Evening Star Newspaper, May 2, 1921, Page 24

- 24 SPORTS. 7 THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. MONDAY, MAY 2, 1921 SPORTS. - Critics of Nationals Now Inquire as to Hotel Accommodations in Washington in October CLUB NOW BEING RATED ¢{ ASPENNANT CONTENDER Impresses the Experts in Cities of iRivals. Indians’ Power Shown by Their Success, Despite Injuries to Stars. BY DENMAN THOMPSO HILADELPHIA, May 2—Not P in cight years has a team represent- ing Washington attracted the attention now being directed to McBride's scrappy band. Although they occasionally come a crop- per, as on the Sabbath, when they tripped blithely to the capital to the home folks an illustration of how league leaders play fizzle badly and eat humble pie concocted in Connie Ma ball, only to cellar em- porium, the Nationals have earned the respect of the entire base ball world and are being credited by experts in all sections with the strength to prove a decisive factor in the pennant ch Picked almost unanimously as first division materfal in the pre-season books, their feat of bowling over op- position in the east with such con- sistency as to twice supplant Cleve- land as the bell wether of the Amer- jcan League flock has caused the critics to slightly revise their dope and elicited conjectures as to hotel accommodations in Washington dur- ing October. Food for Reflection. While pennants are not won in the spring and no_ well-balanced person will draw definite conclusions re- garding a six-month campaign from what is accomplished by one club in 1ses than three weeks from the start and with more than half of the con- tenders still to be. played for the first time, the showing of the Griff- men to date has given thoughful fol- Jowers of the pastime serious food for reflection. The impression the Nationals have created is fairly well reflected in the following observations by Fred Lieb. a well informed writer of conserva- tive tendencies. Commenting on the eplurge made by the Griffmen, this able Gotham scribe says. in part: “Washington looms up as the most dangerous club of the east just at present. It will be a strong factor. “The team has unquestionable bat- ting strength. The Griffmen outhit the Yankees last season despite the fact that they finished sixth. The[r pitching still is uncertain, ‘but if Johnson is in any kind of shape a hitting club like the Senators should ‘win many games behind him. “If the race again simmers down to the Yankees and Indians, New York is fairly certain of getting more help from the east than it did last year. In 1920 Cleveland beat the Nationals on the year's games, fifteen to seven. and the White Sox turned the trick seventeen to five."” 3 India: Prove Strength. The great strength of the Cleveland team is strikingly illustrated by the fact that although it has been sub- Jicted 1o an unusually severe streak of tough luck, it is at the top of the Yeap. Speakes hospital list has increased steadily since the start of the cam- yaign. Yet he continues to win, not- withstanding that the pitching has been only mediocre. The answer lies in the tremendous attacking power of se this vear. | Tickets for Yesterday’s | | } Game May Be Exchanged All of the 3,000 box seats for Yexterday's Washington - Phila- delphia game were sold in ad- vance, and_only about 200 of he ticket holders were at the H mtest. President Griflith has | | | announced that thexe scuts may | be exchanged for uny game dur- ing the seaxon, but that n 613 14th street, be exchnazed the opening engagement with the Yankees Wednesday, The seatx will go on xale at the | | park Wednesday mornin; | | box weats are reserved. | | the park are opened each day just ax moom after moon as the | fans mather. lowing the beaning a year ago this spring that all but ended his career, he has been a drag on the team. The eight errors Fewster committed in the four games the Yankees dropped to Washington show how he has handicapped them, and there were other miscues such as tempo- rary fumbles, preventing double plays. which were not recorded in the box scores. If Huggins wants to avail himself of Fewster's speed and ability as a lead-off man _he should install Chick in the outfield. This might not be a bad idea. in_view of the ditty dedicated to Bobby Roth and set the music of “John Brown's which starts: “They traded Duffy Lewis for some water on the knee.” Kelly's Clouting Stira. Base ball fans—those with National League leanings particularly—are all steamed up over the fact that a new leader in the business of manufac- | turing home runs has bobbed up in | the person of George Kelly of the | Giants. The elongated first baseman of McGraw's clan. whose clouting rampage -now extends to half a dozen swats for the circuit, one more than is credited to Babe Ruth, now is a hero in the eves of Gotham bugs, |who only last feason gave him razzing every time he appeared at | the plate. Many wagers have been placed the club, the latest averages showing | that he will usurp the pinnacle of e team average of .349. while it has scored exactly thirty-nine more runs than the Nationals, who rank second in_this respect. . Bill Wambsganss, of triple play re- nown, was the first to go on the shelf, @ue to a broken arm. Then Lunte, first string utility inflelder, was laid up with a badly sprained ankle, and row Elmer Smith, the marathon mauler, is out with a sprained side. Fut Speaker has the reserves. He rlugged the hole caused by the death pre-eminence attained last season by the Bambino. His admirers sturdily maintain, for instance, that he is a more versatile hitter than Ruth, citing the fact that, while the Babe h-“:l;*_I;-la large mn.Jolrldtxy orlhu four- n one general rection, 1 Mll. to all t‘fle':fls. i Helly. n support thereof they cite that Kelly’s first this );’e:\r w:.s“ocf% Betts. a right-hander, and went over the right field wall in this city. His next was into the center field bleach- of Chapman last season with young|ers at the Broad street plant here off Sewell,, has filled the gap at second with Riggs Stephenson, another colle- gian, who promises to prove even miore of a sensation than his fellow student from the University of Ala- bama. and has an outflelding substi- tute of class in Joe Wood. Lee Meadows. and his third off Hub- bell of the Phillies cleared the left field wall at the Polo Grounds. Not Swinger Like Ruth. ‘While Kelly is entitled to full credit for these feats, his admirers should How to Torture Your Wife. —By Webster. MOW, GEORGE, FOR HEAVEN'S SAXE’, Do TRY AMD PLAY A SAME GAME OF BR\DGE To-MIGHT ! BE CONSERVATIVE w4 YOUR BIDDING ¥ WHEN Y0U BID CounT THE TRICK S You ARE GOM™NG To LOSE .. TuE. BROWNS ARE EXPERT PLAYERS - REMEMBER THAT | ADD A JIGGER OF PIME APRLE JUICE. HELPS A LOT No MONSENSE ! 4 | VE 'vE HAD FINE M sELF! 'L SHAKE uP SOME MORE'™ A Fortunately for the Indians, Steve|not lose sight of the fact that for pure O'Neill, vy Gardner and Spoke himsel? have been spared.” If any or | SIUSEINE he ls & mere novice com- this_trio should crumble the Tribe|Pared with Ruth. The Giant isn't al ‘would fold up like an accordion. :;nge::,""firt '33:,.,02"'" H;argm; unce of bee Baker May Arouse Yanks. and brawn behind the bat as does the Announcement by Miller Huggins | Babe, who hitting or missing takes a that Frank Baker will be reinstated | cut that never has been approached in the line-up may be expected t0|by any other player, nor is Kelly a have the effcct of a tonic on the|airong-arm hitter like Bob Meusel, ankees, who thus far have proved |: i a bittar disappointment to New York ) pie miowes " WIO Eets distance into fans. With J. Franklin at third and | He is more of a wrist hitter, like Znron Ward on second, the Yanks|prank Brower. Wrists and proper il be a much more formidable ma- | ;iming will ncesmplish much. as chine than with Wilzon Fewster &t|prower fllustrated in the Internation- 1ha keystone station. While the lat- tor has the sympathy of all follow- ers of the sport for the game fight he has made for a regular job, fol- al League last season and has failed *o demonstrate as Griffman, but they will not measure up over a stretch of 154 games against an ath- lete who uses wrists. timing arms and shoulders, plus some 225 pounds of r How Griffs Are g muscled welght every time' he takes a riffle at the ball as Ruth does. i A L The Nationals and Mackmen Te- 13 44 20 0 13 454 | |sume their argument at Shibe Park 2% % 02 40| |today. Either Erickson or Zachary 6 67 2% 4 11 358 will start box work for McBride's I..l ?1 ?. .° I‘l .);.' gontender-, while Rollie Naylor B ue to hurl h / 16 €8 21 1 7 308 urlfor the s .16 58 17 0 8 293 .3 4 1 0 0 .20 .18 50 10 1 9 .18 .4 13 2 0 0 .66 .5 6 1 0 0 .16 3 71 0 0 .42 .4 8 6 0 0 135 16 85 6 2 4 .10 .9 6 0 0 0 .000 4 7 0 0 0 .000 .1 1 .0 0 0 .000 .2 2 0 0 0 .000 .11 0 0 0 .000 .2 0 0 0 0o .000 SUNDRIES Howard A. French & Co. NO M 424 9th St. N.W. 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By monthly summary April finds Pittsburgh unmistakably superior to the National League teams of the west, and Brooklyn as surely superior to the National League teams of the east. That is strict running to form on the basis that Pittsburgh and Brooklyn are pennant factors. In the first tilt, as the month passed out, both Pittsburgh and Brooklyn enthusiasts may smile complacently over their keen judgment. Shortly there will be another arrangement of games which will be a greater test of the skill of the present leaders April's end found Cleveland leading its western rivals safely. though by a little less margin than the Pitts- burgh led the National League Washington, however, had outd tanced the eastern half of the Ameri- can League, and that was not on the cards at ail. In the overwhelming rush to name New York as the great contender, except Cleveland, Wash- ington had been overlooked. b The manner in which Alexander, the great pitcher of the Cubs, was in- jured is without precedent or parallel in base ball. Prior to the opening game in Chicago he was warming up. DOUBLE GRIP PARIS GARTERS L CAN TOUCH \ AN\ } Men of Action Want Satisfaction re millions of “live wires” who go after the elrmoneyunbuy—eunipun.fl items e-duty-doi polgxlll{ldsy, COMPANY HICKORY Garters FEW YORK Take a tip-buy Paris today-remember they’ve been IN. PRICE ALREADY! WHUP . THA'S PLENTY! HERE'S To CRiME ! i | W 'Ll SAY SIX SPADES' wHAO YA TeiMie OF THAT 7 AN' | HAVEN'T MuCH OF A HAND EITHER 'mo’ Bt HAD FOUR Three Walks and Hit Then Defeat Browns—Tribe Batters White Sox Recruit Pitcher. Tigers and Indians were successful yesterday in the western swing of the American League. The Cobumen stuck grimly to their task and earn- ard a fight. ed an elevtn-i:‘lni:\x vu‘;‘ory I.::]nr n:e . The Tribe too cing_to Spectators are permitted on the field fi:powsr;;n!:-nnf : ’re(’rull awnueg X cotarets Mooty Dumped it | Bltcher an;’l regained the lead in the 5 fress champions] race. ceased to work. His arm has not been | \Dnings. Kolp weakened in the elev: " ” enth and passed three Tigers. Young Tight sinee, then singled and Cobb's men were 2 to 1 victors over the Browns. Ehmke and Oldham hurled well and were supported magnificently by the Tigers. With the exception of Bob Falk, who made a homer and two singles, the White Sox could do nothing with Coveleskie and the Indians won, 5 to during the month of April in the vari- | 1. 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Connolly and Moriarity: Time hours. ] Win—Pirates Down Cubs—Cards and Giants Triumph. Pirates and Dodgers yesterday | continued their merry race for first| position in the National League, each scoring victories. The former blanked the Cubs, while the circuit champions vecorded their tenth stralght win when they vanquished the Phillies. | The Giants did some heavy hitting to humble the Braves and the Cards nosed out the Reds. Babe Adams, veteran hurler, was the hero of the Pirates’ 2-to-0 win. He held the Cubs to three hits, all i singles, and walked but two batters. Carey. Pirate center fielder, made a homer off Vaughn in the sixth in- I ning. Jimmy Ring's wildness helped the | Dodgzers to a 3-to-0 victory over the | Phils. He walked two in the first inning, and these passes. mixed with a sacrifice and fielder’s choice, netted a brace of runs. A pass and a hit batter were partly responsible for another tally in the eighth. Grimes kept the seven Philadelphia hits well scattered. A pair of circuit clouts made by Walker and Smith in the fourth in- ning. started the Giants to a 7-to-2 triumph in _their match with the Braves. McQuillan was driven from the slab in the sixth and the Giants hit his successor, Fillingim, for tal- lies in the eighth. Toney easily dis- posed of the Braves. Fournier's triple, the only extra- base hit of the game, and Lavan's sacrifice fly in the second inning were enough to give the Cards a 1-to-0 game. Haines kept the Reds to five hits and,the Cards could do little against Marquard and Napier after the run had been counted. NATIONAL LEAGUE. GAMES TODAY. Roston at New York Pittsburgh at Chicago. Results of Yesterday’s Games. New York, 7: Boston, Brooklyn, 3: Fhiladelphia, 0. : Phill Pittsborgh. hicago. 0. St. Louis, 1; Cincinnati, 0. Pitts. at Chicago. GRIFFS HAVE SAD TIME ON ONE-DAY TRIP HOME BY W. H. HOTTEL. HE Nationals paid a visit home long enough to lose the American League lead. The 3-to-1 trimming the Macks gave them here yes- terday dropped them to second place. They went back to Quaker- T town this morning, where they will play the tailenders twice more before icoming back Wednesday ior a four-game series with the Yankees and a Sunday battle with the Red Sox. oefore making a complete western , 4 [him we o5t cht, | DODGERS 00 TOSTRIG Blank Phils for Tenth Straight, swing. ris was the main r did not win yesterday, orge Mogridge was the prin- { cipal reason the Athletics did. Harris | yielded seven safeties, scd five and hit two, but four of the safeties off e scratches, and he fanned Mogridge was combed for ten hits and five runs in six sessions, Schacht following him for two in- nings and Courtney for one. Al was saved by a double play, but Harry was not in danger. Fail in the Pinches. It was a sad day all round for the Washington club. It rained from early morning until after the regular on nine. 8¢ | time of starting the game, the contest being held up until 4:18 o'clock. There were more than 3,200 paid in the stands, -and rather than disap- point this remarkable gather: sidering conditions, the team Had the day been cl exceeded the record Yanks April have been on hand. The Nationals were weak in the pinches or Bryan Harris was mighty zood in the tight spots. It depends upon how you want to look at it Anyway, the Griffs had a day of wasted opportunities. thirteen being left on the paths. Duffy Lewis, whose orte is hitting in the pinch, failed ignobly yesterday. In four of his five times at bat he had a chance to drive home a run or more. but he fanned. three times and dribbled in front of the plate twice. Milan walked with one out in the first and advanced on Rice's out. Lewis fanned. In the third, with one gone, Judge singled, Milan was hit by a pitched ball and they moved along as Rice was retired. Lewis hit to the Ditcher. Mogridge got a lucky hit to open the fifth and gave the Griffs their lone score. He was forced by Judge, but Milan was passed and the bases were filled when Rice got a hit that Gal- loway knocked down. Here again fanned, but Dykes allowed the ationals a tally by fumbling is' grounder. Dykes then grabbed Shanks' fly. Milan walked with one dead in the ninth and Rice singled, but Lewis whiffed for the third time, and S. Harris flied out. The Griffs had a man or more on in every other inning, but did not very seriously threaten. Three Macks fanned in the second, but they got two runs. C. Walker was hit by a pitched ball before F. Walker whiffed. Perkins then singled, and the runners moved up on a wild pitch be- fore J. Walker struck out. Galloway followed with a double to count a pair. B. Harris then took three strikes. Singles by Dykes and Dugan and an error by O'Rourke gave the Macks a run in the fifth. They added two in the sixth on four singles, contributed by Perkins, J. Walker, Galloway and Dykes. AMERICAN LEAGUE. likely would W.L. Pet. w. Cleveland. 11" 4 .733 Boston. Washing'n 11 6 847 St. Louis Detroit... 7 7 .500 Chieago. 364 New York 6 6 .300 A % 286 GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. Washington at Phila. Washington at Phila. St Eouis at Detroit. Chicago at etroit. ew York at Bostom. New Yor Boston, Results of Yesterday's Games. thletics, 5; Washington, 1. Chicago, 1. St. Louls 1 (11 innings). Cleveland, - Detrof CAUGHT ON THE FLY l Milan, al was ough at the plate five time ged with only one legal turn at bat. He walked three times and was hit by a pitched ball. He drove hard to Dykes his other trip. All of the Nationals® errors were on comparatively easy chances, O'Rourks should have thrown out C. Walker in the fifth; Shanks messed a fairly {lard_bounder on the same player in the seventh and then had 8. Harris drop his perfect assist with a double play in sight, and Milan let F. Walk- »r's fly filter through his hands in the ninth, after getting squarely in front of the ball. Gallowny would have had a triple in the second inning but for a ground He drove the ball under the newly constructed stand at the ex- treme of right field Shanks, S. Harris, Mogridge and Rice got lucky hits off B. Harris. Shanks' bounder glanced off Bryan Harris' glove in the second. Stanley {beat out a rolier in front of the plate that hung in the mud in the fourth, Mogridge lofted one just over thirg in the fifth that barely stayed fair and Rice's single in the same round |Was a Texas Leaguer. Only two of the Athletics® hits were scratchy. Dykes bounced one off Mogridge's glove in the fifth and the safety the same player got in the sixth. was a skier over first that Judge reached but could not hold. J. Walker, subbing for Brazill at first, got three hits in four trips tg the plate, singling three times in suc- cession after fanning on his initial opportunity. Only one of his hits figured in the scoring. O'Rourke made two good plays on Galloway. Twice he grabbed hard blows by his rival shortstopper to force J.” Walker at second, in the fourth and eighth There were two strikes on Galloway when he doubled home the two runs in the second inning. Nearly half the pitehes made by B. Harris were curves and he surely ha. a tremendous hook on the ball. Hi always has been a hard customer for the Nationals. They may talk about Dugan, but Dkyes is about the niftiest player in Macks' infleld. He fell down on one of his eleven chances to yield a run, ings in his other ten, got two hits in five times up and scored once. _There was some sunshine for the Nationals terday. It was the first pay day of the season. All thé boys. reported “presen non. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Milwaukee, 7. 4; Louisville, 0. 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