Evening star., 1921-06-27

In the more than seven weeks In
tervening-fifty-t days, to be eHaC!
they have played just ffty-tWo pai
games May 9, while en- route IRON
Washington to Cleveland. and May 20
utilized for hopping from CHICAGO &c
but travelling begets no rest, ana te
offset these near reSpiteS they nave
twice gone through two battles IN ono
day.
$4,000 at the Game.
There was little savoring of a con
test in the Sabbath affray, whlcn az
tracted some $4,000 to the folt
grounds, notwithStandinS gray SKIES
which made good their threat OIL lali
and caused a halt early in the pro-
ceedingS. a.,
Waite Hoyt had the number or the
Griffmen, with the exception OF Rice
who obtained four of the seven pio"s
the "schoolboy phenom yleldeu' iet
perfect record. while the 1ankS culieo
the offerings of George Mogridse &c Uto
Ali corners Of the lot and out OF It.
Ruth and Meusel getting homer"-ac
cumulating sixteen SwatS IN tne seNe
sessions George was permitted to iin'
ger. ,,,,;.h the
unnmsn hammered Mogridge was
quite surprising in view OF tne Sp,en
didly consistent work the soutnpa"
has done all season. 1t was IeolSe
fourth setback of the campaign, a.
against eight victories to MS cIeult
In none Of the other three losses "as
the former New YORKER s'li n
countable, but he had no excuse "
offer Yesterday. Had he needed ohS
fha failure of his mates to accompiish
ANYTHING on the attack Woulo sunny
as would their faulty defense. Eail
a dozen Griffithian misplays were Ies
istered, three by Lamotte, one oS ih"A
ris and two by Smith.
Gri6s Score ut Outset.
A triple by Rice, a smart blow wniSI
struck the right field fence on ~.
ny- followed by Browers slow roliet
10 McNally, which he beat out, en-
abIed the Nationals to chalk up tneit
first and only run in the opener.
This was matched in the seconu
when a couple of errors and walk
loaded the sacks with Yankees oe
fore a hand had been retired -
motte fumbled McNally's roller, an1
as the clouds began to weep Meuse'
1,,I.d Pinp bunted, and when Har-
rjs failed to hold .Skanks' throw the
corners were crowded. With rain
descending steadily play was sus-
pended. -asured after
fifteen minutes Ward bounced 70
Shanks, who forced McNally at the
plate, 1t was too late for peg 70
first, but Meusel overran the rar COT,
ner and Charity completed oouoie
play by firing to Shanks.
A pair Of ponderous four-ply swats
by Ruth and Meusel were the prin,
cipal factors in three tallles compileo
by the enemy in the third. Ine bdin .
bino's poke. high up in the distan'
right field bleachers. netted Two runs
having been preceded by PECK SIN
gle, Meuseps was little less VICIOUS
q WALTON into the left field bleachers.
A safety by Ward, who made two
bases when Smith fumbled. and Aoyt
clean rap to center netted the 1anhs
a marker in the fourth, and Two more
accrued in the following frame on
combination of two errors and three
healthy bingles after Ruth mao
walked and been doubled up with NC.
Nally, when Meusel doubled to LETT
and took an extra base, as smith S
throw in took bad hop.
PIpp Hits for Three Sacks.
Pipp stung a safety to right, good
far three sacks when the ball caromed
off the wall past Brewer, and he tai
lied on Lamotte's wild heave OF ware as
Offering. The sacks were jammed on
Schang's safety and Hoyts walk. Then
the latter was forced by Fewster.
Singles by Peck and McNally and an
infield death gave the fankS marker
in the sixth, when Schang subsequent
" whitfield with the bases loaded.
New York's customary tally in the
seventh was the outcome of singles
by Hoyt and Fewster and Pecks dou-
BILE.
Gaines blanked them for the first time
since the opening frame in the eighth,
when a single that Meusel slid past
I.anotte was the only development OF
an offensive nature. Meusel reached
third on Lamotte's tumble of throw
by Harris, but Lamotte started a double
play on Ward and Schang bounded to
ShankS.
Nationals Not Troublesome.
OPPORTUNITIES for scoring were few
and far between for the Griffmen after
the initial stanza- A pass to Lamotte
in tho second was unsupported, and
Harris, similarly favored in the third
reached the far corner on Rice's single
where Brewer and Smith left him.
Turkey raped into dual killing after
Rico singled in the sixth.
Batting for Mogridge in the eighth
Miller scratched a safety off Hoyt's glove
He was forced by Judge, who reached
second following Harris death, on Rice's
crash past Ward. Brewer then rolled
to Pipp.
A dying convulsion developed with
two down in the ninth Brottem scraped