The Washington herald., 1922-05-25
IAMBINO ROLLS TO.
JUDGE WITH PATHS.
EROWDED. In NINTH.
lice Puts Mats in Lead
With Homer Into
Right-Field Stands.


New York, May 24.-''Ten 1t not
n Gath. publish 1t not in the
treets of Ascalon" or in more At-
Ing and humble terms; keep 1t a
ark, dark. dismal secret that Babe
tuth can't to the bat twice today
the Polo Grounds with the bases
uil. when even a single would have
cen worth its weight in treasury
lotes. and the best that the behe-
moth Of bust could do was nothing
all. Not a suspicion Of a hit
ID he get while the Senators ran
n with the ball game 5 to 3 amid
he mourning OF $4,000 spectators.
On the other hand there were
wo home runs pounded out in the
nd affair, and one of them was
redited to no less a Parsonage than
>ong Bob Meusel, confreret of Ruth
n the long exile of the early sea-
Pon- Battering Bob smote one of
walter Johnson's speeders into the
eft field bleachers in the second
inning. his first time at bat In to-
lays game. Incidentally. that put
he Yanks in the lead for the time
being. but the Senatorial clan was
ust feeling out the slants of
Squire" Sam Jones preparatory to
aunching their big attacks in two
vaves, one In the fifth and one in
eventh innings.
Rice Gets Homer, Too.
The Squire" was having a hard
lime with the village cut-ups on
he Fabian grten today. Samuel
Bumpus" Jones usually holds
dilan's bad boys In the hollow of
his hand. but they were jumping
ip and down on his manly chest
n this particular contest and ram
ned out IL base blows. including
triple by Howard Shanks and a
usty home run by Sam Rice. The
Washington centerfielder brought
home the winning tally in the
feventh when he loosed the ball
INTO the upper tier of the right
ield stand scoring Stanley Harris
head of him.
The last time the Squire" faced
he Senators he held them to a pair
bf hits, but that was another day
was an afternoon when wasted
Opportunities were parading across
he field in a column of squads
FAKE the second inning. Baker
ingled and was out stealing
deusel knocked a home run. Pipp
Singled and was out stealing. Scott
ined to center. Here were two
Perfectly good singles and a rous-
ing home run with the net result
Pf the counter across the pan.
TSe fifth. was net so bad for the
toIonels Pipp hit safely to center.
went to second on Scott's sacrifice
fr6 scored on Schang's single to
tiEht Wally came home on
Nardie's blow to left. making the
Respectable total Of two runs on
hree hits. They were needed too.
IS the Senators had put across two
allies in their half of the inning
bn singles by Peck. Johnson and
Dudge and a sacrifice fly by Harris.
Scott's Error Hurts.
The Yanks were leading at to 2
n the seventh. when Deacon Scott
let a grounder by Harris trickle
but of his glove. Sam Rice in
Ferted his home run into the
pastime at this point and the Sena-
tors took>the lead again. ito have
and to hold" The Yanks took a
Toe hold in their half OF the lucky
eeventh." but the Senators wiggIed
but Of 1t and tossed the Hugmen
for a rolling fall.
It came in this wise: Scott and
Eehang singled. and Jones sacrificed
lively. Witt drew his third base
pn balls. Mling up the stations
There Is no more pleasing sight to
the common or garden variety Of
fan than a set of crowded bases
~
pfing. Here II was. in all its
glory, for Ward forced out Scotty
ht the plate and the Bambino took
Els threatening stand.
Two Sot. three on, Babe Ruth at
bat and Walter Johnso in the box.
with the Yanks needing but one
run to tie the score, any gentle
man who can dope out a more in.
teresting situation for the delecta-
tion OF baseball followers is en-
Titled to a season pass to Central
Park knock Il out Of the lot
shrieked Bob Shawkey from the
nrst base coaching box. Hit " n
mile" chanted Johnnie Mitchell
from the opposite side. Into the
stands" roared the crowd. Hit 1t
here big boy" Grunted Joe Judge
Just what made the Bambino dis
regard the instructions of his
foachers, the pleadings of the base
runners, the orders of his skipper
md the frenzied appeal Of the pop
place, while he obeyed the calm
command of an alien enemy will
hever be satisfactorily explained to
khe 1900 palpitating citizens who
collapsed in their seats as the home
run king grounded out to Judge.
The Senators added a superfiuous
kally In the eighth on a triple by
Howard Shanks and a squeeze play
with Rajah Peckinpaugh on the
hinth. Two runs were needed this
kime. Scotty doubled to left,
Schang walked and Camp Skinner
batttd for Jones with a liner that
hearty removed Walter Johnson's
bort Upper. It went for a hit and
HE bases vert hlled. Not a man
but either. The old speed king
kurned on a full head of steam.
made Witt foul out to Shanks and
Tanned wardie on three vociferous
ktrikes. For the second time in the
rame the collossas Of clout was up
wfth two out. the bases full. and
khe home team trailing. Too bad
boor old Walter Johnson Is slip
bing. The decrepit gentleman Is
Evidently on his way to some home
Tor INDECENT ancients-yes. he may
Be, but take Il from the Babe, he's
! long dreary distance from II right
how. The Bambino swung his bat,
IN. h.rf .,fled out 70 Sam Rice IN