The New York herald., 1921-04-26
RUTH HITS FIFTH
HOMER; YANKS
Senator'S Win 5-3 After Being
Held Hitless for Seven In
nings by Mays.
ny WILLIAM h. HANNA.

The difference between the way the
washingtons and Yankees played in
their game at the Polo Grounds yester-
day was this; The Washtngtons played
as II they were determined to win. no
matter II they were three runs behind
the Yankees played as IL they hoped to
win. but were none too confident The
sitter backbone OF the Washingtons
pulled them through to a victory pluck
lily won, and they won to 8, notwith-
standing the score was to 0 in favor
OF the wabbling Yanks at the end OF the
seventh inning
There was a physical side OF II, too,
which had a good deal TO do with inc
sorry finish OF the Yankees. They kicked
two runs into the Washington. grabbas
in the ninth inning. with Fewster and
Ward doing the disastrous pedal mis-
chief Fewster was a shaky keystone all
day. Ward batted in two runs, SO he
can't be blamed much, though he did
make a base running thInder
BY and large, the game played by the
Yanks was not one to be proud of either
as 70 spine or brains. and II was keenly
disappointing to $4,000 fans. The team
has taken q severe slump since 1t left
home
First Defeat for Mays.
Hits were few both off Carl Mays and
Walter Johnson. and Mays was beaten
for the first time thisNyear, although not
a hit was made off him until the seventh
inning, and but five all told. However,
his work deprecated so much In the last
two innings II didn't seem like the same
pitcher, and he did not pitch good
game of ball. although he would have
won 1t with. decent support.
! One reason why It cannot be said he
pitched a good game of ball is because
he was much less effective and steady In
the last two innings Another was that
three times he walked the first man up
and in the eighth he passed the first two
crealSy work.
Babe Ruth hit the first ball Johnson
pitched to him in the first inning siam
bang to the topmost allegories or the
right field grand stand, wicked drive
which shot back to the field and was
Ruth;s ffth home run this year. AFTER
that Johnson gave Ruth no more Iast
ones. He gave him curves and had him
hitting at bad ones. Walter proceeded
to bear down, and did so with consid-
erabe effect. although he was In
pickle In the fourth, and Ward clapped
his bat to a pitch and batted In two
4 runs
Walter threw a lot of speed on ac-
"a sions. but confounded Meusel on two
Occasions with curves. Each time Meusel
had a fine opportunity to bat runs
across and clinch II for the Yankees,
but johnson was his master. Johnson
pitched a smart and ncrvy game. E1~
perience and now and then smoke OF his
heyday. such as he fired at Bodie IN the
fourth, served him well.
i ,tyra m CnnCada
| atty. He stuck by Meusel through thick
and thin. Frank Baker was on the bench
ready to go up and swing the quirt for
Me,isel when the latter was fiounderlnS
at the plate, and Baker always was more
of a terror for Johnson than johnson
ever was for him. But on the bench
Baker stayed while Meusel struck out MS
first time up. struck out his second time
with two on bases. grounded out the
third time and hit into a force the fourth
time with two on bases When Baker
finally was summoned to hit II was with
two out in the ninth, and then he never
went further than to brandlsh bat be-
cause the third out interviewed.
Only twenty men faced Mays in the
first ak innings. The Yanlls. with small
show OF life or zeal, had gathered three
runs In that time. Ruth's homer came
first. and in the fourth inning Johnson
had rough going. He passed Peck with
none out. then passed Ruth. He took
A Pinn,s hunt and threw 1t to Shanks too
late to get Peck He bore down on
Meusel and got him on curved strikes.
Bodie hit 10 Judge. and Peck was killed
at the plate. Ward singled and brought
in Ruth and Pipp. Ward, his head not
up scuttled to second while Bodie still
held that sanctuary. and run down OF
Bodie ensued.
Needless Running by Ward.
This needless running OF Wards was
readily forgiven. for II looked as IL the
Yanks had a winning lead. Mays so FAR
was unhittable. IL was In the eighth
inning that ne began TO falter. o'Rourke
was up first and Mays lost him. Brewer
took first the same way-a slight flaw In
Mays's control and four balls.
Johnson hit the ball, and Mays threw
out O'Rourke at third. Mays dallied
with Judge until the hitter tapped a
safe ny to left. and Brewer scored.
Milan Jumped the ball TO Mays's left and
the pitcher batted X toward first. lie
ran after IL and tried TO paw 1t 10 Pipp,
but made a bad job OF 1t. The ball
didn't 20 to anybody. All Mays did
was 70 compound an error. Johnson
scored on that botch.
Rice batter Judge In with his liner TO
Meusel. and II wouldn't have been i'm
possible for Schang TO retire Judge at the
plate had he held the throw. Few
ster opened the New York half by strik-
ing out He kicked at the decision when
as n matter of fact q perfect third
strike cut the plate. Connolly anu
Moriarty both umpired well, grand stand
umpires to tho contrary Notwithstanding.
Peck singled through Shanks and was
forced by Ruth, who hit at bad ball.
johnson took no chances with Pipp and
passed him. Meusel grounded into a
| force, and that was the end or the
YanlSs, though they went through a per-
functory ninth.
The Washington ninth was fright.
Harris singled. Fewster threw out
Shanks after fumbling long enough 70
lose a double play. His next Oilence
was to tumble O'Rourkes grounder.
With Charity up. Mays suddenly
switched to an overland pitch Char
rity tapped TO Peck, who headed OF
Harris at the plate.
Johnson grounded Wards way. afrord-
4 ing nm easy chance. Ward caught the
tumble fever, and O'Rourke Tailed on
hls error. Judge walked. Milan singled
and sent IN Charity, and after Rice
had flied 10 Pipp the Yanks made no
more errors because they didn't go 70
| tho field again. The score
WASHINGTON tD. NEW YORK a.
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