The Washington herald., 1922-07-13
MGSTH.'S SLUCGING
ACCOUNTS FOR TRIO
OF CKICACO'S RUNS
Outfclder Gets 8 Safeties,
Including a Triple and
A Double.
By RAY HELGESEN.

necEed centerneider, was con-
sistert performer under the spot
light Tuesday afternoon when the
Griffs took" the Sox in the first
gang o. the series. hut he literally
cluttCred up the landscape to the
exclusion of almost everyone else
durinE yesterdays pastime which
the White Hose won by 4-to-1
score. thus evening up the series
Except for Red Faber, who held
the -NationaIs to three clean hits
and one of the scratch variety.
Johnny was the works. The entire
matinee revolved around him and
any ming that happened in which he
wasn't concerned wasn't official.
Judging by the results he has OBJ
tanned in the first two games of
the series Mostil would be riding
high on a wave of base hits which
would just about swamp the Eest
Of the sluEgers in Ban Johnson's
circuit, if he could play out the
season on Mike Martins putting
course. Johnny coyly admits he
likes the park. However, he wouldn't
have to admit it. as the records
speak for themselves and tell a
story which supporters of the Ma
tionals will find hard to take.
Three Hits for MostiI.
Three hits fell to the lot Of Mis-
ter Mostil. good for a total of six
sacks. as one of them was a triple
and another for two bases. And
what hurt was the fact that every
time the owner of the reddest neck
in the American League got on the
paths he scored. Three times he
crossed the plate and the scores
credited to him was the margin by
which the Sox beat Milan's toilers-
But MostiI's activities weren't
confined solely to slugging. He
cantered around center field during
the time he wasn't making things
uncomfortable for the Griffs around
the plate. And a love for ruth
eompels US to admit that he per-
formed his work in the garden with
all the neatness and despatch which
featured his handling of the bat.
Four putouts were credited to our
hero and at least two of them were
ticketed safe hits when they left
the bat In the fourth, Judge
crashed one of Faber's fast ones
deep into left center only to be
II l. IL 4 10.
to the dugout after watching Mo-
til, after a long run, clutch the
speeding pellet in his calloused mitts
just as it was passing him On the
way to the home run exit. Again
in the fifth DOME Bush lifted a
short looper over second which
MostiI grabbed after another long
run and a brilliant catch.
Faber Poison to Grins.
While MostiI was having his
name hung in lights" Urban Fa-
ben was setting the Griffs down
with mOnotonoUs regularity. Only
four safeties were credited to the
Griffs and the value of one of these
was killed by a fast double play
which followed it. The Nationals
were finding the red haired twirler
but couldn't get them safe. Time
after time hard drives were shot
directly at an infielder and con-
yerted into easy outs.
The Sox had earned a two-run
lead before the Griffs were able to
check in at the plate. In the Sc
ond frame Mostn drove a single
through the box with one down. He
went to third as Bib Falk pushed
a single between Harris and Judge
and scored while Harris was dispos-
ing of Sheely. Falk went to sec
ond and also went to sleep. Picin-
ich's throw to Harris catching him
mapping for the third out
Falk and Yaryan cO-Operated to
score the Soxs' second run. Falk
opened with a single to center.
ShceIy fOuled to Picinich. but Var
yam on whom the Sox recently
asked waivers. slammed a double to
right. the ball taking a bad hop and
evadfng Brewers itching fingers
Falk. scored from first. Yaryan was
stranded when Faber whitfield and
Johnson lifted to Brewer.
sheeIy's Error Aids.
Sheely's error aided the Griffs in
scoring thir lone tally in the sixth.
I
rolled sofly down the third base
line Mulligan threw to Sheely. but
the big fellow pulled his mitts away
before he had firmly grasped the
ball and it slipped through his fin
gers. Peck went to second while
Collins was tossing out Rice and
scored when Judge drove a single
over second. Brewer forced Judge
at second. and Shanks rolled weakly
TO Collins.
That was the Griffs' last chance
20 sCore They went down in order
in the next three innings
But the SoN still had a punch left
in their system. In the seventh
Mostil doubled. starting another
rally which produce thoir third
run. Falk sacrificed him to second
and Francis wild-pitched him across
the plate. Sheely followed with a
double to center, but was left when
EaryRn and Faber rolled to Bush
and Peck. respectively.
Mostils triple to deep center was
responsible for the Sox' final tally
in the ninth. Falk rolled to Judge
who held Mostil at third and tossed
to Harris at first for the putout.
SheeIy. however. followed with
fly to right near the foul line, scor-
ing AIostil. Brewer made a good
catch and was forced to throw from
a difficult angle. but Mostil barely
beat the ball. He stumbled as he
was crossing the plate. Pieinich
planted the ball in his ribs. claim
ing he hadn't touched the plate.
but Walsh wouldn't see it that way.
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