Evening star., 1924-10-07


1t was a terrible game to put be
fore the base ball public after those
two homcric struggles in the Ma
tional Capital. II cannot he said the
better team won. Victory went 10
the club that did not play quite as
poorly as the other.
Perhaps il was d reaction from the
strenuous efforts of both clubs in
the pair of magnificent battles in
Washington that caused such a let
down in thir work in the initial
tilt of the series here. Perhaps the
strain of those terrific tussles took
so much out of the clubs that neither
was able to appear at its best be-
fore the fans that thronged Brush
Stadium. Neither Nationals nor
Giants performed with the speed and
precision that marked the first two
engagements.
But both are likely to come back"
with vengeance today. They are
too keyed up to falter as they did
in the first New York game for any
length of time. The Nationals at
least are not particularly alarmed
by their lack of snap yesterday. They
emerged from the game fighting mad
and eager to Snow New York fan
oom this afternoon they still can put
on an exhibition equal to either of
those that thrilled the clamoring
crowds in Washington Saturday and
Sunday.
There rnS one man on the field YES
terday. however, who PLAYED con-
Slstently good game all the way.
W nile his teammates were Inclined to
he unsteady, Frankie Frisch of the
GIANTS gave a marvellous display of
arl A..
Manager Harris remarked in the Ma
tlonalS dressing room after the con-
test. Its difficult to beat a team with
Iour outhelders, and that's what the
Giants had. Frankie Frisch did a
better bit of outtielding than any OF
the regular Giant pasturemen 1t was
the best performance | ever saw from
a second sacker"
1T was Frischs steadiness that
Kept the shaky Giants Club in the
game. The New York hurlers Topped
In quick succession. and generally the
supporting cast kept the Giants root
erS on pins and needles but the root
ers never had to worry about Frisch
This chap grabbed everything that
came his way and took several
chances that really did not travel in
his proper territory.
Every play he made sparkled. Three
times he put a damper on the Ma
tionals' hopes of shccess by brilliant
pieces of work. He rose to greatest
heights in the fifth frame when he
converted himself into an outfelder,
and ran far back into renter field to
grab Goose Goslin's looper that seem
ed certain to become Texas league
single when it left the bat.
1t was more play for George
Kelly, center fielder, than Frisch. but
the Fordham fash, like the truly
great second sacker he is, was sprint
Ing for the play so surely that Kelly
did not dare interfere. Frisch made
the catch with his finger tips while
on a dead run. and the crowd roared
Its approval. He deserved every mite
of applause.
Goslin was the victim of Frisch's
nne fielding again in the seventh
There were Nationals on first and
second bases with two gone when
Goose socked a wicked grounder just
to Terry's right. The ball sped by
the big first sacker like a comet.
but Frisch leaped across into its
path made stunning stop, and just
tagged the batter at the initial sack.
A little less speed or little less
accuracy on Frisch's part and the
blow probably would have been a
tWo-bagger to put the Nationals
right at the Giants heels.
Frisch cut off National scoring in
the eighth with a neat stop and
throw of Leibold's sizzler that was
driven between the first and second
basemen of the Giants. much nearer
to Terry than Frisch.
frankie was on the ball like a ter
rier on n rat and pegged to Terry for
retirement while Leibold was within
a stride of the initial sack Miller
was at third base and Shirley at
first.
IT was fine day for Frisch and he
made 1t a fine day for the Giants.
None of the huriers used yesterday
remained in action long enough to
get good workout Hugh McQuiIlan.
Rosy Ryan. Claude Jonnard and John
Watson on the Giants side, and
Fred Marberry, Allen Russell, Joe
Martina and Byron Specie on the Ma
tionals, made 1T lively afternoon for
the scorers. AS though they were not
enough to fuster the record keepers.
Manager Harris employed Benny
Tate, Earl McNeeley, and Mule Shir-
ley as pinch -hitters. and had to send
Ralph Miller into the game while Big
Chief McGraw yanked Center Fielder
Kelley in favor of Southworth before
the tilt was ended.
All told there were 20 players in
the game. Is of them batting for
Washington.
Harris was hoping that Roger
Peckinpaugh would be able to re-
sumo his place at shortstop. but II
Rogers charley horse. sprung SUM-
day, though not troublesome until
yesterday. is not relieved. the Ma
tionals' manager believes the left
side of his infield with Miller at third
and Bluege at short would give a
good account of itself
Miller suffered a trif1e from stage
fright yesterday when he got into his
first world series game. as did some
of us under similar circumstances
Saturday" the young pilot said, but
Ralph is a capable player and II Peck
canno get back to shortstop and
Bluege has to resume that job I look
for Miller to put UP q very steady
game at third base.
II have much confidence in him
afield and much at bat. He got q
run in for US yesterday when he first
had a chance. but batted in some
hard luck when he had another
chance to drive men home. Ralph can
meet the ball hard, however, and may
surprise these Giant pitchers if CALL
ed upon to play"
Trainer Mike Martin treated Peck's
charIey-horsed leg yesterday and
worked upon it again this morning.
Like the optimist in the radio song.
the Nationals feel that 1T amt gonna
rain no mo- They realize they did
not put up their standard game yes
-Arday and ale not offering poor work
~ their pitching staff as an aiibi.