Evening star., 1924-04-18

can be depended on TO be out there
he fans and cheer wildly if he come
1t is said of the Yankees that IS
Ruth goes they go, and this may be
the reason they have faltered in Bos-
ton. If that is the case, Bucky Har-
ris and his gang will be pulling for
the Bambino to Whit every time he
comes up, for thus far they have ex-
perienced no better success against
the Athletics than the Hugmen have
in Beantown.
The rain that descended steadily
throughout the night and this morn
ing put the field out of commission
and necessitated calling off the final
game of the series with the Mackmen
today. but if ii had been possible to
play Manager Harris planned to send
Joe Martina to the mound. The New
Orleans veteran has the reputation of
being a casey bird. and that's the
type of finger Manager Harris wants
rcpreSt nting him on the hill, with the
memory of the way Paul Zahniser
tossed off that fray yesterday, when
the Mackmen won, to 3. The cancel
lation today gives the Athletics an edge
on the Griffmen for the season thus far
OF two games to one.
Zahniscr's Lapses Fatal.
Mechanically Zahniser gave a fine
exhibition, but otherwise he left much
to be desired. for it was directly due
to mental lapseS on his part on two
occasions that the Griffmen were
noSed out before a meager crowd of
half-froZen fans. His first slip oc-
Cured early in the fray, and con-
sisted merely of momentary, although
none the less fatal, hesitation, but the
prize bit was reserved for the eighth.
That round found the count knotted
a sail and pair of Mackmen dead
when ZahniSer gave HauSer the sec
ond of two passes he issued. \ safety
by Simmons put Hauser on third. and
l. Il
signal was mashed. and both athletes
got under Way. Zahniser completely
ignored the burly form of Hauser on
his way home and devoted his atten-
iIon to Tagging simmons at second.
He succeeded in doing that thing with
flip to Harris, but not before Hauser
had slid over the home plate with
what proved to be the winning
counter.
Bryan Harris. who was victimized
by Walter Johnson in the seasons
opener was given few anxious mo-
mentS in the ninth, after he had gone
To the rescue of Stamwood Baum
gardner, who had previously been
injected into the proceedings because
Fred Heimach control levers got
jammed. Lance Richbourg was the
cause of it. The Nashville recruit,
called on to bat for Zahniser, poked
a double 10 left with one gone, in the
final frame. and advanced a notch on
Judges death. but the threat was
snuffed when Stan Harris rolled to.
Galloway.
Mackmen Start Early.
The Athletics lost no time horning
into the run column, although their
tally in the opener bore the distinct
imprint of a horseshoe. With Dykes
away, Hale drew a free ticket and
galloped all the way around when
Strand boosted a short loft to left, on
which Goslin tumbled in esSaying
shoestring catch, the blow netting
Strand two bases.
With Miller out of the way in the
second, another marker, scented with
tincture of good luck, materialized.
Galloway beat out hit to Peck in
deep short, and pranced to the far
single to right. Heimach then bound
ed to ZahniSer, who debated with
himself, and then tossed to Peck,
forcing Cy. but his tardiness just
precluded a double play, and as a
consequence Galloway punched the
clock.
The Griffmen made threatening ges-
lures in the opener, when Judge got
a Texas feaguer, and reached third
via a steal and an out, but nothing
came of it, as Joe died in rundown
following Rice's tap, and the latter
was left, with Goslin, who walked,
when Fisher popped.
Heimach Loses Control.
A single by Ruel in the second and
double by. Judge in the third were
the fourth, when Heimach went
berserk, and Baumgartner, his heir,
proved unequal to the task of making
the brakes hold. The net result was
been set down, when Heimach's as
Cension started. Fred franked Pro-
thro. Peck and Zahniser, with Ruers
death sandwiched in, and tossed two
thumbed him out of the pastme and
forefingered Baumgartner in. He
completed the job Heimach started
by walking Judge and forcing Pro-
thro over the rubber. Harris then
lined single to left that cashed
third The boy manager negotiated
theft of second, while Perkins kept
an eye on Judge, but the pair of
them were left when Rice took a
Mack's high priced minor league
talent, Strand and Simmons, col
laborated in workmanlike manner to
pun the AS up to even terms with
the Nationals in the sixth, after three
barren frames. One gone, Strand
shattered a safety to right and, after
Hauser's death, stole second, from
where Simmons promptly sent him
left.
Double Play Saves As.
Galloway rescued Baumgartner
from a situation fraught with posi-
bilities in the seventh. With Judge
disposed of Harris singled to left
and tore around to third when Rice
rammed a bingle to, right, Stan
barely sliding in ahead of Miller's
fine peg. With Goslin up Baum
gartner had reason to worry, but
Chick eased this feeling by snaring
Goose's bounder, stepping on second
and firing to Hauser for a dual kill
ing