Evening star., 1921-09-25

Issue IN the personal encounter De-
tween the pilot of the Jungaleers
and the veteran arbitrator, however.
was not SO clearly drawn. 1t was
inpromptu and al fresco. and is sup
posed to have resulted from remarks
made when disagreement over a de-
cision in the ball game evoked point
ed repartee.
Not Many Prelim inaries.
There were few preliminaries. Cobb
visited Evans dressing room after
The p.rfol nlciS had icIt the reid. and
at Evans suggestion adjournment
was taken to the space under the
runway.
1t was one-round. no-decision af
fair governed by the old London
prize ring code. Under these rules a
round ends when either contestant
is fioored. They both went down.
clincEed. after several fast exchanges
IN which Evans science was offset
by Cobbs punching ability. Then
Jim ODea, in the capacity of self
appointed referee. interfered and
sent both men to the corners. He
refused to render a verdict, but the
fringe OF hastily gathered spec1a-
tors were inclined to concede a shade
to Cobb.
There is said to be little likelihood
of return match, as the contestants
Detroit scores I'm Opener.
Starting as if they meant to knock
Johnson from unC-r his cap. the
Tigers checked in with a run before
the pas;ime had proceeded three min
utes. Young opened with solid
shot to center. moved 10 second when
Jones was passed and negotiated the
remaining half OF the distance to the
rubber when Cobb lined single to
right. Johnson grabbed Veach's
hunt and tossed to Shanns. tagging
Sargent, who had taken Jones place.
Heilmann forced Feach. Cobb taking
inIru, and on an attempted double
steal Tyrus was nipped at the plate.
This advantage was offset by the
Nationals in the second inning, when
Rice socked safely TO left. moved
up on Goslin's swinging bunt and
raced home when Shanks shunted
single over second. Hank got away
with delayed steal after O'Rourke
t,i..d to Veacn. and was Left when
Picinich fouled to Bassler.
1t was Johnson himself who blazed
the trail Tor the marker that put
Washington to the fore in the follow
ing frame. Barney's wallop for two
sacks struck the scoreboard on the
fly and he completed the journey on
successive sacrifices by Judge and
Harris, the latter's long fly to He'll
mann
oIOAAm Is Iun1MelcO.
The one-at-a-time policy was aban-
ioned in the sixth. when Oldham was
sIlhiected to a vigorous clubbing. with
siankS in the principal role. A trio
% runs resulted. Harris led with a
plunk TO right. was .wild-pitched to
second, sacrificed to third by Milan
and scored when Rice bounced
safety over Young's head. t.ice
streaked to the far corner when Cos
lin looped safety to right center.
and both galloped in on .Shanks'
three-ply swat to right center. Hank
died jockeying on the line when
ORourke rolled to Merritt and, after
Picinich walked Johnson Iofted to
Young. 'it a.
1t appeared more damage might be
done in the seventh when Judge rain
bowed a single to left and reached
third on a pass to Harris and Rice's
death. but was left when Goslin
bounced to Oldham. and in the ninth
O'Rourke drilled into double play
after Shanks walked.
johnson Often Menaced.
Johnson was endangered on more
than one occasion following the open
err but escaped unscathed. The fourth
was a particularly ticklish spot for
him, Tigers decorating third and sec
walk to Veach and Heilmann S dou-
BILE to left center. Blue was disposed
of first, when he popped to Harris,
and Shorten. hitting for Recruit Tav-
ener, whitfield. Bassler was intention
ALLY franked, filling the bases. where
upon Johnson proceeded to slip three
strikes over on Oldham
In the fifth Young walked at the
outset and was forced by Sargent,
the latter racing to third when Cobb
again poledr blow to right O'Ruurke
backed. up for yeachs fly and Cobb
died in attempting a delayed steal,
when his hook-slide tactics, were
solved by Harris. Evans SO ruled. at
least. This play was close and fur
nished ore OF the topics OF the debate
Cobb and Evans held later.
Heilmann got no farther than tho
front door on his single In the sixth
and Oldham was halted at second fol-
lowing a scratch safety to O'Rourke
in the seventh. -..-.. y
A more determined although equal
fy unsuccessful bid was made By the
Bengals in the eighth, when, after
Veach famed. Heilmann doubled to
right center and advanced notcn on
Blues jolt over the middle cushion.
Then Merritt proved a strilie-out vic.
tim and Bassler skied to Goslln. and
in the ninth Young. Cobb and finch
Bitter Barnes died aerially after Old
ham drew a pass. =-. -