Evening star., 1922-07-13

Indianapolis now is leading. with ST.
Taul second and Minneapolis third. II
the latter stays in the race and has a
chance for the flag it will retain its fun
strength, but if it Is eliminated as
pennant contender Griff will exercise
his option.
Gift int:mates that Conroy is the
player he will pick. He is described as
a good fielder. not fast. but possessed
of fine hitting ability.
Griff reports that Jim Shaw. sent 10
Minnea polls last winter. has oeen TURN
ed loose by Cantillon. his bad leg nav
ing robbed him Of his pitching proves;
(;riff's scouting activities nave enoeo
for the time being. but he INTENDS san!
ing forth again when the Nationals go
on The road the latter part OF inns
month. .o
rescb third place by the end OF the
Hsak when they finished on the low eno
of Al count with the White oo&
while the Tigers also were winning III
Philadelphia-
Gr;ffs Helpless Before Fnber.
Raw Francis performed in only
fair-to-average manner on the mum
yesterday. but got no chance Tor ms
hi,a alley because the local legion
Vas unable to solve Urban F'aber lot
more than four scattered safetes. an
one-basers. and but for the TACT ma
tha only miscue charged against the
White SoX was perpetrated IN rouilo
where one of the rare raps was IN
snr,rd the Griffs would have SUD-
m,-tei to the humiliation or oelnS
whitr> 'ashed .h.
Set dom in order in the opener. the
Sox got t. Francis for tally IN the
second. With Hooper disposed OF.
Mostil singled to center, raced 10
third on a rap to right by FAX ana
scored while Harris was tossing out
Sheely from behind second base.
Johnson's single in the third was
unsupported and the fourth was
IN round ). aided by a bit of luck
Falk led with hfs second hit. sin
gle to right. Sheely popped 10
Picinich. Yaryan then connected For
a blow 10 right. sending Falk to third.
and when the ball took an odd bound
past Brewer for a double. Falk
scored. Faber then famed and john
son lofted.
1t required six innings for the Griff-
men to register off Faber and then
they needed the assistance of an alien
error.
Rice got no farther than the initial
station when he singled in the open
er. and Picinich's foul pop left
Brewer on the far corner in the sec
ond. when he walked and moved along
Double Plays Hurt Grins.
4 double play snuffed a Griffithian
rally in the third when. with Bush on
second and Peck on third by reason of
a walk and single. respectively. Col
Inns clutched Rice's smoky liner.
Again in the fourth a dual killing
checked them. After Judge had been
deprived of an extra base hit by Mos
til's highway robbery in deep left CEN
ter Brewer scratched a safety
through Collins and Shanks whacked
Into twin death started by Mulligan-
With one on in the fourth. when
Picinich walked. Francis hit into a
force play and Mostil captured Bush's
short fly.
1t was Sheely who paved the way
FOR the Nationals only tally in round
by muffing Mulligan's toss of Peck's
offering. Rice's death put Rajah on
second from where he counted when
Judge whisked single past Faber.
Judge was forced by Brewer and Col
Inns tossed out Shanks.
Francis Becomes Generous.
After toying with the Sox in the
sixth. Francis presented them with
a marker in the seventh. Mostil got
double to center at the outset Rice
Just missing connections for what
would have been a noteworthy catch
He took third on Falk's sacrifice and
scored, when Francis uncorked wild
pitch. He probably would have tall
lied. anyhow. however. as Sheely fol-
io"eO WIN l"O-DaSBer between
Shanks and Rice. Shelley was left.
Collins triple to deep left with two
gone in the eighth was wasted. but
the three-bagger with which Mostil
opened the ninth led to another Chi
cago run. He held his base while
Judge was retiring Falk, but beat
Brewers arm in a race to the plate
after Sheely had flied to right Var
yam then hit safely and reached third
when Peck fumbled Fabers rap, but
Rice got under Johnson's ly
Only nine Nationals faced Faber in
the last three innings