The Washington herald., 1921-06-26
Big Train Holds Murder
ers' Row to z Hits-Ruth
Gets 18th Homer.
LA MOTTE AT SHORT
O'Rourke's Injured Finger
Gives Bobby Chance-Griffs
Win in First Inning.

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the plate with his old-time speed
couldn't complain that his mates
failed to get some runs behind him
today. In the first inning the
Griffmen, punching hits and profit
ing by wild fielding on the part OF
Pitcher Bob Shawkey and his
mates, batted around and scored
FIVE runs, putting the Big Train
on Easy street. The final score
was 6 to 4
Johnson held the New York slug
gers to eight hits, one Of which was
a home run into the rightheld stands
nv Babe Ruth. 1t was the twenty
sixth Of the season for the Bambino.
and came with Fewster on base.
Ruth can now boast of six home
runs on Johnson during his base
ball career.
LaMotte subs for BIsckie.
Bobby LaMotte. the Tampa short
field recruit, got his first chance
to play through a league game
when O'Rourke's injured nnger
made IL necessary for him 20 SIT
on the bench. The youngster--o oio
some fancy fielding and distinguish
ed himself in the ninth. when. with
the Yanks threatening he took in
Peckinpaugh's hard smash and
started a double play with the aid
of Harris and Judge.
1t was ideal weather for baseball
and $4,000 fans braved the torrid
sun 20 see the battle. From start to
finish the Griffs nicked Bob the Got
for eight hits. Rice and Brewer do
ing the major work with two bits
apiece. Sam got a pair OF doubles
and Brewer gathered in a double
and a single.
The Gifts gave the Hugmen = hard
jolt when they hoped on shs~key
in the first inning. Judge came te
the bat twice in this frame, singing
the first time and flying out on his
second trip up.
Griffs Lay 'en Down.
After Judge had opened the gsme
with a single. he continued to second
when Meusel fumbled. starting tht
famous comedy Of errors. Harris
smacked a single to left and. aided
by Ruth's tumble. Judge scored and
Bucky dashed to second Rice poked
a double TO left and Harris counted
Sam took third on a passed ball
and crossed the plate on Browsri
single to right. Earl Smith saeri.
feed at this juncture. but took frst
when Shawkey fumbled his bpnt
Discovering the success Of thi,
method OF attack. Shanks also laid
one down and Shawkey messed il
up again. filling the bases.
Val Picinich hit to Shawkey and
forced Smith at the plate. hut
Schang threw wild to Pipp in-at-
tempting a double play and Brewer
crossed the platter. LaMotte showed
his god sense by hitting to shaw
key, who continued his wonderfuI
fielding by throwing wild TO second
and allowing Pieinich TO take third
Johnson famed and Judg~ ended III
by flying TO right
The Griffs added another in the
third when Shanks singled TO left.
took second on Ruth's tumble and
third on Picinich's sacrifice. seor.
ing on LaMotte's fly to Fewster.
johnson held the Yanks hitless
in the first two frames. Shawkev
getting the first binEle in the third
when he sent a single to left.
Four Hits-one Run.
In the fourth the Ysnks punched
four hits and got all Of one run.
Ruth, Baker, Meusel and Pipp were
the men who singled, Babe cross
ing the pan.
The Hugmen came back with two
more in the fifth. aided by a pass
TO Fewster and Ruth's home rvn.
In the ninth New York stage6 a
rally which threatened to become
dangerous. After Ward had singled
to center and taken second on a
passed ball, Chicken" Hawkins.
pinch hitting for Shawkey. lined a
triple TO left and Aaron scored,
Then, with the count and on
Fewster. johnson hit Chick an aw-
full belt with a wild one. The game
youngster. who still carries a pIste
In his skull where Jeff Pfeffer hit
him last year, laughed il of and
went TO frst. Peck ended the rally
when he hit to LaMotte, who started
a double play.
bONaoAC "bNGneQ
the encounter from q box-Sexsue
Hayakawa and Tom Mix and his
wife.
Bob Shawkey gave a good exhi-
bition OF that Shskespearean play,
"A Comedy OF Errors" in the first
inning.
Shanks made a pretty stop Of
Peck's tap IN the seventh. scooping
the ball OF the grass. -
Babe lift the first ball Of Johnson's
the last three times up. sinfling
once in the fourth. hitting a homer
in the NTH and grounding out TO
Harris in the seventh.
Nick Altrock's antic. around the
cosching lines were missed. As the
game Jagged, the fans called for
him.
Harris made a beautiful stop and
throw OF Bakers attempt for a hit
and while OF balance threw TO
Judge. mailing Baker by a step.
When Umpire Nallin sent Harris
to FIRST in the last frame. allowing
that one Of Shawkey's shoots era zed
his sleeve. the entire Yankee team
Erouped 20 plate. voicing their dis