Evening star., 1924-10-07
Peck's Loss Costly.

P~ck's L0Hs Costly.
II Peckinpaugh is out of the game
for good his loss will badly affect the
play OF the Nationals. Players of the
New York Yankees are of the opinion
that Peck contributed more to Wash
ington's pennant victory than any
man on the team, not excepting Wal
ter Johnson.
In my earlier articles ! pointed out
that Washington would be in a bad
way in the event one of its regular
players became disabled. The club
has poor reserve material Ralph Mil
Ter. once up with the Phillies, Is a
mediocre player. He is a poor sub
stitute for Peck, though often these
ugly ducklings have come through in
world series,
Marberry lived up to the dope. He
is a great relief artist. but for some
reason or other doesn't amount to
much when he is intrusted with
games at the start. 1t is odd why this
pitcher is so much more effective late
in the afternoon than early in the
day.
Error Is Disastrous.
Marberry might have got by had
not Washington's great double-play
combination, Blueee to Harris to
Judge, missed fire in the second in
ming. With Terry on base and one
out. jackson chopped a bounder to
Bluege, which looked like a sure
double killing, but Bluege's throw
was little low. and Harris muffed it.
Instead of retiring the side on a
double play, it put runners on second
and first. Both scored. Were ! to
put my finger. on the play which cost
Washington the ball game ] would
select this particular play.
While there was some terrible bush
pitching. Johnny Watson really did a
ninth. Washington had a chance to
pull out the ball game, especially
after Jonnard, who relieved Ryan,
walked BIuege and forced in Harris.
McGraw didn't gamble long with
Jonnard. He went out in hurry,
and with the bases full and q single
meaning at least a tie. Watson. who
relieved Jonnard, quickly got rid of
Ralph Miller and Ruel. 1t might have
been different story had Peck come
up in the ninth instead of Miller.
Twice before Roger had made good in
the ninth with timely ciout. and
he would have had a psychological
edge over Watson.
Fielding Brilliant.
While the game was badly pitched
on the whole. the fielding was mar
yelous, with Frisch excelling. How
ever. one of Frisch's greatest plays.
catch on Goslin in center field.
really was a stupid piece of work. 1t
clearly was Kelly's ball, and Kelly
was coming in. Friseh was approach
ing it from the opposite direction. 1t
was the deepest ball hit to center
hor lad nv q N n
fielder. ~
The scorers gave Frisch hit on
which there was some doubt, but ]
believe the play was properly record
ed With Gowdy on third base In
the eighth. Frisch tapped q beautiful
bunt, which was absolutely safe.
There was no possible play on
Frisch, but Specie made really fine
play and nipped Gowdy, at the. plate.
The reason we gave this play AZ
hit was that Frisch certainly could
have beaten the ball to first. II was
not a force play, as Gowdy was not
obliged to run.
The scoring in this series has been
more difficult than it has been for
the last four years. We have had
many hard decisions to make, in-
GLIDING who should receive credit for
the victories won on Sunday and
yesterday.
We gave Zachary the victory Sum
day because he pitched practically
the entire game. Yesterday we gave
it to Ryan because he was in the
game the longest. Incidentally, that
homer by Rosy was the first he
ever hit and the first ever hit by
National League pitcher in q world
series The only other home run
hit by a pitcher in a world series
was by Jim Bagby in the Cleveland
Dodger series of 1890,
Copyright, 1924, by the Chfisty Waish
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