Evening star., 1924-10-08


OF strength-Roger Peckifpaugh-pl
A dispassionate review of the situ-
alton that confronted Harris hench-
men before today's game revealed
they have grounds OF the most sub
stantial nature for their expectations
of ultimate triumph. For instance, 1t
was almost a foregone conclusion that
Johnson and Nehf, opponents in >the
initial battle at Washington last
Saturday, would meet again on the
mound today. and the chances were
all in favor of the result of that con-
flict being reversed for reasons to be
presented later
This would bring the contesting
clubs up to the sixth fray to be
staged in the National Capital to-
morrow, when Zachary again will be
available for slab service. Jezebel
Tecumsehs "a victory over the
Giants in the second tilt. of the set
will be vividly recalled. He will have
had three days in which to recuper-
ate, and can be rated as having just
as good a chance again to take the
measure of the Giants, whether his
opponent once more is Jack Bentley.
or whether it be John Watson, or any
other of McGraws second-str in g
singers.
johnson should Go Better.
johnson is rated to hurl far more
effective game than he did in the
opener. when he was 50 impressed
with the fact that the eyes of the
entire Nation were focused on him in
hopeful expectancy. that he tried too
hard, with the result that his effec-
tiveness was greatly lessened. This
time Johnson goes into battle in
different park. before different
crowd, where the element of response
bility is not so heavily felt, and after
having recovered from lhe strain in
cidental to making his initial appear
ance in an affair for which he had
been striving Is seasons. Waiter was
assured OF just as much moral sup
port from the stands as he received
in his own home town. for New York
is no exception TO the nationwide
scope of his popula rity.
1t is far from a typical Johnson
game, regardless of the number of
innings il goes. when the boxman
who led the entire league in winning
percentage. is rulcted for II hits
aggrcsatinE % bases. as Walter was
last Saturday. Two such efforts in
Succession with anything ike SINH
lar results are inconceivable. Fur
thermorc, Nehf, Johnson's conQueror
in the previous effort is a veteran of
rather frail build. who usually re-
Quires four or five days of rest be-
tween assignments to be at his best
Now he has had but three days for
recUperation. and in the usual order
of things could rea sonably be expect
ed to weaken after his usual strong
start before the end of the route.
Mogridge and Goslin Praised.
Fans everywhere today were sound
ing the praises of George MoGridge
and Goose Goslin, the two outstand-
ing figures OF the 7-to-4 setback in
ficted on the Giants yesterday. The
choice of Mogridee for mound duty
came as a startling upset to the dope.
as the lanky left-hander. after five.
months OF earnest toll. had gone stale
toward the end of the American
League race, and had failed to finish
a single game he started in the final
four weeks OF the campaign. It was
figured he was through for the year,
and he was not seriously considered
IN any pre-series pitching calcula-
tions. Manager Harris had definitely
decided to send Warren Ogden to the
hill yesterday, but had Mogridge
warm up with him, and when he OBJ
served that George possessed the fast
ball that enables him to bust 'em by
his foes. Harris didn't hesitate an in
stant in switching his plans.
Just how good Mogridge was may
be CLEANED from the fact that in his
seven and one-third innings of toll,
he yielded only three scattered safe
ties. 1t Is true he appeared to be fall
tering bit when two passes he issued
in the eighth caused him TO be lifted
and gave Fred Marberry another op-
portunity TO appear in the relief pitch
ing capacity at which he stars, but
George did. his bit. and with some
strong offensive support from his
mates, is fully entitled to the brackets
he earned.
Responsible for Five Runs. -.
Mogridge's chief assistant on the
attacking side of the ledger was
Leon Allen Goslin. All this lad from
Salem, n j.. accomplished in the
course of the afternoon was the
registration of four consecutive safe
ties. one of which. clout for the
circuit with two of his mates on the
paths ahead of him in round 3, took
all the starch out of the Giants and
made easier the task of the Nationals.
Goose had the distinction of driving
in four of the seven runs Washing
ton amassed, and he personally regis
tered one of the other two that found
Oss Bluege on the producing end. OF
the thirteen blows registered against
Virgil Barnes. Howard Baldwin and
Wayland Dean, New Yofk's slabbing
trio, Goslin and Bluege got more than
half. Judge. who has not. yet failed
to record at least one bingle in a
game. again delivered. Boss. Harris
himself obtained a couple and the
plucky pilots faith in Earl McNeely
stood as justified when the California
youngster came through with trio
of taps, one of which went for two
bases
Harris was the fielding star of the
afternoon with eleven chances, all
handled faultlessly, and two Of which
provoked tumultous applause from
another record throng.
BIueEe Boots One.
1t was a wild throw by Bluege that
gave the Giants their one-run lead
in the first inning. Lndstrom was on
second base through pass and
Frisch's death when Young rolled
to BIuege and the tally was recorded
when Oss got off low heave that
eiuded Judge.
This was an unearned, and the sec
ond run the Giants obtained prac-
tically was handed to them, for Il
materialized in round six, wheh
Kelly, after cracking a double to
center, advanced a notch at time