The Washington herald., 1922-07-18
BRILLHEART MEETS
PRUETT IN BENEFIT
FOR Dc. BOYS CLUB
Judges Homer, With ALI
Bases Full, Wasted as
Rain Interferes.
By RAY HELGESEN.

He-men who are he-men will at
tend this afternoons ball game be-
tween the st. Louis Browns and the
Nationals at American League Park.
The game Is for the beneht of the
boys Club of WASHINGTON. Presi-
dent Clark c. Griffith Of the Ma
tonals having agreed to donate the
total receipts to the youngsters or
ga nfzation. And guys who won't
putTout to help the kids aren't he
meR according to no less a per-
sonage than the youthful Turkey
Grsoer. said to be a conner in make
up circles.
WASHINGTON fans were treated to
the. thrill that comes once in
lifetime" in the first inning of yes
terday's abbreviated pastime be-
tween the Browns and the Nation
ais. After Danforth, generous as
ever, had filled the bases by walk
ing Bush and Peck and hitting
Rice. Joe Judge poled the south
paws first offering over the right
field wal. scoring four runs.
. Rain Lucky for Browns.
Judges tap was p regular Ruth
ian smash. 1t went far over the
~aa and dropped from sight in the
street beyond where a thousand or
less youngsters. colored and white,
fought for its ownership. The lucky
Juvenile. freckle-faced. red-headed,
-barcfnoted and more or less dirty
as a result of his scramble. later
proudly brought the pellet to Judge
for- the first baseman's signature.
From now on it will probably hang
In state in the youngster'r mothers
parlor.
The rain, while bringing bad luck
10 Judge, was welcome to the
Browns who faced the possibility
of an almost certain trimming. The
Griffs had scored FIVE runs while the
Browns had collected one, before
the storm broke flooding the in
feld before Reddy O'Day and Tim
Jordan could get their Foreign Le-
gioh" at work on the tarpaulin the
second time. Finally the two lead
ers gave up in disgust and waved
ther black boys to what shelter
the stands would afford them.
Unfortunately Judge won't get
credit for his once in a lifetime
smash And two and two-thirds
innings were played leaving the
game a couple of frames shy of
being oficial. Judges second hit
in row. a single to left in the
third. will also be wasted.
Kid Box Duel Today.
Abattle of kid southpaws appears
likely for this afternoon. Pruett,
Fohrs youthful southpaw. will prob
ably work for the Browns while
Milan intends to use his own boy
wonder, J. Benson Brillheart against
the leaders. Neither of these
youngsters are over 20. each works
with the wrong hand and each is
experiencing his first season under
the big top.
Rruett is considered throughout
the johnson circuit as the cleverest
youn Ester who has broken in in
years. He has one of the pretiest
deliveries in baseball and a nice
assortment of deceivers His curve
ball is said to be a wonder (ask
Babe Ruth). and he has the poise
and confidence of a veteran. Fur
thermore. he Is one of the best
liked youngsters who has ever
broken in
washinSton fans will go to the
froH when anyone intimates that
anX-rookie looks better than Brill
heart. The kid is there like the
boy at the dixie. according to the
customers. Next to Johnson, Brewer
and Judge. he is probably the most
popular player on the club.
Yesterdays storm was a replica
Of the one which forced the post
ponement of the game between the
White SoN and the Griffs on July l3.
II came down in sheets and drove
the fans for cover, which was hard
to fnd even under the roof of the
stands. The wind pulled the rain
through the stands and had the
customers milling around like cat
tie In snow storm.
Jimmy Austin and one of FohFs
rookses put Nick Altrock to shame
after the storm had abated some
what The two staged a diving and
swimming contest for the edification
of the customers and. judging by
the applause, IL was about an even
break. Jimmy seemed to have an
edge when IL came to diving, but his
partner far outclassed the veteran
from a sliding angle.
Dave SDanforth started yester-
days matinee for the Browns, but
was gentfy derrieked after that dis
astrous opening inning when one
lone hit netted four runs. Kolp took
up the burden after that. He was
nicked for pair of hits and a run
In the third. Altogether it seems
the Browns must be loaded with
luck
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