The Washington herald., 1922-09-11
O'ROURKE LEADS
RED SOX ATTACK
ON TWO HURLERS
Zachary and Ray Francis
Are Pounded for Is
Safeties.
By RAY HELGESEN.

An inability to hit the oHerihSs
OF Alex Ferguson yesterday cost
the Nationals a to ! defeat at the
hands of the Red Sox. who at pres
ent are undisputed champions of
the American League cellar.
]. T. Zachary, better known as
JezebeI Tecumseh, and Ray Francis
hurled for the pepless Griffs and that
that was about all. Neither was
able to stop the SOx. who were in
one of their infrequent hitting
moods. Altogether the Sox were
credited with fifteen safe blows.
seven coming off Zachary in three
and one-third innings and eight Off
Francis during the remainder of the
game.
If Manager Duffy of the Sox
could get consistent pitching Of the
same brand Ferguson turned in yes
terday there wouldn't be even the
slightest chance of Boston's bring
ing up the rear of the league. Fer
themselves at all times. He allowed
the slim total of four hits. two OF
them mere scratches. and held the
Nationals safe all the way. If 1t
hadn't been for a couple of streaks
of wiidness on his part, the game
would have been uninteresting, in
deed.
Grins Fail to Hit.
The Griffs' lone run resulted from
a pair of passes and a scratch hit
through Derrill Pratt in the fourth
inning. That safety was the first
the Griffs collected off Ferguson
Tney faied to get another until the
seventh. Then they got a couple
more, one in each Oi the eighth and
ninth innings. But they were un-
able to find the young Hub twirier
with men ON bases with the natural
result that they were forced to
take a well deserved beating.
"BIackie'' ORourk=. VINO once
drew semi-mOnthly checks from the
Nationals coffors. was the main
light and big sun and almost every
Thing e.se from a Boston offensive
standpoint. BlaCkie contributed
single. double and triple to the af-
ternoOn's frOlic and two of his blows
were responsible for half Of the
SuN's runs.
O'Rourke also featured from a field
ing angle. Twice he cut OF drives
labeled extra bases and generally
cOmpOrted himself with considera-
bic class around the hot corner. His
weak throwing arm is still with him.
however The error credited to him
in the NTH inning was caused by
that cratic whip after he had made
a stimulating stop of Peck's grass
cutter After seeing Blackie's work
yesterday. the conviction remains that
he would be one of the cleverest
infielders in the league were he not
hampcred by that muscle-bOund whip.
SOX open in Second Subhead Bic
The Red Sox opened the scoring
In the second when three hits and
some slow fielding by the usually
reliable Zachary netted them a total
Of two runs.
I'ratt spanked a single to CEN
ter and Travelled To second as Joe
Harris slapped a Gr"under past Bob
by L.aMot;e- Collins tried To sac
rifice. but Zachary wouldn't let him.
Jez picked up the slow roller, but
his toss to LaMUtte was slow, and
all hands were safe.
Here's where BlaCkie O'Rourke
made his initial crash into the spot
light. BIackIe caught one of Zach
ary's twIste-s and slapped it down
the third base line for two bases,
Pratt and Harms scoring and Col
q 4
I.aNottc and Ferguson drove one at
P,ca. COLLINS tried TO score. but
was caught at thc pate with plenty tu
spare O'Eourke went Ia third on the
play. but was stranded when Mitchell
forced Fergus on. Peckinpaugh to Har-
ris
The fourth brought the SOx an
other run and brought To Zarhary
an urgent message from the showers.
Harris opened with u double to
deep left, hut was caught. GosIin
L. Peck 10 IaMOtte, trying to stretch
il. Collins then singled to left and
raced home As O'ROUrkc crashed a
triple to right center. Rucl rolled
down the third base line ami O'Romke
was caught al the plate. I.aAIottr
To Charity To I.aMottc.
Grin> Score in 4th.
That brought the Nationals to
where pair Of passes and GOsIin's
drive through Pratt were good for
their lone run Of the matinee. Har-
rs and Rice walked. RUcky scoring
and sam going to third wIeu Cos
in drove a not one through sec
"Ud. Burns took hit from Brewer
with brilliant stop Of a hard
Er"uEd"r and Charity. attempting
H. ~pUa"Z' Rice, home. rolled to Frr-
EUS"n. whose toss to RueI got the
fyIng gardener with room to are.
That rr-lrd tn" Nationals scoring
bUt tn, S"N still had punch IN
their collective system
In tn" sixth four hits and an error
by Charity. dropping GosIfn's
throw I" the plate. gave the SOx
two more tallies- Harris started by
beating ont 4 hit to short Peck
made nice stop Of the blow but
was out of position for throw
Collins singled to left sending Har-
rIS To second The bases were
loaded when O'RoUrke rolled
safety down the third base line
Rucl was safe at first and Harris
scored as Peck and I.aAIutte forced
Collins at third on the caIChe-.s
groUndcr. Ferguson struck out hut
Mitchell singled to left. O'ROurke
scoring when charity dropped Cos
Inns almost perfect return to tha
Miller O. tn a