Evening star., 1921-04-26

| EN 1Okk, April ZO.-SeVeral
M served by the Nationals seco
4 in addition to keeping them
half a game removed from the leag
lingering doubt which may have eS
.Johnson's pitching arm. Limiting
tlve hits scattered over as many inn
evidence that the kanSans Come-baC
one of the bingles was d clout for t
Secondly, the feat OF the Gritfmen in
a three-run lead after being held hitl,
we'll for the gameness OF the club as
triumph removed the most formidal
their soJourn in the metropolis-Car
With the famous submarine hurler out
of the way, given his first taste of de-
feat this season after three winning
starts. the task of the Griffmen in dis
posing of the Eanks in the three bat
ties remaining before they pull up
stakes for Philadelphia is considerably
Gghtened- The home crew has "A tough
finger on its roster-Shawkey-but Bob
is reported la id up with lame arm and
awaiting warm weather Rip Collins
also is nursing his salary whip and
Harry Harper is not being figured on at
present, the southpaw and Old Man
Control not being on speaking terms.
Quinn or Toyt Today.
This makes Jack Quinn, the moist
bah manipulator. and Waite Hoyt the
only veterans available for service. and
the latter has been rudeiy handled to
date. the Mackmen hammering him all
over the lot at Philadelphia as recently
as last Friday.
All of which should he good news
to the hometown product, Al Schacht
or George Mogridge. last year local
residents, one of whom viii be called
on for box work this afternoon The
Bronxman to date has a pair of vic
tories to his credit. and Mogridge was
licked in the only battle staged in
Boston last week solely through the
inability of his mates TO get single
tally of Sam Jones.
Mays and johnson both gave a fine
exhibition of hurting, although each
was somewhat unsteady, the Yankee
handing out five passes. while Walter
issued four. Barney whitfield seven OF
the enemy. fooling Meusel twice and
Ruth, too. on one occasion. while Judge,
Milan. O'Rourke and Johnson were
Washingtons strike victims
Errorx Beat the Yankees.
1t was the difference in the support
accorded the two fingers that really
brought about the downfall of Mays.
Behind Johnson the Griffmen felded
faultlessly. while no fewer than seven
miScueS were chalked up against the
Yanks. Two of this number were per-
petrated in the ninth inning and had
very important bearing on the gen.
eral result.
Going into the final round. with the
count even at three all. Harris led OIL
with clean poke to right and took
second on Shanks death, after How
ard had failed twice in an effort to
bunt. Stan reached third when Few
ster fumbled O'Rourke's roller and
Mickey promptly stole second. Schang
having no chance to attempt throw.
on Gharrity's roller to Peck, Harris
was erased at the plate, and it seemed
the rally would prove abortive, when
johnson grounded toward Fewster,
but the latter fumbled. permitting
O'Rourke to tally.
Judge then worked Mays for his
second walk. filling the bases, and
when Milan singled cleanly to left
Charity also scored. Rice left the
bases clogged when he popped to Pipp
Add Two Ram. to Ruth's.
With the exception of Ruth's drive
minimum number of Yanks faced
Johnson in the three innings. Few
ster being tagged stealing after
shooting a single to center in the
third
1t was different in round four, when
a lapse in control by Walter and
timely single by Ward gave the
Yanks two additional tallies. John
son had trouble locating the plate
for Peck and walked him, getting
only one strike over. He was care
full TO give Ruth nothing good to
hit at and the Babe also drew free
ticket. Johnson fielded Pipp's bunt
and tossed to Shanks too late to
force Peck at third. which filled the
bases, with none out.
MeuSel was victimiZed on strikes,
and when Judge grabbed Bodies roll
3er and forced Peck at the plate it
appeared Barney might get out OF
the hole unscathed. but Ward sim
gied cleaDly to left. sending Ruth and
Pipp home. Bodie pulled up at sec
ond. and when Ward, Who had
sprinted around to the keystone sack,
unable TO discern Pings portly form
reposing there, was trapped on the
lines
Babe Fans With Two On.
Ruth's sublime exhibition in the first
inning was contrasted with the ridic-
ulous in the fifth, when he strode to
sacks and two out Schang opened the
frame with a safety past Harris. He
was forced when Judge made a fine
play on Mays bunt, ORourke stretch
of Schane. and Fewster was set down
wa the Whit route, and after Peck
walked it was up to Ruth. The crowd
tmplored Babe to give them a treat
and he did, but not the kind they
hoped for, the swat king taking three
healthies and connecting with nothing
more tangible than air.
After being at the mercy of Mays
for seven innings the Nationals got
his range in the eighth, when with
some assistance from the finger him.
self in the way of a couple of passes
and a wild throw. two hits and a sac
riice fly enabled them to chase three
Buns over and knot the count.
A pass TO Judge in the initial frame
was nullifed when Joe was tagged
stealing as Milan famed Harris got
life on Fewster's tumble in the fifth
and languished at first, while Picinich
was stranded at third after walking
TO start the sixth and advancing on
successive infeld deaths.
In the seventh, with one out.
Lewis reached first when F'ewster
failed to intercept his hot smash.
Duffy WAS forced as Fewster fer
ried Harri $ rap 70 Peck and Stanley
kept on TO second when Peck threw
past Plpp trying TO effect a double
play. Shanks ended the threat by
loftinE 10 Bodie.
Then came the productive eighth
O'Rourke walked on four wide ones
and Brewer, batting for Pcini ch
did likewise. Johnson forced O'Rourke e
AT third. Judge Iooped a single into
left center. the first safely recorded