The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-05

Peck was the first to bring the
fans to their feet. He did so by
making brilliant reaching stop
of Shanks' hit in the fourth. He
knocked down the ball, but was
unable to make a throw. Merely
to have reached it was quite
enough.
Bluege hoped into the limelight
in the fifth by hopping over al.
most to the bag, grabbing Burns
hot grounder with both paws and
throwing him out with room to
spare. That stop cut off hit.
On the very next play Peck rob-
bed Dick Reichle of a certain hit
to center by dashing across almost
TO second base, spaaring his bound
er with gloved hand and throwing
him out.
Showing he was no One-play
gent. Rajah rushed into the dia-
TnOnd i'm the seventh. picked up
Shane Collins merry grOunder !.
with one hand and nailed him
with line peg. Another mt
Topped into the discard.
Not to be outdone Bluege, in that
same frame. chung to George Burns
line drive, though it staggered him.
Bluege electrified the bugs on
the opening play in the eighth when
he jumped over in front of Peck.
snagged Shanks' grounder and got
him at first.
The ninth was Bluege's real ex-
hibition. With two down and Camp
Skinner on second, Joe Harris rolled
one down to short. 1t is doubtful
IA no.IIH nT,pYs have oohp6 If
In time to make play, but he
didn't have to, with Bluege playing
beside him. Ossie, showing wonder
full speed, was on that ball like
starving man on a baked potato.
He got it with both hands and Har-
ris expired,
The concluding play of the game
was another good bit by Bluege.
Skinner had reached third when
George Burns slammed one of his
terrific liners toward left field. 1t.
would have meant at least two
bases for the veteran had it gone
on its way. But it met Bluege's
two Inns and stopped.
Bling! That play was made so
quickly that the fans merely gasped,
that's all. Then they set up cheers
as the Griffs ran toward the club
house, winners in their first tussle
with the Red Sox this year.
The Griffs won, not SO much
because of their own power as
that the Boston pitchers lacked
effectiveness, but they won by
comfortable margin, just the same.
Two big innings turned the trick.
Alex Ferguson, usually a hard
nut for the Griffs, exploded in the
second Wade opened with a homer
over the right field wall between
the clock and the foul line. A cou-
pie of birds died and then the fun
began
BIuege's roller refused to go foul,
giving him a cheap bingle. Hol-
Lngsworth waited and walked.
Rice's single scored BIuege. .Bucky
Harris bounced a lucky hit over
F'ewster's dome and in came 4Iol-
lingsworth. Judge walked, filling
the bases. Out went Ferguson and
in came Bill Piercy, who forced
Goslin to roll to Shanks.
The next big frame was the
sixth. 1t started with the Red Sox
leading, to 3. 1t ended with the
Griffs ahead, to a. Piercy passed
Ruel for beginner. Peck skied
George Fisher, hitting for Jon
kheer Hollingsworth, slapped line
drive over Fewster's head, scoring
Fuel with the tying run.
Piercy pitched two balls to Sam
Rice and was yanked to let Frank
O'Doul pitch two more, walking the
Griffman and filling the bases.
Curtis Fullerton strolled in from
the bullpen and walked Bucky Har-
ris, forcing Biuege over. Joe Judge,
who had been in a strange slump
for days, crashed a double to the
wooden wall in right. Fisher and
Rice galloped over the pan. Bucky
Harris, who had stayed at second
was knitted at third on Picinich's
neat relay from Shane Collins
However, the Griffs had Tailed
enough.
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