The New York herald., 1922-05-27
RUTH A SPECTATOR
AS YANKEES LOSE
Senators Triumph by Score of
3 to 1, Zachary Pitching
Fine Ball.

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Special Dispatch to THE NEW YonK HrRALD
WASHINGTON, May 26.-George Her
man Ruth sat In the grand stand. a mere
spectator, here this afternoon and saw
the Yankees beaten. 8 to 1. in the open
ing game Of series with the Senator'S.
He saw his pals make only six hits, al
singles, off the southpaw elants of Jeze-
bel Tecumseh Zachary. and escape a
| by Left Fielder Goslin, which paved the
way for the champions only run.
| Zachary was none too steady at times.
but was handsomely supported at critical
moments. Three double plays were made
In his defense, all of them costly to the
| New York cause. One developed in the
| eighth inning after singles by Fewster
and Miller had put the tying runs on
base with only one out, and another. the
prize of the collection, was started by
| Roger Peclinpaugh after Pipp had
ripped a single to right in the ninth.
Battling Bob Shawkey labored on the
hill for the Yankees and was beaten by
| his own wildness. Five bases on balls
| were charged against his erratic de-
| livery, and all but one of them figured
| in the scoring. In the Afth the former
Cob forced In a run by passing Peckin-
paugh with all the bases filled as a re-
suit of two deadheads and a single.
Telegram Regarding Ruth.
| Just before the Yankees debouched
upon the field for their preliminary prac-
tIce Manager Miller Huggins received a
telegram from President Ban Johnson OF
the American League instructing him to
ha Poh ha n,,f nP fha Yan1xaa hating
order pending investigation of his at
tempted assault upon spectator at the
Polo Grounds on Thursday.
| In accordance with his traditional
policy. Griffith has been making a great
feature of Ruth's first series at the capi-
tai city this year In his advance notices
to the newspapers, and has even induced
the Southern Railway to run special ex-
cursions from as far South as Greensboro
and Asheville for the Saturday and Sun
! day games
Though restrained from playing the
| game. the Babe participated in the pre-
liminary practice. AS he made his first
appearance here in uniform this year
he received a mixed greeting, some of
the fans cheering him and others as
sailing his ears with jeers. He re-
mained on the field throughout the
batting practice and sent a couple of
lusty belts over the distant center field
fence. Every lohg drive was saluted
with a salvo of applause from crowd
Of more than 10000.
Senators Score First.
The Senators were the first to score.
With one out In the first inning Sam
Rice singled through the box. Judge
drew a pass and Brewer filled the
bases by beating out a slow roller down
the third base line. Gosln singled to
center, scoring Rice and Judge and
sending Brewer to third. A squeeze
play was attempted, but Charity
bunted right into Shawkey's hands and
Brewer was nipped at the plate Peck
then ended the inning by grounding
| to Scott for q force out at second.
There was no further scoring until
the fourth. In which the Yankees bagged
a tainted run. With two out in this
inning. Goslin muffed Bakers liner In
short left field and the Maryland
farmer reached second base on the
error, scoring on Meusel's single to
left. Walter Pipp also connected solidiy
but lined into Rice's hands for the
| third out.
With two, out in the second half, La
Motto singled to center and went to
| third on Zachary's blow to right, but
both runners were left when Miller COR
raled Harris's hoist for the third out
Again In the fifth Shawkey faltered af-
| ter two were out, and pass to Brewer,
Goslins single to center and base on
halls to Charity filled the bases. He
forced In run by passing Peck but
averted further trouble in this frame
by tanning LaMotte for the third out.
| Peckinpaugh's wild throw past first
rut Fewster on b4se at the start of the
sixth. Ward batted into a force out at
second and then advanced to the mid
wa.- on Miller's sacrifice. Baker drew
a pass and brought Bob Meusel to bat
but the best the languid Californian had
to offer In the pinch was an easy pop
| fly which LaMotte collected back of
third.
ing bid in the seventh but were turned
back after putting runners on first and
second with only one out, Fewster's
running capture Of Gharrity's long liner
breaking the backbone of the rally.
In the eighth Fewster started a Yam
kee attack with a single to left and
| fingered on first while Ward popped out
| to Judge. Miller then singled to right.
| sending Fewster to third and bringing
| Frank Baker to bat with the tying
| runs on base. Baker pulled the sizzling
| srounder down the first base line but
| Judge raked IL In and his throw to
Peck, forcing Miller at second, was re-
turned to first IN time to complete a
double play which ended the inning.
NEW YORK fA.) | WASHINGTON tA.)