The Washington herald., 1921-06-03

Keeps sox Hits Scattered
To say that Courtney had an edge
ver Kerr is expressing ii mildly,
or he held the enemy to seven hits
nd kept them generally scattered.
n two rounds only were the Sox
bile to couple up their blows and
n each of these frames they scored
run Five bases on balls kept the
rases populated most of the time,
rut the pinch blows were lacking.
eleven runners died a lingering
.eath on the sacks.
In the. meantime the Nationals,
ontinuing their solid hitting, dam
,ged Kerr for a dozen safeties.
seven of these came in the two big
innings in which all their scoring
vas done.
Except for the scoring sessions,
he game was rather listless. There
vas nothing brilliant in the work
f the rejuvenated Sox. though Ed
lie Collins deported himself around
econd base with his usual finnesse.
,he youthful minor league sluggers.
Vho are filling the shoes of the in
Iicted players of last season. didn't
freak down any fences, though
most of them looked capable
nough.
This was especially true of Bib
ralk. the tall Texan in left fell
Ie is still a raw youth, but he
axes a solid wallop and goes after
verything in the outfeld. On one
ccasion he duplicated Turkey
srower's stunt of gathering in a
ly from a sitting posture. Mostil,
q center field, also handled himself
nth agility and kept several hits
rom going for extra bases by fast
ootwork
sox Get First Run.
The Chicogans did the first
coring Of the day when the,
halked up a run in the second inn
ng and they had Courtney in a dan
,erous situation for awhile. Falk
nd Mostil opened with singles and
heely walked, filling the sacks with
zone out. At this juncture Yaryan.
he slugging catcher, sent one to
rRourke. wEo stepped on second
nd doubled the batter at first .
ak scored in the meanwhile, but
serr lifted to Shanks for the third
ut. .4t.
For the first four rounds Kerr
Ield the Nationals back, but they
tartedi zone of their batting bees
n the 'fifth and scored four runs
n five hits. Shanks began IL with
J.. single and Gharrity's drive to
eft sent him to third. O'Rourke
Iropped another hit into left.
hanks. scoring. Courtney sacri-
iced and Judge bounced one off
serr's glove for a base hit, count
ng Charity and O'Rourke. Had
he pitcher let the ball go it would
ave been an easy out for Johnson.
.fter Harris had grounded out,
;ice got his first hit past Collins.
ountinE Judge. Brewer skled
Feakly, to Sheely.
The Sox added their second and
sst run.in the eighth on singles by
,ollins and Hooper and Mostils
ong fly to Miller.
ghree More in Eighth.
In their half the Mats got some
aore hits out of their system, put
ing over their last three runs.
lice singled again as a starter ana
srower, popped to Collins. Miller
yaIked. After Shanks had skied
Hooper. Charity drove a single
ato left field. counting Rice. FAX
hrow to the plate was wide and
'ot away from Yaryan, which al
owed Miller to slide across the
late for run No. . on a close de-
ision.s. O'Rourke Obliged with
inele to right, bringing Charity
ONE.
Threatening in mild fashion IN
he ninth, the Sox didn't have the
unch TO see it through. With two
ut, shanks bobbled Mulligans
rounder and Collins punched a MT
asst first base. Hooper furnished
he final out by hitting in the direc-
ion of Harris, which is certain
cath