The Washington herald., 1922-06-22
'SOX' SCORE TWO
RUNS IN FINAL OFF
GEORGE MOCRIDCE
Francis Starts; Weakens
In Eighth-Pat Char
rity Injured Again.

CHICAGO. June 2l.-Going into
the ninth one run in the rear meant
nathing to the White Sox today
They stepped out in the do or die
round. shot two runs over the
counter and thereby nosed out the
GEins in the final Of the series by
to 4. That little coup elevated
the Southsiders back into a tie
with Cleveland for fourth place.
The finishing touch was applied
BY three separate individuals. One
was Ernie Johnson. Iead-off man in
the final stand. He slapped a singl,
to center and MuIligan sacrificed.
Eddie Collins then stepped in with
a one-baser that chased johnson
home with the tying run. Hooper
was disposed of without trouble
and Mostil was passed as a Gus
tomer too tough to monkey with.
It proved poor strategy. for a mo-
ment later FaIk exploded a dinky
bounder to short and it went fOr
a hit. Collins scoring and letting
the crowd go home.
Charity bumped from Game.
Prior to the ninth there was s
few incidents that helped to make
TIRE affair worth while. The FIRST
Of these was in the second whe..
the SoN hoprcd on Ray Francis.
a soUthraw, for two runs. That
brace of talIies was augmented by
cne in the seventh. and with Charlie
I;ebe-tscn EUrlinG in airtight form
things lu'kei rl.Ehty promising for
! DIP Gleason. The situation was
To- jarrins received by the no-hlt
no-run hero in a play at the plate.
During the melee in the Sox
seventh Robertson endeavored u.
score on a hit. He arrived with
the ball, but neglected to slide. and
because of this bumped into Char
rity. Beth athletes were wounded
Patsy getting cut on his head
aud Robby a shakinG-up. Charity
had TO retire. but Robby got back
his wind and endaavored to finish
Edt four hits and three runs in the
eighth convinced him he had better
qUit He did. and Dick McCabe
handled the hurting in the ninth.
The SoN runs in the second were
showed over on a double by MOstil
triple by SheeIy and single by
Schalk. The Grifrs got back one Of
these in the NTH on hits by Harris
and Brewer. the first made off
Robby. Then the home crew added
that seventh round run on a double
by Schslk. a felder's choice that got
nobody. an error by Francis and
single by Mulligan. Francis fell
into more trouble in the eighth and
was chased, Mogridge coming on
and getting credit for the beating
When the pale rompers hit it at
all they hit apIenty. MostiTs sock
in the second made the old hosshide
shy close to the top Of the left field
fence and a moment later Earl
Sheely gave the the lively ball an
iron moulder's workout into the
last grass blade in right. Three
sacks and no undue haste.
Frank Brewer famed in the sec
opd on a low inside perfect strike.
How that boy did sing and wheeze
about it.
Just east of the right field
bleachers some motor vehicle or
Contraption couEhed violently now
and again and upset Charley Rob
ertson. In the early innings he
fell into the habit Of giving every
body three bad ones before getting
a strike on them.
press box in the sixth and met O
pop bottle with contents. There
followed the first heavy shower
during the present Sox home stay.
Pop Gleason got the equivalent
Of Walter Camps Daily Dozen" in
the SOx fourth. He was on the
third base line doing the advisine
when Schalk sent a foul whistler
right at him.
Robertson pulled a funny one in
the sixth. There were three on, two
out. and he had reason to be
nervous. He famed Harris and
when Brewer hit to him he ran
personally to first base ahead of
the runner. He was in no humor
to trust anyone.