The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-06-18
RAY FRANCIS GIVES
UP TEN BLOWS, But
Is GOOD In PINCHES
Shanks and Charity Hit
ting Stars of Milan's
Revised Lineup.

SPORTSMANS PARK, ST. Louis,
June I7.-Milan's Senators succeed
ed in checking the Browns win
ain rampage this afternoon in the
g...sI battle OF the series by pound
ms the offerings of southpaws
BdniOrth and Pruett for teQ hits
and a 6-to-2 verdict. Ray Francis.
the young Washington southpaw,
allowed the Fohlmcn ten safeties,
hut pitched effectively in the
pinches and was never in any real
danger after the Grin gang assumed
o.. lead in the third inning.
rncis was supported by a re-
lineup and batting order.
= being shifted to left field,
BIueEe cavorted at third
bel played in right. and topped
new batting order, while Char
r.ty moved up to sixth place. The
change of pasture seemed TO work
wonders with Shanks. as he led the
Washington attack with three safe
.ics out OF four official times at bat.
Charity also had a great day at
bat. although credited with only
one hit The betty backstop drove
IN one run with a double and sent
two more over on long sacrifice hies.
Rice stood out conspicuously In
the attack with two hits that were
converted into tallies. He also
drove in a run with one Of his wal
lops.
Browns on in Lead.
The Browns jumped off to one
run lead in the first stanza on
Tobin's single to center. Gerber's
sacrifice Sisters roller to Harris
and McManus' single to left.
In the second the Senators filled
the cushions with only one down
bur failed to shove over a tally.
SHanks led off with triple to CEN
ter hut was held at third on Char
rity's tap to Ellerbe.
Passes to Peck and Bluege filled
the bases but Francis whitfield and
GoebeI died on a long Ay to Jacob
son. Milan's men enjoyed better
luck in the next frame. however.
md succeeded in putting over two
ITALICS To take the lead away from
F0hI's rev. Harris melted the
rally with a single down the left
field line He was picked of first
on Danforth's throw to Sisler who
ran him down. hut Umpire Con-
T0flN OfletlPu q bdlN III 'iV PiNNii
ar-s toss and reversed Moriarty's
decision. permitting Harris to take
second Rice shot single to CEN
ter. scoring Harris and took second
on JaCObsOn's futile throw to the
plate
Judge sent Rice to third on a
sacrifice hunt and Shanks brought
him home with a sacrifice fly to
Williams.
Francis Good in Pines.
The Browns threatened to tie il
mn again in the fourth when Will
faEls and SEVERED raped singles
Francis t.-htened up in the pinch
and got rid Of the next two bats
men without trouble.
Another marker was tackled on to
the Washington total in round five.
With one gone. Rice walked and
pulled up at second on Shanks'
nEIe. to left. Judge was cut down
IT third when Charity swung and
missed on a hit-and-Tun play, but
ShankS reached second on the play
and Charity drove him around
with a Iusty twO-base drive to right
center
The Browns made a desperate ef-
fort to stage a winning rally in
the seventh and succeeded in COL
Letting three hits but only one
marker trickIed through the tabu-
IatinE station. Collins, batting
for Danforth in this session. singled
sharply to center. Robertson went