The Washington herald., 1921-07-29
Shanks' Homer Clears Bases;
Milan Also Hits For Circuit
McBridemen Hammer Hodge from Box in
First Inning, Scoring Five Runs
son Profits by Early Lead.
By JACK NYE.

Ernie Johnson. acting boss Of the
tattered remnant of the White Sox
machine. marshalled his forces in
the clubhouse yesterday and picked
out a ball team
Considering what he had to start
with. he made a pretty good job
of il. But he pulled one goshawful
mistake
wheh he began to look around
for a pitcher, there stood Shovel
Hodge, looming large upon the hori-
zon. Spying the tall pitchers head
among the cobwebs in the rafters,
Ernie advised him that he was lit"
With brisk AYE, aye. sir" 'tShov-
ell accepted the sentence bravely.
He marched right. out there. stuck
around a very few minutes, and
marched right back again.
What happened to Hodge in that
first frame Is a sad story. The
most touching scene was when Hank
Shanks buzzed a home run to left
field with the bases crowded. In
the same round Milan made three
bases on a home run. when Uncle
Nick stopped him at third. He could
have waltzed in backward. He got
his homer later. however.
The boisterous frame was good
for FIVE runs and started the Griffs
on the way to an s-to-5 victory over
the Starless Hose.
Eric Needed Big Lead.
Ole Erickson. who went the whole
distance for the Griffs, had cause
to be thankful for that early lead.
The nakeshift team of the visitors
peppeFed him for thirteen safetles,
all told. but couldn't overcome the
first inning handicap. Jack VIE
necke. who relieved shovel with
only one out in the opening frame,
did some very good pitching, but
was nicked for three more runs.
OF all the absent stars, Eddie Col
lins was missed the most. Outfielder
MostiL who used to be an infielder.
was Brought in to the keystone
sack and though he did his darndest
wasn't q Collins by many furlongs.
He tried for everything. but failure
to play his position according to
Hoyle' was damaging
Young Lees was behind the bat
and performed very creditably in
the shoes Of the famous Ray Schalk.
Otherwise the team was n familiar
one. Strunk taking care of center
field and Bratchi doing duty. in
right.
McBride's men took advantage OF
the occasion to uncork some Of
those long distance blows that have
been stored up in their system.
ShanIs. Milan and O'Rourke were
the limelight guys.
Shanks won undyinE fame with
his round trip walIop which cleared
the bases in the first He also
bunted out triple later on. Milan
contributed a single, triple and
home run. needing only a double
Z" complete the cycle. O'Rourke
was forced to he satisfied with a
pair Of triples for the day.
Here's the Big Round.
Here are the horrible details of
the massacre of Mr.. Hodge.
Judge led of by grounding out
to johnson. Milan then leaned
aEainst-one and sent il to the front
door ofsthe little house in center,
built 10 accommodate the much
advertised tarpaulin. Zeb rounded
second before Strunk reached the
pellet and could have converted the
vallop into home run had not Mr.
Altrock decided it were best to halt
at third
Rice singled to center. scoring
Zeb. Miller grounded to johnson,
but all hands were safe when MostiI
was slow in covering second on a
play for Rice. Harris also took
advantage of MostiI, laying down
a bunt-to the left of Hodge and
cavorttRg to first when there was
nobody on the job to snare il.
This filled the sacks and gave
Shanks his big opportunity. He
slugged long one to left out of
the reach of Falk and made sucb
good time around the cushions that
he came in standing up.
Johnson showed his managerial
acumen by Immediately substituting
me Ieil-handed Wienecke for Hodge
Snarrlty thereupon grounded ont
put 0Rourke dropped TeIas
Leaguer into right center, and gal.