Evening star., 1921-09-03

OF the ten blows they amassed.
only one went to waste. single by
Hoyt in the third, which was nulled
when Elmer Miller biffed into a
double play. The other nine were
productive in the ratio of a run to a
hit, due largely to the fact that three
of them We're clouts for the circuit
by Peckinpaugh. Rath and Meusel.
The lattcr's drive. his eighteenth of
the season. developed with the bases
unoccupied. but there was a runner
when both Peck and Ruth con-
nected
Esuth'x Hit Clears stand.
The Bambino's wallop. which sailed
over the top of the grandstand neal
the center field end and would just
about have landed on top of the
houses back of the right field wall in
the Washington park. was the first
he has compiled since August %.
when he collected in a pair in ClevA-
land. It was the third he has made
off Erickson. the 152d Of his career
and the 4ath of the current season.
which means he needs only five more
TO equal the record of 81 he estab-
lished last year.
The Nationals opened up against
Hoyt in determined fashion and with
tfe assistance Of pair of Yankee
misplays obtai~ed three run lead.
Bush lined a double to left at the
outset. moved M on Milan's roller
over second to Peck and scored on a
poke to center bv Judge. JoSephus
swiped the midway hassock. RICE
flied to Peck and Ping Miller walked.
Ward then fumb'ad H"rris' wfack
nd 1T
third. from where he trotted to the
pan when Hoyt II rev poorly in an
attempt to nip Harris off first. Slams
effort to steal was frustrated by Hoyt
Pfpp and Peck.
The Yanks retrieved two of these
markers in their half when elmer
Miller caught Shanks f1at-footnd Nth
a bunt and Pack Socked bid ball
high and insidA-into the left field
blea che-s for the circuit.
The Hugmen remained a run to the
had until round four. when trio of
bingles. as manv reprehensible hits
of G~i'hthian defensive work and a
sacrifice fly accounted for the three
alien runs. Ruth started with a
vicious single to right. Meusel lined
sharply to Rice. Babe then stole
second. aided by Gharrity's low peg to
Bush. attained the far corner when
Bing Miller made plain mnff of
Pipp's liner and scored on Wards
carom shot off Shanks' glove. which
was recorded a hit. McNallv
SKINNED a bingle over Bush's head,
which registered Pipn and went IS a
two-bagger when Miller kicked the
ball. Devormer cas!led Ward with a
sacrifice fly to Miller.
Following two scoreless frames a
typical Yankee outbreak netted them
four runs in the seventh, two of the four
blows they registered for as many runs
going for the maximum distance, with
Ruth and Meusel the perpetrators.
DcvOrmer Starts Trouble.
Devormer started it by beating out
q slow roller to Shanks. Hoyt sacrificed
and Elmer Miller rolled to Harris. but
Peck whizzed single past Bush and
tailed ahead of Ruth. when the Babe
clouted over the top Of the end of the
grandstand in right field and Meusel
followed suit with a wallop that landed
In the bleachers in left center. Pipp
rolled to Judge for the final out, and
nothing transpired in the eighth, with
AcOSta on the mound.
Following the initial session only three
Griffs reached the runways, so sllillfully
did Hoyt perform. Judge doubled to
center with two down in the sixth. and
was left when Rice rolled to Pipp
BiEg Miller got no farther than first
after cracking a safety TO right in the
seventh and Judge left Milan on after
Zeb walked in the eighth.