The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-04-28

the Griffs the victory, 10 to 8,
couldn't see anything in the gathe
hostilities ended with the teams
But YOU can't take away from
Muddy Ruel the glory of his achieve
n4ents down to that fatefuI twelfth
and it may be that when that tie
game is played off later in the sea
son, little Muddy will pound out the
winning run, thus making up TO;
that passed ball yesterday.
The little catcher'S greatest work
yesterday was not at bat, even
though he did collect two singles and
two doubles for himself. It came
In the eighth inning when the Mack,
men were at bat. 1t marked Ruel as
an agile catcher with as quick a
brain as there is in baseball and an
arm of steel.
Frank WEIGH opened that frame
with double to left. The score
was to 8. II WEIGH came in the
Macks would probably win.
Dykes whacI6ed at 4 ball and
raised a pitiful little foul fly. 1t
hardly Travelled six feet behind the
batsman. Ruel was on it like a
cat on a mouse. As he caught
the ball he saw WEIGH had q long
lead off second and, coming down
to the ground to set himself, he
whipped the ball perfectly to sec.
Ond base.
So quick was Ruel's catch and
decision to throw that even the
fast-thinking Peckinpaugh came
close to losing the play. He just got
over to the bag in time to take the
peg, doubling up WEIGH.
Did the crowd cheer? They stood
up and reared. They knew they
had seen a play that would have
done credit to Ray schaIk, supposetl
TO have an edge on most catchers
in baseball today.
That play could not have been
bettered. 1t called for expert knowl.
edge OF baseball and a catcher's
duties. 1t called for a quick eye,
speedy feet and perfect throwing.
Ruel had them all.
Muddy led his team with the
fail. In the first inning, after
Walter Kinney had disappeared
from the field, he saluted Ed Rom
mel with double TO left. In the
third he whacked a vicious single
through the box into center field.
He slammed another into the same
section ins the fourth. He led off
in the eleventh with a tWo-bagger
down the third-baee line. He lust
couldn't keep away from the spot
light.
Muddy Ruel comes closest to
being another Ray SchaIk than
any backstOp Washington has
ever had. Just how the Boston
Red SOx ever agreed to let him
come here is a mystery. Clark
Griffith sought to buy him two
years ago and failed. He offered
$4,000 for him In real cash. He
eventually got him in the deal
letting Picinich go to Boston.
The game was a sloppy affair,
filled with errors, bad pitching and
much hitting. Wallace Westing.
house Warmoth, who hurled the
last five frames for the Griffs, held
the Macks to two hits and the one
run resulted from Muddy Ruefs
passed ball in the twelfth. That
was tough luck, for Warmoth was
pitching the best ball shown during
the day.
With one down in the twelfth
h1conda drew pass, the only one
Warmoth gave. Joe Hauser. not
very powerful against southpaw
pitching, famed. Right there came
the break. Ruel lost the third
strike, the ball rolling hardly seven
feet away. But it was Just far
enough to let Riconda reach second
from where he easily tailed when
Bing Miller came through with
sweet single TO center. Had Ricon-
IA been held to first base, he would
nave reached second and been left
tnere on Galloway's fly TO Evans.
But he scored, nuIlifyinR War.
moths fine tWirling.
The Griffs seemed doomed when
they came in for their half of the
twelfth and Rice and Evans were
easy outs. A break came to them,
though when Galloway funbled
Judges srounder and still another
break helped when Goose Gosltn
raised a fly to right field.
spark Plug Matthews, accustom.
ed to rove the wild in the Mackjan
garden, scooted over for it. How
was he to know that Frank WEIGH.
usually stationary outfieIder
would try for that particular fly?
But that's what WEIGH did and the
Two Macknnen collided, neither get.
ing the bail. 1t gave Goslin
cneap double and let Judge tear ali
the way around, tying the score
Just before the game was called,
The Griffs were fortunate tn
escape with a tie score and they
were also unfortunate not to have
copied, 10 to 8, lin twelve jnninps
showing the thickness OF haze.
ball. They hope for better ali.
around luck today.
Walter Kinney's southpaw slants
were hammered all over the lot in
tne tlrst inning and Ed RommeI
rushed to his assistance with one
Out and four runs over the Mate
hommel pitched the rest of the
game.
walter Johnson had a fine sweep.
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