Evening star., 1921-05-30

The Yanks are travelling at faster
clip now than any time this season.
thanks largely to the return to form
of Bob Shawkey and the reinState-
ment of Carl Mays. who was out of
the game for only three days follow
ing his suspension by Official Scorer
Ollie Chill for too much oratory. Both
of these boXmen turned in winning
efforts Saturday and may have to be
contended with in the current series
Mays probably tomorrow and Shaw
key Wednesday.
Ruth Still Ahead of 1920.
Babe Ruth. who had to wait until
August last year to get the only
homer he made on the local lot, al
ready has parked two over the RI ght-
field wall this season, and with eight
more contests listed for him here may
be expected to far SurpasS his 1920
efforts. just as he now is ahead
of his last years pace for circuit
clouts, his fourteenth clout yesterday
having been made four days prior to
rhe corresponding crash off Carlson
at the Polo Grounds on June .. 1920.
1t was expected that Jose Acosta or
Harry Courtney would be pitted
against the Yankees in the forenoon
hattie today. with George Mogridge
counter. Piercy and Thormahlen or
Quinn probably will have to be con-
tended with by the Nationals.
Erick Blanks Red Sox.
The Nationals now boast of shut
out victory. thanks to the clever
brand of box work exhibited yester-
day by Olaf Erickson. who limited
the Red Sox to three hits and got a
60 verdict in a battle ended by rain
after six innings had been played.
Pratt was anchored at third after
starting round No. with triple.
Leibold got no farther than first after
hitting safely in the third. and
Sothoron was marooned at second
following his two-bagger in the fifth.
Fendryx, who walked in the fourth.
got no farther than the initial sta
tior. anu Menosky. recipient OF a
pass in the SIXTH after having famed
twice previously, was victimized in
a double play.
Allan Sothoron, the former St. Louis
sIabman, was as weak as Erlck was
strong. being wa1loped for ten bInsles
in less than five rounds BinS Miller
was the sticking star. his single. FOL
lowing a safety by Harris and walk
to Brewer in the opener. producing
the initial tally, while he uncorked
a triple that accounted for a pair OF
markers in the fifth. Rice and Brewer
having preceded him with hits.
frame. Washington other pair OF
markers were acquired in the fourth
when a pass to Charity was followed
by successive singles by ORourke,
Erickson anu Judge.
smith Comes, Ellerbe Goes.
Frank Ellerbe's days as a member
Of the Nationals are drawing to a
close. the governor having been
traded to ST. Louis for Earl Smith.
left-handed hitting third baseman ana
outfielder, the swap to become enec.
tive next Thursday. Ellerbe is sald
to be slated for the regular berth
at the far corner with the Browns
and his many admirers in Washing
ton are pulling for him to make good
Smith probably will act as under
study for Shanks for the present and
fill pinch hitting roles.
Both managers, Mcbride and Fohl.
believe they have strengthened their
teams in the exchange and so Tar as
the records go there does not seem
10 be much to choose between the
athletes, although Smith has the ad-
vantage of being able to perform in
the garden as we'll as at third. Last
year Smith compiled batting aver
age of 1906 as against .292 for Ellerbe
and to date this season the newcomer
has a mark of .347, the governor be-
ing credited with 200 from pair
Of bingles in the ten times he has
been at bat. Their averages for their
entire careers in the major leagues.
rot including this season, show E1ler-
he leading with a record OF .2SS as
against 27S for Smith.