Evening star., 1922-09-30


with only two more playing DAYS.
tnere Is a good chance that Wash
inston rams Will see the issue decid-
ed. Milan refuses to discuss either
contender's pennant chances, but he
says that the Griffs will present their
strongest front Sunday IL that day is
going to decide a Yank triumph or a
tied pennant race.
Connie Mack expressed amazement
over the Ianks' inability to over
throw the Red Sox. especially when
Shawkey. He believes there is some
thing wrong with the Yank morale
and he turned to Milan and said:
Zeb. believe it's up TO you whether
the nanks are going to win or not"
All right" replied Milan, '1n be
ready for them Sunday"
Nationals Drop n Pair.
One bit of clinching was done in
philadelphia today. When Washing
ton Topped twice to the Athletics
it clinched seventh place for the Ath-
letics. This year will be the first
since 1914 that the Macks haven't
been companions of the gas meter,
electric washer and furnace in the
needed. but the AS rubbed it in and
won both.
Erickson's surprising letdown in
the twelfth inning of the first game
lost the first for the Griffs. Olaf, who
hadn't been scored on since the sixth,
was travelling strong in extra innings.
In the twelfth inning, with the score
tie. Lapan, the juvenile maskman.
was first to face Ed Rommel. who
was rushed into the game at this
stage because an inning earlier a
pinchman had batted for Ogden.
Lapan proved he was not afraid of
the pitching ace by slapping a homer
into the bleacheTs. putting the Griffs
one run to the good. 1t looked easy
when the sides changed for Erickson.
He retired the first man; and then
Hauser smashed single. So did Bing
Miller. Up came Galloway, who drove
the ball far over Rice's head to the
fence for three bases. breaking up the
game. That was tough one to lose.
Incidentally. although only on the
tee about three minutes. Rommel was
credited with the victory, which
boosted his budget of triumphs to
twenty-siX wins This enabled him To
pass Joe Bush and give him leader
ship of the league in games won.
In the second game Brillheart was
finished in less than three innings
after the Macks had scored six runs
Turk. a Philadelphia boy. finished and
quickly stopped the hitting. He made
big impression, and he is going to
receive thorough trial from Milan.
Mcssrs. PeckinpauKh and Judge
handed it hot to Umpire Owens when
he appeared on the field. They did
not realize they had lost their two
baggers in the outlawed section Of
the seventh Thursday until they read
the papers. Owens thought the hits
would count. or else he would have let
the Macks have their bats. Umpires
should not call games on account of
darkness in uneveS innings unless
there is no possible chance of con-
tinuing.
Mcnamara played both games in
right field. In the first game he had a
single out of five tries. and in the sec
ond two singles out of four times at
bat. He also defended his field COM
petently.
Lapan, who was behind the bat in
the first game. was a vast improve
ment over Thursday. He handled the
Washington pitchers with smoothness
and judgment and had a pass and a
home run at the bat.
Curly Ogden pitched excellently and
I the fans hissed Mack when he sent
Welch to bat for him. When Rom
mel went to the tee in the twelfth and
Lapan hit him for homer, the first
! hit made by Washington since the
, sixth round, the Kisses for Mack
changed to noisy clamor.
Charity always is an able and de-
pendable sharpshooter at Shibe Park.
, He socked Hasty for double and a
| homer Mcnamara also had two hits
| in this round.
Bush again finished at the keystone
! for Stan Harris in the second game.