Evening star., 1922-05-28


over the Yankees.
In the seventh, with the returns read
ing: Yanks. >: Csriffs. 1, La Motto was
on third and Francis on second with
one down when Harris crashed a
vicious liner to left that was foul by
but an inch or two. Then with the
count three-and-two he was set down
on delivery he considered outSide.
But he was wrong. Umpire Evans said
So
Rice then chopped one close to the
midway and apparently beat Wards
heave by an eyelaSh. But he. too. was
wrong, on the authority of Umpire
Hildebrand. who wavered visibiy in his
motion to Indicate out"
\ walk to Harris would have filled
The bases with one out. and even though
Rice failed to beat out his rap to Ward
only one put-out could have been ef
fected on which the tying run would
have scored with two on, Judge un and
the tide of battle inspiring the Griffs
while lowering the morale of the
Yankees in inverse ratio. Butt
wasn't the Nationals day. it isn't their
month. and apparently is not their
year.
Bush Outpitches Francis.
Ray Francis fully justified the
growing conviction that he is of real
big league caliber by his work on the
slab. but it must be said for Joe
Bush that he gave an even better ex-
hibition of hurting in maintaining his
position as leading finger of the
circuit.
Babe Ruth. the magnet that drew
fair-sized assemblage to brave two
hours of pneumonia weather. gave the
early arrivals display of his slugSing
prowesS in the preliminary work by
humping several balls over the barrier,
but after the gong rang he subsided
into a state of innocuous desue Jude
with mingled booeS and cheers echolng
In his ears on every appearance. He
was franked in the first inning. rolled
to Harris in the third and whacked
into double plays in both the hIth and
eighth
Ruth was left after walking in the
opener when Peck made nice play on
Bakers rap off Francis glove. In the
second Meusel walked, took third, al ter
Pipp famed, on Scott'S single to left,
the latter reaching second on Gos1in's
futile throw and they were stranded,
Schang being called out on strikes and
Bush rolling to Peck.
The Yanks' initial marker accrued in
the third, Francis paving the way with
a pass to Miller. The latter reached
second on Wards sacrifice, Travelled to
third while Harris was retiring Ruth
and scored on a double down the right
field line by Baker, Frank being left
when La Motto made a mic play on
Meusels slow roller.
Set down in order in the first two
frames, the Nationals threatened in the
third, when Peck walked and La Motto
eked a hit out of his third effort to
sacrifice. Baker being caught flatfooted.
Francis suicide advanced them and.
after Harris rolled to Bush, Ward
saved the situation by staggering back
into right field for Rice's short fly:
Judge and Brewer conSpired to knot
the count in round T. Josephus led
with a screaming wallop TO right
center that Meusel was lucky to get
near and failed to hold when he
sprawled. after getting has mltts on
loft to Meusel The throw was a long,
accurate one and Judge beat it with
little to spare. Goslin followed with
q single to center, but was left.
Hugmen Again Take lead.
The Nationals remained on even
terms only till the following frame,
when stropg-arm work py Harrls
made possible d metropolitan marker.
Bush started with a single over sec
oud. Harris made a fine stop and had
no chance to flag him, but b,azeo
away. the ball sailing over Judges
head to- the dugout and Bush reacn-
ing second. After Goslin had taken
care of Miller in sensational style,
Bush scored on Wards single to CEN
ter Ruth then hit into double play
started by Harris
Judges single and a walk to Goslin
nut on two Nationals who were left
in the sixth, when Charity whiffed,
and the seventh was a tough round,
both sides threatening. Scott led for
the Yanks with a double to left and
took third on Schang's safe bunt.
They held their bases when Bush
flied short to Brewer and a double
play ensued from Miller's liner to
La Motto.
.1ucky" round with a single to center
and was forced when La Motto
essayed to bunt. Francis double to
short left put La Motto on third Har-
ris kicked long and loudly. but TO no
avail, when he was called out on a
questionable third strike. Rice then
raped to second and appeared to
have beaten the throw by a narrow
margin. 'Umps Hildebrand saw 1t diff
ferentIy or. at least. ruled differently.
and the protestations which ensued
failed to move him. That was the Ma
tionals last hope, for they We're set
down in order in the two final frames.
Ruth drilled into a double play for
the second time in succession after
Ward singled to open the eighth, but
the Yanks added a marker for safety's
sake in the ninth on MeusePs shot to
center, Pipp's sacrifice and Scott's sec
ond double in row. Scotty was left
when Peck tossed out both Schang