The Washington times., 1922-08-19

Olaf Erickson. son OF the vikings
bold. started in as If TO win his
game and prove himself to be what
the Indians now term him, the
leagues"
Why airedale2 That's easy. An
airedale 10 a one-man dog, isn't IL?
Yes, and hasn't Olaf lived for a
couple of years in this league be.
cause Of his repeated ability to
humble the Indians? Well, want
any more info?
For five innings Olaf tossed the
spheroid. and when the Indians
came to bat in the sixth the Griffs
were leading, to /. Then Olaf
feats over in Philadelphia. His
kindly heart overcame him. Tears
came to his eyes. BY the time the
cruel Zeb Milan yanked him. OH
many, many things had happened.
When that sixth frame closed
for the Indians, Brillheart was
hurting and five runs were In
for the visitors, giving them q
two-run lead. Now wasn't that
nice of the Griffs?
Pennants are often through such
acts of kindness,-for the other
teams. The Griffs are fast becom.
ing one of the kindest and gentlest
aggregations in captivity.
OF what value was Goose Goslin 8
terrific. hame-run drive OF the left
field wall, scoring Judge ahead OF
him, in the opening round? Or the
swift crossing OF the plate by Sam
Rice in the third while Judge was
forcing Harris? Or Shanks' fine
timely slam into center, scoring
Goslin dn the fourth? Or Brower's
wallop to center, scoring Harris in
the eighth?
Nothing-ab-so-lute nothing.
True, Jamieson's triple to the
right field corner in the third had
been turned into a run on Stuffy
McInnis' long fly TO Goslin. Yes,
and Gardner singled in the eighth,
reached third on a couple OF outs
and came over when Joey Evans
slapped a single to center.
But those two runs would have
been as nothing but for that awful,
nauseating sixth inning VIII Olaf
Erickson lost his title of Icing the
"airedale pitcher OF ths big
leagues"
There were some niftick field
ing bits by Roger Peckinpaugh,
BuclSy Harris, Goose GOslin and
Joe SeweIl, but Il Is doubtful IL
the handful Of fans who stayed to
the end thought they Outweighed
that sixth inning.
Here's that sixth inning. with al
its horror:
Riggs Stephenson. first up. bump
ed a slow one to Shanks and beat
II out. But Shanks was kinder
than that He tossed out into
| right field, putting Stephenson on
| third. Valentine kissel Picinich
seeing the kindly smile on the face
of his pitcher, came through with
passed ball and In came Steph'
enson. The Griffs had a two-run
lead
Joe Sewell dropped a clean single
in right. 1t was simple matter
for him 10 score when Joe Wood
bumped a triple over Goslin's sky.
piece. The Griffs had a one.run
| lesd-minus.
Harris bluffed to keep Wood on
third and then tossed out Larry
Gardner. Nice bit. that. Bucky!
knowing Luke Sewell, a slip OF
a lad. was due at the bat, Spoke
Speaker, the bald-headed eagle OF
baseball. called upon Old Reliable,
the great Steve o'Neill.
Steve trundled 10 the pan.
The tieing run was right there-on
third base. II was up to him ~
hiring u across. So all Steve did
was to hammer a clean single to
center and over came Wood with
that tieing run. Simple when you
know the combination.
Here came a clever bit. Morton
dumped a bunt for Olaf. who
gathered II in. Strengthened up and
let Il fly-out into right field
Though the bunt had been in the
direction Of third base, both Judge
and Harris had come in, neither
going to first base for a possible
throw. And the throw came, send
ing Steve O'Neill over to third
and Morton TO second. 1t was
good. that play.
Manager Milan then inserted his
nasty temper. He decided that
Jehosephat Besselievre Brillheart
was much to be preferred as a
hurler to George Eric Olaf Erickson
descendant of vikings bold So in
came Jehosephat.
Spoke" Speaker. seeing the vic
J tory in his grasp, pulled out the