The Washington herald., 1922-08-19
ERICKSON FALTERS
N6TH INNING AllDE
HIT FOR FIVE RUNS
Griffs Lose After Having
Three-Run Lead-Gos-
lin Hits for Circuit.
By RAY HELGEsEN.

By RAY HELGESEN.
Some kind of an ancient curse
seems to have fallen upon the Griff-
men what IL is no one as yet has
been able to dope out. But what
ever II II II has them talking to
themselves- Yesterday. for instance.
with the memory of the st. Louis
Browns ninth inning rally of the
day before still fresh in their col
lective minds. the Griffs virtually
handed the Cleveland Indians the
opening game Of their three-game
series The final score was>7 to S
and was brought about because of
another of the Griffs' famous bad
innings.
Big Eric Erickson had whirled
along during the first five innings
to ohce again stop the Indians In
his best Scandinavian style. when,
all of q sudden the sixth inning
stepped right out of nowhere in par
ticular and slugged him for flowers
and soft music.
Stops EN- for Awhile.
During the first five innings the
Tribe had nicked the towering
Swede for five hits on which they
managed to accumulate just one lone
run And during the same time the
Griffs had found Guy Morton for the
same number of safeties but had
Jared better along the run scoring
line. Four runs were credited to
them when the aforementioned sixth
frame crashed its way into what had
formerly been a pleasant and alto
gether enjoyable picture.
A pair of lamentable miscues had
much to do with the Swede's down.
fall but there's no getting away
from the fact that much Of his stun
had left him for parts unknown
when the sixth rolled around.
Stephenson, one of Speakers Ala
bama triplets. started the slaugh-
ter by beating out a hit to Shanks
and then, when Hank threw over
Judges head captering on to third.
which Joe Sewell laced a single
Into right.
Wood caught fast one and drove
II into deep left for a triple scor-
ing Sewell. Wood was held at
third while Harris tossed out Gard
ner. but O'Neill. batting for Luke
Sewell. singled to center. sending
Wood across.
Erick Tosses ID wild.
Morton attempted to sacrifice but
was credited with a hit when
Erick. negiecting to find out IL
FIRST was covered, threw the pill
into right field. Judge was playing
in and Harris was slow covering
the bag. Morton went to second
and O'Neill to third.
That ended the Swede's labor un-
der the blistering sun Milan In
dicated the route to the showers
with a wave of his hand and called
the youthful Brillheart to finish the
pastime.
With a southpaw hurting. Speak
er substituted Evans for jamie
son. Evans promptly singled to
right. scoring O'Neill and sending
Morton to third from where he
also Tailed when McInnis bounced
a single of Shanks' shins. Speaker
rolled to Shanks and was erased at
FIRST. and Evans. trying to score
on the play. was turned back. Judge
to Picinlch.
That's the commentless story of
the disreputable sixth. With the
one run the Tribe had already gath
cred they had a total of six while
all the Griffs owned at that time
was four.
1t was merely another case of
losing after going away in the
lead.
with two down in the first Judge
ard Goslin had collaborated to
score the Griffs' first two runs.
Judge drove a single over second
and scored ahead Of Goslin when
the latter crashed to deep left for
the circuit The drive was more or
less of a lucky one. as Jameson was
all set for the catch when a sudden
gust Of wind took the ball out of
his reach
Another In Third.
The second was unproductive. but
the Griffs snapped into 1t again in
the third.
After Erick had whitfield in his
hest style (Erick already has his
full quota OF hits for this season
three) Sam Rice drew a walk. He
stole second. went to third on Har-
ris scratch hit to third, the ball
hitting the bag. and scored while
Judge was forcing Bucky at sec
ond. Stephenson to Joe Sewell.
Two hits and a walk gave the
GrifYs their fourth run in the next
inning. Goslin walked. went to
third on Brewers line single to
center and scored when Shanks
pounded a single through the box
Shanks and Brewer were stranded
on second and third. respectively.
when Morton famed the next three
batters, Peck. Picinich and Erick
all looking at third strikes.
The Indians made another run in
t,,efr half of the eighth on a pair
OF hits and a couple of inneld put
outs. The Griffs came right back
but were forced to be content with
a single tally. two runs shy OF
tie and three shy of victory.
Harris beat out a hard grounder
TO ]. SeweIl, went to second as
Stephenson threw out Judge. 10
third as Goslin died the same way
and scored when Brewer pounded
hfs second single into center.
The ninth was unproductive- Peck
and Charity lifted to Evans and
Goebel. batting for Brillheart'
watched a third strike.
Francis will probably see service
AGAINST the Indians in the second
game of the series this afternoon.
Coveleskie is slated for the Tribes
hurling assignment.