The evening world., 1920-06-01

cream, others with lemon-we dis
cussed the matter. Never was there
such harmony. Two Irishmen, four
Jews, a Southern colonel and an
opinionated baseball writer
Yet all agreed that when the
YRnks beat Washington twice in one
day, Kilkenny was a myth, Pharaoh
was a decent guy. maybe LRGOlR
was right, and would Ahe ODinionated
baseball guy eluCidate the two spec
tacles.
"HeaVsn help mel" says. arm
try. Not making il too Iona, be-
cause a swell chance ! got to get
into the paper at all If stretch
this wonderfest. But ri be
- darned If il wasn't something to
look at. Also rega I'd. Also a bit
Of something to keep your pep
plugging.
YOU seen It! In all that makes the
game an excitement you are a highly
privileged crew. Save as the figures
show that at the afternoon game
there were 1858 all told present 1t
knocks down the Polo Grounds rec
ord of 1851, made on a Sunday not
so long back Mel may be wrong
frequently l am-ibut l surmise the
attendance to have been closer to
1900. But that the Yanks are do
ing so we'll in New York society that
they'd hate to let the landlord know
how big the parties are they are
holding is no business of mine. eX-
cept that anybody that tells me there
were less than $1,000 persons look
ing at the afternoon game at the
Polo Grounds yesterday can count
me out. That would leave 40,999.
And 10000 turned back. II you don't
believe me, ask Inspector Cahalane.
He had the handling OF all of us
from dawn for the morning game to
the crowds that were all lined up to
see the afternoon game that the
morning spectators met coming out.
Lined for half a mile from any sta
toned box office.
But a good crowd People who
like baseball like lifI. The reason
why they are caught by 1t is that
they admire the swift action, the
swift thinking of 1t, the swift drama
that every game affords
And yesterdays two games hit
the high spots Of the sport To &C
into details would cover the page
But the stage setting is that Wash
ington is a tough team. Their team
They had won six straight until they
hit Our Bunch. S. =. Mogridge wen
up against them in the breakfast
wrangle. And Shaw held the coffee
pot for Washington. With very un'
steady hand. In the third, Capt
Peck-and this Peck has beguT
puckin', I'm telling you-stung it fol
single to left, and on Milan's slut.
tering handling got second. Their
10 h.,
slap IL into the sama place, scoring
Peck. That was all until the sixth
Washington got goldarned gay. Or
! guess, to be on the level | SHOULD
admit we were bum. Shaw got hi
on thu shoulder. II was slow bal
and Shaw took first easily. Blu
Judge singled to right, shooting thu
famed wing gent to second. NIilar
hit to Pipp, who threw to Del Pratt
Pratt had no more chance to force
Shaw at second than l have to be-
come a millionaire by dropping a
cent in a chocolate machine Casually
YOU come away without the Confec-
tionery), but he Chucked to Peck, the
while Pip was perfectly well back
covering his bag. Peck let Pratt's
throw go through him. and | guess
you can See Shaw scoring and Judge
moving to third, and the Milan geek
on second. Rice jumped long fly
and the Judge jounced the plate. II
got worse. Roth raped a double
down the third base line and Milar
mozied across. Three they had. Har-
ris went out, Pratt to first. Ellerbe
the Gov'nor's son, third to first.
e And that was in the Sixth inning
And We had Our Sixth inning. II
was a beaut. Get this: Babe Ruti
fans! Del Pratt shocks one through
Shortstop Shannon for real hit
Ping shoots to short and forces Del
Up comes Duffy Lewis. Now Duffy
has been the slump guy where thu
Babe has been the Demon with thu
stick. But Duffy gave It a big, hon,
est rap. Heart in the smash, i
sailed. Ut left the Capitol lefthelde
gaping. 1t left the left bleacheritei
the same. II went clean over tn,
fence. AS it did 1t took a suddeT
sharp turn. II landed foul. Clarl
Griffith and his whole team sur
rounded Umpire Chill to howl agalns
his decision that it was fair ball
No wonder, since it scored Ping anC
Duffy and tied the score. But Chill
pointed out that the ball was fai
when It left the grounds and tina
by the law after it left the grounds
II was no blooming business of hi
what became OF IT, And, of course
Clark Griffith knew that was righ
goods. He made a speech But
manager had to do that. Then Trucl
Hannah took up the club, And tn,
& first ball Shaw slipped toward Trucl
he damned into left for a homer
Yeh. Regular Babe Ruth stuff. Ant
Mogridge splits the leather for {
triple, and Peck promptly pucks on,
over Ellerbe's glove at third, scorinl
Mog, and Kid Meusel mops Tia