The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-09-01
Senators Are Held in Check
After Hoyt Relieves Rip
Collins.
18TH HOMER FOR MEUSEL
Elmer Miller Pulls Down a
Screaming Drive Propelled
by Shank's Bat.

oPettut Htoputti 10 VIEW AokA iAthalb'
WASHINGTON, Aug. 31.-The heavy
clubbing of the Yankees won for them
to-day by a score OF II to 9. The WASH
ington pitching was conspicuously poor,
and until Hoyt took the slab that of
the Yankees was conspicuously cratic.
to commend. their hitting and the fine
fielding Of Elmer Miller, and much not
TO commend their poor battery work
and loose loafing tactics on the bases.
The Yankees left for home tonight
for double header with Washington
tomorrow. Johnson and Mogridge will
do the pitching for Griffith. Shawkes
and Hoyt were due to oppose the Sena-
tors, but as Hoyt was needed to save
to-day's game after Collins had col
lapsed. Higgins will have to rearrange
his plans. Hoyt was invincible to-day
the short time he pitched. The Yankees
made twenty-one hits
Elmer Miller, as he has done often.
led off with hit. Peck. as he has done
often, lined to the left fielder. Zachary
spent so much time trying to catch Mill
Ter off first that it was a long inning
Ruth waited for four. Meusel flied out
but advanced Miller, who then played
his part of a double steal with sucn
hesitation and trepidation that he was
caught easily on the last leg
Ruth's poor way of playing Judges
line hit in the first inning gave that
batter home run on what was in effect
q single There were two out and the
thing to do was to play the ball SAFE
Poor Judgment by Collins.
Rip Collins's triple in the second.
with two out, scored Ward and Nc
Nally who had singled. 1t was
timely hit, but poor Judgment by Col
Inns in running his head off when he'd
have been just as we'll off at second and
would have saved his wind.
The result of Collins's Ill timed dis
play of zeal was an opposing run. He
PASSED Harris in the second and gave
him a long lead when he stole second.
The steal resulted in a run, for Shanks
singled past Pipp.
Ruth and Meusel were thrown out on
grounders in the third and each loafed
In a manner most palpable. 1t was
like taking salary under false pretenses
and anything but pennant hustling.
HOFFMAN, dropped a throw at the
plate in the third and let Milan score.
Two were out. nobody on and Milan
tripled. Relays by Ruth and McNally
put the ball squarey in Hofmann's hand
and he dropped 1t tagging his quarry.
A pure gift, that run.
Collins gave Rice hit In the fourth
by not covering first when Rice bounced
TO Pirp. He looked on while Pipp tried
n outfoot Rice. So far the Yanks had
pressed the legal limit of headless base
ball
Harris tried some tough mug baseball
an the home fourth, but was caught at
Il. He bumped Ward while the latter
was acting as pivot in double play
and the interference was allowed. He
nut on an indignant front in farcial
attempt TO alipi himself, but that was too
transparent
Tho Yanks batted Zachary and his
southside assortment to the settee in
the fifth and took the lead. Hoffman,
singled. Miller tripled, Peck singled and
Ruth scratched an infield hit. Schacht
took the peak. Meusel singled. and with
three runs in and more reckoning Ruth
was caught mapping at second. He was
out fair enough but tossed handful of
dust to show that he wasn't. He didn't
convince anybody. Just a bone play,
that's all.
Collins uncovered streak of fine
pitching in the fifth. With two on bases
ne fielied Milan out himself and sent
down Judge with a curved third strike.
FURRY of Base Hits.
Ward walked in the sixth. McNally
made hit. two on bases nobody out.
No effort to sacrifice. Holman hacked
the air. Then a furry of base hits.
Collins and Miller singled and a lucky
single jumped off Pecks bat and over
the drawn-in infield. Peck didn't try
to hit the ball. Ruth hit one far and
hard. but Washington Miller was in the
exact spot for II. Meusel drove a home
run into the left field bleachers. tre-
mendous hit and his sixteenth home run.
The Yankee Miller dashed out on a
dead run in the locals sixth, reached
over his shoulder with one hand. and
pulled down screamer propelled by
Shanks's slapstick. Real fielding that,
one Of the best catches of the lively ball
year. Robbery reduced TO a fine art.
1t saved Collins some trouble, too. for
the Texan. though he had battling speed
and curves. was putting men on with his
wildness.
With all the lead his mates batted In
for him he lost his grip and was batted
6at In the seventh, weak exhibition IL
ever there was one. Quinn was brought
IN and was slugged all over the place.
The lead was vanishing rapidly and
Hoyt relieved Quinn.
Hoyt stopped the squirting Senators,
but the inning nctted five runs and pos
sIbly made the Yanks regret taking vic
tory for granted. nm old fatilt Of theirs.