The Washington herald., 1922-09-21
ST. LOUIS PENNANT.
DREAMS FADE AS
MATS RAP SHOCKER
Br0wer's Homer and Four
Blows by Rice Shove
Fohl Clan Down.

ST. LOUIS, NO., Sept. z0.-St. Louis
pennant hopes were knocked into
cooked hat by southpaw Francis and
his supporting cast of Washington
sluggers in the second battle Of the
series here today.
While the Yankees were hopping on
Ehmke for their second conquest at
Detroit the Washington southpaw held
Fohls troupe to four futile hits and
claimed q 5-to-o victory.
New York's victory and the Browns
defeat increased the Hugmen's PEN
nant lead to three and one-half games.
The Browns still have a mathematical
chance to cop the bunting. but their
morale Is now so badly shattered that
nothing short of a miracle will pull
them out Of the slough OF despond.
The Yanks need only five victories
in their remaining eight games to
clinch the flag urn though the
Browns should win all seven eS the
contests to be played before the finish.
The spell Of impotency cast upon
the st. Louis war clubs by Francis
kept the Brown brigade in a state
of abject docility throughout the con-
test. Not until the fifth inning were
the Fohlites able to penetrate the Grifr
boIman's delivery for a hit and then
a triple by SEVERED was wasted as
Collins famed and Gerber rolled to
Harris for the last demise.
Williams reused the dying hopes
of Brownie fans with a single in the
seventh. but fate again decreed that
they should not score Goslin's fine
catch of Jacobson's liner and Nc
Manus' foul to Judge snufred out all
prospects of a rally. SEVERED inserted
a single to center at this Juncture but
the session was curtailed by Collins
foul to Charity.
The -Griffmen succeeded in filling
the bases on Shocker in the first,
but the Brownie ace curved over
a third strike on Charity for the
last out and pulled himself out Of
a tight situation.
Peck opened the next frame with
a single through short. advanced a
notch on LaMotte's sacrifice and
scored when Judge planted a
double in right. after fouling two
of the right held barrier.
With two down in the second.
Brewer hit into the right field
bleachers for a homer. giving the
Griffs their second marker.
Shocker held Milan's men score
less during the next three stanzas
but faltered again in the seventh
and yielded another tally.
Four Raps In Eighth.
Judge opened with a single to
right but was doubled trying to
steal as Harris famed on the hit
and run Rice then shot a siz-
zling grounder past Collins and
streaked to third before the ball
was recovered by Tobin. Goslin
drove Rice over on a single to
left and went to third when Brewer
punched a single through short.
Gharrity's foul to Collins closed the
inning
Four bingles in the eighth pro-
duced two more markers for the
Washington troupe and convinced
Fohl that his spitball artist had
suffered enough punishment for the
day. Peck's single through the box
started the final bombardment. La
motto sacrificed and Francis retired
on a roller to Collins who tossed
to Shcker for the out at first, Peck
hiking to third. Judge dropped a
pop single In front OF jacobson.
sending Peck into the tabulator.
Harris singled to center. Judge pull
ling up at second and Rice followed
with his fourth hit of the game,
a single to right. which drove
Judge over with the fifth and final
run of the day. Goslin's tap to-
McManus forced Rice at second.
Kolp pitched the last inning for
st. Louis and yielded singles to
Brewer and Peck but Charity
forced Brewer and LaMotte hit into
a double play to bring down the
curtain.