The Washington herald., 1922-06-14
A DOUBLE KILLINGS
HALT MATS ATTACK
AGAINST OLDHAM
Cobb Proves Undoing of
Francis-Harris Drives
Ball Over Wall.

DETROIT. Mich, June 13.-John
CyBus Oldham. Detroit's freckle-
faced. left-handed veteran. has
won two games this season. In
each of these games the defeated
team was Washington. He won his
second contest this afternoon,
beating the Griffmen. to l.
Oldham has pitched four times
against Washington this year.
He won his first start against the
Griffs in Washington. but when he
tried to come back three days
later. he was beaten by a 3 to 2
score. by young Ray Francis. also
of the Ieft-handed pitching persua-
sion.
In the series that closed today
and in which Washington lost
three games. Oldham tried to win
the first for Detroit and had to be
removed nc was sent back by
Cobb this afternoon and once more
he was opposed by Francis. For
six innings the recruit held his
own against the Detroit portsider
In the seventh, Francis had a bad
time of it and three runs scored by
Detroit gave the Tigers a toe-hold
from which the Nationals could
not break.
Too Many double Plays.
Oldham looked better against
the Griffs today than in any of
his previous starts. The one run
scored by Washington came in
the opener and it was a four-Ease
clout by Stanley Harris. He
hoisted the ball over the left field
wall.
support Is one thing Oldham had
today. Every time it looked as If
the Milanites might come through
the Detroit infield pulled a double
play. Four of these double kill
ings are credited To the Tiger in
field and the last came in the
ninth inning when the Nationals
filled the bases. with one out.
Cobb was the thorn in Francis
side this afternoon. He scored all
the runs Detroit made before the
seventh. and he drove in two in
the seventh. Erickson pitched the
eighth.
Got No breaks.
The breaks did not come to
Washington in this series and they
certainly got none today. Oldham
tossed out Bluege before Harris
caught one of his fast balls and
drove 1t over the fence. Goebel.
who was in right. today. and VINO
was the toughest proposition in
the Washington liRe-up for Old
ham until the ninth. singled to
center to start the second. Smith
sacrificed him along and Picinich
then cracked into the first double
play of the afternoon. Lamotte
singled to start the third and
Francis forced him. Then Bluege
rolled into the second double play.
Rice was hit in the fourth with
one gone. and Judge cracked into
another double play.
Goebel. first up in the fourth.
walked and stole. but Smith flied.
Picinich famed and LaMotte flied.
Nobody got on in the sixth and
in the seventh GOebel singled with
two gone and died on first. Shanks
and Charity were both brought
into the game as pinch batsmen
in the eighth. but nobody reached
first and in the ninth il seemed
as if Oldham's time was at hand.
FIJI Bases in Ninth.
BlueEe hit an infield single TO
Cutshaw. Harris hot drive to
Haney gave him a single Neither
runner advanced after Heilmann
caught RiCe's line drive. judge
drove toward short. Rigney got
the ball far back but could not
make a throw and bases were
jammed on infield singles 1t was
up to GoebeI and he failed for the
first time during the afternoon.
He drove hard to short. RicRey
grabbed the ball. tossed to Cut
shaw and CutShaw's throw 10
| Blue beat GOehel to first-a double
PLAY that ended the game
WaShinSton's I-run lead held
. good until the fourth. In this in
nin- Cobb drove the ball off Francis
Gloved hand. Pay recovered the
ball hut threw it past Judge into
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