Evening star., 1924-10-05

zee, when he called him out, !
didn't know what to do" he criet
l knew l had him. could feel hi-,
on the bag. Boy, that was a play"
That last play, by the way. was
the greatest of the game Kelly
had to field the ball in d flash and
make bullet-likc throw. The run
ner was out by inches 1t was all
the more remark able because Kelly
mad just been pulled in from the out
held to play second base.
Praise for Rice.
The most valuable play for the Ma
tionals in the whole ball gam-the
play that enabled WASHINGTON to tie
the score and run it into extra in
nlngs-was made by Sam Rice. In
the ninth inning, with Wilson on sec
ond, Nehf made a clean hit BY
quick fielding and perfect throw he
nailed Wilson at the plate. But for
that play the Nationals never would
have tied the score.
Another great play was by South
worth in the last inning. when Rice
singled with Harris on first Harris
legged II to third. but Rice started
Tor second and Southworth, after
making a bluff toward third, caught
Rice going to second. That made two
out That was quick thinking on
.7ou'A " VI III part, but II was bad
base running on<the part of Rice.
Calls McNeeIy Unfortunate.
1t was unfortunate that McNeely
should have bad play like the one
in the twelfth when he missed the
fly ball and threw wild to second
Those breaks come in every game.
1t was offset though by Jackson fail
ing to catch that high fly of Shirley's
another run.
Muddy Ruel caught most inteIli-
gent game. He watched every move
and had US huStling His play in
catching runner off third saved
Washington in the eighth inning.
To sit here and enumerate the
many wonderful plays would be like
going down the score board and call
ing off the details. inning by inning.
In all my experience. l never have
seen a game harder played.
In my mind. though. stands out that
beautiful throw by Rice, that great
play by Kelly and Terry that broke
up the game. and the skillful pitching
of Arthur Nehf. Not only did Nehf
pitch well, but he hit as well as any
of the regulars.
HOme-Runs Forgotten.
the finish that the home-run drives
by Kelly and Terry that gave us our
lead almost have been forgotten. II
ought to be significant to the base
pan public that the Giants easily out
hit the Nationals. even with their
great star in the box From what
saw today. l think we have the
greater driving team of the two
more punch, in other words.
he in
future work of the pitchers. I hear
that washington intends to continue
with rlght-handerS. I had rather not
speculate on that. We don't care who
they pitch. We will take them as
they come. l have three good men
Tor the next game-McQuiIlan.
Bentley and Barnes. ! have not de-
cided yet which ] will use.
Lauds Peck's Work,
A feature to this first ball game
that gave me thrill even though fl
nurt at the time. was the marvellous
way Roger Peckinpaugh, the veteran.
came through in the pincheS His
long experience stood him well in
hand He was not the least dis
turbed. TO him belongs an immense
amount of credit. His steady field
ing and courageous hitting stands
out.
/ have been in the clubhouse after.
many a world series battle in nv
time, but l have never seen PLAYERS
so boisterously happy. The strain on
them had been tremendous. The
most enthusiastic of the lot was
Hank Gowdy. He had thrown every
ounce of his nerve and strength into
the fight. The toughest luck of the
game for us and. the best break for
Washington was in the second inning
when with one out and two on the
bases Gowdy hit Il line smash like a
bullet straight into Peckinpaugh's
hands that forced a double play. That
was one of the hardest hit balls of
the day.
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