Evening star., 1924-08-26


With neither of his veteran south
paw slabbists sufficiently rested for
service Pilot Harris will fall back on
his youthful righthanders today. P.
Vernon Zahniser. who has turned in
two of the six verdicts obtained. over
st. Louis this season is almost GER
tain to be started in one of the bat
ties, with the choice for the other
lying between Fred Marberry, the
Texas ton. and Warren Ogden, the
curley wolf of Swarthmore.
George Sisler, departing from his
custom consented to indicate his pref
erence in the matter of pitchers. In
addition to Dave Danforth's southpaw
Slants, Urban Shockers mystifying
splitter will have to be contended with
today, which is bad news, but more
than a mite of consolation can be
found in the fact that Frank Davis
is through for this series, he having
been the victim of Walt Johnson's
super slabbing skill yesterday. The
others on Sisters roster do not rate
so high, although any ST. Louis sling
or usually is formidable against the
Griffmen as they have learned from
bitter experience in the past.
Only Two Browns Get On.
Although gratified at the assurance
OF another victory achieved when de-
scending moisture compelled curtail-
ment of yesterdays engagement the
1,000-off enthusiasts on hand were
loathe to see johnson deprived of the
chance to duplicate the first and only
no-hit game of his career, which
was registered against the Red Sox
four years ago. In that game, played
at Boston on July 1, 1920, Barney OBJ
tanned the most priced honor avail
able for a pitcher by the narrowest
of margins against Hackensack Harry
Harper, former team mate. Yes
terday Johnson sailed through his
seven innings without yielding any
thing that resembled a bingle, the
only aliens to reach the runway be-
ing Robertson and Williams and
neither of these got beyond the initial
station.
But baked though he was in the
regulation nine inning no-hit aspira-
tion he must have entertained, john
son felt content to have hurled his
mates to their eighth straight victory
and to have registered his sixth shut
out of the season, which boosts his
all-time record Of scoreless games to
1O1
McNeely was stranded at the mid
way following his walk and Harris
sacrifice in the opening round and
Judge was tagged at the plate by
Williams heaVe IN trying TO score
from the midway on Peck's single
after Joe had opened round with a
double, but the Griffs contrived to
get a runner around the circuit in
the third, with some assistance from
Davis.
Johnson's Hit Is Helpful.
johnson started it with a safe slap
past Robertson. A passed ball put
him on second and after McNeely
had popped in an attempt to sacri-
flee and Harris had famed Rice beat
out a rap to Gerber in deep short
whereupon Davis franked Goslin and
Judge in succession to force in John
son with a run. Bluege's roller to
Gerber left the bases loaded.
The Bucks had another fine chance
for runmaking in the fourth. when
Ruel and Peck beat out bunts to
Davis and moved up on Johnson S
sacrifice, but McNeely and Harris
both lofted then, as did Bluege in
the fifth after Judge had obtained
his second double with two gone;
McNeely and Goslin teamed up to
make good An opportunity that was
afforded in the seventh. and final
round, however. Earl blasted the
inning open with a solid blow to left,
advanced a peg when Harris again
sacrificed and scored, after Rice had
lofted, on Goose's triple paralleling
the right field line. Goslin was left
when Judge rolled to McManus and
with the rain increasing steadily the
raroe then WAS called.