The Washington herald., 1922-09-03
CRIFFS DROP PAIR
OF HURLINC Tits
TOREDSOX,
Boston Held to Ten Hits
In Two Games, But
Win Both.

Of ten hits of the combined deliv-
cries Of four National pitchers yes
terday;. yet they won both ends Of
the double-header. The ;rst game
went 10 the sox by a ~3-to-nothine
score; and they took the second
from Walter Johnson. to nothing.
Brillheart, Erickson. and Francis
held the Sox to hve hits in the
opener. Brillheart was nicked for
only three safeties. Erickson and
Francis for one each. But some
loose fielding on the part Of Goose
Goslin and Brillheart's wildness
gave the Sox their three scores.
Alex Ferguson's brilliant pitching.
the Griffs getting only four hits OF
him. also had something to do with
the Griffs' defeat.
One of the two walks johnson
issued and a lucky Texas Lacquer
beat the Big Train in the nightcap.
Piercy, once a playmate of Babe
Ruth, and Johnson engaged in a
pitching duel. While johnson was
allowing but five safeties the Griffs
got to the blond Piercy for seven.
But they couldn't touch him when
hits meant runs. Things went
along that way until the ninth.
Then, with Burns on first and the
hit and run signal already passed.
Del Pratt threw his bat at the ball.
It connected and the ball dropped
just too far back OF second for
either Harris or Rice to get. The
slow footed Burns went to third on
the lucky blow and scored when J..
Harris drove to Brewer in deep
right.
Luck with Red sox.
A mixup between Peck and Cos
lin gave the Sox their first run
in the fourth inning of the first
game. With two out Joe Harris
walked. Collins then lifted a short
fly behind Peckinpaugh. Roger
could have caught 1t in his pocket.
But Goslin came tearing in telling
the world he would take 1t. Peck
appeared undecided but finally
started after the ball. The Goose
met him in his wild romp to the
infield. Both Of them went down
together and neither had the ball.
Harris scored from first and Collins
went to second. Pittenger was safe
on LaMotte's wild throw, Collins
moving to third. Rule walked, fill
ing the bases but FERGUSON rolled
to Judge. ending the inning.
Brillhart's wildness and a couple
of hits was responsible for Boston's
two runs in the eighth.
Miller opened with a single down
the left field foul line. Brillheart
then walked Burns and Pratt, fill-
ing the bases. With the bases
loaded and none out Milan der
ricked the little southpaw and sent
in Erickson. The Swede immedi-
ately grooved one for Joe Harris,
who doubled down the right field
foul line. scoring Miller and Burns
and sending Pratt to third. Rico
made a nice catch OF Collins short
fly; Pittenger popped to Harris and
Peck threw out Ruel.
Mats Fan in Pinch.
Milan batted for Erickson in the
Griffs' eighth and lifted weakly TO
Pittenger. Judge singled, but
Bucky Harris hit into the only dou-
BILE killing of the afternoon.
Francis pitched the ninth and
managed to get through without
being scored upon.
The Griffs had plenty of chances
to score behind johnson. but
couldn't produce the necessary blow
in the pinch.
In the fifth with one out Bobby
LaMotte doubled down the left field
foul line. Nither Picinich or John
son was able to advance him.
In the sixth a walk, a hit and a
wild pitch put two runners in scor-
ing positions, but neither Goslin or
Brewer was able to get to Piercy.
With one out Harris walked, went
to second on Rice's single to short
center and both advanced on
Piercy's bad throw after Goslin
had lifted to Miller. Brewer also
drove to Miller.
The eighth and ninth both
brought scoring possibilities but the
Griffs failed to cash in each in
stance. In the eighth Judge opened
by beating out a hit to Mitchell in
deep short. Harris laid GOWN a sac
rfice. Rice, however, lifted to Col
Inns after Goslin walked. Brewer
skied to Burns.
Peck started the ninth on with a
single to left and was sacrificed to
second by LaMotte. Charity, bat
ting for Picinich, drove to Miller
and Milan, in his second pinch hit
ting role of the afternoon, lifted
to Mitchell for the final out.
George Burns, at first for the Red
Sox, had only three putouts in the
second game.
Johnny Mitchell is playing
great game at short for Duffy's
toilers. There has never been any
about his ability to cover
plenty of ground and do IL well.
II was believed, however, that his
hitting would be too light for the
majors. Lately he has begun to
pick up with the fail and Duffy is
said to be perfectly satisfied with
the recent. trade which brought
Mitchell from the Yanks.
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