Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-16

IlOHS WOuiu lHdlSdtC, tue ohiooh' l.
locals, against nine WINS.
Opposed 10 the White Sox the Ma
tionals have fizzled badly in their role
having only two victories in sixteen
games played to show for their Ell
forts, but the Gleasonites VIII be mere
again for a trio of contests, starting
NEXT SATURDAY.. and II should occasion
only mild surprise if the Grinmen up
set all precedents for 1920 and knock
them for gool,' as Pat Charity
would say.
Browns In Dual Bill Tomorrow.
This afternoon the Nationals will
he idle. so far as base ball is con-
eerned. but tomorrow toll Will De re
stunned when the Browns arrive for Il
double to inaugurate four
day sojourn. and two games in one
day is real work this kind of weather
1t is probable Harry Courtney and Al
Schacnt will appear in the dual bill
the latter having recovered from an
attack of bronchitis that laid him
low following his visit to Bonesetter
knight of Rochester.
If the Griffmen are to recover from
their losing ways. which recently have
been INDUCED in in habit-formlnG
t1uantities. and are to make bid for
regaining a position in the first divi-
sion. they will have to bestir them
selves during the present home stand
or become resigned to place low
among the also rams.
More than $4,000 persons who paid
to see Babe Ruth bunt one out of the
arena were disappointed yesterday. a
lone single being the sole fruit of his
bludgeon welding. and that was pro-
duced in the first inning. with nobody
on. and led to nothing, the Babe be-
ing erased stealing second. The mob
was afforded chortle of glee by the
spectacle of the swat king whiting,
however. Erickson accomplishing this
\ feat in the sixth inning, when Peck
was reposing on first. and Erick
hurled only three balls to do 1t. Tn
fourth Ruth fouled to Charity, and
in the ninth. with Zachary doing the
finging. he sent a sky-scraper TO
Rice. The Bambino did draw one
walk. but 1t was not Of the inten-
tional variety, Erick having two
he failed to get a fourth ball over the
plate.
But while the swat king failed to
swat up to specifications. he showed
his versatility by turning in a couple
. of good catches. robbing O'Neill of an
extra base blow close to the foul line
after sprint in the third. and going
far back to haul down Rice's drive in
the final Both efforts prevented
scores. for Ellerbe was on third in
inc HfSt instance, Wnlle dndrflty ana
Milan both had hit safely before Sam
was victimized.
Yanks Shine NJ Orators.
(, The Yanks did not meekly succumb
to the drubbing they absorbed They
battled for everything in sight and
considerable of the two hours and
thirty-three minutes required to run
off the show was occupied in oratory
Moriarty and Hildebrand both having
TO listen to lot of chin music. the de-
baters consisting in each instance OF
about two-thirds of the roster of the
Yanks.
All varieties of base ball were in
evidence Ellerbe and O'Neill con-
trfbuting some neat plays and Char
rity fine line of pegging. while
Shanks was the instigator of a de-
Inonstration which kept Nick Altrock
and two small boys busy for some
minutes clearing the field of hats
This occurred in the third inning In
the round previous George Mogridee
the Yankee southpaw. who was bott
wild and Ineffective. had issued d
walk to Shanks, who registered the
first tally of the fray when Gharrit,
singled following a couple of deaths
In the third Judge. Milan and Brewer
all had received free tickets wher
Shanks cut in with a triple to the jur,
box which cleared the sacks. This
was the signal for the straw kell.
shower.
Rices three-ba gger over Ruth.
dome in the fifth scored Milan. who
had led with a single. and after Brow
the passing of Mogridge and the en-
trance of Shore. Sam tailed OF
Shanks' high tap to the pitcher.
ErfeL Finally Weaksns.
The Yanks were unable effectivel,
q to bunch the half dozen safeties they
amassed off Erickson in the first fiv,
frames. but Olaf began to weaken a
this stage. He yielded two runs In tn,
sixth on singles by Peck Pipp. Levi
the seventh. Ernie advanced a pc:
on Wards short liner. which Ric,
failed to trap. and after both move,
up on Ellerbe's fine stop of Peck
whack. passed Ruth, but not inten
'tionally to load the bases Pratt.
weak tap TO Erick resulted in Shor
being forced al the plate. Then Levi
uncorked his third biff of the after
noon, which cashed Ward and Ruth
and marked the departure OF, Olaf
Zach took his place and on an at
tempted double steal erased Pratt a
the platter. 1t was here that time gu
was taken for the Yanks to air thei
views on what they claimed was
balk by Jezebel.
4 Pipp led off in the eighth with ;
double that was wasted, when ONeil
tossed out Ruel with a great heav'
from deep short. and Peck. with
walk, was the only Yank to get on il
the ninth.
1t was in the fifth that some cleve
base running by Milan precipitate,
the other windy session INDUCED il
by Higgins and his cohorts. Afte
ripping a single to center Zeb wa
caught off first by Shore and afte
considerable jockeying on the lin
Clyde eluded Pipp with a fall-awa
slide to return in safety. Pipp con
tended he tagged Milan and the re
mainder of the Gotham gang supple
mented his assertion with the CLAIM
that Zeborious had run out of line
The protracted wrangling only serve
the purpose of delaying the game.
Milan's foot work was only one o
several instances Of Griffithian &C
Invites on the lines. Shanks gave tn
entire Yank infield a chase whe
trapped off third in round to enabl
I,llerbe to get around to the far cor
ner. and then all but got home !
safety. while Charity did likewise i
the sixth. Pat walked, Erlck sac
rificed and Judge singled to right.
was on Milan's roller to Pipp tina
Charity finally was erased. Her
Higgins ordered Shore to employ tn
tactics the Yanks have objected to s
strenuously. where Ruth is concerne
issue an intentional pass. 1t prove
good strategy. too. for Brewer wa
victimiZed on strikes. Having fame
with the bases loaded, Frank may nov
consider himself a full-fedged mem
tber of the league.
Yauk InfieIders Kent Rusy