The Washington times., 1922-09-01

aling the dark, dull afternoon. IL
came In the fourth inning and
ended the Washington scoring for
the day.
III
u Patsy Charity had doubled up
against the left field fence in the Sec
ond, but two were down and Scott
took care of Peck for the final out.
Sam Rice's superior work on the
hoof had given him an infield hit
In the third, Pipp's bad peg sending
him TO second. But two were down
at the time, and Harris merely rolled
10 Scott, who takes care OF all such
things.
aBush lost his control in the fourth.
and that's how the Griffs got their
run. Judge opened with a walk.
Goslin, who Ia fast becoming ter
ma took his seat on the bench.
turkey Brewer crashed a clean
single to center and a pass 70
CHARITY filled the bases. Ward raced
out into short center for Peck's little
nv. holding Judge on third. It was
10 to LaMotte. whose hitting 10 not
exactly the best thing he does.
Y. with the bases jammed LaMotte
4 cracked O clean single to right Held.
,scoring Judge. Brewer tried 70
7 score from second on the hit, but
Ruth's perfect peg to Schang nail.
( "a him for the third out.
!, No matter how the score looks, 3
To 4, really the Griffs never looked
IKE possible winners. They lacked
the fight and the push and the am
bition. They knew they were going
home on an early train and seemed
to be playing to make II. That's
vhy Mogridge seemed offered up as
\ sacrifice. His supporters didn
appear to care much how the game
ended so long as they caught that
train for the Capital.
a. Mogridge led off in the fifth with
n real hit, q single to left, but ne
was doubled up by Harris after RICE
had pushed Up a puny fly to Ward
La Motto cracked a single to cen
fer. his second hit of the day, with
one gone in the seventh. but Mog-
ridge famed and Rice merely rolled
to Ward.
Turkey Brewer opened the ninth
With a hit to center and was
auickly doubled up by Charity.
Peck ended the contest by tanning.
The Yankees should win the pen
nant. They have the pitchers. 1t
n pitching which will decide ball
ran,es from now to the close OF
the campaign. The Yanks have u.
A,inst the Griffs Joe Bush was
the only first strong hurler used.
He made the Griffs look like suck.
ers. sam Jones and Waite Hoyt,
both Erievous failures this season,
won their games but they were given
n lot Of lucky breaks. Johnson,
though defeated, looked better than
Jones. Francis and Brillheart
looked at least a. good as Hoyt.
B,ish lowered over Mogridge.
Manaxer Milan 10 inclined to be
downcast over the poor showing OF
his team. He doesn't say 90 in 30
many words, but q brief conversa-
ton is sufficient to get his idea.
He wants pitching more than any
Gcdfrey Bros.a. the Charleston
southpaw, VINO 10 supposed TO be on
the Job at the ball park today, VIII
be received with open arms. He
has the chance Of his lifetime. All
he has to do 10 to step In there and
make q noise like a winning pitcher
and his Job 10 cinched.
N johnson 10 good when given at
least three days rest. 50 is Mog-
ridge. Francis L. good for fiye or
AIN innings. BY that time his faulty
pitehing motion ruins him. Brill,
heart 10 too young to go the distance
regularly.
,J zachary has q ligament loose In
his left elbow. He 10 done for the
season. Erickson 10 q false alarm:
He has speed and curves enough to
make him a winning pitcher with
any ball club, bat the big time
friehtens him. He will probably not
he with the Griffs next year. This
iis on the best Of authority. He has
had plenty Of opportunities. He has
tailed In most Of them.
Tomorrow the Boston Red Sox
win be here for two games, with q
lSinRie contest booked for Sunday
ifroRan will get his big league bath
rainst the Frazee hopeless clan.
m is not a tough place to try him
out. but the fans are going TO watch
him closely, knowing that pitchers
lSre most valuable to the Griffs
tight now.
n Eisht more games are to be played
here before the curtain falls Tor the
1922 season. The Griffs have an
other trip West. Hollingsworth, the
Minneapolis pitcher. will probably
: ioin the team on that trip and get
! his trial. SO far AZ known he and
Brogan are the only new hurlers tc
. report this season, which neans
that the Griffs will be fortunate "a
finish In sixth place.