The Washington times., 1920-05-09

Of trouble.
Given superb support, especially by
Maurice shannon and Frank Eller-
be, Jezebel Zachary, the Wofford Col
lege southpaw. showed up the Yankee
sluggers before a good-sized mob
yesterday, shutting them out, 10
10. Zachary had everything, being
particularly long on control OF
tsntalizing curve ball Bat greatly
worried such batsnien as Babe Ruth,
Roger Peckinpaugh. Dury Lewis
Del Pratt and Ping Bodie.
The real test OF nerve and back
bone came In the ninth inning. Zach
Temporarily lost control. passing
Peckinpaugh and Pipp with none out.
Up came Babe Ruth. II Babe drove
the ball over the wsll-and many
feared he might-the score would be
tied. a double would give the
Yanks n fine chance to knot the
lcount.
Zachary whiGs Bsbe.
Zachary, cold as the eternal ice OF
the Arctics. soon had two strikes and
no balls on the home run mauler.
Ruth was swinging like barn door
lbad ones. Babe refusing 10 be tempt
ed. Then came foul and another
bad one. Zach had to put the next
ione over. He did. too, Ruth swing
ling hard and hitting only the air. ne
had famed. The Yanks' opportunity
had gone.
Duffy Lewis, n tough guy In a
pinch, shot long ny out TO Zeb MI
Ian and sat down. Del Pratt bounced
a hot one at Frank Ellerbe. who
| stepped on the bag. forcing Peck, and
Zachary had whitewashed the Yanks
and hoisted the Grins into fourth
| place. The big southpaw had given
an excellent exhibition OF nerve, con-
troll and pitching ability.
On three earlier occasions Zachary
had pitched himself out of tight
/ places. In the very first frame Ward
got around to third and, with two out,
| waited there for Babe Ruth to bring
him in. Zach made Ruth raise hy
| to Milan.
shannon Cuts on Run.
A thrilling play by Maurice Shan
non saved Zachary from being scored
on in the fourth. Peckinpaugh had
hit safely, gone to second on Pipp's
sacrifice and to third on Ruths ny 10
Roth out against the wall and was on
third when Duffy shot a hot one to-
ward left field.
II ever a ball was marked single
that drive of Duffy's was. But Maui
rice shannon, performing the impossi-
bic, got both hands on the ball while
out on the grass came up and with
perfect peg just nipped the runner
oh. boy. that was some play!
In the seventh Zachary emerged
| from another tight place. With one
gone Ruth walked and Lewis singled
| to left Pratts best was fly 10
Rice in short center. The redoubt-
| able Ping Brodie was up. He nam
mered one at shannon and Lewis was
| forced at second.
IIIerbe Looks Great.
At third base Frank Ellerbe looked
great. In the sixth Ward hit thun-
derbolt down his way. Ellerbe stop
ned the ball with his shoulder, was
! on il like a cat and got the runner
with a fine throw. In the eighth he
grabbed Wards hot one and started
a double play, Harris making II more
binding with q fine peg to Judge. IN
all. EIlerbc handled eight chances
with never the sign of bobble.
Though Judge singled and Roth
walked in the first. the Griffs did not
score till the second when they col
lectcd three hits for two runs off
Bob Shawkey. Ellerbe walked. Shan
non sacrificed neatly and Charity
slammed a hearty triple to the score
board. Zachary's hit to left scored
Charity with the second run.
In the fourth Ellerbe beat out hot
one to Ward. going to second on the
latter's throw to the home dugout.
Shannon's slow roller to Ward was n
hit Gharrity's long fly to Bodie
scored Ellerbc with his teams final
run of the afternoon.
Tomorrow is on open date for the
Griffs. The Detroit Tigers are due
here Tuesday. being the first Western
club to appear in Washington this
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