The Washington herald., 1922-04-26
THREE HUB HURLERS
FAH TOSTOP MATS
SLUCCINC ATTACK
Milan's Men Put Game or
Ice in First Inning
With Four Runs.
By RAY HELoEsEN.

held the slugging Bed sox to only
four hits yesterday. while his team
mates were cIouting three pitchers
for ten safeties and the Griffs won
the second game Of the series by a
I0-to-o score. Phillips had the
Hubmen talking to themselves al
the way and only once was In scri-
Gus danger Of being scored upon
As in the first game of the series
the Griffs had their slugging clothes
on yesterday. Included among their
safe blows were a pair Of doubles
and a triple.
But the hitting. good as IT was,
was not the best part Of the
matinee. The entire team played
a brand of baseball which they
hadn't flashed In any game prior to
this week. They were In there on
their toes all the time. Judging by
their two games against the Red
sox. II Is not too much to suppose
that the team has come out OF tine
slump which characterized its first
six or seven games of the season.
In which case 1t will be merely a
matter Of time before they are
fighting for a berth at the top Of
the American League heap.
Those of the faint-hearted clan
who have been panning the Griffs
for their miserable showing up to
this time should have seen yester-
days fray.
Grin. Get Early Lead.
Milan sent Donie Bush to the
hot corner as shanks is still iitfer-
ing from a sore wrist. and Bobby
LaMotte will be unable to play for
a few days as he is incapacitated
due to q spike wound on the left
ankle which he received in Mon
days game.
Thet Grirs crossed themselves
and the paying customers by get
ting away to an early lead. 1t has
been their habit, unintentional prob
ably, but a habit nevertheless. to
wait until the latter stages Of the
game and then come from behind
However, this hasn't worked well
this season. so It may be that they
are going to try the getting of in
front method for awhile.
Earl Smith, who seems to be
having considerable success as
lead-of man. started the first inning.
when the Griffs scored four runs,
by beating put hit to Pratt Har-
ris followed with a drive too hot
for Joe Dugan to handle Sam
Rice then scored both of them with
a triple down the right field foul
line. Judge was hit by a pitched
ball and Brewer sent him to third.
Rice scoring with a single to deep
right
Duny Derricks Russell.
This was the end OF Russell and
marked the entrance Of "Two-Gun"
Rip Collins into the engagement.
The two-gun man from Texas
wasn't much of an Improvement
over . his predecessor as events
proved
Peckinpaugh popped to Burns
and Charity sacrificed Collins to
Burns. JudgS scoring. Bush got his
first Of three walks. and Philips
was safe on Frank O'Rourke's
tumble.
Earl Smith. up for the second
time during the inning. was called
out on strikes. leaving the bases
loaded,
The way Phillips was going those
four runs looked like million. But
the Griffs weren't satisfied. They
have been going without runs so
long that now they have felt the
JOY of making them. they don't
want to stop.
Harris crashed open the Griffs'
second frame with a double to CEN
ter. Rice sacrificed him to third
and Judge walked. Brewer again
made himself solid with the fans
by singing to center, scoring Judge.
Three more runs were scored in
the third. Bush opened with his
second straight. walk and went to
third when Phillips singled to
right. Earl Smith popped to
O'Rrourke. but Bush scored when
Harris was safe on Pratts error.
a wild pitch sent Phillips to third
and Harris to second. Rice was
walked. nlling the bases. Judge
then doubled against the right held
wall scoring Phillips and Harris.
Frank O'Rourke. one of the most
popular players who ever wore a
National uniform. covered short for
the Sox yesterday and was given
rouslng welcome by the paying
customers on his first trip to the
plate. O'Rourke got two of the
four hits made of Phillips. He
was charged with an error but
made up for his mlsque by cutting
IN couple Of drives which were
labeled hits.
Joe Gleason will probably be sent
against the sox in the fnal game
Of the series here this afternoon.
Gleason has been showing quite as
good as Phillips and IL the Griffs
continne to hit behind him as they
have during the last two games
It's q better than even money bet
that they sweep the series.
Bucky Harris scored four Of the
runs and was responsible for a
couple of more. Three times he
got on as a result Of clean hits
and, the fourth time when Pratt
erred on HIS .hard-hit bounder.