Evening star., 1921-08-31

This will be cheering news to the
Nationals, but will mean little or
nothing. unless they dispay a snap
pier brand Of ball than was in evil
was as feeble as their. efforts to
solve the delivery of Mays. The sub
marine slabbist limited the locals to
half dozen bingles. strung through
the first eight rounds, and yielded
two only in the final frame, when he
Erickson. who started for the
Griffs. failed to last through one
session. and Acosta was pummeied
heartily in the four sessions he lin
sered. Courtney, who tossed the last
half of the route, alone exhibited any
beyond redemption then.
Ruth Essays Bunts Now.
Ruth's failure to give the ball a
ride out of the lot proved almost as
disappointing to the 10000 or SO spec,
tators as the inability of the Ma,
tionals to take the measure of the
Yankees, although he gave them
he connected for a drive that came
within a couple of yards of clearing
the right field barrier. Once he walk
ed and on two other occasions ne
neatly tapped the ball in front of the
plate, one of them advancing rum
out. The Babe proved he is pro-
ficient at laying 'em down. but gave
the bugs a big surprise by essayins
these tactics. 1t was the first time
Washington crowd had seen the Babe
bunt in years.
Yanks start With Rush.
Two real singles. a trio of ques-
tionable variety. and a reprehensipie
Griffithian defense. including a couple
of out-and-out errors. netted the yam
KEGS a fistful of tallies in the very
first inning, in the course OF which
George Erickson faded from the pic
ture before a man had been retired.
Elmer Miller led the uprising with
clean swat to center and streaked for
third when Peck raped a safety past
Shanks. Ruth got nothing good to hit
at and strolled on four pitched balls
with a bingle and the Yanks with
their first run when Milan and Rice
permitted Meusels high fly to drop
safely between them, Miller scoring.
Rice, who started in center, then
shifted jobs with Milan just in time to
mum Pipp's line drive, on which Peck
Tailed. Ward then shot one through
the box which Erickson made no ef-
fort to grab, Ruth and Meusel chasing
in. while Pipp reached the far cor
Nally's bingle to left off Acosta, who
had fallen heir to Eric's job. Hoffman,
popped to Charity and Mays fouled
to Judge. Ward being doubled up after
considerable jockeying. Bush getting
the assist as well as q putout, with
Harris and Shanks also having hand
in the doings.
Gift Runs for Nationals.
Both runs registered by the Nation
ais in the domestic end of the opener
were gifts. Bush got life when Pipp
muffed McNally's throw. He scored on
q ripping double to right by Milan,
who advanced a notch on Rice's drib-
BILE to Mays and Tailed while McNally
was tossing out Bing Miller. Harris
then rolled to Peck.
Elmer Miller. with a single to CEN
ter, again led the assault which net
ted the Hugmen a pair of runs in the
second. He moved uD on Peck's dup1i
cation of this blow and both advanced
when Ruth pulled the unexpected and
bunted. 1t was a well placed tap on
which the Bambino all but beat Char
rity's throw. Meusel accounted for
the two runs with a double to right
center He moved to third on Pipp's
death and was left when Shanks chung
to Wards hot liner.
Mays single in the third was unsup-