The Washington times., 1922-05-24

More than anything else, perhaps,
is the Joy noticeable in the increased
ability OF Roger Peckinpaugh to
get the bingles in the pinch. That
was his long suit when with the
Yankees and II was his resounding
triple cut between Strunk and
Hooper in Washington yesterday
that sent two runs clattering over
the pan and gave Ray Francis
victory. 3.to-2. .
Peck has been hitting in hard
luck" explained Zeb Milan this
morning. HE hasn't been atrik-
ing out. He has been hitting the
ball, even IL in foul territory. Now
In the last four games with the
White Sox he hit for 500. He got
six hits, totallng eight bases, out
Of twelve times at bat, which smells
like 800 to me. How is 1t with
YOU"
The Griffs won three out Of
four from the White SoN. II
was Peck's bingle i'm the seventh
inning Of the first game that
enabled him to score the win
ming run Of the first game against
Ferdie Schupp.
Yesterday II was Peck's thunder
GUS drive out between Strunk and
Hooper for three bases that sent
Shanks and Charity over the plate
and gave the Griffs their final
victory over the White Sox.
Peck had contributed a couple
OF bobbles to the box score. His
first one counted for nothing. but
the second put a guy on and lot
another stay to score. That was
tough and q few thoughtless folks
hoped on him. But not for long.
The fans, even the dumbest, know
that Roger is giving all he has TO
make good. He has no fireworks
thing easily. But he tries all the
time. And it was Roger who made
the victory possible in the lucky
seventh with his lusty clout TO
right-center.
When that seventh opened for
the Griffs they were trailing on
the short end Of 2-to-0 score and
had gathered but two hits off
Charlie Robertson. 1t was hardly
bright afternoon for Ray Francis
ana his little pals.
Turkey Brewer busted a single
to right for a starter only to be
forced by Goose" Goslin. Shanks
hammered a clean single to left
and two were on with one down.
Patsy Charity, with murder in his
eye. crashed a double to right
/ center, scoring Goslin and putting
Shanks on third. 1t was up to
Peck. -
Sir Roger marched up to the
pan The real bugs were howl
ing for hit. A single would
do, IL only that II would let
Shanks come over with the tying
tally. Roger swung nightly and
away sailed the ball. out between
Strunk and Hooper. Over came
Shanks and Charity and Peck
landed on third. 1t was enough
to win the game.
Ray Francis pitched another
sweet game. His overland de
livery is fast bringing him to the
front among Zeb Milan's Fingers
! He has fine speed and fair con
troll, fair enough, that is. He kept
the Sox dancing around the plate
Seldom did any of them take a
toe.hold and wallop the pill. Ray
sa% to that.
The second frame was the worst
for the youthful southpaw. Schalk
opened that with a single to left
and Earl Sheely, thr one.legge6
firstsacker. followed with a single
to right. While Mcclellan was
rolling into a double play Schalb
danced over the pan for a run
Robertson lofted a single ovel
second base, but Hooper's boundel
to Judge closed down on the scor
ing.
The third was a wild session
Mullican took a walk for a starte,
and Eddie Collins lived when PeCl
fumbled his bounce. Mostil sacri
ficed and things did look bad
Strunk rolled to Peck, whose pee
got Collins scrambling back tc
second. Harris tossed into tn,
field boxes. seeking to cut df
Mulligan at the plate and the rur
scored. Amos Strunk then wen
insane and died stealing, Charity
to Harris, as II anybody cou!t
steal on Patsy.
The Griffs did nothing till the
seventh. Judge singled in the frs
and Brewer did the same in thu
fourth, but there was no scorlnl
until that fateful seventh wher
the three runs came over. giving
the Griffs the victory.
The White Sox won three game,
in the East, and Charlie Robertson
won two OF them, one against tn,
Yankees right here at the Pole
Grounds. He pitched fine ball al
the way, but he just could no
prevent Roger Peckinpaugh's triple
and that's why the Griffs won.
Against the Western clubs tn,
Grlffs won eight and lost six games
They won one from the Browns
three from the Indians, one from
the Tigers and three from tn,
White Sox Now they are champ
ing at the bit TO trY their lucl