The Washington herald., 1920-05-10
DUFFY LEWIS GREAT CATCH
SAVES YANKS FROM DEFEAT
By vANN NESS.

ny NANN MESS.
= Duffy Lewis doesn't miss many
crossing his border line. And be-
cause of that tendency to grab 'em
all. Washington went home late yes
terday, after everybody but Duny
had put the o. X. on letting the Ma
tionals tie up the event in the last
inning.
The two-eIbowed left fielder used
his left one as a head hest in slid
ing catch of Harris fly. which COM
plicated acrobatic novelty made the
score remain 5 to for the Yanks.
into the afternoons proceedings the
bases were filled, with two out
Sir Walter was opposed by Quinn
except in the final, when Mays
dropped in for the last out. John
son did not have all of his tricks
with him yesterday, but he had
enough magical property along TO
give Ruth a rather unenjoyable att
ernoon. Ruth only reached nrst
once, and that once he forced out
Pipp at second to do 1t.
Lewis In Limelight.
Besides saving the game after the
Yanks had taken the lead from a
l-to-l tie, Lewis sent out a single
which turned into a run when Bodie
tapped, and Pratt was caught at
second in the shuttle.
The crowd of $4,000 was tickled
with the last-inning struggle, and
pleased at the gameness Of the Ma
tionals. The rally in the eighth
when the locals hung up two runs,
was greeted wildly. and when Wash
ington came up smiling in the ninth
the mob was Joyous. The fans re-
ceiyed their moneys worth even II
the Nationals failed in the fight.
Pulls Through Hole.
The Yanks came as near as pos
sible to scoring in the first but
Sir Johnson proved a better bet
than the much advertised Ruth.
Ward had knocked out a single
and gone down on Peck's out
Harris to Judge. When Plclnlcn
dropped q ball on delivery TO
Pipp, Ward beat the throw to
third. Pipp struck out, and once
more. with a run in sight, Ruth
came up. johnson gave him two
wide ones, Babe knicked one for
a foul. and then hit a bounder
over Walters head which Harris
turned into an easy out via Judge.
Washington scored its first run
when Harris, after watching two
strikes ride past, pushed a drive
out towards Ruth. Ruth, Pratt
and Pipp clustered for the catch,
but Ruth took the deal and muffed
sending Harris to second. Harris
was showed to third on Ellerbe's
perfect sacrifice, and brought home
on Shannon's grounder which Pratt
threw in to Hannah too late. Shan
non advanced on Johnson's single
but after Picinich famed johnson
was caught at second by Judges
tap to Peck
Ruth Strikes Out.
In the Yanks' third Ruth was
formally introduced to Sir Walter
johnson, much to the home town
joy. With one down. Pipp landed
on first through Peck's out at sec
ond. Pipp had stolen second when
Ruth came up. Walter gave quality.
service and home cooking, but
Ruth failed to enjoy the meal,
swinging hard for his third try.
The Yanks tied up the scrap in
the fourth With Lewis out, john
son to Judge, Pratt-singled and ad-
vanced on Bodies second hit. over
both of which Milan and Shannon
grew polite. neither grabbing what
should have been easy outs. Han
nah drove in Pratt with a single
a hard poke through Shannon. Bodie
was thrown out when Quinn tapped
to Shannon who made a clean de-
livery to Picinich in god season.
Ward famed. leaving Hannah and
Quinn on board.
New York took the edge in the
fifth with three runs. Peck singled,
was safe at second on Shannon's
poor throw to Harris of Pipp's tap.
Pipp was caught at second on
Ruth's grounder. Peck came in and
Ruth took third on Lewis two-bag-
ger. Ruth scored on Shannon's late
throw in of Pratt's tap. Pratt, on
through Shannon's choice, went out
on second. Shannon to Harris, on
Bodies grounder, but Lewis brought
in the third run on the play. Bodie
was left on when Hannah flied to
Milan.
When Ruth sent out a high infield
fly in the fifth Ellerbe waited for
the drop, caught it. juggled and nm
ally nsbbed 1t for keeps while the
big Sunday turnout held its breath.
Nationals Rally.
The eighth proved once more TO
be Washington's gilt framed inning.
Quinn walked Rice, who stole sec
Ond, and went to third on Peck s
error when the shortstop failed to
cover Hannah's throw. Roth struck
out. but Harris sent out a long
sacrifice fly to Bodie, which brought
in Rice. Ellerbe poksd a neat sin
gle through second, and scored on
Shannon's hard drive along the left
field foul line. Shannon was left on
when Charity. who batted for Pi-
cinich, went out, Pratt to Pipp.
New York boosted the ante one in
the final. With Ward out to Shan
non to Judge. Peck singled. Pipp
walloped a two-bagger to left cen
ter. on which Peck scored. The re-
lay throw from Milan to Harris to
Charity was too late to catch Peck,
but Charity threw out Pipp steam
ing into third Ruth finished It up
by an easy tap Harris to Judge.