewer. Rice stopping at
tSlrd Judge crossed on Goslin's
double down the right field foul
line.
After Charity, lifted to Evans
Peck was safe on Sewelrs bad throw
of his grounder. Goslin scoring.
Peck went TO second as Francis
singled between third and short
Bush. however, ended the rally
when he tapped to wamby and
Francis was forced at second.
After Uhle was hit by a pitched
ball in the seventh Evans tripled to
deep right center scoring him with
what proved to be the winning
counter.
Washington also got another run
In the seventh but with two occu-
zSspg the bags Bagby was rushed
70 the mound and efrectually stopped
the Griffs' attempt to break into
the lead
Harris started with a double
down the left field foul line and
went to third as Uhle was throwing
out Rice. He scored when Judge
beat out a hit TO McInnis. Judge
was forced to stop at second on
Brewers single into short center.