The Washington herald., 1922-05-31
Gharrity's Long Homer
Feature of Victory in
First Game.
MATS IN 4TH PLACE
Brillheart Is Wild in Second,
But Holds Sox at Bay
In Pinches.
tBy a Special Corresponaent1

header today. and incidentally
dumped the Red Sox into the cell
plar. while they themselves moved
up into a practical tie for third
place.
Upwards OF $1,000 fans were at
tracted by the double bill-both
games being played in the after
noon-and saw some pretty good
ball playing in the field by both
clubs. PeckInpaugh gave won
derful exhibition at shortstop,
where he had eleven assists In the
first game. some Of them OF a SEN
sational character, while John COL
Inns and Harry Leibold did some
thrilling stunts in the outneld.
Another feature of the double bill
was the pitching OF young Brill
heart. a boy from Roanoke College.
whom Griffith picked up lart sea-
son. He is only 10 years old but
works like veteran. He is a
southpaw. and was fearfulIy wild
yesterday in the second game. but
In the pinches, he was as steady as
a church.
pennock' who started the hrst
game. had a lame back and did not
last long. He was hit freely as
long as he pitched. and Charity
finally blasted him of the mound
me o inning wheh ne
nocaeu me Dali over the score
noafu' win Two men on oases' TOT
"e Iohs nome run ever maae
me paIS' mp NoIilhs' "no
s.a,.eo IN 'he second game aeains'
r,I was MT quite Ieeiy'
singles and TWO errors IN success
SION py flttenser gave the seha-
Tors nve runs IN tne 'niro inning
ana KIP was seen no more on
the mound.
waiter Johnson was sent In TO
relieve Philips In the ninth inning
OF the hrst game with two rum
ners on and only one out, ana
quickly brought the contest to .
close. Erickson relieved Brill
heart in the seventh. but the
chances are that the youngster
would have gone through and done
The big crowd cheered the boy
enthusiasticallv all the way from
the box to the bench.
u,.
Neither Pennock or ZacnarS
lasted long IN the nrs' game pu'
in view Of what happened to ZEN
mock, II would have been better
II he had been taken out at tnc
same time as his opponent In the
box. Both were scored on in the
first inning, the visitors getting
their run on singles in succession
by s. Harris, Rice and Judge and
Goebers out at first
The Red Sox developed theirs on
a single by Burns and a triple by
pratt Neither side counted in the
SECOND, although Peckinpaugh and
Bluege nicked Pennock for hits, and
I Harris got one off Zachary.
Sam Rice opened the third frame
with a double and Judge beat out
his bunt, which he intended as a
.acrjsce Goebel singled to left,
scoring Rice. Goslin sacrificed, and
Il Chorrity knocked the ball over the
centre feid fence for a home run,
one ~ the longest hits ever made
~, ,ha nark The ball went across
I.sorn street on the fy, and
snaIIy Rounded over the fence into
,ha .,,road yard This was enough
~ panrocL and Allan Russell came
-, ni,oh peck was thrown out
- a. anI Earl smith. batting for
.trncL ont
nn1I,I, tooL Zacbary,s place in
.S nona retired the Red Sox in
'ns ooH ~. hai, ~ the third
.o,,h be had a rather
put IN @ -, :, q Pittenser led
49,, ord Iobn Collin,
on WIN oth.r Harris
Iolio"eo ,,atnnger taxing ,hIrd
n.eu W a..oh whence O'Rourke e
a.. ,,no homa with a single.
Mike Menosky was sent to bat in
place Of Walters and doubled to
the scoreboard, scoring J. Collins.
Elmer Smith was sent in to bat
for Russell. but the best he could
do was a fiy to Goslin. and Leibold
was the third out, Peckinpaugh to
Indce
The score remained at to In
favor ~ the Griffmen until the
seventh Then, with one down,
Jrdga against the pitching of Carr,
s;ng,sd 70 center. He went to
third when Leibold juggled Goe-
hai.s s;ngie and Goslin brought
both Of them over with a screech-
In. double 70 left center. Phillips
Was a Iittle wabbly in the seventh,
when couple of hits were regis
tered AGAINST him, and Walter
Johnson was sent to the bull pen
to warm up so he was ready to
In a