The Washington herald., 1922-08-23
GRAB
OPENER, AZ, But
DROP SECOND, 80
LaMotte, Peck and Har.
ris Figure in Defeat
Of Ray Francis.
By RAY HELGEsEN.

figure In the weekly or yearly av-
ersges. gave the White sox an even
break with the Nationals. yester-
day. After George Mogridge. aided
by some opportune slugging. had
southpawed the Griffs to 4-to-2
victory in the opener Ray Francis
and Frank Mack. both rockies from
the Seattle Club of the Pacific Coast
League, engaged in a pitching bat
tie which ended in the latters
favor mainly because three-fourths
Of the Griff's inieId were enjoying
their afternoons nar during the
fifth inning in which the sox scored
three runs after q chance for the
third putout Of the inning had been
tossed away. The final score was
3 to 0.
Charley Robertson of no hit fame
and. George Mogridge opposed each
other in the opener with the hon.
ors as well as the long end Of the
score going to the portsider. Mog-
ridge allowed but eight hits. two of
them scratches, while Robertson
and'Hodge. who relieved him in the
seventh. were nicked fr a total of
ten safe blows.
MostiI I'm Struggling Mood.
solid slugging accounted for all
the runs in the frst game. The
Griffs scored in the second, third.
fourth and eighth. Gharrity's home
run coming in the eighth, while the
White sox slipped their two tallies
over in the seventh and ninth.
Johnny Mostn. whose slugging
featured the Sox's last trip to Wash
ington was again the big gun in
the Gleasonites attack.
Nostil got two hits. both triples,
and scored IN each occasion. In the
seventh Johnny smashed long
liner into left field for three base,
and scored as Peck was throwing
out Mcclellan. Again in the ninth
Mostn pounded one OF Mogridge's
high fast ones down the third base
line for three bases. scoring on Jen-
kins' sacrifice fly to Rice.
The second game, which proved to
be the best of the two despite the
fact that the Griffs lost, brought to-
gether a couple or graduates of the
Pacific Coast League. both OF whom
played on the same club last year.
Ray Francis. who is said to have
cost the Nationals $4,000. hooked
up with Frank Mack. a stocky
Highlander for whom Comiskey
claims to have paid $50. 700 in casn
and a half dozen or more players
who are still to be turned over to
the Seattle Club.
Grins Hit. Scattered.
Mack and Francis engaged in a
pitching duel with the White Sox
rookie getting the edge. Mack az
lowed FIVE hits. while Francis was
nicked for six. But the right-hander
kept the Griffs' hits well scattered
and was rarely in trouble. while the
SoI got to Francis for four hits In
the firth inning. two Of them coming
after the side should have been ve-
tired. ,
Until the fifth Mack had allowed
but two hits and Francis one. Then
came the play. involving LaMotte.
Harris and Peck. which ultimately
gave the Sox the game ana an even
break
With two out Mack slugged a
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Hooper followed with an easy roller
down the third base ffne. which La
Motto trapped easily and perfectly
Mack started for second, but both
Harris and Peck. thinking that La
Motto would make a play at hrs,
failed to cover the bag. LaMotte,
however, started to throw to second
for force play. He had almost
thrown the ball when he saw that
neither Bucky nor Peck were within
twenty feet Of the bag. He shifted
then and started &c throw to first
hut realized Immediately that il was
too late, Hooper being within a
couple of strides OF the bag.
That put a man on second al
another on first after the side
should have been retired. Hoo yer
was credited with a hit. there being
no other way to score the play.
GosIin Plays Football
Johnson followed with a liner
into left scoring Mack. and when
GOslin kicked the ball around Hoop
ed also scored while johnson made
third. whence he also scored on a
Wild pitch Collins singled sharply
TO left but yas caught stealing.
Oh tue SON were re-
tired in order, Francis setting them
down in the sixth ana seventh and
Erickson. yho relieved Francis
after GoebeP had struck out for the
pitcher in the seventh, duplicating
in the eighth and ninth.
A walk and an error by Ernie
Johnson gave the Griff's their best
chance 10 score IN the seventh,
with none out Brewer opened the
inning by walking and went to sec
ond when Johnso blew Gharrity's
roller. Pat being safe at first. Peck
med TO Johnson IN short left; Milan.
batting for LaMotte, fouled to
Schalk, and GoebeI whitfield, leaving
I:rower and Pat stranded.
The Griffs' ninth started OF au-
spiciously but a fast double play
Killed of what had the earmarks a
OF last minute rally. Brewer
opened with a single to center. the
first clean hit of Mack. Charity,
however. hit into the killing by
rolling to Mcclellan. Peck followao
with a single to center but Shanks
ended things by lifting to Ernie
Johnson.
Ernie Johnson. who made the last
putout of the game, evidently
doesn't know the unwrItten rules
and regulations which govern the
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