The Washington times., 1922-04-22

do with keeping the throngs dow
and Bob Meusel has been a body
York Club. =
On May 20 the two rebels will be
eligible to make their appeal 10
Judge Landis for reinstatement. The
fans OF this town, however, are being
told that on May 20 both Ruth and
Meusel will be in the Yankees line
uf against the st. Louis Browns,
and, unless they are. there may be a
small.sized riot at the Polo Grounds
that day.
Under the ruling of the baseball
commissioner Ruth and Meusel win
be permitted to make the applica-
tiuns for reinstatement for ten days
beginning with May 20. They will
lose no time. 1t is probable that both
applications will arrive at the Chi
oago office OF Judge Lands on the
morning of May 20, but there rs
nothing in the ruling which says that
they will be allowed to play ball
that day.
Meanwhile, here I'm New York
the fans are being lti61ed into the
belief that their boycotting OF tine
Yankees may change Judge Lam
ais mind, which is a ridiculous
thing. Judge Lands might just
as soon resign as commissioner of
baseball II he relents one iota i'm
his handling of the case Of Ruth,
Meusel and Piercy.
The absence of the two sluggers
from the Yankee team is giving the
Washington clubs treasury a terri
bic wallop, though. This visit will
hardly give the Griffmen enough to
pay their expenses for coming here.
Apparently every club coming here
until Ruth and Meusel are back in
the game will suffer accordingly.
The present cold weather may
worry the Griffs more than ordi-
narily. They won't require a trunk
10 take bask to Washington their
share Of the gate receipts.
The two martyrs did not attend
yesterdays game. 1t was too cold
for them. 1t was believed that
Ruth might be there, occupying a
box, but no trace could be found
of the Bambino. Either he was out
playing golf or selling some of his
caps to aspiring children. He
wasn't at the ball park, anyway.
Well, he missed seeing a real
Washington pitcher. Yes, Zeb
Milan discovered he owned a real
twirler in Tom Phillips. Last Sun
day, in Washington, Joe Gleason,
backed by miserable support,
demonstrated he was the goods. He
lost, but IL wasn't his fault. Yester-
day Bob LaMotte tossed away
whatever chance Tom Phillips had
OF winning a ball game.
II was hard lines for LaMotte. The
Kid thirdsacker had been playing
wonderful ball in the field, and it
was his hard luck to lose the game
on a simple play. In the very first
inning, with Fewster on third and
two out, Mcmillan bounded to La.
Motto. II was apparently an easy
out. LaMotte picked up the ball,
raised up, set himself and then threw
over Judges head. Fewster went
over with the lone run OF the entire
game.
The Griffs are losing largely be-
cause they are not hitting the ball
The best pitching in the world can
not win ball games. The best II can
do Is to prevent the other fellow
from scoring. Phillips made good,
but his supporters fell down badly.
IL is worthy Of note that Milan
has found Philli. to be a real pitch
err. Eventually he will win games
for the club. He did not issue a
single pass yesterday. He famed
only one Yankee, that is true, but
only five of them succeeded in hit
ting safely, and no two in any one
inning. But for LaMotte's bad peg
the teams might have been playing
yet, Tommy Connolly pulled a rich
decision in the ninth that made the
Griffs wrathy. With one out Rice
singled and when Smith rolled slow.
ly to Ward he sailed for second
Connolly never expected a play at
second base, and was on the jump
toward first base.
Aaron Ward, with Smith an
easy out, tossed TO Scott at second.
Rice was apparently safe but Con- 1
molly, taking a quick peek over his
shoulder, called him out. It looked
as II he had given the sign he ex-
pected to give on Smith who would
have been out on peg to first
base.
Pecklnpaugh then drew a walk.
Had Rice been called safe, the bases
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