The Washington herald., 1922-07-08
TIGERS OVERCOME
SEVEN-RUN LEAD In
9Th, WINNING, ll-9
1900 See Mogridge and
Zachary Take Terrible
Beating in Nightcap.
By RAY HELGESEN.

1ne NdNiOldls lOst Two games ~
the Detroit Tigers yesterday. The
first game of the double bill was
virtually thrown away and ended
to 6, with the Tigers on the long
end The second was a massacre,
a last inning rally by the Tigers
giving them nine runs ard the game
by a two-run margin. The final
score was IL TO ..
But the Grifrs lost more than just
two ball games. They lost also the
whole-hearted support of approx
mately 1900 fans who watched the
Tigers perform the Impossible" in
their last turn at bat. watched them
score zine runs on nine hits and
three walks after the Griffs had
gone into the last frame with a
seven-run lead and appeared to
have the game nailed in the won
column
How long II will take the Ma
tionals to regain the prestige they
lost during that hectic inning yes
terday is problemsticaL 1t may be
a week. but it's probable 1t will take
the rest OF the season. And one
thing. at least. is certain. That
inLing will never be forgotten by
anyone of one of the largest week.
day crowds in the history OF base
ball in Washington Even the game
between the New York Yankees and
the Griffs two years ago in which
the Yanks scored fourteen runs In
one inning will be forgotten long
before the fans quit talking of the
Griffs yesterday.
That Terrible Ninth:
Everything happened ir the ninth
inning. And it all broke like ar uL~
expected storm over a Sunday
school picnic.
The Tigers went into their half
of the last inning seven runs in
the rear of the confident Griffs
and apparently. fighting for lost
cause. The Nationals were not
only confident: they were over-con-
fident and that fact has much to
do with their eventual beating.
Their seven-run lead looked as
large as a million would have and
most of the Griffs were choosing
a late dinner from a mental menu
when things began to break.
Cobb. whose spirit and refusal to
Quit regardless of the odds against
him has won a number OF ball
games. sent woodall to bat for
HolIing in the Tigers ninth. The
Tigers were facing the necessity OF
scoring seven runs to tie the
game, but from their actions late
conner would have thought they
had the game safely tucked away.
woodall singled to left field,
opening the final inning. That was
nothing in the lives of the Nation
ais who were working under a
lead that. they felt. was impossible
TO overcome. Blue walked and
Haney singled to center. That
loaded the bags and still the Grins
refused to worry. Why should
they? They had a seven-run lead
and surely. they thought, would be
able to re ire three Tigers before
seven runs were scored.
Cobb Singles to Center.
The grinning Cobb followed Ha-
ney's single to center with another
drive into Rice's garden. Woodall
scored and Blue followed him over
the pan. Still the Tigers were fve
runs short of a tie. And still the
Griffs refused to worry.
When Ira Flagstead. who had
taken Bobby Veach's place in left.
lifted an easy fly to Milan the
fans sighed with content DelleN-
ing that that was the beginning
of the end. But they were quite
as wrong as the Griffs.
Mogridge again filled the bases
by giving Heilman a walk. Cut
shaw then singled TO center, scor-
ing Haney and sending Haney and
sending Cobb to third and Heilman
To second
That was all for Mogridge. Milan
was beginning to get fidEety. even
II the rest of the team still was full
Of confidence Zachary was mo-
toned from the bull pen. and MoE-
ridge found his way to the bench
to become a spectator at what was
about to become a massacre.
Rigney caught one of Zach's hooks
and drove it to Peck in deep short.
Peck took the ball cleanly and at