The New York herald., 1922-04-13
Yankees Minus Ruth Are
Beaten BY Senators s to 5
Fewsters nept Fielding Mainly Responsible for De-
feat-Scott Scintillates and Baker Fails With Bat
President Harding and 10000 at Game.
BY DANIEL.

BY DANIEL.
Special DispGtch TO THE NEW YoRK HERALD.
WASHINGTON. April l2.-For Amer
and clad in the gladsome verdurc of
spring. this was a day or pretty and
impressive baseball ceremonies, not
the least pleasing of which took the
form OF victory for the Senator's over
the Yankees BY 6 TO ). From the mo-
ment the President. Mrs. Harding and
Secretary OF State Hughes arrived to
give official recognition TO the opening
of the American League season until
George Mogridge struck out Wallie
pipp to end the game it was an after
noon in which Washington did itself
proud-and in which the New Yorks.
despite defeat, were proud to partici-
pate.
For the reorganized Senators Il was
JOY 10 the finish. while they outdid the
Yankees both on attack and defense
after President Harding had done base
ball the honor to throw out the first
ball. More than thirty thousand on
lookers--by far new attendance rec
ord for this city--jammed the stands
and poured over into the field 10 greet
the league champions from New York
and the rejuvenated local club which
they hope Will wrest the laurels from
the title winners Of 1921.
For Babe Ruth, exiled from competi
tlon until May 20. the game was ona
mixed with the aloes which comes from
heiplessness--th utter chagrin which
comes from despair. While the greatest
home run hitter Of all time sat in a box
near the Yankee bench his team fairly
howled for his menacing presence at
the bat and even for his defensive
qualities in left field For, while Sam
Jones Of the Yankees was hit hard. he
would have beaten the Senators had Will
son Fewster played up to form in Ruth's
place.
Fcwstcr Has Rad Day.
Fewster seemed bewildered. helpless.
at times the victim of something like
blind staggers as he piled UP a record
OF inept fielding which cost the New
YorlSs their first contest. Two high
flies eluded him for single and a
double In the second inning and brought
the Senator'S run. Fewster went bad
on another fly in the fourth and 1t went
for a two bagger for Harris-and soon
was converted into a tally, too. Then
Chick declined to face harassing issue
any further in the sun flooded lett
field and changed places with Elmer
Miller.
1t required no more than just that
first game to-day to demonstrate how
much the Yankees will miss Ruth and
Bob Neusel. too. Bob did not have to
sit through the defeat. for he remained
in New York. But Ruth suffered and
suffered-and at times he looked as II
he were ready to jump out INTO the field
and tell his team mates thing or two
But II the Babe were ready to yield to
this stirring inclination Col. Til Huston
sitting at his side, was there to restrain
him.
Ruth did not get a chance even to don
uniform and get in few lcks in prac-
tice. Miller Higgins this morning re-
ceived an official ruling from Judge
Lands which stipulates that Ruth must
not be on the playing field either at the
Polo Grounds or anywhere else after
tine gates are opened to the public. This
mandate applies 10 Meusel too The
Babe took part in the parade which
preceded the flag raising and the Prcsi-
dents throwing out the ball-and then
squatted in a box seat. where he seemed
TO attract more attention than the Presi-
dental party near the Senator's bench
Loosely Played Contest.
From a baseball standpoint Ii was q
game which left much TO be desired in
all departments. IT was contest rather
talo h4,f .xyf.
ing fielding qualities Everett Scott OF
the Yankees, for one. scintillated in his
most hashy style. Time and again he
scooted over to second or deep into
Frank Bakers terrain to cut down hits.
But Jones. who has a remarkable record
OF success against Washington. was not
quite up to the pitching form which had
been expected of him. and Mogrdge. a
Yankee castoff throwing every pitch
with a hymn of hate for New York. was
more effective in pinches after the third
inning than he ever hai been against
his old club.
II was thriller for the highly enthu-
siastic crowd this scrap which saw the
Washlngtons drive in the tying run in
the seventh and the all conquering tally
in the eighth. and al the while the
Yankees, who had not got run. ard
OnlF tWC WIDELY separated httS aiter
the third inning. were helpless before
the left handed shoots Of the pitcher
who in the winter Of 1921 was pro-
nounccd through by Huggins and traded
to the Senator's.
Mogridge was not the only former
Yankee who took a shot al his old team
mates. Roger Peckinpaugh. the short
stop who was traded to the Wsshingtons
last winter after many years Of brilliant
service In New York. had to wait until
the seventh inning 10 get his ht--but
when he did get il he landed II al a
time when IL did the Yankees n lot Of
harm.
Peck punched out single which was
too hot for Baker to handle. went TO
second on a wild pitch--and came in
with the tying ran on a single to right
hy Earl Smith. Eice followed with an
other hit--his third--but Scott came TO
Jones's rescue with one or the greatest
plays we have seen IN many day. He
scoopcd up Goslin's hounder with one
hand, dashed over second. and with a
great throw doubled the batter at first.
That saved Jones-but not for long
The eighth saw three hits come IN sue
cesslon--and the laurels OF triumph land
on the brows OF Shanks and Charity
Shanks drove a double into the crowd
In left field and Charity scored him
with long single TO left. Thus went
the game-and thus did the Yankees
trail into the NINTH there TO fall abject
nrey before the Mogridge pitching