The Washington times., 1924-04-23

got an even break by trimming
series, 6 to 3.
1t was sloppy ball game. Waite
Hoyt looked good, but he was given
only weak opposition from the
Washingtonians. The Griffs broke
in with two triples and a single
for a couple of taIliee. Then, as
soon as the Yanks had passed them
in the second inning. they appear.
ed to lose all interest in the pastime.
From then to the bitter, frozen,
windy end. it was all Waite Hoyt
and N'York.
Paul Zahniser was not 90 terribly
bad in that second frame, though
he was not 80 remarkably effective
either, for that matter. But the
lethargic support behind him aided
somewhat in the success of the
Yankees.
The same goes for Dangerous
Dan" McGrew. He looked fair
enough, but Zahniser's punk back
ers were still on the Job. Wing.
field, who twirled the last two
frames. Jared better, but the game
was all over by the time he an.
peared on the pitching peak.
Sam Rice committed two I'M.
pardOnable fielding Offenses. His
friends may blame the high wind.
but that same wind blew for ali
the five other gardeners and~tI1ey
chung to the pill. Rice's muffs
gave the Yankees three runs, the
margin OF their victory.
Meusel bumped zahniser for a
triple, opening the second. Pipp
walked. Ward singled to center,
scoring Meusel. Though he had no
chance whatever Of cutting off Pipp
at third. Rice hurled uselessly in
that direction, letting Ward 20 nm
to second.
Wally Schang hoisted a long fly
out to right center and Rice man.
aged to lose 1t after q stumbling
chase, letting Pipp and Ward tally
ana the Yank catcher reach third.
Scott flied to Goslin, Harris relay.
ing the latter's throw to Ruel. who
dropped the ball after Umpire
Evans had ruled Schang out. That's
the sort of a game they played be.
mind Zahniser. Hoyt and Witt
singled off him before McGrew
came in and forced Dugan to roll
into a double play
With two gone in the third, Pipp,
Ward and Schang singled in success.
sion, the latter's wallop scoring
Pipp.
Bob Meusel led off in the fifth
with a long fly to Rice, who
gracefully muffed It, letting Meu.
sci reach third base. Pipp's
hoist to GOslin scored NIeuseI.
The Griffs fielding picked up in
sharpness through the last four
innings, Rice managing to hang
on to two flies and Peck to cover
little more ground. Neither had
glistened during the first tive
frames.
Judges three.bagger up against
the scoreboard. Rice's clean single
to right and Goslin's hearty triple
to the right field corner gave the
home boys two runs. They might
have made 1t three, but Fisher ana
Ruel struck out. That was in the
opening round ana at no time
thereafter did the Griffs look
formidable against Hoyt.
A pass to Fisher in the fourth,
Ruel's infield out and Peck's Texas
League single to left brought over
the third an final tally Of the day
for the Harris gang.
Babe Ruth went hitless. Zahniser
famed him in the first inning. He
put up short fly for Goslin IN
the third and failed to get the
ball out of the infield in the next
three attempts. He was adorned
with many luscious raspberry gar.
lands by the fans.
The prettiest individual fielding
bit was Peck's pickup Of Meusel's
slow bounce in the ninth, followed
by a perfect peg for the out. That
was the real thing.