Evening star., 1924-10-07

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'''hed his way to second. aided by
"efs high heave. moved to third on
whv's line single to right and
"hed his goal while the Nationals
"5"rhand finger was retiring Ryan
Lindstrom's long f1v to LeiboId en-
= ed Gowdy to make the far corner
nd S"t the stage for one of the
'eatest fielding bits of the pastimes.
t tranSpired when Frisch. with the
;uueaZe sign displayed, laid one down
in front of the plate. Specie tore in
after the ball and Tipped it to Ruel
lust in time to enable Muddy to ride
T"wdv sliding into the platter. 1t
Hroved the final out of the inning.
but, in view of the fact that Specie
ever wou d have been able to flag
he speedy Frisch had he attempted
= throw 20 Jufge at first, the ap-
,roN lately named Fordham flash was
!redited with a hit.
1t was the ninth and final session
that the Nationals again demon
strated they never quit. and served
o improve the general tone of a con-
test that fell far below the high
standard of excellence established in
the first two tilts. Harris opened the
ultimate chukker with Texas
Lacquer to short center, on which
Jackson looked very bad. Rice pop
ped harmlessly. but when GoSlin beat
out a bunt to Ryan in essaying to
sacrifice and Judge drilled a single
to right, crowding the corners, the
numerous followers of the Nationals
and the Yankee sympathizers who
owe allegiance to the American
Leagne. began to whoop things up in
lively fashion.
Chance to Win.
Claude Jonnard, the elongated fling
er. who occupies the same position in
relation to relief work for the Giants
that Marberry has filled for the Bucks
all season, was delegated to rescue
Ryan. Jonnard found himself unable
to locate the plate for Bluege and
was promptly yanked in favor of
John Watson, another righthander.
with Harris having been forced over
the pan with one tally and the win
ming markers represented on the still
fully peopled paths.
The aSsemblage of 1865 cash GUS
toners. greater by l.216 than the for
mer high-water mark for the Polo
Grounds, established last year. was in
an uproar a. Miller came up. but had
its expectations for something dra-
matte dashed when the substitute in
fielder succeeded only in raising a
foul to Lindstrom, and another golden
chance had gone by the boards when
the same Lindstrom grabbed Muddy
Ruers roller and forced Judge by
stepping on third.
For Washington, the fracaS was
tale of wasted opportunities. No
fewer than thirteen Griffs were left
stranded on the runways for lack of
a timely single, one or more of the
visitors getting on base in every SeS-
sion except the sixth.
Goslin L. Robbed.
Two catches that served to put
Frisch in the center of the calcium,
both of which robbed Goslin of sin
giles, by the way, were brilliant bits,
but he needlessly jeopardized the
we'll being of himself and 4 teammate
in executing the first-in round four.
He narrowly averted a collision with
Kelly in putting on his o~er-the-
shoulder speciality, and if he had not
been overzealous the centerfielder
could easily have made the catch.
YounS's spectacular stunt in grab
bing Ruels little fly in the sixth. which
occasioned such a burst of applause,
was a grandStand play, pure and simple.
Ross didn't have to make that twisting,
sideways slide to grab the ball. He
merely tried to make it look hard, and
so far as the undiscerning fans were
concerned got away with it, that's all.
1t was Sam Rice who turned in the
really most meritorious defensive con-
tribution. In eras:ng Lindstrom in the
fourth, Rice first had to cover a lot of
ground, and in clutching the ball with
one hand close to the concrete barrier
he risked grave danger of serious in
jury.
There were no signs of hostility toward
the Giants as a result of the bribery
scandal that resulted in two of their
number being barred from organized
base ball last week. They we're heartily
cheered when they took the field and
were given plenty of vocal support
throughout the game. 1t was apparent
the Nationals were not without friends,
however, almost as much roofing being
heard Oh the three. occasions they threat
ened to tear things loose as developed
during the Giants rallies.