The Washington herald., 1921-05-28
HugnenTotal
Eighteen Hits
Babe Just Grins When
Bucky Harris Gets
Rough.
By JACK NYE.

The opinion still prevails In
these parts that when the Ma
tionals begin to get good pitching
there is some hope for them. It's
only a question OF time
Cracking open their long home
stay yesterday with the Yanks as
their guests, the pitching was far
from good. In fact it was miser-
able with the exception of the last
two innings in which James Alloys
nus surprised the natives by re-
fusing to allow a hostile foot to
dent first base In the FIRST seven
rounds the Hugmen failed Jaz
Zachary and Al Schacht without
mercy for a total OF I8 hits, which
As good enough to give them a
II-to-4 verdict.
The homelings continued to get
their share of safeties, cracking
out ten at odd times on Waite
Hoyt, but they were only good for
a quartet OF scores. tfter an un-
certain start. Hoyt steadied down
and dished out a row of goose eggs
for the last fve frames.
visitors Bats Busy.
Rafting averages Of most Of the
New Workers took an upward jump
as a~resuIt of the entertainment
Every visitor got at least one safe
one With the exception Of Wally
Pipp- NeNaliy. playing at second
for the day. landed only one, and
all the othe-s had at least two.
Peckinpaugh slammed out four
singles. and Schapg had a couple
of doubles and One-base blow %
his credit. Umpire Ollie Chill ruled
that SchanE should have mad one
home run. but that's a matter FOR
debate. The claim was based on
the catcher's hard drive to right
In the seventh, which bounded off
Brewers paws and disappeared be-
hind the end of the pavilion.
Brewer recovered in time to toss
70 OhdHhS III llHle 10 EeI Ine rum
ner at second. but Chill told him to
come on home" The question Is.
was it a double and Brewers err
ror. or was it a home run. as Mr.
Chill contended? The doubles had
IL in the press box. demonstrating
that Mr.. Chill's opinions are not
the law off the playing field
No, Babe Ruth didn't get a home
run Only a couple of singles.
But the Bambino furnished the
fans a lot OF fun in a comedy skit,
With Bucky Harris as his partner
sucky, who weighs about las
Hept picking on Babe. He rode
him into the bag a couple of times
s7d tagged him with much ardor.
Whereupon Babe grinned widely
and entered into a debate with the
lightweight second sacker.
R.cky Pesfers Babe.
III the sixth Babe set out to steal.
He bumped into Harris as that
party was receiving the ball.
knocking the pellet out to the short
field. Harris retaliated by charg-
ing Babe and giving him the shoul-
der. Then he recovered the ball
and applied il to Babes broad back
with a snappy punch 1t was like
a bantam cock taking liberties with
a lordly Shanghai Ruth saw the
humor of it and began TO chortre.
So did the customers. In fact ev-
erybody except Bucky thought it
was extremely Snny.
II was pretty good comedy anS
helped a lot. since the game wasn't
anything extra to watch.
Hostile hits came in punches
just like the street cars Five in
the second round were good for as
many runs before anybody was re-
dred- Zachary was the victim In
She fourth they got started again
And scored four more before Jeze-
bel was yanked in favor Or
Schacht- Another came before Al
retired the side. The only other