The Washington times., 1921-06-27

While Philadelphia was setting up
new heat records last week the Griffs
| were playing doubie-header and two
weary overtime games Then came
Grounds, and some of the players
found themselves losing weight
rapidly.
PLENTY OF EXERCISE.
All this was forgotten yesterday.
for a cooling shower came along in
the second inning. running whatever
chance the Thermometer had of rising.
Some of tho GrifYs lost weight at that.
but II came through chasing drives to
the far distant barriers. for the
Yankees hammered the ,dayiights out
Of George Mogridge The home team
won, hands down. q to i, before q big
crowd. which cheered itself mad when
Babe Ruth, its hero of heroes, whaled
his twenty-seventh home run into the
right-heid stands In the third inning.
As good as the Griffs had seemed
behind johnson on Saturday. they
looked quite as bad behind Mogridge.
The Yanks hit MogridEe hard, but
much of their success resulted from
the sieve-ilke support accorded the
place. OF the seven hits made of Waite
Hoyt, four fell TO Sam Rice. The
Washington center fielder had q clean
slate. with q triple and three singles.
The rest of the gang were para
lyxed At the plate and. after the lone
run In the nrst round, the Griffs
never had . look in. When all was
lost. Manager Mcbride sent Deios
Gaines. the new southpaw. to the
mound with Tony Brottem catching
him. Brottem looked good in his two
innings behind the plate and Gaines,
| while showing evidences OF green
ness. escaped being scored on. which
meant something.
WASN'T ALL GEORGES FAULT.
Earl Smith and Bob LAmotte made
enough errors between them to have
lost almost any old game, and so
Mosridse lost little sleep over his de-
feat. He wasn't wholly to blame, for
what happened. Waite Hoyt loomed
large as the villain who turned back
the Griffs inning after inning. with
out hits you get few runs, and the
| Cribs were trying to get by without
any hits unless Sam Rice happened
to be up. and Sam couldn't do 1t all
by himself
With two gone in the opening
round. Rice hit the right neid fence
with q three-baxger and came in as
Brower was beating out a bunt to
McNaliy. Smith rolled to Pipp for
the fnal out
The Yanks tied up things In the
second, though interrupted by q brief
shower. Lamotte's tumble put Nc
Naily on and Meusel walked. Pipp
bunted to Shanks and lived when
Harris dropped Shank's peg to frst.
Then came a halt of ten minutes for
the passing shower, Resuming play.
Ward rolled to Shanks who forced
McNally at the plate. Meusel over
ran third. and Gharrity's return heavs
picked him of. However, Schans
singled rudely to center and over
came Pipp. Hoyt popped to Mogridge
| for the last out
GET JOYFUL DISEASE.
Homerunitis hit the Yanks in the
third and they stepped out in front.
With one gone. Peck singled to left.
Ruth slammed his twenty seventh
home run of the year. driving the ball
into the right field stand. McNally
popped to Harris but BsuseI parked
the ball in the left nsid bIsachers for
another homer.
Ward opened the Yank's fourth
with a singie to left reaching second
Schang's little ny but Hoyt singled to
center, bringing Ward ACROSS. The
next two did nothing.
With two gone In the NTH. Meusel
whanged q double to left, and
reached third on Smiths poor throw.
Pipp followed with . triple of the
right field wall, scoring Meussl. La
NOTES wild peg put Ward on and
sent Pipp across. Schang singled to
left, and q pass to Hoyt hlled the
bases Fewster forced Hoyt, ending
the fun. Peck's hot single to left
started the Yanks in the sixth. Mo-
gridse threw out Ruth. but McNally
dropped a safety IN right. Mcusel
forced McNally, and Peck hiked over.
Pipp was safe when Smith failed to
| take his easy fy In short left. Smith
was having q rough day all around.
A pass to Ward flled the bases.
Schans's strik eout ended the round.
FINALLY FAIL TO SCORE.
The Yanks were still at II in the
seventh. Hoyt opened with 4 single
to center, and Fewster's, drive went
right through shanks. Peck beIted
a single to left. Hoyt came In. but
Fewster, trying to follow suit. per-
ishsd at the plate. Ruth watched
the third one across the plate and
McNaiiy rolled TO Shapka
Deios Gaines was on the hill IN the
eighth and Fewster greeted him with
a stinging single to left. Pipp rolled
to Harris and Lamotte dropped his
throw. putting both men on. Ward hit
into a double play and Shanks threw
out schang. For the nrst time since
| failed to score.
In the ninth Brottem scratched a
hit to short. stole second and took
third on Schang's wild throw. La
motto walked. but II was all over
when Courtney, up for Gaines, rolled
to Ward.