The Washington herald., 1921-03-18

Brewer Shines as Pitcher;
Alrock Stars in Triple Play
Turkey" Shows Better as Pitcher Than at
First-Nick, Playing Initial Sack, Starts
First Three-D Dead Play Of Season.

GAINESVILLE, Fla, Harch IT.
Whenever or wherever the Washing
ton club Plays baseball game NICK
AItrock is the feature. This Is true
from Boston to Tampa and Rich
mond to Los Angeles. Usually Nick
is the feature by virtue 'of his
buffoonery. This afternoon was no
exception, that Is a semi-exception,
because Nick not only kept the good
citizens Of Gainesville in a chronic
state Of good humor by his merry
jests. but also played first base In
super-HaI Chase style, while his
bunch of Yanigans were beating the
Philadelphia National League cave
dwellers, 10 to 5.
Nick didn't get into the game un-
til the hfth inning when Schacht
retired from the mound and Brewer
moved over to the hurting pit. This
left first base open, 30 Nick assigned
himself to guard duty there. Brewer
didn't get away to q good start by
any means. wrightrtone, the first
man up singled. so did Ralph Mil
Ter, the former putting on the brakes
at second. Then came Jack Miller
and the big fireworks. Jack hit a
smashing drive on the second ball
pitched. The pill shot forward to-
ward right field at a dizzy clip. You
could almost see 1t hit far down the
foul line, but Nick must have had a
hunch. He leaped into the air
and speared the flying sphere with
his gloved hand, touched first,
doubling Ralph Miller, then tossed
to Marhaffka, and wrightstone was
trippled at second. 1t all happened
SO quickly that for a moment even
Nick didn't realize that he had
pulled triple play with the assist
ance on only one man as he later
explained his stunt to the grand
stand and bleachers. 1t really was
remarkable piece Of work and
showed that Nick still has the base
ball instinct, even 10 he Ms slipped
few notches, mechanically, since
the days when he used to southpaw
the enemies of the White Sox to a
frazzle.
handled all his other chances In
good style, and in three trips to the
plate he swatted a clean single to
right field. Nick announced just be-
lOTt the kaInt Wdb ONtT luoL hC hnb
appointed himself pitcher for to-
morrow's game, so IL looks like q
pleasant time will be had by all at
the University of Florida ball yards
in the third game of the series.
A capacity crowd saw this after
Moons slugging contest. This means
there were about 1000 cash custo-
mers and 100 or SO guests. The
weather was terrifcally hot, so hot
that Griff bought coca-cola for ev-
cry one in the press box at two jits
a throw.
When the proceedings of the after
noon began. Al Schacht was called
upon to give up his pleasantries
with Nick and do the pitching. Al
Jared only moderately well. All of
the Phillies runs were scored on
his delivery, and three of them were
earned. A double boot by Brewer.
who was at the first sack then. was
directly responsible for the two
counters that. were chalked up by
the Phils in the second inning.
Brewers double boot came when
Johnny Enzmann hit q slow roller to
him which he muffed and threw wild
to first, allowing Jack Miller, who
had previously singled, to take third
base. A sacrifice ny and a two-base
blow by Jimmy Ring. the Phiis'
hurler. sent over the two runs In
this frame.
When Brewer was sent in he
looked very good, much better than
he did at FIRST base, where he has
committed three blunders in the past
two games. Just how well Frank
worked is shown by the figures.
which on this occasion told the
whole truth. Brewer retired the
Phillies in order in all the innings
he worked. except the eighth, and
then a couple of scratch hits were