The Washington herald., 1921-09-02
Mogridge and johnson Are
Victims of Yankee Assault
Babe and Mate, Take First Game, to and
Second, to l-Meusel and Judge Get
Il Homers-Ruth Fattens Average.

NEW YORK. Set The Yankees
swept, into the lead in the Ameri-
can league pennant chase this aft
ernodA by tiwce defeating the
Washington Senator's. The scores
wers,s to 3 and TO 1. The defeat
Of the champion Indians by Detroit,
willis the merry festivities wete go
ing Oh at the Polo Grounds, gave
the New. Workers a ten-point grip
on first place.
More than 10000 wildly enthusi-
astic fans cheered the Yanks on to
their double triumph. during which
SUCH star pitchers as George
Mogrfdge and Walter Johnson were
fairly buried under avalaAches OF
hits.
Bob MeuseI delivered the most
telling punch of the afternoon in
the fist game when. with man on
base. he crashed the ball into the
left deld bleachers for a home run.
The tanks had only a one-run lead
at the time and the multitude in the
stands ana bleachers made the con-
crete e5So with their hOwls and
yeIls,, George MOgridge was the
"dSVnBtoH pitCneT "HO JOSStd up
the hallCthat so suited the taste of
LanlQp Bob.
Jqs, Judge Gets Homer.
Joe Judge. of the visitors. was the
only ,Othsr home-run hitter of the
afternoon and he. too, selected the
first game to display his prowess.
There also was a runner on the
paths when Joe drove the ball mp
the facade in right field. Bob
Shawkey was the Yankee pitcher
to feed Judge the "groover."
Babe Ruth, who Is nursing a sore
side, was not in 4 home-run mood.
but what he did with, his mighty
willow was most profitable for his
batting average. In the opening en-
counter the Babe secured three
hits in four times up. one of them
being a double, which bounded
against the center field fence The
closing fray afforded Ruth the op-
portunity to garner a double. two
singlez-and a pass in five trips to
the plate. This double of the Babes
was the highest ever, Clyde Milan
racing from the exit gate in right
center almost to the foul line
while the ball was in the air.
TANKS Hnp hOEridEe.
The Yankees tore into Mogridge
in the first inning of the opener.
Miller leading off with a single to
center. Peckinpaugh walked and
there was much jOvialty everywhere
when the Babe and his hat appeared.
but, SAD TO record, Mr. Ruth famed.
Meusel drew a pass. however. filling
the bases, and then Wally Pipp sim
gled ito right, scoring Miller and
Peckinpaugh. That was all. for
Ward hit into a double play.
The Senators grabbed a run in
the second through a base on balls
to Hing Miller and infieId hits by
Shanks and Charity. The Yanks
gathered their second pair of
counters in the third when with
two out Babe doubled and Meusel
drove out his homer. In the sixth
the final pair OF Yankee tallies
came booming over the plate.
Meusel strolled, went to second on
Pipp's sacrifice hit and to third on
Wards hard smash to Shanks. Nc
Nally flied out. but Hoffman came
through with single to right.
which brought IN the two runs. In
the eighth the Capital City nine
SNdkNA .AhrtI last l"O runs
coming through Milan's single to
left and Judges homer.
Harry Harper Delivers.
Manager HugginS upset all the
dopesters by picking Harry Harper.
the erratic southpaw. to face wal
ter Johnson on the pitching mound.
Harper had not twirled a major
league game this year, having been
put on rthe shelf with a broken
thumb early in May. 1t was a
ticklish situation to place Harry in,
but he performed most brilliantly.
and this despite four inexcusable
errors on the part Of Capt. Peckin-
paugh, Pipp and McNally.
Walter the Great started out as
In the days of old for the first
three innings, but in the fourth the
Yankee bats swung so wickedly
that three runs were accumulated.
Peekfnpaugh began the assault by
beating out a roller to third. Ruth
singled to center. Peck stepping at
second.
Mepsel drove out another safety
20 center and Peck scored. Pipp
singled to the same field and Ruth
counted. Ward hit safely in the
same, direetion and MeuseI Tailed.
After these five bingIes in a row
Johnson steadied. McNally fouIing
out 10 Picinich and Ward being
doubled up at second after De-
Yanks Bat Around.
In the eighth the Yankees fell
Upon poor Walter again. and this
time four runs scurried over the
platter, all the nine Hugmen get
ting q lick" Ruth getting two.
The Babe led the way with a single
TO center, Meusel did the same
thing, but Ruth was forced at
third On Pipp's attempted sacrifice.
Ward singled to left. scoring Meusel
and Pipp and taking third on Bing
Milleris bad throw home.
2 McNaliy singled to center, tally
ing Ward. Devormer singled TO
light. putting McNally on third.
Harper walked. filling the bases
Miller. singled to center, scoring
Then the hurricane of
hits stopped. Peck popping to Bush
and Ehth high flying to the same
fielder,
The. Senator'S run came in the