The Washington times., 1924-04-24

this league, far worse than Sad Sa
One bad inning ruined Fred Ma
season, but it was not all that "
He had some dumb thinking by
Goslin, bad toss by Ruel and
rank muff by Roger Peckinpaugh
to help dig his grave in the seventh
frame. Despite a rally by the Griffs
In the final session, the AS were
victorious, 6 to A, thereby sending
some $4,000 fans home happy.
Goose Goslin raced to the left
field corner for Dykes long rap, got
1t, and stood posing for statue of
Venus de Milo. BY the time he
got the ball to the diamond Dykes
was on third. when speedy thinking
and hard throwing would have held
him to two bases.
There was an argument regard.
Ing q possible ground rule hold
Ing Dykes to two bases, but the
argument fell flat as q founder.
That was the first bad break
against Marberry.
Hale bounced one to, Peck whose
peg to Ruel was perfect. Muddy
ran Dykes back to third, and, with
an out in front of him, threw wide
70 Prothro. In went Dykes with
the first run of the game for either
side, and Hale landed on third.
Clark Griffith, in a box near the
washington bench, groaned so
loudly as to be heard upstairs in
the pest box.
raul Strand followed with a sin
gle to left and scored when Joe
Hauser hoisted the ball over the
rlgnt f1eld\ fence. Simmons then
peat out a slow roller to Peck. Mil.
Ter put up a punty fly in short left
wnich Peck got under and muffed
with eclat, at least that's what the
Phlily fans thought about it. Clark
Grlfflth's groans now were a. tor.
ture to all about him.
lice succeeded in clinging to Gal
!oWay's fly, but Perkins poked q
not one past Judge, scoring Sim.
mons and Heimach's warm rap
over Prothro's corrugated dome
scored Miller. Dykes flied to Cos
Nnn, but six runs were in and a
perfectly good alright pitching duel
was blasted beyond hopes.
Fred Heimach was going great
guns. Over the first seven innin~S
ne allowed but two hits. Peck's,
rap In the third and Prothro's
IN the sixth. With his nifty
lead, Helnach grew careless and
was shelled from the hill in the
ninth. greatly to the SURPRISE
OF $4,000 fans and Fred Heimach,
G9slin opened the eighth with a
1ouole to center, going I'D on
Fishers death and scoring on
Ruels infield hit. The real Obom-
oardment came in the next frame
and threw a scare into the folks.
With one down Harris singled
ana SO did Rice. Goslin's crash to
ieIt scored Harris. Carr Smith.
nltting for Fisher, bounced to Hale.
out Chick Gagnon, up for Specie
singied to right bringing in Rice
ana Goslin. Things were much too
not Ior connie, who yanked
aelmach and sent in Slim Harris.
Frolnro's best was a bounce back
at the tall twirler and the contest
was over.
=. Marberry was a trifle wild, giving
I'VE passes, but he was stfngy with
MS safe hits. Until his supporting
cast collapsed behind him. the big
FELLOW had permitted but four scat.
tered bingles and no runs had been
marked up against him.
Indeed. in the sixth inning he
Tanned Perkins on three pitched
DauS and gave no signs of firing.
Threee times he stopped the AS
ScOreleSS with runners on third
and once Strand was left on sec
0nd. IL surely wasn't Marberry's
fault that the AS COPIED.
There was some brilliant fielding
on both sides, BuclSy Harris con-
trtbuting the best bit when he
went over behind second and made
sizzling back-handed stop of
Strands bingle in the eighth,
Peck's stop Of Gallbway's slow roll
Ter to deep short, with his perfect
peg to Judge was excellent, Judge
completing fine play with a long
reaching catch.
Chick Galloway proved an alert
young man for the AS. His hop
ping stop and peg off Rice in the
first frame brought the fans /up
standing. Jimmy Dykes stopped
RuePs bingle in the eighth with a
sprawling jump on the grass that
earned applause.
Clark Griffith went home last
night, taking Dick Richards with
him. Both insisted they had in.
tended coming for but one game,
but they looked like invalids over
whom the saNbones had pronounced
no hope.