Evening star., 1921-04-30


who rebuffed the Indians at Comis
complish in their first appearance
hold the Mackmen to 3-S draw in
have over Cleveland is more apps
twenty-five percentage points separ
Obtaining the jump on their op-
Iponents and holding it until the nlnth
proved too much of departure from
custom for McBride's men. They felt
out of place as front runners. and as
the shades of eve were falling on a
battle. played for the most part in a
drizzle, they all but kicked the game
away, Frank ORourke doing the
Iicking.
johnson Pitches Well.
Johnson gave good exhibition of
hurting. holding the AS to four scat
tered hits and one run for eight in
nings, while his opponent. Ed Rom
NELL. was nicked for eight blows and
three tallies in the same period. Bar
ney then weakened d bit and was
found for three bingles in the ninth.
but with O'Rourke's fuzzy work de-
leted would have yielded but one run
and won.
Rommell paved the way for the first
tally in the second inning when he
failed to locate the plate for Harris.
Stan went to second on Shanks' artis-
I 'ic sacrifice. took third when ORourke
. rolled to short and walked home on
Picinich's solid double to left center.
! Val was left on second when Rommell
DETECTED JohnSon's drive to Galloway.
promising start in the third end
! ed in hollow fashion. Judges walk
I and single to deep short by Milan
put two on with none out. Rommell
Grabbed Rice's bunt and fast work
! forced Judge at third. Rommeli then
caught Milan snoozing and picked him
! off second. and Rice finished second
best in race to the Keystone with
Si Perkins arm.
The Athletics got their first bingle
, Off Johnson in this frame. a single to
I center by Galloway, with one out.
I. Rommell sacrificed. then Johnson
: turned on little steam and whitfield
= Dykes.
Walter Tight in P:nch.
Johnson gave an impressive exhibition
Of hurting to get out of a hole Harris
was responsible for in the fourth. Stan
cleverly scooped up Wits slow roller
and with a good throw, would have
nailed him. but his heave went to the
stands, Witt making second. The lat
ter reached third when Rice made a
spectacular stab of Dugan's drive. after
misjudging it, but stayed there. Welsh
popping to ShankS and Perkins rolling
u lOIOWlllS d pass " w dhcI.
Rommen was combed for a pair of
tallies in the sixth, Rice. Harris and
Shanks supplying the punch. Sam
started it with a double to left center
and was safe at third when Rommelrs S
toss Of Lewis swinging bunt arrived
there too late. Harris uncorked a single
to left toscore Rice. and Lewis tailed
from second on Shanks' safety to the
same TERRITORY. Harris made third and
Shanks kept on to second when Welsh
4IrvrH lad In, v-nfr hA h<h hfnt
spite the fact there was no one out,
no more tallies materialiZed. First,
O'Rourke pop fouled to Dugan. then
Harris was cut down at the plate on
Picinich's rap to Galloway and the lat
ter was forced by Johnson.
The AS horned into the run column
TOR the first time in the sixth. Dykes
drew pass at the outset and stole sec
ond as Witt whitfield, Picinich's peg be-
ing poor. He scored on a clean single
TO right by Dugan. The latter was
forced at second and O'Rourke backed
up to take Frank Walkers fly.
Dykes Makes Fancy Play.
A fancy play by Dkyes prevented the
Nationals from scoring in the ninth
mich singled and was safe at second
when Galloway fumbled Johnson's
hopper. Dykes then galloped over
close to first to snare Judges crash
Win one Nh anu nag joe milan lOIt-
ed to Witt.
Dykes bit Of burglary hurt. Loo as the
AS knotted the count in the domestic
end of the frame with some assistance
from O'Rourke. and but for Johnson's
pitching proves in the pinch would
have copped then and there. The
Walker boys-Clarence and Frank
both emitted singles, and Perkins
moved them up with a sacrifice. Tilly
Tailed when O'Rourke fumbled Grif-
fms roller, Frank Walker taking
safety to right. O'Rourke relayed
Milan's throw to Shanks before Grif-
fin slid into third. but Moriarity ruled
Hank failed to touch him. Galloway
swiped second, aided by Picinich 8
passed ball. and then Johnson bore
down and famed both pinch hitter
Myatt and Dykes.
qGrins Threaten in Tenth.
Facing Scott Perry in the tenth, the
Nationals made a bold effort to score.
Rice was eliminated via the fly route
when Lewis waited for pass and
went TO second on Harris stinging
safety to center Shanks crashed a
wicked liner to the box which Perry
grabbed and tossed to Dykes to dou-
BILE up Lewis.
O'Rourke gave the boys nervous
chills when he fumbled Dugan's crack
with one out in the rear end of this
round but he managed to grab TiIIy
Walk kers hopper in time to force Du-
gan. and he tossed out Frank Walker
whereupon Tommy Connolly souinted
at the gloom through the mist, be-
thought himself of Il dinner enga ce-
ment and terminated hostilities.