Evening star., 1924-07-11
CAUGHT ON THE FLY

Only one game today with the Ty-
gers, beginning at $3.50 o'clock, so
Cobb and his henchmen will have to
indulge in five battles instead of but
three, as scheduled when they visit
Washington next month for the last
| time this season. The postponed
game of last Tuesday and yester-
attempt to get rid of the May IL
postponement, will have to be dis
! posed of.
ington club yesterday in the first
game than had appeared in a local
lineup in years, If ever before.
| Twenty were employed, Zahniser, Og-
den, Shirley and Mogridge being the
| only Nationals allowed to idle. The
numerous substitutions in the ninth
inning resulted in a freak batting or
der for the remainder of the game,
| pitcher stepping to the plate after
| the lead-off batter.
| Zachary displayed a deal of game
| ness in going to the slab, despite a
| fractured right thumb. While warm
ing up, Matthews assisted Zach by
| taking the returns from the catcher,
but in the fray the pitcher evidently
forgot his hurt, for with his injured
| hand he slapped down Pratts drive
| in the tenth and threw out the run
| ner.
Grimth was sent in to bat for Mat
| thews in the sixth and finished the
game in centerfeld.
Those two hits off Walter johnson
in the third inning of the opening
encounter were measly affairs. Ma
nushs was bunt that Judge
grabbed, but the batter beat Johnson
to the bag. Then Cobb bunted so
safely that Ruel, who fielded the
ha1 han
play at first. Muddy threw, however,
and wild enough to let Manush get
to third.
with two gone, Cobb and Manush
essayed a double steal, but Harris
returned RuePs throw SO fast that
Manush was trapped. The shifty Har-
ris came up to third to make the put
out
Haney had n hand hurt when he
| fouled ball off the handle of his
bat in the fourth inning, so Pratt
went to third base when the Tigers
took the field in the last half of the
session.
A wild pitch, something rare for
Walter Johnson. was charged against
| the veteran hurler in the fourth. 1t
| occurred while Haney was at bat, and
let Rigney go from second to third.
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Johnson exchanged pitching courte
sizes the two times they face each
other, both tanning.
Harris shifted the Nationals bat
ting order for the second game, TAX
| ing second position himself, while
Goslin hit third and Griffith fourth
| The old order was expected to be used
this afternoon with Matthews again
| in center.
Cobb, Dauss and Bassler held a long
consultation before Rice was pitched
to in the ninth when Nationals
were perched on second and third
runs behind. Then Rice let two
strikes slip by before singing to
deadlock the match.
ture of the opening tussle when he
took Judges foul in the fifth. Lu had
to run far back to get the loft.
Burke tried to pilfer third base in
| the ninth as a fourth ball was
pitched to Cobb, but was caught
| es silly by Ruers heave to Bluege.
Announcer Phillips told the fans
that no second game would be played,
| and many left the stadium believing
so but Umpire Moriarity ruled other
| wise, and a contest was started at
hve minutes past b.
There WINS only one startling bit of
| fielding in the nightcap. in the fifth
| frame, Goslin made q shoestring
catch of Blues curving liner to left
| center. The smash looked good for
at least two bases when it left the
bat.
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