The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-07-09
BRILLHEART PULLS
MATS FROM SLUMP
BY WINNING SECOND
Detroit Takes First, 2 to
1, But Drops Night
cap, A to 2.
By RAY HELGESEN.

By RAY HELGESEN.
arm Of a mere youth. ]. Benson
Brillheart. Is. virginian. and south
paw. to pull the Nationals from
their lethargy and give them a vic
tory over the snarling Detroit IT,
gers. ]. Benson hurled the second
game of yesterdays double bill at
Tigers had trounced Ray Francis.
another kid ,southpaw, and the
Griffs, to in the first start. The
little fellow with the 'it-works-in-
OIL motion held the Tigers to eight
hits and set them down with but
two runs while the Grifs were
gathering four of the veteran
p George Dauss. After the first two
frames Brillheart held Cobb's Cats
to three hits and was working like
a veteran of a dozen campaigns.
While ]. Benson was doing some
thing for the Gritfs he also man
aged to pull a little stunt for him
self. His brilliant exhibition went
to Grifrs heart or his head or some
thing and shortly after the game
the "OId Fox" announced that he
had decided to give the youngster
a raise of a hundred dollars a month
in salary. Milan then stepped on
the speakers stand and told the
world that the kids showing had
earned him a regular job on the
Grifs' hurting STAFF. 1t may be
tough life but you couldn't get
Brillheart to admit 1t.
PilIette Beats Francis.
Outside of ]. Benson's work on
the hill each game was practically
void of features. They were slow,
as are all games in which the IT,
gers participate. Cobb's jockeying
was partly responsible for this.
In the first game two graduates
of the Pacific Coast League faced
each other on the hill. Herman
Pfllette, the big highlander who
was peddled to President Griffith
last winter after he had been sold
10 the Tigers, worked for Detroit.
Ray Francis, another of Milan's
young wronghanders. drew the Ma
tionals' hurting assignment. and
though Ray outpitched his former
buddy, allowing eight safeties
while the Griffs collected eleven,
the Tigers made their bingles
count, while Milan's men were
weak in the pinches-
Pillette hurled against the Griff-
men on their last Western jaunt
and set them down with only two
hits. Yesterday they got to him
oftener, but the big Highlander
always seemed to have plenty in
reserve when trouble doomed.
Eleven Grirs Stranded.
Eleven men stranded on the
paths gives one an idea of how the
Nationals were hitting in the
pinches Four times a pair OF
Grifmen idly kicked the mud from
their spikes on the base lines
awaiting the scoring hit which
never materialized.
The Tigers got their only scores
in the second inning, getting to
Francis for three hits, which, cou-
pied with a sacrifice, gave them
what proved to be enough, to win
the game. Veach opened the sec
ond frame with a single to right
and went to third on the first OF
pair of doubles credited to Harry
Heilman. Cutshaw drove a long
fly to Rice in center. scoring Veach.
Rigney sent Heilman to third with
a short single to center, and the
big fellow scored as Peck was dis
posing of Bassler.
Not until the fifth were the Ma
tionals able to cross the counting
block. Even then, though they
drove out three safeties, they
scored only once, leaving the tie
ing and winning runs stranded.
After Francis had been disposed Of
in the fifth Milan slapped a dou-l
into left. Peck followed with
single to left sending Milan to
third from where he scored as Rice
drove a sacrifice fly to Veach.
Brewer lined a single into right
sending Peck to third but thu best
Shanks could do was an easy roller
to Cutshaw. ending the inning.
From then on, though the Ma
tionals managed to get to F!llette
with considerable regularity, they
couldn't touch him with men On the
bases.
JuuBc AlAhs IN Il lhCH'
Two hits in the ninth were
wasted due to so foolish base
running by Earl Smith.
Joe Judge, who idled yesterday,
due to a sore leg, while Brewer ca
vorted on first, was sent to bat for
Francis in the Griffs' ninth. Judge
came through with a clean single
to right. Milan motioned Smith in
to run for Judge. Earl took a long
lead OF the bag and on the second
ball Pillette pitched to Milan, Bass
Ter snapped to first catching Smith
by at least three feet. Milan fol-
lowed with a single to right which
would have sent Smith to third
easily but 1t proved to be wasted
when Pillette tossed Rice out at
first
After a bad start in the second
game Brillheart found himseIl.
steadied down and held the Tigers
virtually helpless after the second
inning.
In the first frame the kid south
paw was nicked for pair of hits
but clever fielding by Brewer and
Peckinpaugh pulled him from the
hole without being scored upon.
But in the second inning three
safe blows with a walk and a steal
gave Detroit two runs and the lead.
Brillheart got himself into trouble
by walking Rigney after Cutshaw had
lifted to Harris. Rigney stole, Pici-
nich's throw being high and scored
when Manion pounded a single into
right Manion went to second when