The Washington herald., 1922-06-30
NATIONALS LOSE
AFTER BREAKING
TIE In STH INNING
Hugmen Win After Dead
locking Game in Ninth
With One Run.
By RAY HELGESEN.

gave the present American League
champions a 6-to-4 victory over the
Nationals in the second half of the
twp-garne. series yesterday. The
Yanks' second rally came with two
out Just as the tieing one had come
and scored three runs on a walk,
the only one Ray Francis issued,
and four clean hits.
The Griffs had gone into the
ninth enjoying a one-run lead. They
had scored the run which broke
the gall tie in the eighth on Sam
Rice's triple TO left near the foul
line and Bucky Harris double to
right.
In the ninth the Grins had erased
a pair of Yanks and the customers
ware beginning to nle from the
stands. when wally Pipp pulled the
unexpected by tripling between
Smith and Rice. The ball rolled
almost to the wall in left, but fast
fielding held the lengthy first sack
er to three sacks. As the customers
began a wild scramble for their
seats Aaron Ward drove his third
straight hit Of the matinee through
the box into center field. Pipp
scored the tieins run, and few
seconds later Ward was caught on
hrst by a snap throw from Char
rity to Judge.
Francis Only Pass Hurts.
That forced the battle into extra
innings, as the Griffs were knocked
down in order. in their half of the
ninth. Charity managed to get to
first on an error by Ward, but was
erased a moment later as Francis,
in an effort to sacrifice, popped into
zones paws. the pitchers toss to
.pb catching Pat by fifteen feet.
Judge smashed down the first-base
foul line. but Pipp handled the ball
and got Joe unassisted.
Everett Scott opened the Yanks'
tenth by grounding to Bucky Har-
ris. Francis then issued his lone
base on balls to Holman. As Jones
struck out the fans emitted a sigh
of relief. believing the danger in
that particular inning was over.
But Whitley Witt picked that par
ticular spot to get the only hit which
he gathered during the afternoon. He
singled to right. fast fielding by
Brewer holding Holman at second.
McNally stepped up and promptly
singled to center. scoring Hoffman and
sending Witt to third. On the throw
in McNally went to second.
That brought the great Bambino
to the plate. The outfielders shifted
to the right side of tine outfield and
Harris and Judge followed their ex-
ample. Judge played within a couple
of feet of the foul line. almost on the
grass OF the outfeld. while Harris
stationed himself on the grass in short
right.
Yanks Score Three Runs
Ruth took a couple of Ruthian
swings. He swung again and smashed
the bali toward second. II Harris
had been playing in his customary po-
sitfon ii would have been an easy
chance for him and he could prob
ably have kept Witt from scoring. At
il was Harris was lucky to stop the
hall. Ruth was credited with
scratch hit. Witt scored and McNally
moved to third.
Meusei followed with his second hit
of the day. a drive into left, scoring
McNally. Ruth tried to go to third,
but was cut down. Smith TO Shanks.
That ended the inning. Three runs
had scored on four hits and a walk
and a game that. In the eighth in
ming. appeared to be in" was now
shifted to the other side Of the ledger.
The GriTs started a little rally of
their own in their half of the tenth,
but it wasn't to be expected that they
would again go to the front after
having virtually tossed away the
game.
Peck was sn easy out Pipp to
Jones. Rice walked and went to sec
ond as Shanks got his third hit,
single to center. Brewer came through
with another single to center, scoring
Rice and putting Shanks on third
shawkey Relieves Jones.
That was enough for Miller Hug
gins. He evidently figured that Jones
was weakening and he refused to take
any chances. Jones was waved to
the showers and Shawkey took up the
Yanks' hurting burden with the tieing
run on first
Milan sent Eddie Goebel in to run
for Brewer. Harris swung Justify
at the first ball Shawkey pitched.
But the best he could do was
grounder to McNally at third. Mike
smothered the ball and shot 1t to
Ward, cutting down the flying Goe-
bel. Ward in turn shot it to Pipp,
beating Harris there by a step. The
Griffs' rally had died almost before
IL was born.
As a matter of fact the game,
while not officially lost in the tentn.
was really tossed away in the sixth.
Three hits in this inning were
wasted because Of Rice's foolish
base running.
Peck opened with a hit to center.
but was forced by Rice at second.
Jones to Scott. Rice fooled around
on hrst- Finally he attempted to
steal. while Jones held the ball.
Sam merely ran him down almost
to second and tossed to Ward for
an easy out
Shanks and Brewer each followed
with singles to center. These two
blows would have scored Rice and
would have kept the Yanks from tie
ing the score in the ninth. As IL
was Shanks was stranded on third
and Brewer on first when Ruth made
a brilliant running catch of Harris
fly to short left.
The Yanks' first pair of runs,
which they scored in the first in
ming, were the result of the breaks
Only one hit Of the three hich were
-redited during that inning was
-lean. The others were merely
pS&aratches. lucky blows, but they
counted quite as much as healthier
ones would have