Evening star., 1924-05-02

Harris work around second base,
when the world champions threat
ened TO knot the count and force an
overtime exhibition, if not winning
in the regulation period, was highly
spectacular. He made two plays in
the ninth round that stamped him
asl the great infielder he is. With
one out and Whitley Witt occupying
first base as the result of single,
Joe Dugan slammed the ball sharply
between Joe Judge and Harris and
Witt raced for second. The ball ap-
peared bound to deep right, but Har-
ris flung himself across its path.
knocked II down and recovered it in
time to bring Witt, who had passed
the middle station and headed toward
third. back to the sack.
Even more sensational was the
managers next play. Babe Ruth
King of Swat. hammered such a ter
rife drive toward right that Judge.
who was in front of the ball, could
not stop its progress. But Harris
was across the field in a flash, grab
bed the flying sphere and heaved 1t
TO first in time to retire the sliding
slugger While Witt and Dugan
necessarily advanced base. the play
practically killed the Yankees chance
of taking the game. 1t made the
second out of the round and left Fred
task than would have been the case
had Ruth's blow gone through
safely.
MArberry Rescued johnson.
Walter Johnson was credited with
pitching the win over the Yanks, but
he was unable to go the route. After
granting but two singles one in the
NTH and another in the sixth, the vet
eran weakened in the seventh and the
first two Yanks up in that session
found him for triples. Walter left the
box in favor of Marberry. who gave
- Tt,s@ a,
the remainder of the contest.
The Nationals began the serious
business of run getting right off the
reel. Leibold, first up, fouled TO Pipp,
but Manager Harris Smacked a double
down the left field line and advanced
a notch while Pipp was retiring Rice.
who had rolled to the long Yankee
first sacker. Goslin drew a pass, but
Judge propelled the ball into right
neld for a single that scored Harris
best off Hoyt was loft to Witt
Rice's single through the box after
two were down in the third was
wasted, but two National singles told
round with a slashing drive to center
and Ruel sacrificed. Prothro allowed
a third strike to breeze by, then Peck
dumped a Texas Lacquer into center
that gave him only one sack, but sent
Judge home.
johnson could not help Peck, being
an easy out. Dugan to Pipp, but the
Nationals showed their third and final
tally across in the next frame, the
fifth. Leibold had flied to Witt when
Harris slapped a single into left field.
Rice counted his manager with a
roaring double to right and took
third after Ruth caught Goslins fly.
Judge, though, gave the Babe another
put-out with a fly to right
Peck combed Jones for a single in
the sixth. while Ruel singled in the
eighth and Rice in the ninth off
Shawkey. but neither of last two
pitchers used by the Yanks was in
danger of being scored against.
The world champions took up the
run making business where the Ma
tionals left off. Held to two hits,
both singles, in Johnson's first six
rounds, the Yanks were rampant in
the seventh. Ward began the session
with a triple to deep center and Scott
followed with another three Dagger.
Scotty scored while Schang was
batter Hendrick and Witt preceding
Dugan's strike-out and Ruth's walk
crammed the sacks, but Meusel flied
to Ruel.
The Yanks threatened trouble in
their last two frames, but fell short
Pipp started the eighth with a single
and got as far as third with two
down only to have Schang foul to
Ruel. With one gone in the ninth
Witt and Dugan singled in success
sion but Harris superb fielding of
Ruth's effort and the striking out of
Meusel by Marberry ended the day.