The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-03-31
BRMLHEART HOLDS LMELIGHT
AS GRFFS TRIM BOSTON, 5-to-2
Eighteen-Year-Old Southpaw Holds Braves
Scoreless for Five Innings.
By RAY HELcEsEN.

Sal Benson Brillheart. IS, south
paw. and Erick Erickson, sweds
and acknowledgements and regular.
respectively. hurled the Nationals to
their third consecutive victory over
the Boston Braves here today.
Briilheart went i've innings. al
lowed only three hits, walked one
and was not scored upon. Eriek
wavered through the remaining
four frames. being touched fer six
! hitS issuing three passes and being
scored upon twice. The final score
was S to . in favor Of the Cribs.
who have now won four games
from the Braves and lost but two.
he Southern sun was bright and
hog -as II always is in st. Peters,
burg" but the showing Of the
youthful Brillheart was consider
ably brighter. The fork-handed kid
rortped through his lve frames like
a veteran. Two doubles and a
single were chalked up against him.
but none OF the runners advanced
beypnd second base.
With men on the paths he worked
win the poiss and confidence of a
seasoned campaigner. Furthermore
he ras the principal in one of the
stsS plays Of the game. In the nth
in1fnE Ford. first up. drove to
Jutke. The ball was hit too hard
to Geld cleanly. Judge knocked II
doVn. but had no chance to beat
Fond to the bag. Brillheart grabbed
thsssituation in a glance. He barely
BEG Ford to the bag.
last before taking Judges throw
he .stumbled. Falling. he caught
the toss, rolled over and came up
, hoHing the ball. Walsh withheld
his. decision until he saw that the
youth still held the ball.
Grins Score Tive. :.
The Griffs scored q pair OF runs
in the seventh on two hits, two
BAGS on balls and q sscrifice. Bos-
ton came back in their half and
scored a single tally on a pair OF
hits. a walk and Goslin's error on
a throw to the plate.
Sam Rice, however. virtually put
the game on the right side Of the
ledger in the eighth when he
crashed to right field with Milan
and Peck aboard the sacks. South
worth played the ball badly. In
stead Of playing II safe he tried to
trsp It. The result was that the
peHet escaped him and>rolled to the
FENCE. allowing Peck, Milan and
Rice to cross the plate.
Southvorth got the first hit of
Brillheart in the first. when. with
two out. he doubled to center. The
kid southpaw then passed Nichol-
son Intentionally and. with three
and two on Boeckel, hooked a third
strike over on him.
with one out IN the fourth. Mich
oIsoR>hit to Left only 70 be strand
ed on first when Boeckel flied to
Peck and Charity threw out HolEe
at .hrst. In the NTH, after Brill
feart and Judge had erased Ford.
"Ha mmering Hank" Gowdy dou-
bled. but he, too, was left when
Ncouillan popped to Harris and
Bueky threw out Powell at nrst.
The Griffs then went hitless for
six innings. Oeschger held them
safe for two frames and McQuillan
had them talking to themselves Cor
four, additional frames The Mats,
however. got to him for a pair of
hits and as many runs in the sew
enth.-
Goslin's wallop Helps.
PecRs bad bounder got away
from Kopf to start Milan walked.
Rice hit TO McQuillan, who forced
Peek at third. Milan being safe.
Goslin then lift to right. Milan
scoring and Rice goiEg to third.
Rice scored when Harris laid down
a hunt, and Mcouillan threw high
and wide to Gowdy. Shanks
walked and Picinich rolled to Kopf.
who forced Goslin out at the plate.
Erickson swung twice and looked
at the third
Botckel threw out Judge to start
the eighth. Morgan. WHO had re-
lieved McQuillan.hit Peck,who went
to third when Milan singled to
right. Rice then crashed to right
field, southvorth missing the ball
and three runs scoring.
, he Braves made a dying attempt
TO tie the score in the ninth, but
fell three runs short. Peck threw
out Ford. but Gowdy singled to
left. Barbara. batting for Morgan,
Famed. Nixon ran for Gowdy.
Powell singled to left, sending Nix
en- 10 second. from where he scored
when Kopf drove to Goslin and
Goose shadow = boxed with the
bail. Powell went to third and
Kopf to second on the error.
Southworth waited out Erlck and
was passed, filling the bases and
putting the tieing run on FIRST With
two strikes and two balls on him.
Cruise drove to Harris, who tossed
to Peck. forcing out Southworth.
Goslin was charged with a pair
OF errors. In addition to his mis-
cue in the ninth he gave the Braves
their FIRST run In the seventh, whcH
his throw to Picinich, in an at
tempt to catch Holke at the plate.
was wide, the ball evading the own
er OF the yellow chariot.