Evening star., 1921-05-28


Brides hired hands, little of
a comforting nature developed CO.
incidental with the brief visit of
the Yankees. who made merry with
their bludgeons at the expense of
Jezebel Tecumseh Zachary and
Benny Leonard Schaoht to the ex-
tent of eighteen bingles and regis
tered win by the lopsided total of
eleven runs to four.
Harris, Miller and Charity profited
to some extent by increasing their
batting averages with a couple or
swats apiece off Hoyt. but most OF
these were recorded early in the fray
and after the fourth Higgins big
NoungSter was never seriously threat
ened.
The battle itself was too one-sided
to be attractive, but there were at least
two incidents of interest aside from
the fact that Ruth failed to increase
his home run total. the Babe being
limited to a pair of singles sandwich
ed between infield deaths after being
whitfield by Zach in the opener.
Bulk Doesn't Scare Harris.
The Bambino oo-starred with Stanley
Harris in one of them After having
reached second on a single to right IN
the fourth when Brewers throw oozed
out OF Harris'S grasp in the COLLISION
which ensued at second the PAIR came
in contact again in the sixth Ruth
had singled and set out to steal
Gharrity's peg, Ruth and Harris all
met about the same time and again
the ball got away from Stan. rolling
over toward short This was too
way in scramblinE after 1T and gave
Ruth the shoulder. knocking him on
the bag. He then grabbed the ball.
returned and applied it with such
force in the Bambino's ribs as to again
bump him off the base. The 220-pound
Ruth grinned good -naturedly at the
rough treatment given him by the
150- pound Harris, but got to thinking
the scrappy lightweight had made him
look bad to the players and fans and
trying to nip him off the base. Harris
was willing. but Schacht made no
throw there and nothing developed.
when n Double Is a Homer.
The other incident was Umpire
Chilrs solution of the problem, When
is a two-bagger a home run?" This
occurred with two out in the seventh,
With Schang the principal hGure.
Wally drove a sif1 safety to deep
over and got in front of the ball with
his hands cupped above his feet to
catch it on the bounce. 1t was de-
fiected into the open space between
the pavilion and the wall. Brewer
recovered it and Harris relay to
Shanks tagged Schang at third, but
Umpire Chill motioned for the Yankee
to como home, and in answer to
to what Schang had been permitted to
score on, replied. Home rum" Under
ground rules agreed upon prior to
tho game. balls knocked back Of the
pavilion. out of sight of the umpires.
were to be good for the circuit. This
one was kicked back there, according
to the official scorer. who ruled the
swat merely a two-baGger. Chill to-
day will be invited to a seat in the
press box, where the scoring usually
10 done.
GrifIs Get Early Lead.
Combing Waite Hoyt for three vici-
Gus bingles the Nationals blew them
selves to a two-run lead in the open
er. With Judge eliminated Harris
crashed single past Hoyt. He was
safe at second when McNally mu6ed
Wards toss of Rice's bounder. Brewer
singled over second, scoring Harris
and sending Rice to third, from where
Miller's bust Of Hoyt's glove to CEN
ter6eld cashed him. Trying to make
third Brewer was tagged by peg
from Bodie. and Ping also took care
of Shanks.
This advantage was shortlived. for
in the second a walk. an error. three
puny bingles and a pair Of real extra
base swats accounted for five runs.
MeuSel got the walk at the outset,
moved UP on a slow roller to Harris
which Bodie beat out and scored on
Wards safe bunt. Bodie taking third
when Gharrity's peg hit Ward in the
hack. a double over third by Schang
cashed Bod!e. Wally Tailed with Ward
on Hoyt's long triple to left center
Texas Lacquer just over Harris head
1t began to look as if there would be
no end to it. six Yanks having batted
and none retired, when Shanks clutch
ed McNally's liner and doubled Peck
with a quick peg to first and Ruth
rolled to Judge.
Zach IL k.sckea Out.
After easing through the third with a
couple OF bingles charged against him.
Zachary was bombed of the hill in the
Following frame. the visitors registering
nve times before Schacht could get the
eide out. Singles by Schang. Peck and
McNally fully peopled the hassocks with
one out when Ruth lined a single to
right good for two runs. Babe was able
10 negotiate an extra base on Browers s
momentary tumble. and 3IcEally also
reached the plate when TURKEYS neg
slipped out of Harris hands in attempt.
ing to tag Ruth. Rice made a fine run
ming catch OF Pipp's liner to right CEN
ter and Zachary was derriCked Schacht
was greeted by Meusel with A safe swat
which cashed Ruth. Meusel stole Sec
ond and scorc5 on Bodies clean bingIe
Ward rolled TO Harris to end it.
Schang made the circuit with the
Yankees final marker when he doubled
TO deep right near the foul line the. hall
caroming OF Brewers anatomy beyond
the end Of the pavilion. Frank recoy-
cred 1t and Harris relay to Shanks nip-
ID Wally sliding into third. but Arbiter
i'll took the view he was entitled to
Sre. the ball having disappe ared from
the sight OF the umpires. Ruth got no
farther than the midway on his hit and
theft in the sixth. Schacht having set
down three in a row in the fifth and
nnal frames.
Hoyt Finishes Strong.
Singles by Harris. Miller and Shanks
netted the Nationals run in the third
and another developed in the fourth on
eTharrity's double to right center and
successive outs by O'Rourke and
Sehacht- Then they were through
zachary got no farther than the initial
sack on his safety in the second and
the same was true OF Rice in the fifth.
Rounds S, and s saw the GrifYs retired
IA order. In the finaI Charity reached
fhird on his safety and Bodies mum OF
Milans ny. but IL was all over when
Meusel backed up TO take Judges long
loft.
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