The Washington herald., 1922-05-29

runless up to the time that Judge
loosed the fatal crash.
Johnson's Fifth straight.
The defeat handed the Yanks
after the ball game seemed to be
safely tucked away in the New
Workers. bat bag. gave Walter
johnson, once the wonder Of smoke
ball hurlers. his nth straight VIC
tory. Altogether the Yanks col
lected seven safeties of the former
speed king. Three of them, how
ever. were punched in the fifth and
gave the Yanks their first two tall
lies. while ANOTHER was coupled
with a sacrifice. a wild pitch, and
an infield out to give the Hugmen
what appeared at the time to be
an entirely unnecessary tally in the
first of the eighth
But IL was Barney's hitting quite
as much as his hurting that gave
the Gfiffs their extra-inning victory
and the odd game of the three-game
series with the league leaders
Barney 1t was who started the
rally in the eighth frame that event.
ually gave the Griffs three runs and
tied the score
Facing a three-run lead. the relia-
= BILE Barney romped to the plate in
the eighth and succeeded in doing
what only two of his mates had sue
ceeded in doing previously. He
caught one of Jones' fast ones on
the end OF his bat and slashed II into
center field for single. Harris fol-
IoHed with a drive to Ward. and
Barney reached second while the
Yanks' $4,000 keystone sacker was
tossing out Bucky.
Rice Scores johnson.
This proved to be the turning point
in the game. Rice tried to wait out
Jones. He got to a three -and-two
,ount Jones was getting nervous.
So was Rice. Jones held the bail
too long in the box without attempt
ing to throw il, and Rice stepped
put of the batters' box. He, went
in again. and again Jones was too
deliberate in delivering the ball. Once
more Rice stepped out Of the box.
Rice's action naturally made Jones
more nervous than he had been. The
Yank hurler grooved the next one.
and Rice drove it through the box
into center. scoriHs johnson.
That set the stage for Judges wal
Iop. Joe had one-and-one on him
Wnen ne Caught a AdSL OtiC "dloI hiSu
and on the outside and lifted it over
the right field wall. He trotted
around the paths while 10000 persons
roared their approval. and Miller
Huggins. New York's Poor Little
Rich Boy" frantically waved a quar-
.et Of hurlers to the bull-pen-
Jones. however. settled down and
struck out Brewer. Goslin singled to
eft and stole second. but Peck ended
he inning by lifting to Whitley Witt
!. N left center.
With the score tied Johnson faced
tough task in the Yanks' ninth
Fhen Bob Meusel. first up. doubled
pwn the left field foul line. How
rer. Pipp, in an attempt to sacri-
zee, laid the ball almost dead to
Barney who threw to LaMotte in
time to catch Meusel sliding into
! third.
Schang Intentionally Passed.
Pipp went to second after Scott
lifted to Goslin for the second out.
Johnson passed Schang intention
ally to get Jones. His strategy
proved right as Jones. after taking
:wo strikes, lifted weakly to Bobby
LaMotte just behind the box.
Picinieh hit to left to start the
5r-fs ninth and for a second II
looked as though extra innings
would be avoided. Jones. however,
was far from through. He struck
out LaMotte and duplicated on
Johnson. and Harris forced Picinich,
Ward to Scott. on an easy roller.
The Yanks were set down in the
tenth in order. Peck threw out
ooth. Witt and Ward Both chances
we're hard drives, which he fumbled
emporarily. but recovered in time
20 get the runners.
with two out and the score tied
nth had a chance to put the Ysnks
read but failed when he drove
- Judge and was tossed out at
GsI. johnson taking Judges toss and
,eating the Bambino by a step.
<Judge Again I'm Spotlight.
The tenth saw the shadow Of Joe
Judge again fit across the stage
Rice opened with q fly to the little
Nlbino in center. Joe then pushed
! single into left and scored the
leciding run when Brewer crashed
fast one down the right field foul
ine. Brewer only went as far as
Iecond, but was credited with a
riplA. os Judge scored from first
N the drive.
Three clean hits were RESPONSE
lie for the Yanks first pair of runs
the fifth with one ont Schang
.dngied to right. He went to second
\ IN a passed ball and scored on
ones single to left Jones scored
yhen whitley witt doubled down
he left field foul line. witt. how
ver. was thrown out at third when
e attempted to stretch ,the hit Into
triple.
| Only one hit figured in the Yanks'
bird tally. which came In the
sghth. witt scratched single to