Evening star., 1922-05-15

impressed tor service tomorrow.
The coming of the Tigers always
Is an event for Washington fans. 1t
was so for many years when Hughey
Jennings led them, and they have lost
none of their attractiveness since
Cobb assumed the managerial bur-
den. The jungle cats seem to scrap
with greater ferocity than any other
aggregation that visits the capital,
and the assurance from past eXpe-
rience that the presence of the Tigers
means a battle royal usually causes
the fans to turn out in droVeS.
Detroit this year got off to miser-
able start and floundered around in
the cellar till the Nationals came
along and insisted upon proving they
could dive even deeper OF late
Cobb's team has taken a brace. 1t
is one of the dest-hitting aggre-
cations ever banded together. rs was
demonstrated last season, when they
topped the field with team mark of
1916. That they will be primed to
offer the Griffmen the sturdiest kind
of opposition is indicated by the fact
that they have just taken two out OF
three games from the league-leading
Yankees. The Cobbmen now are just
two and one-half games ahead of the
Gritfs, which makes it possible for
Milan'S crew to pass them in the
coming series. In fact. only three
and half games separate the Ma
tionals from Cleveland in third place.
which shows how closely punched are
the six clubs trailing the ianks and
Browns, and illustrates how easy it
would be for the Griffs to attain
a respectable position with short
spurt
Lame Back No Handicap.
For guy with a lame back Mo-
gridge did very well in that Sabbath
contest with the Indians. Given
good and. at times, sensational sup
pprt, he breezed through until the
eighth round unscored on, with never
more than a hit an inning registered
against him. Then his support wa
vered, and he did, too. but not enough
to lose the advantage gained as much
by his Stickwork as his southpaw
singing.
Harris was stranded at the far
corner in the opener following Wam-
by'S error. STAINS steal and Rice'S
death. when Speaker backed up
against the scoreboard tor Judges
long wallop. but the Griffs got to
Edwards for a pair of tallies in the
second. Brewer was dead when Cos
lin bounced a single off Edwards
glove and completed the circuit on
Gharrity's triple TO the left field wall.
Charity scored. after Peck was call
ed out on strikes. when Mogridge
singled to center. He was left with
Bush, after DOME also hit safely,
when Harris popped to Wamby.
A flaw in Rice's base-running tao
tics cost the Nationals at least one
run in the third. He shot single
to center. Judge bounced another off
Edwards anatomy and when ONeill
was charged with passed ball both
dug for the next station. Rice ar
rived at third ahead OF O'Neill'S peg.
out by Gardner. After Brewer pop
ped to O'Neill, Goslin sent Speaker
back for a liner that would have reg
istered Sam had he been on third.
Edwards wildness made possible
marker Forss for the Grimen GnsIr;tx in he the
advanced on Peck's sacrifice and
scored on Mogridge's second hit.
single down the right field line.
George was forced by Bush. who
stole second and kept on to third
when O'Neill heaved TO center. Ed
wards then wounded Harris and Rice
in succession to fill the bases. but
they remained clogged when Wood
backed against the fence for Judges
healthy clout.
Brewer started and Peck finished
the job of manufacturing a counter
for the Nationals in the fifth. Turkey
showed a single to left. reached third
on Goslin's neat bunt and Gharrity's
roller and Tailed on Peck's hot shot
to center. The Griffs could accom-
and seventh or Sothoron in the
eighth.
Mogridge yielded but five scattered
hits in the first seven innings and
was in no serious danger in that
period. He would have escaped un-
scathed in the eighth, too. but for an
error by Bush. Donies low throw to
Judge of O'NeilIs roller after Wood
singled put two on and Rice's wild
return of Pinch-hitter Guisto's fly
advanced them a notch. Evans sac
rifice fly scored one and Wamby's
single another. Speaker also hit
safely before the side was retired.
A tense situation was presented in
the ninth when Sewell got life as
Mogridge muffed Judges toss and
Wood was winged. With two gone
Stephenson, an emergency stickman.
doubled to left. producing a tally and
putting Indians on third and second.
Relief came when Evans lofted to
Goslin to end 1t.