Evening star., 1924-10-09
FIRST INNING,


NEW YORK-Zachary tossed a
strike over for the first ball pitched
to Lindstrom, Bluege came in fast
for Lindstrom's bunt and grabbing
the ball with one hand, made a beau
tIful throw to nick him at first.
FriSch sliced safety down the right
field line on the first bail pitched and
stretched it to two bases by sliding
in under Rice's throw to Harris.
Young took two balls then bunted a
foul in an attempt to sacrifice. On the
next delivery Zachary took his bound
er and headed off Frisch at third.
Eluege ran Frisch back to second
where Harris tagged him as he slid
into the sack, Young reached second
on the play. Kelly ignored d wide de-
livery, missed a vigorous swing. and
after fouling one off at the count
two and two lined a single to center.
scoring Young. 1t was a clean blow
that went to McNeely on the first
hound. but Harris had no chance to
head off Young at the plate with a
relay. MeuSel had a count of one and
two when he walloped a liner to deep
right on which Rice ran back to grab
with leaping one-hand stab. Sam :
feat was heartily applauded. Had Rice
missed his catch the ball would have
carried into the temporary bleacher
seats for circuit swat and two runs.
One run.
WASHINGTON-Ne was unable to
get single pitch over the plate for
McNeely, who walked. Harris hit the
first ball pitched to Lindstrom, whose
throw to Frisch forced McNeely. The
Giants captains pivoted heave to
Kelly arrived too late to double up
Harris. Rice took one strike and fouled
fhA.- <lal, ,-nI
steal. Harris died when Kelly took
Nehfs throw and fired to Jackson.
After fouling off another. Rice lined
a clean single to right. The stands were
in an uproar as Goslin came to bat.
Goose swung on the first bali pitched
for a high fly close to the right field
pavilion. Frsch made a desperate eff
fort to get the ball, which Kelly could
not reach, but the sphere dropped un-
touched. Goslin then bounded down the
first-base line. and when Kelly fum-
bled the ball lie was safe at first, with
Rice roosting on second. Joe Judge,
who boasts the highest batting aver
age among the Griffs in this series,
with a mark Of .474, then appeared.
but he was victimized on strikes by
Nehf, who delivered only three balls
to turn the trick. No runs.
NEW YORk-Zachary slipped two
strikes over on Wilson. The next one
was low, but the one that followed
cut corner of the plate and Wilson
retired to the bench. Wilson jaWed
with Umpire KLEIN over his decision
before going to the dugout Jackson
had two strikes and one ball on him
when he rolled softly to Harris.
Gowdy took wide one, then raised
foul which Ruel reached over into the
box seats to get He would have sue
ceeded if an excited fan had not stood
up and bumped into Muddy's glove.
With two strikes and ball on him,
Gowdy looped a slow noater to left
field for one base. Nehf missed
swing and demanded that Klein in
spect the ball that Zachary was using
The umpire did this and then put the
ball back in play. Zachary slipped
another strike over after pitching one
ball. Whereupon Nehf raised an easy
fly to McNeely in center. No runs,
! hit, no errors, l left.
WASHINGTON.-Bl failed to
offer at Nehf's first delivery. a strike.
He took a ball and then fouled off
another strike. Another ball and an
other foul followed before Ossie roll
ed to Frisch, who had to hurry his
throw to nip the speedy Griffman.