Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-05-12


off with the opening skirmish OF
is right.
The battle marked the first appear
ance here this season of Messrs.
Evans and Hildebrand. 1t was debat-
ing day for the jumps. who We're kept
busy answering questions propounded
ny managers and athletes in regard
to the accuracy of rulings on balls
and strikes. decisions on the base
lines and the propriety of emitting
raucous noises of razzing nature
from the vicinity of the parking
places of the players.
Judge was the first of the. per-
formers to incur the Empirical dis
pleasure. Ruled out at second in
round three on a high toss from
Pitcher Allen that drew Bush off the
bag, Joe gave evidence of peevIsh-
ness by hurting his cap to the ground
and got the Office from Hildebrand to
experiment with the efficacy of the
showers as a medium for cooling off.
Clark Griffith became loquacious at
this 1uncture and was ordered by
Evans to make himself scarce with
in flve minutes by the arbiter's watch.
which he extracted from underneath
his chest protector in calm and
ominous manner. Then in the ninth
there was a general exodus from the
Detroit dugout. headed by Hub Leon
ard. apparently at the behest of Evans
and supposedly for the uncompli-
mentary remarks being addressed to
AL Schacht, who is a little hard of
hearing. and who wouldn't have been
the least bit upset had the full sig
nincance of their observations been
impressed upon him. None Of the va
rious Official oustings come under the
heading of expulsion for coaching
from the bench" with three days au-
tomato suspension, under the pro-
visions of the new rule promulgated
by B. b. johnson yesterday. however.
sAannon's Heave Costly.
Maurice Shannon made possible the
first enemy run in the second when
he wild-heaved Flagstead to second
and Jones followed with single.
The Griffs got this back in their
solid jolt to center. a pass to Shan
non and the latter's force-out by
Charity.
In the third the Nationals took the
lead. Judge started with single.
whereupon Bernie Boland. or Jack
three. decided Bernie had better come
out, Lefty Alien taking his place on
the hill. Milan hunted to Alien:
whose toss to second Bush leaped
and got about the time Judge arrived
there. You're out" was Hildebrands
ruling. and when Joe displayed pet
lIlancy the jumps repeated: You're
out" meaning, this time, out of the
game. Rice scratched a hit to He'll
mann, Roth walked and. while Bobby
!, scored. This lead was increased in
:. the fifth when Roth singled and
stole with two down, and tailed on
Harris double over third.
1t was not until the sixth that the
Tigers were able to earn a counter
of Schacht. who was running true to
form in crossing up the visitors with
his change of pace. Then Cobb beat
out a hunt to Ellerbe, took third on
veach's clean single to right and tai
lied on q rap by Heilmann over sec
ond that Harris reached, but couldn't
freeze to.
Going into the ninth with one
run advantage it appeared the Nation
ais would get on to good start
against the westerners by winning
the first brush. but after Jones had
popped foul and half dozen Tigers
had received marching orders from
the Tiger bench. Pinch Hitter Hale
sloughed a single to center. Ellison,
another emergency performer, obiiS-
ingly famed. but YOUNG drew a pass
and with the dangerous Bush up
things did not look rosy. DOME
justified the apprehensions OF the fans
by drilling double along the right
field foul line to score Hale. and Cobb's
rap bounded over Ellerbe's head for
two bases, cashing Young and Bush
visitors. as the Griffs failed to do any
thing in their half with the offerings
. of John Burke CHASER, the fourth
Tiger twirler.
shanks Subs for Judge.
Hank Shanks filled in at first after
Judge was canned. and gave a good
account Of himself. He was called on
then did all that could have been
expected of Josephus. 1t was in the
fourth when Schacht erred on Flag
stead following Heilmann's bingle.
The latter attempted to make third and
Shanks' peg to Ellerbe erased the Tiger
first baseman.
Cobb tried a semi-delayed steal, what
ever that is. in the third and failed to
get away with it. Charity had his eyes
open and Shannon took the precaution
OF vigorously tagging Ty when he tried
his patencted wide slide to flop back
onto the bag.
Billy Evans followed the provisions of
the dead BALI rule in not penaliZing
Milan for tapping ball to the inf1eld in
lodging one OF Aliens hooks in the fifth.
Tommy Connolly refused to allow II un-
der similar circumstances with Rice the
victim in one OF the Yankee games.
F1agstead made the same claim for ex
emption when he rolled to Harris in
the eighth, but the circumstances
were different and it was disallowed
Judge had performed at 800 clip
with the stick when he was chased
and now is on O'Neilrs heels for the
team leadership in batting.
Roth now is tied again with Rice
for base theft honors as result of
the steal he accomplished in the fifth.
Cobb made a pretty running catch
OF a liner to left center in the fifth
that robbed Rice OF a triple or possible
home run.
Milan neglected a chance to start a
rally with two out in the ninth, when
he failed to touch first base after roll
ing to Young. The throw drew He'll
mann Off and Clyde would have been
safe il he hadn't conceded the put