Evening star., 1924-05-05

Richbourgs debut was auspiciOus
N some respects and left much to be
desired in others. For instance he
Tanned twice. once with pals awaiting
Succor on third and second To Off
set that he led his mates at bat with
three safeties and scored a run. but
took a nap that euchered his gang
out of another marker and gave the
general aSSemblage heart tremors by
the manner in which he handled the
only chance that came his way afield
How Richbourg will shape up over
an extended period is probIemat tical.
but with a batting average of .667
10 his credit his six hits in nine times
probably Will be given the chance to
definitely establish his usefulness
through steady work.
Marberry Rescues johnson.
1t was tense struggle that was
staged the reward the more than 5000
who turned out despite the threaten
ing weather. Walter Johnson started
off as if he intended to set a new
strike-out record by whiting the first
two MackS to face him, but in the
eighth. with only two unearned tai
lies charged against him, he APP
peared to be weakening and gave way
TO Marberry, who gave a fine eXhibi-
tion of pinch pitching to hold the
enemy at bay, though he gets no
credit for it in the official records.
This sixth straight defeat for the
Athletics. which, incidentally, dropped
them into the basement of the Amer
lean League. was directly due to the
poor exhibition of flinging given by
Roy Meeker, the pint-SiZed south
paw who started on the slab for the
Athletics He was nicked for a line
single to center by Richbourg at the
outset. and after Harris sacrificed and
Rice Iofted ne walked Goslin, Judge,
Ruel and Prothro in a row. forcing
two runs over the rubber before Peck
lined out to end il.
Johnson greeted Meeker with a
screaming double to the bleacherS to
open the second moved up on Rich
bourg's well placed bunt that stopped
rolling untouched between Hale and
Meeker and Tailed on a solid shot to
center by Harris, who kept on to the
midway when Welch futilely tried to
flag Richbourg going into third. This
finished Meeker.
RichbOurg Takes a Nap.
Fred Heimach got his job on the
hill and ayerted further damage,
thanks to the previously referred to
doze that Richbourg indulged in. 1t
came about after Rice rolled to
Bishop and Goslin walked to fill the
bases. Judge bounded to Galloway.
Chicks heave plateward was low and
Perkins had to lunge onto his nose
TO intercept it. Instead of drilling on
to the counting station while Sis legs
were waving in the air Richbourg
pulled up and prepared to do some
lodging, his mental lapse enabling
Perkins to find the rubber with his
trilby and effect a force-out. Ruel
then fouled to Hauser to leave the
corners crowded.
Heimach baked the Griffmen
thereafter, although they threatened
in the fourth. when Harris doubled
and Jude singled, and in the fifth,
Peck's neat bunt put two on base
with none out. On this occasion Pro-
thro was run down on the line when
Johnson raped to Galloway, Rich
bourg then whiting and Harris pop
ping foul.
How the Mackmen Scored.
The two unmerited markers
achieved by the Athletics material
lied in round No. 4 and were charge
able to Rice. Sam muffed Welch's
fly with one down, Hauser walked
and after Simmons lofted, Johnson
winged Miller to fill the bases. CAL
IoWay then inserted the productive
punch, a line single to left.
Simmons and Galloway got unsup-
ported doubles in the sixth and
seventh, respectively. and there was
one out in the eighth when Johnson
displayed signs of faltering. Welch
drew a walk, only to be nipped off on
FUELS peg to Judge, and twas well
for the Griffs this happened, for
Hauser also was passed and Sim
mons sent him to third with a smart
swat to right. Johnson was excused
at this juncture and Marberry saved
the situation by tanning Bing Miller.