New-York tribune., 1920-08-16

Poor Pitching BY Mogridge
Puts Hugn1en In Third Place
Erickson and Zachary
Show No Fear of Babe,
Who Secures a Single

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-Fighting
gamely in the face of six-run lead,
due to woeful lack Of control on the
part of George Mogridge, the Yankees
were unable to make the grade and
dropped the final game of the series to
the Nationals by a score of 6 to A.
The defeat forced them back into third
place just when they were fighting
their hardest to regain the lead in the
pennant race.
Mogridge was yanked in the fifth,
and Higgins would have Jared better
had he relieved him earlier. He had
given up five runs and left two men on
the bases for Ernie Shore to take care
OF. Ernie got out of the hole with but
one run being scored against him, and
after that he and Jack Quinn. who
hurled the final round after Fewster
had batted for Shore, kept the Ma
tionals scoreless.
Five batters were placed on the bases
through Mogridge's lack of control, and
in addition he hit man. The most
disastrous inning was in the third,
when he filled the bases with three
passes and Shanks drove a timely
triple to left, bringing in three runs.
Ruth in Quiet Mood
Babe Ruth wasn't feeling in a home
run mood to-day, though Erickson and
Zachary pitched to him every time he
came up. In five trips to the plate he
drew but one walk, and that was not
a premeditated one His efforts brought
IN only single. Four times he faced
the pitcher when mates were on the
bases, but the slow balls and curves
the local slabsters insisted on serving
him didn't suit his tastes. He popped
to the catcher in the fourth, struck out
on three pitched balls in the sixth and
sent an easy fly to Rice in the ninth.
But If Babe was off his oats when
1T came to swinging the mace, there
was nothing the matter with his
heldlng. Twice he made remarkable
catches in right field when an extra
base mt would have meant additional
runs for the Senator's
Huggins and his men had a lot of
trouble with the umplres, the tiny
manager and Ruth almost COMING to
blows with Moriarty in the seventh.
when in the midst Of a rally. They
claimed that Zachary had committed
a balk when Pratt was out at the
plate on double steal. Miller threw
ms nat on the ground and laid down
the law TO the arbiter, while Ruth
rudely showed against his person.
after wordy dispute Huggins and
Rabe were finally quelled and allowed
the game to proceed.
Earlier, when it appeared that
Shanks had trapped Mogridge's low
drive, Umpire Hildebrand ruled that
ne had caught it on the fly. This was
a signal for the first outbreak, Peck.
Pratt, Babe and Higgins all taking a
hand in the fun.
Shanks's Triple Clears Bases
Mogrldge wot in trouble as result
Of wlldness in the second, when Sbanks
walked and Charity singled him home.
IN the third he walked Judge, Milan
and Brewer and Shanks tripled over
Lcwis's head, counting three.
A base on balls in the fourth re-
suited in no damage, but the Griffmen
fell upon the Yankee southpaw heavily
in the fifth. After Milan had singled
Rice tripled to the right field wall,
scoring him. Brewer went to first
after Mogridge had pasted him in the
back with a fast one.
This was the sign for Higgins to
send Shore in to attend to the pitch
ing. Shanks tapped to Shore, but Rice
beat the peg to the plate. Ruel, how
ever, picked Brewer off second on the
play. Then Shore frightened up and
retired the side. There was no more
scoring by the homelings.
1t was not until the sixth that the
Yankees could get started. Ward and
Ruth singled in the first inning, but
the former was picked off first on a
close play and the latter was out
stealing. Two more hits came in the
fourth, but the players who raped
them died on the bases.
In the sixth the Hugmen found their