The Washington times., 1920-05-04

numbers, especially with pape Huth'
forming in the garden for the visitir
Ruth has already started on hi'
soon as he gets his eye thoroughly
twenty-mne is likely to be smashed
played at the Polo Grounds with i
too, Ruth has never shown any hit
Chicago, st. Louis, Washington, Phi
lected his homers everywhere, so "
The Yankees are bringing to Wash
ington pretty much the same team
seen here last year. Aaron Ward Is
at third in place of Frank Baker
and Babe Ruth is in the garden, but
the remainder OF the positions are
all filed by the same old veterans
This Ward persons VIII bear watch-
ing. He Is a right niftick fielder az
the hot corner. has lot OF speed IN
his heels, and is not such a weak
hitter. though hardly in Bakers class
He is the one real bit of speed in mat
slow-footed Yankee mob. however
The Yanks will be here for hve
days. Saturday and Sunday. " the
skies are clear and the weather
warm, the royal order of ancient ana
loyal fandom will very likely be on
the job in large numbers. TWO
games have been staged by these
clubs, both in New York. and each
team has won.
Huston Is watching Yanks.
Lieut.. Col. Tilly Huston-known to
his more intimate friends as just plain
''Cap"-is making the visit here WIN
his Yankees. He will probably SIT
down in a box near the Yankee bench
and scowl when his players lose and
smile when they win. Huston Is
real fan and real man. Further
more he wants to see New York win
an American League pennant ana Is
keeping his eye on the antics or MS
hired men.
Today the Philadelphia Athletics
and their first visit to the Capital
With yesterdays victory IL to q, the
t;riffmen have evened the count so
that today's clash will be the rubber.
Walter Johnson may be sent out to
cinch things for the Griffs, but this
is no certainty.
The Griffs staged a couple of upris-
fngs yesterday instead OF one, though
they got in their usual rebellion in
the eighth. They're getting to be
regular Sim Feiners in the eighth
every day. But their big show came
right in the opening frame, when they
drove Pat Martin, the southpaw from
, Binghamton. to the slab, and CURED
Hasty right roughly before the side
was retired.
Seven Runs Roll Over.
Mr.. Martin looked like a Monument
Grounds performer in that first. He
didn't belong in this league, none
whatever. Free passes to Judge and
Roth, with solid smites by Milan, Rice,
and Stanley Harris, ended Mr. Mar
.irs stay in the pastime. Mr.. Hasty
succeeded him.
Somebody said up in New York the
other day that Hasty resembled wal
ter johnson. Yes, he pitches with his
right arm, wears a glove on his left
hand and has two ears, two eyes, etc.
Tight there ends the resemblance.
he got his medicine Immediately and
Gid not return for the second frame.
Jimmy O'Neill saluted the gangling
Hasty with a double to left. Maurice
1nisjudgcd a third strike and retired
to-the bench, but Picinich bounced
hot one off Hasty's glove, and Court
ney slammed a double to left center.
'The Washington southpaw tried for
third and perished, victim OF Tiily
walkers wonderful wing.
Seven runs had. been counted up
by the studious and shivering gentle
men in the post boX-s-even large,
juicy runs. The game seemed over.
But it wasn't. not yet.
As Slaughter Courtney.
A pass to Dykes in the first had be-
come a run on Burns single to left,
nut in the second the AS slaughtered
Courtney, driving him to the showers
TO let Catsup Snyder toll for the re-
mander of the contest.
With two down, Styles. up for Has
". walked, and so did Dykes. filling
:he bases Strunk doubled to right
and Walker beat out an intield hit.
Passed ball scored Strunk and Court
ncy passed Burns before he could be
Tanlied TO let Snyder perform. Du-
gan beat out a slow one to shannon.
but Burns was pluCked off second by
Picinich, ending the attack. Four
runs were in, and the AS were but
two behind.
Before Rommell could get fairly
starte ed. the Grifrs had scored a cOu-
vle IN the second on a walk to Roth,
!. hit batsman. and ONeill's healthy,
triple. Not till the bombardment in
the eighth did the home boys get any
more runs.
stage Usual Uprising.
The fans were bowling for the us
tfal uprising in the eighth, and, sure
enough, along il came, though Rom
nell had been doing we'll after the
tecond.
Dykes wild throw put Picinich on
second. Snyder perishcd, but Judge
fingled to left Milan banged hot
one of Griffn's glove, only to be
Iorced by Rice. Then Roth banged
another hot one off Griftln's fms,
scoring Judge with the second run
~ the frame. Harris raised lofty
,ly for George Burns. and the end was
TT hand.
Maurice shannon, who Is fast learn
ing how to be major league third