Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-08

Joe Judge. who collected five safe
ties in as many trips TO the plata
rather rare feat, by the way--piaced
two of them where there was no
chance of their being feided. while
shannon, Ellerbe and Picinich also
registered clean blows. but all the
other nine were spotty and reflected
little credit upon the manufacturers
or the enemy athletes who endeavoreu
to field them.
Shore in Tough Luck.
Ernie Shore. the elongated finger
who entered the hall of fame when
he was q member Of the Red SoX via
no-hft game with the Nationals as
victims, essayed to hurl for the Yanks
and was withdrawn after one-third
of the inning had been completed
Technically he was knocked out OF
the box, but actually he was the goat
for as cruel a bunch of bad breaks
AS ever fell to the lot of a finger
Judge started it with a scratch hit TO
Peck. and Milan beat out a weak tap
that Shore was tardy in fcrrying TO
Pipp. Rice legged IL, first ahead of
another tantalizing roller to the
pitcher to fill the bases and Roth
scratched q safety to Peck that reg
istered Judge. Harris fly to right
centAr, on which Bodie made nice
Rice to take third. Roth stole second.
and when Peck fumbled Ellerbe's Of
ferine Rice and Roth both counted.
Frank making second. Shannon con-
tributed the first clean hit at this
juncture and Shore retired in favor
of Thormahlen.
The southpaw retired the side with
out further damage. but in the next
round got a taste Of the medicine his
predecessor was compelled to swal-
low. Judge opened with hne drive
to right center that netted him two
bases because Ruth was not in mood
for sprinting and then the procession
of huke bingles again got under way.
Miian's was q rap to Pipp that Wally
stumbled around over. Rice topped
away from him. although Aaron was
charged with an error. Judge scoring.
Thormahlen stopped Roth's crack. out
was unable to field II and after Har.
ris popped to Pratt Ellerbe scored
Milan with q long fly to Bodie.
More Unearned BinEles.
This ended the runmaking of the
Griffs, but they continued to record
unearned bingles. Judge getting one
to Peck in the third, Ellerbe another
TO Pipp in the fifth and Judge still an
other that barely bounced over
Wards finger tips in the ninth. IN
only one other round were the locals
in a position to score, real singles by
Picinich and Judge putting Cribs on
second and first in the sixth. when
Milan lined to Peck and Pratt pulled
a one -hand pickup Of Rice's roller.
game. considering the results at:
tanned. but he was hit hard for all
that-harder than the box score
shows. Ellerbe got In front OF Pecks
liner in the hrst and Milan made
ond. With two down in this round
Pratt got the Yanks' first hit and
scored on Bodies wallop to left center
for three bases. Ping being left.
Rice speared hard-hit ball from
couldn't get near the ong-distance
clout that Ward unraveled. although
Peck and Pipp failed to get him IN
from third. In the NTH Thormahlen
after being wild-pitched to the far
corner. Line singles by Pratt and
Bodie and a walk to Pinch Hitter
Holman caused Snyder to be der
ricked in tho seventh.
Erickson assumed the box at this
point and started auspiciously by fan
ming Lefty ODoul. another emer-
gency sticker. but Ward came in for
special mention by hammering the
ball up against the Jury box on the
first bound. to clear the bases and
record his second triple. and he tai
lied when Peck's drive to left bound
ed past Milan for three bases, with
tho tying run on third. Pipp lofted and
Ruth rolled to Harris.
Pratt's unsupported double in the
eighth was the only other bid the
Tanks made for a run. excepting the
tremendous whack Ward aimed at
tho scoreboard in center in the ninth
This probably was the hardest hit
ball OF them all. and IT required some
sharp sprinting by Rice to corral it
bin
Ruth Gets Pass. That's ALL
One base on balls was the extent Of
Ruth's accomplishments at bat yes
terday. Three days hero and nary a
homer yet The Babe may come to
bat eight or ten times yet before
leaving town. however.
Yesterday's game was the second
Snyder has started in fast company.
He lost decision to Coveleskie Of
the Indians last fall Bill has one
he has something to learn about hold
ing men on the bases.
Judge needed those 1--WE hits yester-
day. They boosted his batting average
fny-two points, from .211 to .263.
we'll hit ball by shannon hurt rather
than helped in the seventh Pratt
caught II on the run and tossed to Pipp
TO double up Picinich before he could
return TO first.
Snyder's feat in holding the Yankees
20 one run In six innings earned him 4
ripple OF applause when he went to bat
In that frame. Bill is not one Of the
several Of Griff's hurlers sporting q high
batting average. however. He famed.
Snyder made Ruth miss several swings
at slow balls. The rauler connected
with only one on the nose and Milan got
IN front Of that.