Evening Star Newspaper, June 24, 1921, Page 24

o1 - SPORTS.’ TO GAIN SECOND PLACE k Checking_ Rallies. is “Babe Ruth Hay" at the Polo Grounds, which means that, with said king of sticksmith may be expected to-celebrate the occasion with made the recipient of something or other, from a bunch of posies to a Bambo. < - A many et b panin tne ||| Last, But Not Least n o . . o i s Fail Against Macks in Final as.ugginsites Are Trimming Red Sox, Double Plays BY-DENMAN THOMPSON. i N EW YORK, June 24—Here’s where the fireworks are set off. This fair weather, the historic battleficld will be® packed and iammgd with fans anxious to do honor to tRe monarch of swat. And the afore- f his history making clouts. It's a way Babe has. s g‘io‘?:)l;'lei:monii heroes when a “day” is given for them or-they are d lot, invariably fan immediately after the presentation and then ?:T‘II;:T: wiD(h ;xi‘éh crimes .and misdemeanors in the field, but not so the He has been the honored figure a as many feges and_special occasions comparitively short period since he began to startle the sport world with his bludgeoning feats and seldom, AB. B . PO. A B indeed, has he failed to come through AT L L0 with some deed of prowess befitting t 83173 the occasion. So, George Herman 301111 will have to be carefully watched this | Miller, 1f. 110200 afternoon. Shanks, 8b. EEE R EE But “Ruth duy” is only an incldent | harrity, c o L2 B L in the current series, the principal a3 Ty importance of which is that’ it, will 0100 0 settle, for the time being at least, title | Acosta.' p. 00 0 0 0 to second place in the pennant race. | fCourtaey 0000 0 As a result of the 5 to 3 setback the | .. =% Huve Nationals absorbed yesterday, while the Yankees were taking the measure of the Red Sox, McBride's men “now are two games 'in the rear of the runners up. It is possible to oust the Hugmen from their present position, but it will require four straight Griffighian victories to do it. 3.y Grifts Show Lack of Pep. 3 In Philadelphia the Nationals ap- peared totally devoid of pep. The heat was partly to blame, of course, but it was the subconscious effect of being pitted against the tailenders more than anything else. But it will be different here. The Griffmen play *Batted for Schacht in seventh, 1Batted for Acosta in ninth. PHILADELPHIA. Witt, of. Dykes, Weleh, Washington 0 Philadelphia 10 Two-base hits—Smith, Dykes, C. Walker, Perkins, Brazill. Sacrifice—Witt. Doul Harris and Judj The Thrill That Comes Once in a Lifetime. ' HE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1921 ‘Nationals Start a Sizzling Series of Four Games: With Yankees RN 5 4 ‘@PORTS." on “Babe Ruth Day” H sAv.BuUB,DYA MiND- * TAKIM THIS LAUNDRY b‘).l. BE Your DUTCH UNCLE IF YA WiLL, TELL HER Yo SEMD IT Yowm'To TH STATION NEXT WEDNE 5PAY S A t (o UP To MRS, SWANSON'S T —B_y_w_ebster. their hardest against the Indians and Yankees and as a result have an edge on-bpth for the season to dats. The Set opening today promises to be no agks, udge: Galloway, ks and d. Walker: Witt and 4. Walker o pWaiker. Left on bases— Bases on 1 T in exéeption. “Knowledge that they are gs. " H y uwp- against a club wh must be by B. E Struck out vanquished, if they are to climb, will t, 3; by B. H by Acosta. Umpires— have the effect of spurring the Na- Time of tionals on. Some great battles may be looked for, teday, tomorrow, Sun- day and Juesday, Monday being an off day in tHe schedule. The Nationals welcomed the chance to escape from Philadelphia where, | in addition to high temperatures they were able to cop only two bat- tles out of five played, two of them requiring .extra innings. In the ag- Eréggte their hitting yesterday was *fair—eleven safeties being their por- tion—but they were nnequal to ‘the task of solving Bryan s when bingles would have counted, while both Schacht and Acesta were solved at crucial periods, all but one of the Macks’ ten blows being coliccted in clusters. . , Nallin and Owens. game—1 hour and 40 minutes. was bad. Galloway plunked a single to right, good for one rur, and Witt's long fly to Rice produced the other, after Bryan Harris fanned. Brasill then was cut down at third, attempting a double steal with Galloway. ‘The Griffe threatened in the ninth, but the rally was abortive, only one run re- sulting. With Shanks away, Ghartty singled to le¥t and O'Rourke ripped a safety through Bryan Harris and Dykes, Gharrity taking third and scoring whi Courtney, batting for Acosta, was bein retired. utige then rolled to Galloway to end it. 5 Sehacht No Pussle. . Schacht was spanked right merrily in the opener, but despite the double and two singles he yielded only one run resulted. -Witt started with a sin-' gle to center, and promptly tallied on a double -to right-center by Dykes, who. was flagged trying to stretch the bl on Harris' relay to Shanks of Bfower's throw. Welch followed with %m{:l{h m“llh wa_a!dlorced. Johnny T then thum a liner into Miller’s hands. Gizeetly 'ollowing this frame, the Mackmen could do little- with Schacht, Tilly ‘Walker's double being the only safety registered until the sixth, when, .with one out,. Shanks helped J. Walker to a bingle by encroaching on O’Rourke’s territory and attempling a one-hand stab. J. Walker took third on Per- kins’ double to right, and scored with S when Brazill lined.to left-center for two bases. He died trying to negotiate an extra base on Harris' re- lay to Shanks of {Rice's throw. . Double Plays Stop Griffs. Double plays spelled havoc for the tionals’ chances in the early 8. Miller pumped into one after Brower bingled in the second and made Shanks' safety which followed valueless. Schacht did the same thing :::;\O'Rourke beat out a bunt in the Brower was left after being winged inthe fourth. In the succeeding. ses- sion Sharks died trying to make fwo bases on his safety to left and Ghdr- rity’s single which followed meant nothing. Aguin in the sixth a double play stopped the Griffs. The round opened auspiciously, Judge walking . and advancing on Harris’ single. Rice then forced Stanley and Brower drilled into a dual killing. - required an alien error and the ces of a pinch hitter for ‘the ffs to get into the ball in the seventh. Miller got a life on Brazills’ bad throw. Shanks fanned and Ghar- rslr!" lofted. Caught on the Fly NEW YORK, June 24.—Harry Court- ney will be sent against the Yankees in the inaugural of the set this after- noon. He probably will draw Carl Mays as his box opponent. Courtney recently has shown moré effectiveness thaneat any timé this year. His fine batting alsd earned for him the chance to appear as a pinch-hitter festerday. He failed to produce as an emergency performer, but is a dangerous sticker, at that, and may be a factor on the offense in his own battle this after- | noon. | 7 - Earl Smith finally came through in an emergency yesterday when he pro- | duced a_double that cashed a pair of ! mates. Bingles have been far and few | he donner the Washington livery. O'Rourke was the leading sticker yesterday with three bingles. Sam Rice again failed to get a ball out of the infleld in four efforts. e i FOUR IN°ROW FOR KERR Little White Sax Pitcher Easily Subdues Tribe—Yankees and Browns Are Victors. Dick Kerr had the number of th world champion Indians yesterday and as a result the American League leaders lost ground. Their nearest rivals, the Yankees. were quick to seize the advantage, for they drubbed the Red Sox. In Detroit Browns and ‘Tigers went through twelve innings, with the former getting the better of the argument. Five singles were all the Tribe could glean off Kerr, while the White Sox bunched hits off Coveleskie in three innings and won, 6 to 8. It was Kerr's fourth consecutive victory. Collins baffled the Red Sox, but Thormahlen was a mark for the Yanks, who won, 6 to 1. Meusel and Schang, with three hits each, regis- tered half of the winners’ swat total. Four singles off Dauss in the 1 se! G O'Rourke singled and then fith, batting for Schacht, doubled to left, Tiily Walker barely being able to reach the drive with his finger tips. Miller and O'Rourke tallied on this blow. Smith reached third when Judge “pulled the unexpected” by bunting safely, but Harris left them on when he rolled weakly to the pitcher. Acosta Bumped in Eighth. Acosta slid by in his first round, the seventh, but bumped into trouble in the for of four hits and two runs in the eighth. J. Walker and Perkins singled ovdr second and Brazill beat out a bunt between for the former Brown since | g Z= A CoMmmissioN FRoOM YouR HERO b Corrieha, 1983, L T. Webeaen PIRATES_HIT_T[]BUGGAN’BLAMES_H@ETER BALL Lead Cut to Three Games as They |Pitcher Meadows Says That Sphere Lose Twice to Cards, While | Is More Snug and Smoother Giants Drub Braves. i Than Before. Those pennant-chasing Pirates suf-| PHILADELPHIA, Pa., June 24.—Lee fered a severe setback yesterday in the | Meadows of the Philadelphia Na- Natiosal League, losing two games to | tlonal Leogue pitching ftaft is of the the Cards, while the runner-up Giants ; OPinion that the manyk home runs were thrashing the -Braves. The |this year are not due 'to superior work Pirates’ advantage was cut to three|of the batsmen, but to the fact that meed The SIrenit champlon Dodgers | the base balls are wound tighter and straight time and the Cubs downed |are more snug and smooth. “I was talking* with Babe Adams.” Meadows is quoted as saying. “Adams said the ball was never as hard to curve as this year. Being tighter wound and tighter covered makes the ball more resilient, and the fact that the pitchers’ handicaps have been in- creased is, in my opinion. the cause of the home run‘epidemic. It's the same for all the pitchers. There is nothing unfair about it.” I8y Lavan’s single and Clemons' double in the twelfth produced the run ""“i' gave the Card® a 3-to-2 win in the first game and thex hammered Zinn hard ough in the first two innings of the second_encounter to beat the Pirates 4 to 3. McHenry and Mann made ; homers during the double-header. Scott, Watson and Braxton were tar- gets for Giant batters, and the Braves were beaten, 10 to 4. Toney gave the losers four hits. Frisch got a homer and two singles and drove in four runs | S DR S TO e Miljus subdued the Phils, whlle.!.he Dodgers hit Causey hard and took a Restrictions on Pitchers, Lively Ball and Other Reasons -, listless game, 6 to 4. Homers were Are Put Forth. made by Griffith and Johnston. Here are reasons advanced by some of The Cubs_took a 6-to-3 batfest from the Reds. Fifteen hits were made by‘ the winners and thirteen by the losers. Roush got a double and three singles in five trials. base ball's leaders in explaining the in- creased long-distance hitting: Tris_Speaker, manager of the world champion Clevelapd Indians—*Ineffect. ive pitching is the cause. They've bar- What May Happen in Base Ball Today AMERICAN LEA red the emeyy ball, the spitter and all C. GUE. the old deifyiries. The bitchers haven’t W. L anything left but a glove and a prayer, Geveland 3% 23 . and they work the prayer overtime.” Wonhioors oot Cobb, manager of the Detroit S < 30 B0 Americans—“Base ball moyes in cycles. oston 30 23 Detroit 31 34 . 798| We had the cycle of great Base running, Chicago : 2 32 1458 ‘451|the cycle of great pitching and now we St. Louis .. 126 35 426 .43; .419 | have the cycle of heavy hitting. It won't Philadelphia . .22 38 877 .361)last long.” Sreniion GAM| s Ly Johnny Evers, manager of the Chicago Wagh At New Forke WALES TOMORROW. | cibs #t's the lively ball. /The ball is Yorke Wash. at N Phile. at Boston. - Dnia; at Beston " Cleveland at Chicago. Detroit Chicago. - St. Louis at Cleveland. Results of Yesterday’s Games. 80 fast the players can’'t hahdle it and the force that used to be used in bunt- ing now puts the ball out of the infield. The fast ball is crippling infielders and spoiling the game.” twelfth gave the Browns two runs and a 6 to 4 win over the Tigers., The latter had assumed the lead with a three-run rally in the eighth, but per- mitted the Browns to tally in the ninth. with a homer by Williams. Col- lins also hit for the route. E. Collins Unable to Play.. CHICAGO, 1ll.,«June 24.—Capt. Ed- die Collins, second baseman of the ‘White Sox, who had his finger badly injured dyring the eastern invasion, had the splints removed today, but the injured member was too sensitive to catch a ball. His phwysician ordered him to take a few more days’ rest. Veteran Player Drops Dead. LAUREL, Miss., June 24—W. M. Peters, sixty-twa, at one time a player ‘with the St. Louis Americans, dropped dead yesterday. to Shanks, whose throw, incidentally, How Griffs Are Hitting R FICIT Y Py Y R Y PR LI P D coonmunaBanbRIAINER IR BUY BATHING SUITS NOW! Men’s Wool Bathing Suits $7.00 quality; now $5.35 . + Men’s Wool 2-Piece Bathing Suits $5.50 quality; now $3.95 Boys’ Wool Bath Suits $5.00 quality; now $3.85 : Boys’ Cotton Bath Suits $250 quality; now $1.65. Men’s & Boys’ 2-Piece Cotton ‘Suits Now Reduced to $1.50 up Ladies’ Wool Bathing Suits $12.00; reduced to ..$9.25 .. $10.00; reduced to ..$7.85 vi b $8.00; reduced to .. .$6.35 i 2 $6.50; reduced to .., $4.85 WALFORD’S, 909 Pa. Ave. Philadelphia. 52 Wadhington, 3. John Heydler, president of the Na- New Yor Boston, 1, lonal jo—t'] Ruth caused #it. Babe made every one think it was easy to hit homers, and now the batters swing their hardest. Every one takes a full swing at the result, more long hits | ever.” Chicago, 6; Oleveland, 0. Detroit, 4; St. Louis, 2 (12 innings). NATIONAL LEAGUE. Pittsbargh .. New York Boston manager of the Chicago White Sox—"“It's partly the fast ball and partly the fact that the weather has been so bad in the central west that the western clubs’ pitchers are not in condition. Most of the heavy hitting has been in the east by eastern clubs against western clubs’ pitchers. Frank Navin, president Detroit Amer- fcan League Club—*"It's mot the lively ball, for there is no such thing. The balls are all the same. The hitting is ca by the rules hibiting a pitcher from_doctoring the ball a little. 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Manager Fred Mitchell of the 1921 braves was the first lieutenant of Georgp Stallings, the pilot, in 1914, directing’ the work of the pitchers that season. Dick Rudolph, veteran rurler, who is now Mitchell's “right- hand man,” was the Brave's effective mainstay in that campaign that car- ried_the Boston team, in last position on July 4, to the pinnacle of major league base ball. ' The. combined efforts of Mitchell and, Rudolph now. have the “big four™ o!d.‘lhe Braves' pitching staff—Mec- Quiljan, Fillingim, Oeschger and Scoti—working smoothly, despite the Fazards.of the “lively ball.” The team, composed mostly of young players, is batting well. 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Bambinp Gets POFOMAC NINE DEFIANT NO. 25 ' |Newly Organized Tmt.m Off Thormahlen Herb Thormahlen, former Yankee _pitcher, was Babe Ruth's twenty-fifth victim of the season in homerun clouting yesterday against Boston.-The four-bagger came in the fifth, with Peckinpaugh on. Babe is sixteen days ahead of his 1920 record, having reached the guarter-century mark off Old- ham of the Tygers on July 9. ELKS IN SCORING ORGY Get Tired Running Bases as They Rout Mabcabees in Fraternal League, 17 to 0. The Elks got tired running around the bages in the game with the Mac- cabe: in_the Fraternal League yes- terday. They scored seventeen runs, two on homers by Giovanetti and Car- rol, and the latter, who did the hurl- ing, held the losers to a pair of safe- ties add fanned ten. “The Printers played & high type of pgame in defeating State in_ the De- ipartmental. They collected fifteen hits and as many runs, while the losers got a lone tally off five safeties. Ford hit . a ho 3 Highland routed Naval Air Station, 6 to 1, in the Potomac circuit, Lusby yielding the defeated team only two hits. He fanned eight. Judd & Detweller had no trouble in taking the measure of BarBer & Ross in ‘the Commercial organization, 12 to 2. Morrison allowed the losers only a trio of safe drives and got a plalr[o! hits himself, one a ecircuit clout. - War conquered Public Health in the Treasury Interbureau circle, 14 to 6, showing better in all department. Mackey got four hits in five chances, Heenan and Andrae got home runs. Swift and Hecht njnes split a dou- ble -bill in the Merchants' League. Swift won the first game, 21 to 3, but Hecht came back strong in the second and copped, 10 to 4. The Aggies forfeifed to'Bureau in the Government circuit, failing to take the field again after leaving it follow- ing a shower. —_— VIRGINIA LEAGUE. Norfolk, 15; Newport News, 8. Mount, 9: Richmond, 4. 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It wishes to book games for Saturdays and Sundays. Joe Goode, 635 F street southwest, 18 the man- ager. *he Betheda team of the Montgom- ery County League is anxious to get a game for Sundawfor its own grounds. Call Busey Howard, Clevelanl 920, after 7 o'clock. The Yankee A. C. is minus a foe for Sunday and is anxious to book & nine of high caliber. Address L. Zame- lotts, 307 14th street, or phone Frank- lin 7053, Gen. Nelwon A. Miles Camp, No. 1, Spanish War Veterans, will play & practice game on the St. Elizabeth's Hospital field Sunday at 1:15 o'clock. Sherwood A. C. and the Leviathans will battle tomorrow. Brookland A. C. has two hard games ahoad. Tomorrow it plays the Dreadnaughts at _Alexandria, and Sundays meets the Winstons at Rose- dale. . Rex and Knick nines will meet at Union Park Sunday at 3 o'clock. Fur should fly. 5 Independent A. C. and the Aztecs play tomorrow at Union Park at 5 o'clock. Mercury A. 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