The Washington times., 1922-08-06
DE LUXE WORK
ON MOUND BY
RAY FRANCIS
TURNS TRICK
Costly Errors at Embarrassing
Times Partly Responsible
For Fourth Humiliation to
White Sox.
By HAROLD F. JOHNSON.

By HAROLD F. JOHNSON.
lIHICAGO, Ill, Aug. 5.-Pitch-
ing de luxe by Ray Francis
- coupled with timely Scna-
torial swats and costly bobbles in
the White Sox ranks enabled Zeb
Milan's touring Nationals to regis
ter a clean-sweep in the FOUR
piece series with the slumping
Hose today.
The Capital City athletes
trampled rough shod over Red
Faber on this occasion, beating
that grizzled slabbing artist. 6 to
2. The Gleasonites have not suf-
fered such lacing since the dog
days of the early springtime, when
everyone picked them to inhabit
the cellar for an indeterminate
period.
The swatting slump that gripped
the Kids proteges from the moment
the Milanites swooped down upon
them was in evidence again today,
for they were as helpless as SO
many sandlotters before Francis'
| southpawing until the ninth, when,
with a six-run working margin, the
former coast Lacquer let down and
was nicked for three hits and the
runs that averted another shut
out for the south-siders.
In the first eight innings the
Chicagoans compiled just three
scattered swats, seven gents strik-
| ing out and only one reaching the
| initial corner via the pass medium.
Meanwhile the Nationals were Slam
ming away at Faber's delivery, but
they failed to make any progress I'm
I'll the sixth, when the red head
wild-pitched the first score across
the plate. Up to that point the
White Sox ace had surrendered only
three scattered drives.
Stanley Harris, who was the
individual walloping topliner of the
matinee, poled one in the opener,
but was nipped off first. Shanks got
the next shot, singing to center
after two were gone in the second.
Then Peck drew pass, but Picinich
was an easy victim, bounding TO
Johnson.
Third Was Total Blank.
The Sox failed to accomplish any
thing until the third, when. with one
defunct, Schalk singled through
short. Francis found Faber an easy
strike-out and this rally ended with
Johnson forcing Schalk. Peck TO
Harris. Af:er two were down in the
third Harris again peeled off a single.
only to be marooned when Judge
lofted to Collins.
The fourth was uneventful, but in
/ the fifth Peck opened by drawing a
pass and proceeding to second on
sacrifice by Picinich. Francis again
struck out and Collins speared Rice's
pop-up in short center. Sheely un-
buckled rousing double to center
after two were gone In the fifth, bat
this uprising subsidized with Schalk
grounding TO Shanks.
Harris again led the attack in the
sixth, when he reefed a single to left.
| Judge lined to hooper and Goslin
hoisted to Falk, when Brewer dump
ed Texas Lacquer in short center,
Harris stepping to third. With
| Shanks up Faber put on full pressure
and wild pitch squirted past Schalk,
letting Stanley scamper over the
plate with the first marker of the
day. Faber ended the round by cast.
ing out shanks.
The Lucky Seventh.
Mulligan scratched a single off
Peck's mitt back of second in the
home part, but the blow was struck
with two dead and Eddie was strand
ed when Collins bounced to Harris.
| The Nationals ran amuck in the
seventh, when they clinched the pro-
ceedings. Peck singled past Mulligan
| and Picinich sacrificed, both runners
being safe when Sheely, trying for a
force play on Peck, pegged wildly
over second. Francis also bunted
and this time Faber committed the
error, heaving frantically past
Sheely, the break permitting Peck to
register, Picinich taking third and
Francis second.
Rice edged into the melee with a
lusty bingle counting Picinich, and
Harris, with three successive singles
to his credit. touched off rip
snorting three-sacker to right field,
Francis and Rice galloping plate
ward Collins chucked out Judge,
holding Harris at third, but Stanley
tailed when Collins hiked over back
OF second to make a great play on
Goslin's hopper. The crowd gave
vent to many cheers when Brewer
lofted to Falk for the third out Of
this bristling inning.
| Faber Retires.
Davenport, a bench-warming left.
handler, hurled for the Pale Hose IN
the eighth and Yaryan donned the
catching regimentals, Gleason having
decided to concede the old ball game
after the sordid occurrences Of tho
supposedly lucky seventh, In this
round Picinich was the only
Senator to reach first. a pass putting
him there after two were down, Tar
yam walked. In the Sox part AMI was
left at the post when Jenkins, hat
tins for Davenport, whitfield.
| Hodge flung the ninth asainst
Miian's wards and turned them back
In order, In the home part. q single
by Muiligan reused false bopcs. Col
iins dubbed safely through short
and Muliigen parked at second.
whereupon Walter johnson rushed
down 10 the pull pen 10 tune MP for
emergency duty. Hooper spanked =
double 10 left, counting Muiligan
with tis first home marker of the
day. bs Mostil bounced TO shanks
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