The Washington herald., 1922-08-26
OLDHAM HOLDS
CRIFFS TO FOUR
SCATTERED HITS
Peck's Wild Throw in
Fourth Gives Cobb
men Tieing Run.
By RAY HELGEsEN.

less scattered hits the Griffs didn't
beat the Tigers yesterday. The final
score was to z. with Ty Cobb and
his barking bench warmers on the
long end.
A pair Of portsiders worked for
the Nationals. George Mogridge
started. He wis nicked for seven
hits in three innings. So. when
Heilman doubled with none out in
the fourth. Milan promptly o. k'd
Georges transportation to the
showers and called in the dancing
southpaw, Ray Francis.
Ray held the Tigers to five hits
In the remaining six innings. But
his streak of tough luck hasn't left
him. Almost as soon as he started
pitching the miscuing fever struck
the Griffmen. hitting Peckinpaugh
particularly hard. II was Peck's
bad throw on an attempted double
play that allowed the tIeIng run To
score. Then Oldham tripled. send
ns over the Tigers third run.
After Oldham's wallop Francis
settled down and. aided by brilliant
fielding. including a pair of double
killings, held the Tigers safe the
rest of the distance.
Oldham I'm Form.
But the damage was done. Ola-
ham was in great form. which means
that he's a tough guy to beat When
he's good he's good and wnen he's
bad he's terrible. something like the
little girl in the story. Yesterday
was one of his good days. which is
proven conclusively by the box
score
With the big red headed south
paw cross firing the Griffs into
dreamland and battling them with
his change of pace just for a change
Francis had no chance to win.
AS matter of fact. one Of the
Grins two runs was a gift from
Oldham. 1t came in the second
when the Nationals crossed the
plate for the first and last time
during the game.
Oldham couldn't get them over
for Goslin so the slugging recruit,
whose slugging has been conspicu-
Gus by its absence these last two
weeks. went to first on a pass.
Struck out. gently but firmly. Then
Patsy Charity. recently returned
from the Springs. crashed a fast
one to deep right center. BY the
time the ball had been relayed to
the inheld Goslin had romped over
the plate and Charity was grim
ming on third.
Peckinpaugh slapped a hot one
down the third base line which
earromed of Bobby Jones' glove al
lowing Charity to score the Griffs'
second and last run. The slugging
LaMotte lifted to Cobb and Mo-
gridge struck out for himself.
Francis Relieves Mosridse.
A two-run lead is just that IN
any league. But the Tigers don't
seem to have any respect for leads
Not trying to dig up the dead past
or anything like that. maybe some
of the folks remember the slaugh-
ter in which the Tigers had a more
Or less active part on their last
trip to these parts
Not satisfied with pitching. Old
ham broke all rules and regulations
of the hurlers' union by opening
the third inning with a single to
left. MOgridge didn't like the idea
Of a pitcher getting a hit OF him.
II wasn't just the right way to-
treat union brother and all that
thought MogriIge. so he threw the
next pitch right past Charity, Old
ham going to second on the wild
pitch.
Blue lined 4 single into short
~
when he scored when Cutshaw
drove into double play. being
killed of with Blue, Harris to Peck
to Brewer.
Cobb followed with a triple to
left which was a triple instead of
a single merely because Goslin
played II badly. 1t was wasted.
however, except in the records.
when Veach rolled to Peck.
when Heilman opened the fourth
with a double to the wall in left,
hogridge's toll for the afternoon
was finished Francis took up the
burden from here.
Heilman's blow was probably the
longest of the day but went for a
double because Rice was playing SO
deep and also because Harry isn't
much faster than Val Picinich or
Hank Shanks on the bases.
Pats Double Wasted.
After Jones had fouled to Bobby
LaMotte. Rigney walked. woodan
followed with a roller to Harris.
Bucky tossed to Peck, forcing Rig
ney. The latter's slide interfered
with Peck whose throw to Brewer
was wild. allowing Heilman to
score and woodall to go to second.
Then came Oldham with his second
straight hit. a triple to left, scor-
ing Woodall with what proved to
be the winning run. Oldham was
stranded when Peck weht behind
second base to make brilliant
stop OF Blues grounder and toss
him out at frst
From then on the Nationals could
do less than nothing with Oldham's
crossfre and change Of pace. In
the fourth they got a man on a
walk and a couple Of inheld outs
but the scoring hit was not forth
coming. Again In the hfth Old
ham walked Harris with one down
but Bucky was left when Blues
brilliant stop OF Brower's hot
Erounder down the FIRST base line
retired the side.
Rice opened the eighth with the
third hit OF Oldham. Texas Lacquer
to left. Harris. Brewer and Gosiin
failed to advance him.
Hank shanks' slowness of foot
probably cost the Griffs the tieing
run IN the ninth.
Hank nj, ,shsa q rou~h ~. Ao~rr