The Washington herald., 1921-04-07

Among the many recruits picked'
up in Texas by New York Is tall,
red-haired shortstop, yclept Bill
Patterson. who pastimed last year
in San Antonio. Bill really settled
the argument today in the nth,
when he smashed a long one over
the left-deldf fence. with Burns on
nrst. II was a ponderous punch,
and Bill got q bunch of applause.
Three Thousand See Battle.
After facing the undemonstrative
a bugs of Southern towns the two
/ teams found a bunch of hot fans
here in Petersburg. One reason
was that Sam Rice formerly
capered around the local lot. They
think a lot of Milan, too. and knew
quite a bunch of the Giants The
game was staged before some 5000
fans in the spacious and handsome
Virginia League park.
McGraw trotted out Art Nehf'
with his southpaw stuff, and Will
fred Ryan. the former Holy Cross
star rtght-hander who was secured
from Toronto. These two divided
the milling. and had enough to Keep
the Mats ambitions quelled. Ryan
looked to be the better OF the two
and, but for his wildness, lived up
to his past rep. In the ninth he
gave the Mats hope by passing
Brewer and Judge with two down.
but Zeb skied for the final out.
Again the McBridemen started
we'll today; but the start was Just
about the end. They put their nrst
run over in the opening round.
Judge singled. and Milan grounded
out. Rice singled to center out
Judge was tossed out at the plate.
Miller drove a safe one to right
and Rice was safe at the pan when
Catcher CASTOR dropped walkers
perfect peg
The Giants came back in the same
y, frame, and put one over on Burns
pdoubIe against the left-held fence
and Courtneys wild heave to nrst
on Paterson's sacrifice bunt.
Another Giant marker followed IN
the second, when Brown was safe
on a swinging bunt, which Courtney
failed to handle at all. Harry then
wiId-pitched Brown to second, and
he scored on Rapp's single to left.
though the decision was close at the
platter.
In the fifth Pattersons homer
over the fence scored himself and
Burns with the winning runs.
Not until the seventh did the Mats
get their second and last run on
Ryan. In the second Foss got as
far as second on an error and wild
pitch. but stayed there. Rice walked
and stole with two down in the
fourth. but there was no one TO
bring him in. In the fifth II looked
as though the McBridemen were
Foing to start something, but Pat
.erSon queIIed il with a fast double
play.
Milan Fails In Pinch.
O'Rourke opened the seventh with
! single and Charity drew pass
Acosta drove a long fly to Walker
and Judge skied to Kelly. Milan
came through with hot single
to center which scored O'Rourke
land sent Charity to third. Here
n double steal fizzled. when Smith
tossed to the pitcher instead of
second and Pat was run down at
the plate.
with two down in the ninth,
Brewer. batting for Acosta. drew
a pass and Judge dittoed. Milan
had a chance to tie the argument.
but skied to Brown for the last out.
Both teams showed poor form
afield today, with three errors
apiece. Miller performed in left
in the place of Duffy Lewis who
is nursing a bum prop. and struck
out twice after getting a hit in
the first inning. He showed a good
arm, however, when he made a
great peg to the plate in the sec
ond. falling to nip Brown by an