The Washington herald., 1921-06-27

Babe Ruth continued to boost his
home run total, driving out his
twenty-seventh of the season in the
third inning with Peckinpaugh on
FIRST. Bob Meusel also larruped one
for the circuit in the same inning.
Waite Hoyt pitched brilliantly
after the first inning. when the Ma
sionals got their only tally. He
held the Washington sluggers to
seven hits.
Tomorrow is an of day for the
Griffmen and Yanks. The final
game being staged today after
which the Griffs return home for a
series with the Athletics
The McBride's got away to a one
run lead at the start when. after
two were out, Sam Rice smashed a
long triple to the right field fence.
Rice scored when Brewer beat out a
pretty infield hit to third.
The Yankees went out one.3weI
three, in their half Chick Fewster
began by singing to left. but died
trying to stretch the hit into two
Dagger Earl Smith making the play
to Harris and. after Peck famed,
Babe Ruth retired on a hot liner TO
Lamotte.
Yanks Count in Second.
The Yanks filled the bases In the
second, due to errors by LaMotte and
Harris. and pushed over a run on
Schanss single to center. Pipp cross
ing the plate with the tying marker.
The senators executed a timely dou-
BILE play, Shanks Charity to
II
out
In the third inning the Hugmen
came back with three more-counters.
Ruth smote his twenty seventh
homer of the season with Peck on
first and Meusel followed Babes
suit by lamming out another four
sacker.
The Yanks added another in the
fourth, Ward singled to left, took
second on Smiths tumble and scored
on Hoyt's one-base knock to center.
In the fifth stanza the Yanks COL
lected two runs, after two were out.
Ruth had walked and McNally hit
into n double play, Shanks to Harris
to Judge. then Meusel doubled to
left, taking third on Smiths wild
throw.to Harris. Pipp. with the
count Nof 3 and 2, laced a triple
against the right field wall and Meu-
sci scampered over the plate. Pipp
followed Bob when Lamotte threw
Wards grounder past Judge.
Hoyt in Fine Form.
Mogridge was steadily weakening
and the Yankee bats, were kept busy,
Hoyt pitched superb ball for the
locals after the first inning when
Rice and Brewer hit together.
In the sixth frame the Yanks got
to Mogridge for another run. Sin
giles by Peck. McNally and Pipp
did the work. In the seventh in
ming Tony Brottem went behind the
bat in place of Ed Charity. The
Yankees came back in the seventh
with another marker, due to a sim
gle by Hoyt and Fewster's punch
to left and Peck's double.
Mogridge retired in the eighth in
favor of a pinch hitter. Bing Miller.
who promptly beat a hit to the
box. Delos Gaines took the mound
for the Senators in the eighth.
In the Senator's half of the third.
after Judge had fouled out to
Schang. Harris walked. Rice singled
for his second hit to right, but moth
ing came of the rally, as Frank
Brewer popped weakly to Ward and
Earl Smith forced Rice at the mid
die station
In the eighth round the Washing
ton boys threatened to start some
thing when Bing Miller. pinch hit
ting for Mogridge. beat an infeld
hit to the box, to be forced at sec.
ond when Pipp shared Judges wick
ed grasser and tossed to Peck for
the put-out. Harris then sent a fy
to Fewster. and Rice delivered his
foruth hit in as many tries. 1t was
a onetimer to left. but Brewer failed
to come through in the pinch, tap
ping weakly to Pipp for the last
out.
In the ninth stanza. after Smith
and Shanks were retired. Rrottem
singled to center. Lamotte walked
and each advanced base on
Schang's wild throw, but Harry
Courtney. pinch hitting for Gaines.
brought the contest to a finish by
grounding out to Ward. who tossed
to Pipp for the final out.
Babe Ruth garnered his third home
run OF George Mogridge. It was a
whale Of a drive, the BAH sailing
high and dry. never stopping until
II landed in the bleachers in right
Held 1t was Babes twenty-seventh
tour-base blow of the year. Ruth
having engaged in sixty-seven
games.
The victory brought Hoyt's record
against the Senators up to four vic
tories against three defeats.
1t rained very hard while the
Yanks were batting in the second.
Umpire Chill calling time for ten
minutes. after which play was re-
sumed without interruption. At the
time the Yankees had the bases
loaded with none out.