The Washington herald., 1922-08-14
By RAY HELGESEN.


trounced the New York Yankees in
a pitchers battle by a 3-to-2 score.
George Mogridge. once of the Yanks.
had slightly the better of a hurling
argument with Sam Jones who. not
so long ago. was one of the numer-
Gus hurlers who were rated as
jinxees by the aspiring Griffmen.
Jones and Mogridge each allowed
eight hits but the southpaw man
aged to keep the Hugmen's blows
scattered. while Jones was unfOr-
tunate in that ave safeeties were
rified of him in the sixth round.
bringing to the Griffs all their
taIlies.
The ninth found the Griffmen
leading three to nothing. Here,
however. the Yanks clicked off
a pair of hits. which. coupled with
an error by Peckinpsugh and a sac
rifice fly netted them their two tall
lies. The tieing run was on second
and the winning run on first when
for the third out. thereby lifting
the suspense from the chests of the
Griffs and about $4,000 paying
dodgers of that pesky drizzle.
Babe Absent From Beating
Babe Ruth was absent from the
festivities. The big fellow was lay
ing between the nice cool sheets of
some Gotham hospital getting all
set to have an abscess removed
from his left leg. The Babes
trouble started in Chicago last week
when he slid into second base and
tore a small cash just below his
left knee The thing finally de-
veloped into a bush league abscess.
so Huggins ordered him to see
doctor before he was ] aid out for
good. Reports from New York last
r.eht indicate that the big fellow
will be on his feet and ready for
work in three or four days
Ruth wasn't the only New Yorker
absent from the game. Manager
Huggins and Whitley Witt couldn't
see one of Umpire Guthrie's deci-
Sions IN the opening inning. Guthrie
is newcomer in American League
"arbiting'' circles. So. just to prove
that he had learned the banishing art
in his youth, Guthrie slipped Higgins
and the Albino the well known air.
He did II with the nonchalance of
big top veteran. intending to prove. no
doubt. that he is in the johnson cir
cult to stay.
Witt and Higgins disappeared via
the underground passage but reap
peared in the stands a few minutes
later and idly watched their play
oil
who once toiled in a Washington uni
form and went from Cleveland to New
York via the Colonels' Massachusetts,
farm. subbed for Witt in rightfield.
No Punch In Opener.
The Nationals lost a BEAUTIFUL
chance to step to the front in the
opening inning. With two down Judge
crashed a liner into right center which
went for two bases. Jones then slipped
into his only wild streak. passing
Goslin and Brewer to f1ll the bases.
Shanks, however. couldn't produce
anything that even resembled a hit,
lifting weakly to Smith in short right.
leaving his three mates stranded.
Some clever fielding by the Grifrs
kept the Yanks from crossing the
plate in the fifth. Ward opened with
a single through Shanks, but was
cut down at second. Picinich to Peck
inpaugh. when Scott tried to sacrifice
Scott in turn was killed off at second,
Shanks 10 Harris. on Jones grounder
behind the box. Smith dropped a single
into right. sending Jones 20 third,
but both were left when Rice made
a nice running catch of Dugan's liner
into left center.
That brings us to the sixth where
the Nationals got to Jones for five
clean hits which developed a trio of
runs.
Harris opened with a triple to
left center and scored when Judge
beat out a hit to Ward at second.
Ward made no attempt to field the
ball which seemed to be an easy
chance
Goslin singled to center. Judge
stoping at second. Brewer swung
at one of Jones' wide ones, evil
IDENTIFY attempting to sacrifice. and
judge was caught in a run down
Schang to Dugan to Scott to schanp.
Goslin going to second during the
excitement.
Brewer eventually walked and
advanced with Goslin as Ward was
tossing out Shanks. Peck then
came through with a single be-
tween Dugan and Scott, Goslin and
Brewer scoring. Picinich singled tn
center but Mogridge, "the sIuggins
southpaw." ended things by gently
tanning the drizzle laden air.
Thrills ApIenty In Ninth.
a base on balls. a single by
Wally Pipp and Rice's error on
Pipp's drive to center put Mogrldge
in tough spot in the eighth but
Shanks' brilliant fielding of
Schang's grounder and his equally
brilliant throw to Judge choked
the Hugmen of without tally.
Then came the Yanks' ninth and
a number of thrills. Meusel started
with a safety to center and went
to second as Peck blew Wards
easy roller. Scott scored Meusel
with a single to left but Ward was
held to second with two on Hof-
man. pinch hitting for Jones whifYed.
Smith drew an intentional walk to
I'LL the bases. Dugan crashed to =.
Goslin in deep left, Ward scoring
after the catch. With the winning
run on first. Mcmillan rolled to judge