Evening star., 1921-09-02


a neat trimming, to 8, with Bob ST
was socked for double row of hum
Harper-yes, the same old Harry-h
bingles and one lone run.
Who's gonna stop the Yanks? Not
the Griffmen, who in three days have
had the choice of their flinging corps
numerically mauled in four engage
ments, with the result that the Hug
men again are in front of the field
Not the Indians, who again nave peen
compelled to relinquish the leader
ship, and have been able to cop only
seven of eighteen contests with the
Gothamites this season. Not the
Browns, who have been able to do no
better than the Tribe; not the Red
Sox, Tigers nor Mackmen, who nave
only four victories each to snow as
against ten, fourteen and twelve set
backs, respectively.
White Sox Beat Them.
The White Sox, who alone hold an
edge over the Yankees, with dozen
wins as against eight reverses, may
cause the big town gang some trou-
BILE, but it doesn't figure to be serious
and may even be doubted, the way
Babe Ruth and company are travel
ing now.
With two-thirds of the remaining
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GroundA while the Indians have only
five left at home, and the injury to
Coveleskie gives the Hugmen a dis
tinct edge.
Until yesterday Harper had been of
practically no use to New York since
along with Roth, a bloomer, in ex-
change for Mogridge. The Hacken-
sack junkman has been nursing in
jurieS off and on since the training
season and in the few games he has
appeared his old bane of wildness
was apparent, his record of hitting
three Cleveland batsmen in one in
ming recently being an illustration.
The Nationals grinned when they
saw him warming up yesterday and
started with the intention of keep
ing their bats glued to their shoul-
ders. But Harry fooled 'em. The
passes in wholesale lots failed to
materialiZe. only one being issued, in
fact, while the ex-Griffman proved
just as effective as he always has
been whenever able to control his
stuff. With Harper available in ad-
occasional good game from. Hoyt,
Collins and Quinn, the odds On the
Yankees remaining right where they
are will be considerably heightened.
Grfffs ON Toboggan.
Another question in order now is:
What will stop the Nationals, who
are travelling at as rapid a pace to-
ward the bottom of the pile as the
Yankees are toward a pennant? That
double dose of defeat yesterday ran
their string of consecutive setbacks
to seven and it is very much to be
feared the end is not yet.
There was no fault to be found with
their fielding yesterday, but their base
running was all to the amateur, their
hitting totally inadequate and their
pitching far below the grade neces-
sary for club entertaining third
place aspirations. They may take
brace, once they get through with this
aggregation of pitcher-maulers here.
and return to their own lot, but right
now it looks as if they are done for
the season and will be lucky to finish
in the first division.
The Yankees punched their bingles
OFF Mogridge to excellent advantage in
came in pairs. while Shawkey was in
vincible in all except two frames. In
one of these a home run by Judge ac-
counted for a brace of markers. but
this whack was offset by Meusefs
circuit clout, also with mate on
ahead of~him.
Yanks Score at Outset.
Mogridge was nicked right on .,f the
reel for single by Elmer Miller;
and walked Peck Then he famed
Ruth. hut failed to get the ball over
for Meusel, and, with the bases hi!ed.
Pipp socked a single to right that
netted two runs ward raped INTO
a double play.
Washinston's tally in the second
came on a pass to Miller, who COM
pleted the circuit when Shanks
bounced a bingle over Shawkey's fin
gertips and Charity crashed dou-
Bile of McNally's shins.
vankS had heen retired IN the
third, when a couple of ponderous
pokes by Ruth and Meusel accounted
for as many tallies. The Babes swat
was a terrific drive that struck the
netted only two bases. as he Favored
his ailing ankle Meusel followed
with a clout that landed in the left
field stand.
The Yankees profited to the extent
of another brace of markers In the
sixth Meusel drew a free ticket and
took second on Pipp's sacrifice. Ward
crashed a hot one to Shanks. VINO
recovered in time to tag Meusel slld-
ing into third. but Evans ruled other
Wise. Ward then set sail for second.
Charity bluffed throw there, tnen
turned and attempted a peg to nip
Meusel, who had started for tn plate.
McNally, at bat, gave Pat the snoui,
der. preventing an immediate G @ ! peg ssranI anI
Meusel in the back, the latter get,
ting back to the far cornr and Ward
reaching second. The game was helo
mn for nearly FIVE minutes while NC
bride. Charity and other Nationals
voiced futile protest to Hildebrano.
Hofmann then jammed single to
right that cashd both Yanks.
a brace of singles by Milan was tne
extent of the damage done to Snaw,
KEYS delivery after the second, untli
the eighth, when, with Bush as
nosed of, Milan singled to left ana
scored ahead of Judge on the latters
drive that carried on a line into the
upper tier of the right field stand.
Harris Kicks Up Jack.
Rice followed with a Texas Lacquer
on which he made second, but P1pp
got MilIer's foul and after Hofmann
had given Harris.a a life by muffing his
pop fly he was called out on strikes.
Stanley thought Hildebrand's 1udg-
ment was so poor that he carried on
something scandalous.
He first gently kicked the jumps on
the sole of his shoe as he walked
away, then carelessly tapped him in
the rear with his bat as the arbi-
traitor leaned over to brush off the
plate, and concluded his exhibition by
kicking dirt on the platter as fast
as Hildebrand could brush it off,
maintaining meanwhile an uninter-
rupted flow of pointed remarks. He