Evening star., 1922-05-14

Over the remainder Of the route the
Indians fathomed Francis for only
two safeties and as many runs, one
Of them made possible by Peckin-
paugh's error in the sixth, while the
Griffmen, practically helpless before
Uhle for FIVE rounds, got his range
in the sixth and drove him to the
showers in the following frame when
Bagby successfully essayed the role
of rescuer.
Notwithstanding that defeat for the
Nationals can be traced directly to
defensive work of very question
able caliber. the contest abounded In
thrills produced by timely clouts for
extra bases and spectacular bits of
fielding. Judge, Brewer, Evans and
Sewell contributing the high lights.
Grifnthian rallies and saved the hide
of first Uhle and then Bagby by
snaring line drives and converting.
them into double plays while the in
cidents in which Brewer and Judge
sparkled also resulted in dual kill
ings.
Indian Start Early.
The Indians wasted no time getting
into action Evans and Wamby both
shunted singles to right and Speaker
sacrificed They stuck close to the
hassocks while Bush was retiring Nc
Innis, and it appeared Francis would
emerge unscathed when Sewell rolled
toward short, but the ball took an
odd hop past Peckinpaugh and two
runs accrued Sewel reached second
when Harris fumbled Gardner's
bounder and Tailed on Woods single
to center.
Francis yielded but one safety
thereafter until the sixth. when he
was nicked for a tally. minus any
semblance of a hit. his own uneteadi-
ness and faulty support being fac
tors. He wounded McInnis at the
outset, Sewell sacrificed, Gardner
walked and the corners were crowd
ed when Peck fumbled Woods roller
close to the midway. O'Neills fly
to Rice permitted McInnis to score
and provided an opportunity for a
scintillating bit of work by Judge,
who cut off Sans return and ferried
it to Bush in time to double UP Gard
ner sliding into third.
The Griffmen failed to make any
headway against Uhle early in the
pastime. They loaded the bases on
a pair Of walks and Francis infield
single in the second. only to DO
balked by Evans fine running catch
of Bush's short fly. and were victim
lied on double plays after openings
fourth.
Grinmen Get Busy.
They rang the gong three times
In the sixth, however. when they
got to Uhle for a quartet Of solid
smacks and benefited by an error
Rice opened with a safety to left
and took third on Judges double
past the initial sack. Rice counted
on Brower's death and Goslin's dou-
BILE to left center registered Judge.
Charity lofted. but Sewelrs wild
heave of Peck's offering let Goslin in.
Francis then got his second single.
but was forced by Bush.
Speakers men boosted their run
total by one in the seventh when Uhle
was winged and Evans whacked a
triple to the scoreboard. and the Ma
tionals did likewise. knocking Uhle
off the hiIl in the process. Harris
started Uhle's downfall with a double
over third. Stan advanced on Rice's
death and scored when Judge singled
to McInnis. Brewer beat out a rap
to Sewell over the midway, where
upon Uhle gave way to Bagby, who
ended the rally by coping with Cos
lin and Charity.
Francis retired the Indians in order
in the last two innings and only six
Griffs faced Bagby in the same
Harris opened the ninth with siz-
zling single to center and Rice con-
nected for terrific drive in the
same general direction. but Sewell
was in the path of the ball and a
two-ply death resulted. Judge then
popped. and the battle was over. :