New-York tribune., 1920-05-08
Shore Driven
From Mound
In First Start
Criffith's Men Also Clout
ThOrmahlen Hard Before
Southpaw Is Warmed Up
From, a specta, correspondcnt

WAodlNIlON, May lille IN the
capital.city these days Is one surprise
after another for Midget Miller Hug
gins Yankees. Looks as if tho boys
never will get over the astonishment
Of making Walter johnson look like
busher opening day. For the second
time in two days the Gothamites wera
shown up by Griffith's makeshift crew
and though toward the end the Yankees
gave an imitation Of the real power
they pack they had to ne content with
the small end of a to score.
Murderers' Row got busy in the
seventh inning and almost snatched
victory from rabbe retreat Stung to
against Snyder, one of Griffith's cub
pitchers, and drove him off the hill, ac-
cumulating four good tallies in the in
ming. This put them within one run of
the Senators, but Erickson was rushed
to the rescue in time and the Swede
halted further scoring.
1t was another case of poor pitch
ing selection. Big Ernie Shore, who
looked like million dollars when he
came up from the South and who has
vegetated on the bench ever since, was
dropped in against the supposedly soft
mark, Snyder. 1t wasn't Shores day.
He is hot weather pitcher as matter
of fact, and it was plain to be seen he
was away off color from the start.
Five Hits in Bunch
The Senators hoped him for five hits
during the third of an inning he lasted.
And Thormahlen, rushed to the rescue
before he was properly warmed, was
q
The result wa sthat Washington scored
all six runs in the first two innings
four in the opener and two in the
second.
The Senators. as matter Of fact
won through luck and Tommy Con
molly. Tom handed them the works on
one close play at first that made all the
difference in the world. The Senators
got five hits off Shore before he retired,
but four Of them were scratchy infieid
taps The Yankees wasted nine good
hits, totaling nineteen bases. Aaron
Ward led the attack with two triples
and he was robbed of another by Sam
Rice. Bodie and Peck each trippled,
while Pratt and Thormahlen doubled.
Here's the way Washington won. A
bad bound to Peck gave Judge hit.
Milan was called safe, though Shores
throw seemed to head him by good
step. Rice scratched a bounder over
Shore and the bags were filled. Roth's
easy grounder hit an obstruction and
bounced over Peckinpaugh's head This
scored Judge.
Milan Tailed on Hafrs's long fly to
Bodie. Peckinpaugh fumbled Ellerbe's
drive, letting Rice and Roth home.
derricked Shore for Thormahlen. Ward
took Picinich's grounder and threw
out Ellerbe at the plate. Snyder flied
to Lewis.
In the second inning Judge doubled
to right Milan beat a slow
hopper down the third base line. Ward
bobbled on Rice and Judge scored.
Roth g?t another infeld hit. This
filled the bases. Harris popped to
Pratt, but Ellorbe's fly to Bodio counted
Milan.
Bodic Gets Triple
The Yankees got run in their sec
ord Pratt singled with two out, and
stole second. lie scored on Bodies
Nothing further happened fer the
Yankees until the seventh, when
Erickson appeared, though thov had a
number Of fine openings. Pratt, FIST
up in the seventh, singled TO left.
Bodic followed with another to sngna
garden. Hofmann, batting for Ruel,
drew walk, flling tho bases ODoul
sent in TO bat for Thormahen, struck
out. Ward, however, redeemed his
earlier o>'ror with q triple to right
center field that scored three runs
Ward scored on Pcckinpaugh's triple
1t looked like q big inning with
Pipp and Ruth still left against Erick-
son, a right-handcr Pipp popped, while
Ruth grounded to Harris.
The score: