The Washington herald., 1922-07-11
STEADY SLUGCINC
GIVES DETROIT 9TH
VICTORY OVER MATS
Nationals Fail to Hit in
Pinch, Eleven Men
Being Stranded.
By RAY HELGESEN.

q AecNys kdNe lns liBefs tho siNNh
and nnal game OF their series with
the Nationals out at Miguel Mar
tins morning golf course yester-
day. Ten hits were worth a half
dozen tallies to the Tigers. due
mainly to their clever use of the
sacrifice, while the same number
Of safeties developed only a pair
eS runs for the Nationals. The
NAL score was 8 to ., and with the
end Of the ninth inning went the
Griffs' hope of evening the series.
The Tigers won four of the six.
leaving only two to the toilers on
President Grinith's payroll.
The Nationals. though they
failed utterly to break even with
the Tigers. at least had the sat
isfactlon OF turning in a quartet
OF double killings. Four times a
pair of Tigers were erased via the
double play route. Added TO the
ninety-two they had turned in
previous TO yesterday that quartet
gives them a total Of ninety-six.
which leaves but forty-eight to go
before they break the existing
major league record of IA.
Every Tiger HIT. once.
A remarkable part OF Detroit's
game Is the fact that the ten hits
which the Tigers collected were
distributed evenly among the ten
players who participated in the
matinee. Even Red Oldham hit
safely. while such sluEgers as Cobb.
Veach and Harry Heilman failed to
get more than a single safety.
II the Nationals punch had been
distributed as evenly as was the
Tigers there might be a different
story to relate. But II wasn't. Five
players were responsible for all of
the hits which Milan's men rung up
And the safeties were so widely
scattered that II would have taken
another ten OF a like nature to score
another pair of runs
Eleven Griffs were stranded on the
bases while only six Of the Tigers
were forced to idle In the sun while
the scoring blow was CONSPICUOUS by
its absence.
Milan tried three huriers against
the Tigers Erickson. once the prom
erty of the Detroit club. started and
he was lifted in the sixth in favor
OF Tom Phillips. The former New
Orleans twirler lasted out the in
ming and no longer. Though he was
nicked for but one hit, three runs
were scored while he was toIling
so Milan sent young Brillheart In
TO finish. The kid southpaw al
lowed four safeties but a pair of
fast double plays kept him from
being scored upon.
Oldham Gains Griffs.
Red Oldham started and finished
for the Tigers. Cobb's big wrong
season. having won only five games
while losing nine, but ne seems to
have the Griffs at his mercy in al
most every game he pitches against
them. His crossfire slants have been
responsible for three Washington
defeats so far this season.
- Lu Blue opened the Tigers first
with a smashing triple to deep CEN
ter. A moment later he scored as
Bucky Harris was tossing out
Bobby Jones.
Again in the second inning the
Tigers put over a run. Heilman
started with a single to left Here's
where Cobb opened his sacrifice
ing Heilman to second from where
he scored when Rigney slapped a
double into left.
An error and another sacrifice were
largely responsible for the Tigers
third run in the third frame. Peck
blew Blues roller to start the in
ming. Jones followed with his first
of two perfect sacrifices. Blue
went to third as Peck disposed of
Cobb. and scored when Veach
swung a grass clipper down the
third base line.
A pair of fast double plays stopped
what chance the Griffs had to score
In the first and second frames. but
two hits and a couple of walks
showed over a pair of tallies in the
third.
You Won't Believe This.
Charity walked after Harris had
been retired and went to second
when Erickson surprised himself
and the customers by pushing a
single into right. Eyick, IL was
rumored. was using a special model
bat. 1t Is said II was built on speci-
hcations laid down by "Ullufr him.
self. and hereafter will be known
as the Scandinavian Model Slug
ger"
Bush's tap to Clark forced Erick
at second but Charity made third.
Peck received free transportation,
filling the sacks. That was Rice's
spot and he made good by pound
ing a single between Blue and
Clark, sending Charity and Bush
over the plate and Peck to third.
Rice took second on the throw in,
but was stranded with Peck when
Juds. rolled weakly to Oldham.
From then on, though the Griffs
were always threatening, they never
had the punch to score. In the
hfth, seventh and ninth, two men
were stranded awaiting the scor-
ing hit while in the fourth, sixth
and eighth. one National pounded
his dogs on the paths while his
mates failed In the pinch.
Tigers Get Three More.
The Tigers collected their fnal
trio Of taIlies in the sixth of only
two hits, both singles. However.
q Wild pitch and a passed ball hg-
ured In this frame and helped them
considerably.
veach opened with base on
balls and went to second as Olaf
relieved himself of a wild pitch.
Heilman attempted to sacrifice
veach to third and was safe at first
when Judge elected to get the run
ner at third and failed. Heilman
was credited with a sacrifice on the
play.
Clark singled to right, scoring
'veach and sending Heilman to sec