The Washington herald., 1922-05-17
CRIFFS UNABLE TO
HIT RED OLDHAM'S
CROSSFIRE SHOOTS
Poppy Detroiters Get to
Tom Phillips for Two
Runs in Third.
By RAY HELGESEN.

ball club which has shown its
wares in Washington since the be-
ginning of the American League
season. yesterday handed the Ma
tionals another defeat and sunk
them that much deeper in the mire
of last place. The Griffs couldn't
get to Oldham The sorrel-topped
southpaw was cross-nring them
into dreamland. His fast ball was
working like charm and the
GriTs couldn't straighten out his
hooks. Consequently the Tigers
checked in with 4-to-2 victory.
The feature of the game hap
pened as the curtain was falling
IN the ninth. A triple play in this
inning. the third in the American
League this year. cut of what had
the earmarks of another Detroit
batting rally. Oldham had singled
to left and gone to second as Blue
was passed. Haney then lined d.
rectly into Harris hands. The two
ndu bib AcaNo "itH
the crack of the bat. Harris tossed
to Judge at first and Judges throw
to second beat the southpaw by a
step.
Tigers I'm Third Place.
As a result of the Tigers vic
tory and New YorKs shutout over
Cleveland. Detroit Is now firmly
intrenched In third place.
Phillips started for the Nationals.
He lasted Ave innings and was
taken out to allow Goebel to pinch
hit for him with three men crowd
ing the paths. Up TO that time
however. he had been going none
too well. The Tigers nicked him
for FIVE hits, three of which were
doubles. and three runs. The two
runs the Detroiters scored in theiI
third were the direct result of
some heavy and opportune hitting
but the tally they garnered in the
first was practically a gift from
the usually reliable Bucky Harris.
who had erred sadly on Jones
hard smash to second.
Erickson and Brillheart shoul-
dered the burden after Phillips was
recalled. Erick travelled along
against his old mates for three
frames, allowing them two hits and
one run Rrillheart worked the
ninth. He gave up one hit and a
base on balls. but the aforemen-
toned triple killing kept him from
being scored upon.
Harris error in the first frame
put the westerners in a position to
score their initial tally. After Lu
Blue had lifted to Goslin, Bobby
a. IL rf@ hi
the little second sacker let roll be-
tween his legs. Cobb followed with
a single down the right field foul
line. his first of three consecutive
hits. sending Jones to third. Jones
scored on Veach's long fly to Brewer
in right. Cobb was held at second.
Heilmann ended the inning by lift
ing to Rice.
Detroit scores Twice.
The first proved unproductive for
the Nationals as did the second for
both teams But in the third the
Tigers found Phillips for three
safeties. all doubles. These. cou-
pied with a sacrifice. gave the De-
troiters a pair OF runs.
Oldham, who hits like an outfielder.
started Phillips downfall with
solid double to oAuter. Blue sacri-
need h2De - InlTu. lOSStu
out Jones. holding the pitcher at
third, but cob followed with a
Iusty eiout to center for two bases.
Veach also doubled. scoring the bat
tIing pilot of the, Tigers with the
second run of the inning, the tally
which eventually proved enough to
win. Eeach was left when He'll
mann was tossed out by Phillips.
Phillips got into more trouble in
.he fifth. but Pat Gharrity's clever
aeadwoTk. at least il worked out
hat way. saved him from being
scored upon again.
The big righthander gave Blue
ticket to first by hitting him. Blue
stole Phillips cut loose with an
,ther hook that caught Jones above
he knee Jones was thought to be
seriously injured for a few minutes.
out eventually Iimped his way to
irst. Cobb dropped a perfect sac
-ifiCe in the center of the diamond.
and Veach was purposely passed
illinE the bases
With three on and only one out
.hings looked dark for the denizens
If the cellar. But Gharrity's STRAIT
sgy in passing Veach to get He'll
mann proved to be a good move.
phillips hooked the big fellow
W
Dnes. and then hooked another at
which Heilmann took terrific
Twing. but landed on nothing more
substantial than the air. That dis
,osed Of Cobb's cloutinG ace. Clark
vas easy for Harris, leaving three
Tigers on the paths.
The Nationals entered the scoring,
column in the fifth when three con-
iecutive hits and an error produced
,nly a pair of tallies.
Nationals Get Two.
Brewer started by singing sharp
y to right. He went to second
when Goslin got a lucky safety
pver Rigney's head. Charity fol-
owed with another lucky hit. a
iouble to left center. which Cobb
md Veach let drop between them
Tnmolested- Brewer scored and
ioslin reaehced third. from where
le also scored as Jones bobbled
'eck's easy roller. Charity went
o third on the play but was strand
ID when Goebel forced Peck and
vas later a victim, with Bush, in
double killing.
That ended the Griffs' scoring, but
he Tigers kicked over their fourth
nd last tally in the seventh.
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