The Washington herald., 1921-04-29

PIercy Pitches Well.
Piercy had much to discourage
him Not the least discoura cement
was three fiift runs to the invaders
in the very first Inning. The usually
reliable wallie Schang wasn't the
buckIer for the rookie tosser he
might have been. Schang permitted
sammy Rice to steal home In the
opening round after Peck's tumble
had Put the kingpin outfielder on
the paths. The pitch had the run
ner beaten fifteen feet, but Schang
tried to tag his man before he got
the ball which went through MS
hands to the stand. Du1y Lewis
scored behind Rice on the miscue.
Bill eiPrcy was hit hard in spots.
But he was cool under fire and re-
scurceful, too. and he had a perfect
day with the stick, two doubles ana
a scratch single in three ofhcial
times at bat. His first double put
the Yankees back in the hunt.
Piercy scored two runs himself. He
cashed in on his first double and
later got all the way round after
being hit by a pitched ball.
Rice steals Home.
Washington stepped out into a
three-run lead after the nrst two
hands had been turned back in the
first. Peck bobbled on Rice, ana
Piercy knocked of Lewis cap with
a fast one. Harris scratched a nit
of Piercy's glove, filling the bases
Rice stole home. and when schang
let the ball through to the stands
Lewis also romped across the rub
Der. Shanks singled to left. scoring
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tapped to the box.
The Yanks got one in their half.
Ward singled through Shanks and
took second as Judge robbed Peck
inpaugh Of a double by throwing
himself corkscrew fashion across
the chalk mark to smother a wicked
clip. 1t was one Of the prettiest
stops ever seen Ruth pepper hisn
to Harris. but Pipp weighed in with
a long single to left for the run.
Washington scored again in the
second. Charity singled and Zach
ary sacrificed Fewster threw out
Judge Milan doubled to right. but
was cut down trying to stretch the
hit. Meusel to Peckinpaugh to
Ward.
Yanks start Bombardment.
In their half OF the second the
Yankees clustered fve hits for four
runs, took the lead and were never
thereafter headed. Ward and
Schang singled with one out
Piefcy's doble down the left chalk
mark registered Aaron. Shanks
raced up against the concrete for
FSwster's foul. but Peck singled to
center and took third when Rice
let the jolt dribble through him,
both Schang and Piercy scoring.
Euth's wicked single to deep right
scored Peck, but the Babe was
snuffed out at second when Pipp
failed to connect on a hit and run
play.
There was plenty of action but no
scoring till the second half OF the
fourth. Here New York got a run
Oft Erickson, who relieved Zachary
in the third. Piercy, first up. was
bEushed on the sleeve by a pitch,
Connolly deciding in his favor after
Moriarty had put the decision up
to the first base umpire. Fewster
sacrificed and Peckinpaugh hit home
the run with a single to LETT.
another. a gift run, fell to the
Hugmen in the fifth. With two
down, Schang waIekd and took third
"a iSiNS sctOHu uOuOle " ieAt-
He scored on Gharrity's poor throw
back of a pitch.
Each side drew a run in the
eighth. Lewis and Charity sand
wiched clean hits around a fiuke hit
by Shanks. In the second half Pipp
singled OF Courtney with one down.
stole second after being caught off
first. took third on a wild pitch and
scored with Bodie who strolled when
Shanks threw Wards grounder into