Evening star., 1921-04-30
CAUGHT ON THE FLY

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son was unsteady at the outset. He
walked Dykes, and. after Wiz, flied
deep to Rice. Dugan raped into
double play started by ORourke, but
it required a lot OF work, Walter
hurting eighteen times.
Shnnkx was made a present of one
two-base in the fourth. when Gallo
, way, W elch and Frank Walker as
Scmbled in lett center and deferred,
one to the other, in taking has n. .Sn
ny. ORourke couldn't help him III.
Rice made "a great one-hand catch
of DuganS liner in the fourth after
misjudging the ball.
1t started to rain in the fourth and
game was delayed for a few minutes
when the fans IN the left-field bleach
crs sWarmcd across the field seeking
the cover of the pavilions.
Judges unsupported double in the
fifth was a Texas Lacquer to left that
bounced off WeIch's shin.
Welch's boot of Shanks' safety in
the sixth. following his failure to get
Hanks fly in the fourth and his poor
handling of Judges swat in the NTH.
got the fans onto his neck and they
yelled for Clarence Walker. Mack
needed the demand and sent Tilly in
to bat for him in the sixth.
Milan had some luck in escaping
an error at this juncture. Dugan was
on first when Tlliy raised a short fly
to right. Milan dropped the ball. but
recovered and tossed to Harris, who
ferried it to ORourke at second in
time to force Dugan.
O'ROurke had n tough time of it as
the pastime drew near it's end. After
euchrlng his team out of victory
with a butter-finger act in the ninth.
he gave the boys heart failure by
messing up chance in the tenth. and
then committed still another tumble,
but pulled some acrobatics to nuIlify
it, His second beneficiary, Dugan,
was on first in the final frame. when
Tilly Walker raped into his domain.
Frank gave the ball an awful battle
and finally went to the mat with it,
getting off backhand toss to Harris
while lying on his tummy to force
Dugan at the keystone. Mickey then
ended the battle by throwing out Frank
Walker from deep short.
Billy Richardson was among those
present. The vice president of the
Nationals bounced all around the
grandstand. pulling for his boys to
win, and after the game visited the
clubhouse and congratulated them on
averting defeat.
Walter johnson and Secretary
Eynon boarded train for Washing
ton after the battle, the former for
a little vacation with the family, and
the latter to subtract advances from
salary checks. The ghost walks Sun
day for the first time this season.
Dick Richards, WashinEton bust
! ness man and 33d degree fan, who
came, up here for a rest. has been
Impressed into service as business
manager pro tenn. and will chaperon
the gang back to the capital this
evening.
The Nationals became SO noisy on
! the bench when they started their
rally in the tenth that Ump Con-
molly had to threaten to run them
be toned down.
Rice's single in the opener was a
puny AFFAIR." topped drive to Dugan,
which he easily beat out.
Fading though he was in the ninth,
Johnson had enough stun left to
Whit both Myatt and Dykes with
aliens roosting on third ard second.
snuff the Griffs in the tenth was due
more to luck than good management.
| Shanks' drive was aimed at the pitch
| ers shoe tops. He stuck his hands
l down and the ball CHANGED to shoot
| into them.
| Jose Ac0sta probably will get his
| first chance Of the current season to
| start a ball game this afternoon. Roy
! Moore, the only left-hander on Con-
ME Mack's pay roll. may be his op-
! ponent.
| Rice, Harris, Shanks and Picinich
arrogated to themselves all the Of
fensive work, their bingles account
| ing for Washington's three runs.