The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-05-31

Just two hits were made on Mog-
yidge's stun. Babe Ruth. with one
cut In the seventh. spoiled a no-hit
dream with q safety past BucKy
Harris into right center. The next
two blokes died, leaving Babe
stranded on second.
Blackie O'Rourke's bad peg. with
one out in the ninth, let Bragso Roth
reach frst safely. Hawks replaced
Braggo and then Mike Mentally Dcled
Q solid single to center. Hawks
stopped at second. Ruth drove
tsrrinc liner at Sam Rice and MOI
ridge easily took care of Pipp's
hopper. leaving the two Yanks
stranded where they were.
Ping Bodie drew a pass In the
nrst inning. with Ruth, Roth ard
Mentally he made the quartet OF
Yankees who reached nrst base
against tho Washington southpaw.
None of them ever got within scor-
ing distance.
HE'S soMB FIELDER
To make things all the better.
George Mogridse proved himself
vonderful nelder. He handled six
assists and one putout at first base.
His retirement Of Bob Meusel In the
second, followed by another off Aaron
Ward, WAS great Then he came right
back with another off schang to
start tho third.
Counting tho hits by Ruth and Nc
Nally, just seven times did the Yam
KEGS succeed in knocking the ball be-
yond the infield. Ruth's hard drive
to Rice In the ninth was the only one
that threatened anything.
Three Yankees famed before Mo
! Rridge's stuff and the three of them
watched the ANAL strike sail across
the pan, completely bewildered. Quinn
and Peckinpaugh did this In row In
the sixth, while Schang had the dose
handed out to him in the eighth.
Mogridge has pitched consistently
rood ball for the Griffs ever since the
campaign began. He has lost a couple
Of hard luck games, pitching betuti-
fully in both Of them. He has faced
the hardest-hitting clubs In the
league with all honor to himself.
LIKES COOL WEATHER
Part of the solution Of Mogridge's
success rests in his ability to pitch at
his best in cool weather. 1t was for
this that Clark Griffith obtained him
from the Yankees. Griffith figured
that Mogridge would do great work
in the spring and fall, taking a rest
from the regular grind during the
warmer weeks of the campaign. That
plan seems to be coming out success
fully.
There is something else, too, to be
said about Mogridge's success. How
over, lest Miller Higgins learn the
secret, II ish't being said here. Suffice
let IL be to say that Higgins did not
know how to handle the slender
southpaw in order to get the best re-
turns. Mogridgei IL now being handled
rightly and delivering the goods.
Another excellent pitching exhibit
ton was turned in for the Griffs dur
ing the morning game by Jose Acosta.
The half-pint Cuban toiled against the
smuggling Yanks for seven frames and
In that time allowed only six hits.
In the sixth he rose to the heights by
whiting Roger Peckingpaush with
the bases jammed. A walk. Ruth's
double and an infe1d out accounted
for one run of him and two singles
and q double steal got the other over.
With luck breaking differently, the
Cuban might have won.
FRoNTIERsMEN COMING.
Thursday the Western clubs begin
their performances here for the hrst
time this season, the Chicago White
sox. what's left of them, heading the
parade into the Capital. They will be
here for ave consecutive games. and
IL the Griffs perform up to expecta-
lions, the home boys should pront.
Four games apiece for the Tigers
and Indians follow and then the st.
Louis Brownies will appear for Ave
games. Thus eighteen skirmishes are
booked for the Western clubs here
before the Griffs again leave town.
Today the Griffmen are seven and
half games behind hrst place. They
are fve games In the rear of the Yam
KEGS. They have a two-game margin
on the ST. Louis Brownies today. moth
in9 much hut enough