Evening star., 1924-07-06

inability to hit in the pinches
which was responsible for the slump
encountered by the Griffmen since
the Boston Red Sox left town, was
painfully apparent in the openine
battle, when they had half a dozen
cnances to start something, but never
nld. 1t was different in the wind up
tussle, however. Then they over-came
d d 'Wo,ran S handicap. spotted the Yanks
IN the first inning, and drilled on to
more than treble this total
Yanks Nick Walter in FIRST.
The Yanks registered off johnson
before the first game was Ave
minutes old. Witt singled over the
midway and, following Dugan's
pop, chased to third on Ruth's
double to the fence in right, scoring
on Meusers long fly to Rice Ruth
was left on third when Pipp lofted.
Barney was effective for the next
four frames, but in the sixth he was
mulcted for another tally on Ruth's
ringing double to left center and
Pipp's solid single. With two gore
Ward also connected for a one -baser.
but the rally died with Scott
Johnson emerged from a hole in
the seventh when Yanks decorated
all the corners with one out on in
a pass to Ruth as Meusel drilled into
a double killing engineered by
Peckinpaugh and Judge. Walter
was in no trouble thereafter.
Penrock Strong in Pinches.
1t was just one jam after another
for Pennock. but the lanky southpaw
pitched himself out of all of them
in Impressive fashion.
Matthews single in the opener
was nulfified when his honey base
running caused him to be doubled
UP on Harris fly to Ruth, and Bluege
was left at the far corner in the
third, which he reached on his sing
a steal and Schang's wild throw
when Rice rolled to Pipp.
Matthews got around as far as
third in round four on his swinging
bunt, Harris sacrifice and Goslin's
Ruels attainment of the Keystone on
his single and Peck's suicide in the
fifth was scotched when Bluege lined
10 ,i,s Scott fSr double play; while
able to deliver ii the following
Matthews walked.
A pass to Ruel in the seventh was
unsupported. Johnson was forced
by Rice after getting A safety in the
eighth. whereupon Harris stinging
liner travelled directly into the hands
of Ward. and although Goslin gave
rise to home hopes by starting the
ninth with a bingle, neither Judge,
Iuel nor PeCk couid help MIN
around.
Huemen Halted in Nightcap.
The Yanks were just as prompt in
getting starred against Marberry in the
second game as they were against john
son in the opener. and bettered their in
itial showing By compiling two runs in
stead of one Witt beat out a rap to
Peck back of second and Dugan walked.
They advanced on RuthS sacrifice and
scored oil fn Of
Bob took second on the throw-in and
continued on to third when he observed
that base had been left unguardad. Mar
berry then took Pipp's tap and tagged
Meusel at the pan and Schang popped.
Coming back strong in their half the
Nationals registered quartet of tallieS
70 take the lead. With Rice gone Mat
thewS walked. and took third on Harris
single to right. Goslin beat out a slow
roller to Ward. scoring Matthews. and
Judges single to Scott in deep short
loaded the bases. Hoyt forced Harris
in with a marker by inability to get
the ball over for Peck. Goslin Tailed
while Bluege was forcing sPeck, and
Tate's Texas Lacquer cashed Judge.
With mates on third and second Mar
berry famed. -
Tate's safety to left which went for
two bases when the ball bounded past
Hendrck, was the opening wedge for a
pair of GrifTithian tallies in the fourth.
bunt to Dugan and Tate scored when
Matthews achieved a safety on his tap
to Pipp. A pass to Harris filled the
bases. Rice then tailed while Goslin
was forcing Harris Matthews also at
tempted to reach the platter on the play,
but was cut down by Scott's heave to
Schang.
Hoyt escaped damage in the fifth and
sixth, and Markle. his successor. got
through the seventh unscathed, but he
was nicked for a counter in the follow
ing session, when Bluege walked, moved
to third on Tate's sacrifice and Mar
berry's death, and reached the counting
block when Rice singled to left.
Marberry had little to worry him
after the inaugural session, four scat
tered blows being the sum total of dam
age inflicted on him in the last eight
rounds. Once in the fourth he passed
Ward after Schang had nicked him for
a double, but all three of the Yanks who
followed raised offerings to Matthews.