New-York tribune., 1921-04-27
Sam Rice Puts
Contest ON Ice
With a Homer
Huggins Tries Three Pitch
ers, but Fails to Stop
the Hard-Hitting Senators
By Charles A. Taylor

Please call DOCTOR and hurry, The
be dying, but they show strong symp-
toms of needing immediate medical at
tention. How long, oh famed band Of
sluggers with thou ABUSE our patience,
is the cry of New York fandom. 1t is
true that ne daily home run was ex-
hibited by Wallie Schang, but the dire
| facts are that the Yanks lost their
fourth straight game yesterday.
The score Of this latest tragedy at
/ the Polo Grounds was to d, with the
Senators, led by Mcbride, nosing out
the home nine after trailing to the
extent of three runs in the early inn
ings.
One Sam Rice, who started his big
| league career as a pitcher but displayed
such uncanny batting ability that even
| Clark Griffith took notice, delivered the
final punch that sent the Yankees down
for the count. This knockout occurred
in the sixth inning with two runs al
ready over the platter and Clyde Milan
who had banged in the first tallles
waiting on first.
Sam Rice Hits Homer
The inimitable Nick Altrock, who
was coaching and kidding IN the VI
cinity of the first turn in the run path,
kept reassuring Milan that the too
would add his patter to the tattoo that
was becoming most annoying to our
catcher, Wallie Schang
/ Nick was right, for Mr.. Samuel Rice,
dissatisfied with the three hits, in
Guiding double already to his credit
let drive once more and the ball sailed
low but true into the lower right field
stand for homer.
1t may have been discovered ere this
that this band from the District of
Columbia was inlicting conslde Bile
punishment on whoever was doing the
pitching for the Yankees And that
naturally leads up to the announce
ment that Manager Midget Iuggins
tried three alleged twiriers during the
affray and that from the three total
of fourteen safe blows was made.
The first pitcher introduced by the
Midget was the venerable Jack Quinn
For two innings Jack escaped without
scars, although the Senators were hit
ting the ball directly on the label for
the most part. Their efforts just hap
pened to land in some Yankee glove
And to add to Jacks content during
these first two frames his pals had
/ chalked up tWo runs.
! The first counter came from a double
by Fewster, a sacrifice hit by Peckin-
paugh and an enormous fly to right
field propelled by the bat of Babe Ruth
The second local score was the home
run contribution of Wallie Schang.
Yankees Rout Schacht
In the Yankee half of the third the
smile of the aged Quinn became more
pronounced, for his pals again got
busy with their bats by gathering two
more runs and driving Al Schacht, the
Washington boXman, to the clubhouse.
The Senators erased Jacks grin
somewhat in their half of this third
by counting once only, although they
made four hits. A fine stop by Peckin-
paugh saved real catastrophe here.
The Midget manager was so impressed
by the fashion in which his guests
were treating Quinn that when the
fifth inning came around Rip Collins
was sent to the mound.
Collins skated through the fifth all
right, but in the next stanza he went
through the thin ice and received ter
riole wetting. 1t was the first appear
ance of Collins of the season, and
everybody felt badly when he sank out
Of sight
O'Rourkc opened on Rip by stealing
a pass to first. Charity smashed the
ball to Ruth, who backed up against
the left field wall to make the catch.
Acosta, who had succeeded thej pun
meled Schacht as pitcher for the Nc
Brides, took pity on Rip and famed.
pitchers professional courtesy, per-
haps.
Joe Judge hereupon hit to right for
two bases, putting O'Rourke on third
Milan crashed another speeder to left
for one base, and both his predecessors
on the paths scored. And pow Samuel
Rice settled Rip and the entire contro-
versy with his homer in the stands
Waite Hoyt finished the game for the
Yankees. He somehow managed to last
to the end.
Home Run Baker made his first ap-
pearance in two years as a major
Lacquer in the ninth inning, when he
was sent in to bat for Waite Hoyt.