The Washington herald., 1922-09-05

Pnants at the local ball yard yes
erday.
Ray Francis essayed a start In
he first encounter but was hit in
he pinches hard and often by the
Naekian athletes. giving way to
walter johnson in the eighth with
man on first and none out.
Chick Galloway then proceeded
% touch Walter up for a three
base bingle. scoring Tillie Walker
With what proved to be the win
hing run
Bryan Harris. for the Macks.
Jared little better. and was re-
ieyed by RommeI at the start Of
seventh. which proved to be
ced strategy on Mack's part and
nfortunate for the locals. as
ofnmel. fresh from a couple of
ays' lsyoff. stepped right in and
ef the Mats safe for the re-
iafnder of the contest.
LaMotte Fields brilliantly.
Bobby LaMotte turned in the
eature fielding gem of the after
ooh in the seventh inning of the
IA game. Bing Miller. erstwhile
at had singled to right and taken
econd on a wild throw by Char
ry. He started for third on Per-
Rims grounder to LaMotte. Bobby
snagged the ball as it passed the
base line. made a half dive. touch
Ing out Miller. and then sent the
ball to Judge for lightning dou-
Die play.
Joe Ogden, former Swarthmore
IcolleEian and brother of Jack
logden. of the Baltimore Orioles.
bit off huge slice when he toed
|the mound in the nightcap op-
posed to George Mogridge, and the
ISoungster turned in a most credit
able afternoons work. holding the
ocals hitless for three innings.
its punched in the fourth and
,venth frames accounting for his
feat.
The Athletics could not fathom
ogridge's slants to any great ex-
mt the main exception being one
ilne Walker. who formerly ca
orted about one of the local sun
|astures. Walker connected safely
bree times in the nightcap, bring
Ihgi his total for the afternoon to
We lusty swats. one of which was
ood for two bases.
Francis Caught Mapping.
Mack's crew threatened right off
he bat. successive singles by
user and Walker. followed by
fks bungle of Bing Miller's
rounder gave matters a gloomy
uuook, but Perkins skied to Judge
ndng what looked like a disaster
us beginning for the Milanites.
The elongated Harris sent the
az down in one-two-three fash
jim the first two frames, when
obby LaMotte started things NOV
hg in the third with a screeching
ngie down the right field line.
ter Peck had flied out to Tinie
sker. Francis scored LaMotte
ith a liner to deep center, but the
pcals rally was cut short when
francis was caught off-the bag.
6alloway to Young. and Judge pom
ped to McGowan.
Hits by Galloway. Scheer and
Young. coupled with McGowan's
sacrifice. sent two White Elephants
feurrying across the plate in the
fifth: however. the visitors lead was
short lived. judge opened the sixth
,rane with long triple to center.
3ucky Harris drove Joe across with
lis line drive over Scheer's head
ut was nipped at the keystons
ack attempting to stretch it into
double. Rice was safe on a
fders choice. He promptly stole.
Nd scored on Goose Goslin's three
iek wallop to center. Brewer
alked and went out via the Per-
kins- Young route. Charity was
served four balls. Peck chased Cos
lin in. and reached the middle sta
tion on his grass-cutter to left. but
was stranded when Harris famed
LaMotte. This ended the Nationals
scoring. as Harris was yanked in
favor of Rommel
As Tie II Up.
The Athletics evened matters in
the lucky seventh. Galloway got
pm when Goslin dropped his seem
tngly easy pop to left.
MCGOWAN drove a hot one through.
[second base and Scheer scored both
with a wicked drive over Harris
head Welch. pinch hitting for Har-
ris. singled to left and Scheer
reached the far corner. Scheer
twisted his ankle sliding to third on
the play and Mack sent Galloway
IN to run for him. Young ended
the scoring by grounding out, Peck
TO Judge.
The Mats lost a fine chance to
register in the eighth. Brewer
connected safely but was nipped at
second. Charity dropped a safe one
over short. and then proceeded 70
DIG. Perkins to Young. The one
re naming chance Of tieinE matters
came in the ninth. when Johnson
>was passed and took second on a
Wild pitch. but Judge fOuled to Per-
kins. making two out. and Galloway
threw Harris out at first, ending
The first game.
The Athletics scored what proyed
NJ be the deciding run in their half
pf the eighth when Tillie Walker
Manned out his second hit Of the
YafternOon. a Texas Lacquer to CEN
ter. advanced on Miller's sacrifice
bunt down the third base line and
counted on Galloway's triple. the
first and only hit off Johnson's de-
livery, which also proved costly.
The Mats scores in the second
game were made in the fifth and
seventh innings. successive sin
giles by Rice. GOslin and Brewer
accounting for ona In the forrar