Evening star., 1922-08-17


Bunching htngles off Urban Shock
er in three of the early rounds the
CIriffmen vlade bid for the initial
fracas yesterday. but the spftball star
tightened up after the fifth and the
FohlS loosened BrilIheart for quar-
tet of counters in the seventh ses-
siQn-and that was settled.
In the finale. Milan's men raked
trio of Mound city moundsmen. get
ting half a dozen of their tallies In
the round 2. With rain apparently
impending the Browns stalled around
like eggs expecting bad news from
the waiter, but the moisture failed to
}naterialize and they earned nothing
but a fine -azzinz from the crowd for
their dilatory tactics, for johnson
was miserly with bhgles in the
pinches.
Grfns Start Scoring EARLY.
Rice slashed single to left at the
outset OF the initial contest, and. after
Harris and Judge both popped seorea
on Goslin's single to center: Brower
then walioped a double down the
rightfield line, but was left with
Goose on third when Gerber backed
up for Shank fly.
Brillheart yielded single ana WHO
pitch to Sisler and walked Jacoosoh
in the opener, both being left when
Picinich handled McManus' swinging
bunt, but the Browns registered
twice in the second. aided by couple
of breaks SEVERED got two bases on
safety to cent? that caromed on
G;oslin's glove AMI scored on Gerber's
single, the latter taking second on
the throw-in. Gerber reached tnlrd
as Shocker died and Tailed "hen
Brillheart and Judge got their sis-
toward first. The latter was left on
third. after Foster singled, when SIS
ler popped to Harris.
Nationals Even the Count.
The Griffs evened it up in their haIl
on a single by Peck. Picinfch sac
rifice and Rice's second sarety anu
went into the lead in the hftn. ~ne.
bounded past Jacobson. ana scoreo
on Harris crack to right.
Limited to a pair of singles aiter
the second the Browns started oper,
ating on Brillheart in the seventh anu
chased three runs over. Shocker M.
and after Tobin walked, scored on
Fosters single over nrst- Sisier
long fly cashed Tobin. Jacobson then
got an infield bingle. moved up oh
McManus' death and Tailed with fos-
ter. when Williams io%9ped % .,ssliss iesas
Another marker accrued TO the
F.ohls in the eighth whe2 Gerber go.
two bases on whack mat caromee
off Pecks' glove and Smoker Ioifo"e"
with his third straight hit.
Following the fifth Shocker demon
strated complete mastery over tne
Griffs. who got just three. infaeld hits
in the remainder of the pastime.
Grins Busy in Finale.
The Nationals played hob with pair
of Fohlian fingers in round OF thc
closing encounter, chasing half a dozen
runs over the pan as dark clouds ana
stiff wind threatened to halt actlvlaes;
One gone, Brewer was hit by pitched
ball and galloped to third on Sha
safety. He was squeezed across by
Peck, whose bunt was furnbled by Sis
Ter, and when the latter also recovered
and tossed wildly past first Shanks
went to third and Peck reached second.
Picinich's bingle scored Hank. ana
Johnson sent Peck and Picfnich to the
plate ahead of him when he crashed to
the left-feld wall for q circuit OF the
bases. Rayne relieved Kolb here. He
wounded Rice. who streaked it for third
on Harris single and counted on a
safety to right by Judge. Harris was
uipped by Tobin's throw when he tried
to reach third on this blow. and Judge
died stealing.
With Geslin and Brewer disposed OF
In the third. Shanks and Peckinpaugh
both walloped over Jacobson's head for
triples and another run was IN.
Browns Tally in Fourth.
Tobin reached the midway on a
scratch single and Fosters sacrifice in
the opener. but the Browns were una pie
10 taIly until the fourth, when singles
bv Sisler and Jacobson and McManus'
double against the right-field fence net
ted two runs.
with rain seemingly a momentary
prospect and The Nationals nve runs
in the lead the stallins of the Browns.
In evidence from the second inning on.
reached it's clima2, in the Tag END OF
the fourth. johnson singled to center.
Rice rolled to McMa 4us. who non
chalantly tossed to force waiter at
second Gerber's throw to Sisler was
slow, but Rice ran even slower ana
accomplished his purpose of gettfnR
doubled up. Harris then lined,
safety to center and Williams de-
Iiberately held the ball while Harris
ran around the bases. until too late to
flag him at the plate. Bucky thereby
getting a synthetic home run.
They start Playing Again.
Johnson unintentionally aided the
dilatory Browns in the fifth by walk.
ing Gerber and Tobin strung 1t out
further by getting a safety, but when
Foster and Sisler both died aerially.
making it a legal game. the boys
started playing base ball again.
The Browns picked up an unearned
tally in the sixth on walk. Harris
error and McManus' infield hit. and
the Griffs got it back in their half on
Picinich's double, Jacobson's bad
throw and wild pitch by Meme. who
had succeeded Bayne after the fourth.
in the eighth and completed the cir
cult before the ball could be retrieved.
Picinich followed with triple to left
and scored on Johnsen's death.
The Browns never looked dangerous
in the last three rounds.