Evening star., 1922-05-27

crowd to escape the consequences OF
Ruth has a most discouraging time
obstacle to hurdle in his quest for
new slugging record. Seven weeks,
practically one-quarter of the season,
already has slipped by and he has but
one homer, a single and a double to
show for his efforts with the fail in
the six games he has played, bat
ting percentage of 1856. At this time
last season he had thirteen circuit
clouts to his credit Opinion Is al
most unanimous that he will not pc
able to even approach his record OF
last wear, ffty-nine, but this was true
after he set up the previous high
mark of fifty-four, and even that OF
twenty-nine that he established the
season prior to that
Ruth has accomplished SO many
.impossible" feats with his biudgeon
that the speculatively inclined will DO
we'll to consider carefully before
hooking the family fivver to wager
against him, and We have a Weii-de-
fined hunch that those VINO pet ne
could not overhaul Ken Williams. al
ready credited with dozen maratnoh
hauls, will be troubled with NUMB
ness in the lower extremities oy the
fourth of July.
Huge Thronss Expected.
Anyway, weather of only fair to
middlin' brand will be necessary 10
assure throngs of near-recotS pr
portions out 7th street way TINS al
ternoon when the Bambino is Que 70
inaugurate another drive toWaro the
place in the sun he considers risht-
fully his, and the prospects that ~
morrow they'll be turning 'em away:
In the swatting sultan's absence
Yesterday, the Nationals, with the
benefit Of fine display of finglns oy
5ezebel Tecumseh Zachary. mos.
opportune bingle by Goose Gosiln anu
inpaugh, took the measure OF BOD
Shawkey and his fellow champions
in neat fashion. to l. Zachary fully
merited a shut-out victory ana wouia
have had 1T. except Tor nliscus ~
Goslin, but the Sally Lacquer more
than made amends for the bobpie
with his fail. while Peck attalned
dixzy heights with his feats aheid
after pulling one bum chuck which
had no bearing on the outcoiho'
Nationals on In Front.
Goslin was on the producing end OF
man in front at the outset. one
gone. Rice beat out bounder TO
Scott over the midway, Judge walked
and Brewer arrived at hrss ahead
of Bakers toss of his swinging bun''
fIIing the bases. Goose crashed the
haII nitched to center, scoring Rice
and Judge, and sending Brewer 10
third. on an attempted squeeze,
Ciharritys bunt went straight 10
Shawkey, who tossed out turkey at
the plate. Peck then forced Ghar-
rity.
the run registered by the Ianks in
the fourth, too. With two gone,
Baker raised what should nave been
an easy out to left field. Mis5udglng
dashed forward and got both hands
on the ball, but fumbled. and before
he could recover and heaVe to Peek,
Baker was on second, from Where ne
scored when Meusel swatted to left.
Singles by La Motto and Zachary,
with two down in the fourth. were
wasted when Harris lofted to Miller,
but a tally accrued to the Griffs in
the following frame when Shawkey
developed a streak of wildness Rice
started with single to LETT center
and was tagged by Fewster in try
ing to stretch it. Judge popped to
Pipp. but the corner were crowded
when Brewer and Charity received
free, transportation, with a single ny
Goslin sandwiched in. and -FOUR
over the plate. La Motto proved un-
equal to a grand opportunity when
he succumbed on strikes.
Pull Nifty Double Play.
Following the fourth the Hugmen
were unable to register a. safety off
Zachary until the eighth when
nifty double play, started and nm
ished by Judge sunffed their rally.
Fewster led with a rap to left and
after Wards death took third on
single Miller poked through the po-
sition vacated by Harris with the
hit-and-run sign displayed. Then
Baker hoped to Judge whose toss
TO Peck forced Miller. and Baker was
doubled up when Rajah shot the ball
back to Josephus. Great stuff!
1t was in the ninth that Peckin-
paugh set off the real pyrotechnics,
however. With Meusel disposed of.
Pipp singled to right and Scott
rammed what appeared to be sure
fire safety close to the middle cusf1-
ion. Peck SKINNED over and scooped
it up with his gloyed hand, stepped
ON second to force Pipp and shot the
ball to Judge for the two-ply demise
that terminated the joust