Evening star., 1922-06-01

1t was only through poor support
In the terrible second inning of the
opener in the Hub yesterday that
Walter Johnson's winning streak of
FIVE straight was broken and his sec
ond defeat of the season inflicted by
a count of to 4. George MoGridge.
neurits and all. came through nicely
in the second contest. I to 4. thanks
to Pilot Milan. who inserted himself
in the ninth inning with two out and
Charity on third and started a clout-
ing rally that netted four runs before
it subsidized.
The Macks are getting clever pitch
ing and are playing good. all-round
ball. and the Griffs. who are bent on
taking all three here. will have done
a good job if they get pair.
Six Reasons for Macks' Success.
A leading Quoker City scribe as
cribes six reasons for the impressive
showing of the seven-time cellar
champions. Here they are:
Addition OF Outfielder Bing Miller
ting and clever fielding and throwing
have made him one of the outstand
ing figures of the 1922 season.
Acquisition of pep Young. eX-Tyger
second sacker, who has played the base
better than it has been done for the
Macks since the days of Eddie Col
Inns. His brainy work has made him the
stabliZer of the nfield.
Remarkable improvement in Chick
Galloway, who. from an uncertain short
stop. has developed into a sure ground
coverer.
Tilie Walkers defensive improvement
and his new and invigorating spirit.
Once only mediocre fielder. he has been
a star in left garden this year and has
continued to make long drives
Obtaining of first baseman Doc john
ston from Cleveland. His hitting in the
pinches and his enthusiasm has done
much TO buoy up the team.
Sharp fielding and heavy hitting of
Jimmy Dykes, who is much, sounder
third baseman in every respect than
Joe Dugan.
Bing Hero in Philadelphia.
Miller is the first hero Philadelphia
has had, IL you except Catcher Cy Per-
field of Mclnnis, Collins, Barry and
Baker. Bing is the talk Of the town,
and his spectacular work has done much
to reawaken interest in the great ma
tional pastime here. Boston. as usual.
turned out to be the goat. Philadel-
the three -cornered deal was made
have forgotten all about Dugan. and
Washington should be eminently satis-
fed with Peck.
While the Nationals could use Miller.
of course, Peck certainly is a bigger
asset to the team. Doubtful Washing
ton fans should have been in Boston to
have compared his work with that of
Blacky O'Rourke. who landed with the
Red Sox. in the triple swap. Boston is
lacks a real shortstop. washington is
third because it has one Of the best in
the game.
johnson Has Hard Luck.
johnson allowed only six hits in
=, hrtt hra n m a
in the fatal second inning, with as
many errors. and the Red Sox got all
their half dozen runs. Only one Beam
eater got to second in the other seven
sessions. Rice started the trouble by
mufflng a fly and Bluege and Harris
offended later, each with chance to
retire the side, costing two additional
tallies.
The Griffs got their trio of counters
in the third on doubles by Picinich
and Peck, Pittenger's error, Rice's hit
and an out. Fullerton being relieved
down. The spitballer< stopped the
rally and was not in danger until the
eighth, when singles by Goebel and
Judge and an out netted the Griffs
a marker A great catch by Menosky
off Stanley Harris and a sensational
stop of Brewers smash by Joe Harris
prevented the Nationals from staging
a real melee in this session.
The Griffmen had chance to tie it
up in the ninth. Picinich led off with
a double. Peck walked and Johnson
sacrificed. but Pinch Hitter Charity
fouled out and O'Rourke threw out
Harris.
Milan Starts Late Rally.
In the final session of the second
game Peck and Mogridge had failed
after Charity had walked and made
third on an overthrow of third. when
Milan ordered himself to hit for
Bluege. He took ball and smacked
the second pitch into right. This
started something. Harris singing,
Rice tripling, Judge doubling and
Brewer walking. to net the quartet of
tallies. Then O'Rourke,> threw out
Smith.
Singles by BIuege. Harris and
Smith, with an error interviewer. gave
the Nationals two runs in the first in
1ning, and Peck's double and Mog-
ridges safety added one in the sew
enth that deadlocked the count at
that time.
O'Rourke's double. Walters out and