Evening star., 1922-05-10

GOOD weather was regarded as
Imperative before assigning him to
attempt to travel the route again
If that's on tap this afternoon. Bar
ney probably will make his second
start of the season and all WELL
wishers of the Nationals will be
pulling for him to make the grade,
for If the kansan can't pry them
out of their rut who. or what. can?
1t looked for a time yesterday as
II Francis would turn the trick, given
some able assistance on attack by
Joe Judge, who drove in three runs
with one crack in earning the dis
tinctfon of being the first athlete to
slug a ball over that right field
fence this season. But Francis
crumbled after faulty support had
permitted the Browns to obtain a
trio of unearned tallies. and Glea-
sons stuff offered Johnny Tobin an
opportunity to share the calcium
seized it, his circuit wallop to the
left field wall in the seventh giving
the Fohlmen the margin by which
they copped.,
Outbatted and Outfielded.
The Nationals hit well enough,
getting ten safeties for thirteen
bases and punching them quite ef-
better with the fail. attaining an
aggregate of nineteen sacks on
eleven blows, and put up a fawless
game aheld. while the Griffs were
guilty of two costly misplays.
1t seemed at the start that the
Nationals were in for another pas
time marked by neglected oppor-
tunities. when Bush reached third
on his walk, Harris sacrifice and
Rice's single. only to be left when
Judge drilled into a double play.
But it was different in the third.
sci 4
bunt moved to second on a pass to
Harris and scored on Rice'S single
to right. Here it was that Judge
drove two mates to the platter
ahead of him with wallop over
the harricade.
yancilder took care of Smith
after Brewer also hit safely and
started round four. but was yanked
in favor of Bayne after the wound1ng
of Peck. Garrity's sacrifice and FRAN
els single past Sisler had produced
another marker. The Griffs were
through then. Bayne yielding Texas
leaguers to Harris and Brewer and
real singles to the latter and Bush.
safely scattered during the remainder
of the contest.
Francis Strong at Start.
Francis allowed only two hits in
the first four frames and would have
escaped in the fifth with regular
I.
over the box. Williams famed and
Ellerbe pounded to Harris for o pro-
spective double play, when Bucky
fumbled and then tossed wide to
Peck. McManus sked, and with
Rayne up the situation looked safe.
hut Rays rival southpaw whacked
.. single to center that scored Sew
ereid, and when Rice's return hoped
past Charity an extra base was
taken by Ellerbe and Bayne. putting
them in position to tally when Tobin
riff1ed a single to left.
With one away in the sixth, Jacob
son walked. SEVERED tripled to right
center and Williams doubled down
the foul line. Gleason entered the
fray here and limited the damage to
two runs. by making Ellerbe roll to
Peck and frustrating Williams at
tempt to steal home. Gleason was
rudely iostled in the seventh. however.
when Bayne bounced single off his
glove and Tobin followed with a drive
to the left field wall, easily COM
pleting the circuit before the ball
could be retrieved. Gerber followed
with a triple to the same sector. He
languished on third and the Browns
subsided thereafter, but that was
sufficient.