The Washington herald., 1922-05-03
HOME RUNS AGAIN SPELL DEFEAT FOR NATIONALS Il TO
AS COLLECT THREE
CIRCUIT DRIVES OFF
FIVE PITCHED BALLS
Mogridge Driven to Cow
er-Griffs Drop to 7th
Position in League.

PHILADELPHIA May 2-Three
Successive home runs on nve pitched
balls.
That was the way the Athletics
were working today. and because
of this terrific pace they left
Washingtoi far behind, IL to 2.
Also they jumped back into the
FIRST division In the standing of
the clubs. From a tie for sixth
place they moved to a deadlock for
fourth place with the Cleveland
Indians. Washington sank from
nth position to seventh.
But to get back to the big stun.
those three home runs, the way
burst into being from curve balls
served with different intentions by
the long. lean Mogridge was both
mention decisive.
walker Gets First.
Tulie walker got the first. his
second of the game AID third in
two days. One man. Young, was
on base, two runs had been scored
and two men were out. Walker
smashed the first ball thrown into
the left field bleachers. ST Perkins
eleats and also swung at the initial
Offering. Crack! 1t too. sailed
into the stands. and then was seen
what Mogridge might style the
most unkindest cut of ALL" Bing
Miller waited until he had a count
of zone and one" and walloped the
third ball clear over the bleacher
wall. It was a tremendous hit and
worthy of classification with the
drives of those other stars who
have accomplished the feat-Burns.
Ruth, Welch and Walker.
II broke Mogridge's courage and
with drooped shoulders he went to
| the showers, to be succeeded by
Tuns-for the second time in more
| than twenty years 1t had hap
| pened. Lajoie, Hickman and Brad
| ley turned the trick for Cleve-
land just a score of seasons ago.
Francis felt none too confident.
He struck Welch with the first
ball he pitched, but settled down
and finally retired the side. In
the sixth he was touched up for
two more runs. the last of the con-
test for the Athletics. 1t was
weird frame. Miller. who struck
out, scored. Picinich, who. had re-
strike. allowing Walker, who was
on first through a walk to go to
third and Miller to reach first.
They both Tailed when Jimmy
Dkyes singled to center.
Athletics Get Early Lead.
The home team had grabbed
the lead in the very first frame.
Johnston singled and Walker
slapped a circuit clout> into the
bleachers- In the second, Galloway
doubled and scored on Hasty's
drive. Then the fireworks in the
fourth. which, incidentally was fea-
tured in a minor way by Golloway's
second hit of the game, long
triple, on which he counted, again
being driven across by Hasty.
Each of Washington's runs was
credited to the veteran, DOME Bush
He got two hits, a single and a
double, and on both occasions tall
lied. once because of a clean hit
that followed. and the second time
through the medium of an infield
out which the AS. assured of vic
tory. played to first base.
Bush's catch of Welch's terrific
liner in the second and wonder
ful running one-hand stab by Mil
Ter on Peckinpaugh's long fly to CEN
with smoke and threw Bush of his
balance. The second was labelled
home rum"
NHasty pitched good ball in the
early stages Of the game. to per-
ceptibly relax as his team mates ac-
formulated the counters. But il was
unnecessary. Even bad ball would
have gotten by with all the 'slugging
on the pa Of the AS.
Tonight the entire Athletic team
drifted urder the vast canvas COW
erings that shelter the Sells -Floto
ICircus at Tenth and Luzerne. Often
they 'esemble a circus themselves
and t. will be a distinct novelty to
See others perform foolishly.