Evening star., 1921-09-21

If Phillips is lucky enough to avoid
drawing Urban Faber as his mound
Opponent the former Cleveland hurler
will have a swell chance to get started
with a victory, for Kid Gleason has
only two veteran moundsmen of class
and one of them went into the discard
yesterday when Dick Kerr was raked
fore and aft and then scuttled.9-0.
while only two measly bingles eked
through the seams calked by Zachary
Zach's Performance Notable.
. Jezebel Tecumseh turned in a really
notable performance. The only aliens
to solve his delivery were Collins. In
the opener, who was tagged stealing.
and Mostil, in the fifth. The latter
alone got as far as second base, reach
ing there while Shanks tossed out
Mulligan. This was the only time in
the course Of the fray that the sorell-
topped southpaw was in danger of
being scored on. He resorted to
strategy then, purposely passing the
dangerous Schalk. and it worked
nicely. as Kerr filed harmlessly to end
the round.
Johnson drilled into double play
after Hooper walked in the fourth and
Sheely forced Collins after the latter
had been franked in the same round.
Schalk was the only other Hoseman
. to reach the runways. He drew free
ticket in the eighth. Then Yaryan.
batting for Kerr, fouled to Charity,
and Hooper whitfield.
This was the second shqt-out
Zachary has pitched this season and.
oddly enough. his hrst also was
against the White SoX, with Faber the
victim.
Grfffx Do Well in Shut-Outs.
Washington has rather peculiar
record in regard to whifawaSh affairs
this season in view of it's modest ac-
complishments in the race otherwise.
OF thirteen no-run affairs 1t has
participated in only three have peen
defeats. Two of these are credited to
Boston, Sam Jones obtaining TO
verdict over Mogridge and 20 de-
cision over Erickson, while Eric also
was en- the losing end of 20 tilt
Uhle CT the Indians copped. In ad-
dition to the two kalsominings regis
tered by Zachary, Mogridge, has been
a victor in four, Erickson in three and
Johnson in one.
Milan in the Limelight.
Aside from Zachary. whose work
constituted one of the best efforts
turned in by a local hurler this sea-
son. the star performer yesterday
was Clyde Milan. This veteran cor,
rallied eight flies in left field and
turned in pair of triples, one with
the bases loaded. Another veteran.
Mickey O'Rourke. also was much in
evidence with his war club, connect
ing safely three time in four at.
tempts while every other member OF
the local cast got at least one blow
except Eaglebeak GoSlin and he hit
into the hardest kind of luck. On four
of his five appearances Goose hit the
ball on the nose. only to have 1t
travel within reach of some Hose
man.
A two-base muff of Shanks' fly by
Falk paved the way for Washington's
first run in round four. Hank scor-
ing on Gharrity's sacrifice and
O'Rourke's single. Mlan's triple, and,
a liner to right by Rice, produced
another tally in the fifth. Then the
runs started coming in wholesale
lots. Singles by Shanks and O'Rourke,,
and the wounding of Zachary load
ed the bases in the sixth inning.
Shanks was forced at the plate on
Judges rap to Sheely. but O'Rourke
stalled when Harris murderous
drive riccheted off Kerr's, shins to
Mulligan, and Milan cleared the
sacks with drive that bounded past
Hooper for three bases. Singles by.
Shanks, Charity O'Rourke and
Judge, with another error by Falk,'
produced an additional trio Of tai
lies in the seventh.