Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-29
MURRAY SHOWS WELL
IN HIS FIRST CONTEST
Former Brown University Player
Makes Good in Initial Full
Game in Majors.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

| Special Dispatch to The Star
! PHILADELPHIA. June 2s.-Billy
Murray, the rocky infielder obtained
by the Griffmen from the Brown I-ni-
versity team, made a splendid showing
| in his first full major league game
yesterday. Six of his seven chances
were handled in good style, the error
| he Is charged with being due to a wide
William johnson in the ninth. AS
things turned out it did no damage 1t
was with the stick that he made his
| best showing.
There is nothing impressive about
Murray's stand at the plate. In fact.
| one would Judge by looking at him
| that he would have difficulty getting
the ball out of the infeld, but he hit
His hit in the fifth inning was a line
drive to right that sent Menosky to
third, from where he tailed on Ain
| smiths blow. In the seventh he hit the
ball on a line to Witt, and in the ninth
gave Grover a difficult chance. He will
stay at second base at least until Foster
or Morgan is ready for work again.
Menosky pulled some grandstand stuff
in the first inning, when he travelled
over the foul line to get Wits fly
He caught the ball a few feet from
the low fence in front of the pavilion
and fell over it, turning a somersault
and coming up with the ball.
| AS a manager George Mcbride has
something on the seven others in the
| American League in one respect at
least-his voice. The captain was on
the first base coaching line all through
the game shouting instructions and en-
couragement to the Griffithian batsmen
fancy about the way Mac coaches: no
grass-pulling or eeyahing. but for
| timbre, tone and carrying power
Georges baritone is in a class by itself
|
! tough time of it getting the long end
slated to twirl for the Mackmen
Harper will work for Washington if he
shows anything in his warm-up. other
wise George Du Mont will be used.
| When Harper is right he can beat al
| most any club, but his wildness is a
| great handicap to him. Du Mont's
! prowess is too we'll known to comment
| upon. If the dude works and gets
! through the contest without unlim-
boring one of his costly wild pitches
| he will stand an excellent chance of
downing Bush or any other pitcher.
| The Griffmen had a good opening to
score in the second inning yesterday.
when Rice singled and was sacrificed
| nosky nor Murray could bring him in.
Milan's single in the fourth and pass
to Menosky in the seventh also came
| to nothing.
The Mackmen looked dangerous In
| the first inning. Strunk bounced
single down Leonard's way and took
| third on Bates safety to center. The
| latter stole second and all that was
needed for two runs was a clean hit.
| but McInnis was called out on strikes.
| In the next round Gooch. Haley and
| Grover all struck out. making four in
| a row set down by having the third
strike called on them.
| Ability to tag runner Is an i'm
| portant asset for an infielder, especially
| for man playing on either side of
| second base. the objective of most pill
| ferers. In this department of the game
! Murray showed to great advantage
yesterday. getting Wally Schang on
one occasion and the elusive Amos
Strunk on another, in covering second
on throws from Ainsmith The young
ster could put more pep into his throws
| to Shanks with double plays in pros
| pect, however. Twice yesterday with
men on first the ball was knocked to
| him and each time his toss forced
| the runner at second. but Shanks had
| no time to get the batsman at first.
| He will no doubt learn In time to snap
| the ball over quickly instead of loop
| ing it with an underhand toss.