The Washington times., 1922-05-14
INDIANS GRAB
SECOND GAME
FROM GRIFFS
Ray Francis Allows Four Hits
In Opening Inning, After
Which He Settles Down.
BY LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

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I0EY EVANS resounding belt
N for three bags in the seventh
inning. scoring George Uhle,
who had been wounted by a
pitched ball, gave thu, Cleveland
Indians the margin of one run
by which they won yesterdays
game. The final score was to a.
Ray Francis held the Indians
to six hits. four of which came
in the opening frame before the
young southpaw could settle down
to his work. When he did, though,
his low fast ball had the Indians
mystified, only two blows COM
fng in the last eight innings.
The fielding Of Joe Judge and
Stuffy McInnis around the initial
sack ranked with the best ever wit
nessed here. Judges dive across the
diamond. intercepting Rice's peg and
getting Larry Gardner at third, was
an exhibition Of quick thinking and
perfect accuracy in throwing.
Turkey Brewer showed his great
throwing arm in the seventh, when
joey Evans, one of the fastest run
ners in the league. was thrown out
at the plate following Wamby's fly.
Brewers peg was on line and came
TO Charity on an easy bounce, with
plenty of time to get the runner.
They Grab Four.
The Indians hoped upon Francis
for three runs in the very first in
ming. Evans and Wamby each belt
ed the ball to right for singles, ad-
Vancing on Speakers sacrifice. Nc
1nnis rolled to Bush, but Sewell
jounced a hard one past Peckin-
paugh and over came Evans and
Wamby. Then Harris fumbled Gard
ner's Rrounder and Woods single to
center scroed Sewell.
The Indians held their three-run
lead for five innings and then they
added one. Francis plunked Mcln-
mis- with a pitched ball and Sewell
laid down a sacrifice. A pass to
Gardner was followed by Peck's
tumble OF Woods grounder and over
came McInnis.
ONeil flied to Rice and Gardner
legged II for second. Judge raced
over to the box, pulled down Rice's
throw IN the general direction OF the
plate and with a nifty peg to Bush
cut down Gardner at the far corner.
That was sure enough big league
stuff, and the fans were on their feet
cheering and yelling for the Griffs'
nimble first sacker.
Griffs Go 10 Work.
In their half the Griffs, who had
been doing little or nothing to Uhle,
suddenly came to rife, and before
they were retired three runs had
come over.
Sam Rice opened with a clean sim
gle to left, racing to third on Judge
two.bagger to right. Brewers in
field out scored Rice and Judge came
over when Goslin doubled to center.
Charity flied to Evans, but
when Sewell fumbled Peck's roller
over came Goslin with the speed
of the Twentieth Century Limited.
Francis followed with a hit, but
Bush forced him and the scoring
was over for a while.
The Indians won in the seventh,
when Uhle stopped a pitched ball
and Travelled all the way around on
E> ans triple to right center.
Nevertheless, the Griffs kept
banging away at Uhle and drove
him from the hill in their half of
the seventh. Harris opened with
two-bagger down the left field foul
line. Rice rolled to Sewell, but
Judge beat out a wicked hop that
McInnis did we'll to pull down far
TO his right. That wallop scored
Harris. When Brewer singled over
second base Speaker yanked Uhle
and replaced him with Jim Bagby
whS. held the Griffs safe from then