Evening star., 1924-08-13

decisions to equal the ten gained oVel
1t is possible Pilot Tristram Speaker
will come back today with another
oldster-Stan Coveleskie-but if the
erstwhile coal miner is adjudged to
need an extra day of rest Washing
ton fans probably will get their first
glimpse of Andy Messenger. the Mint
League graduate who has proved
more or less of d sensation with the
Aborignes since he joined them
month or so back.
McNeely Looks Good.
Earl McNeely. the costly coast
product. made distinctly favorable
impression on the 4,000-od fans who
turned out to welcome the Harris
men home following their 1S-day
absence en- tour The youngster
kicked in with a stinging single
which aided in scoring the initial
tally of the paStime after connecting
for solid liner to left on his first
trip to the pan; was robbed of a wal
lop for extra distance when Lutzke
pulled circus play on his bewhisk-
cred rap in the fifth and proved he
has the courage to take it" when he
deliberately stopped one OF Smiths
. hooks with his ribs in the seventh.
He had only one chance in the field,
a long wallop by Burns to deeep
left center which he got under in
most approved style. but he fully
lived up to his reputation for speed
afoot by the manner in which he got
over the ground. sodden from the
heavy rains of the previous night and
morning.
Johnson's Work Is Feature.
JohnSon's pitching was the out
standing feature of the fracas how
ever. Not having welded his kalso-
mine brush since back in June when
the Athletics were victimiZed Barney
busted it off and applied the white
wash for the fifth time this season to
raise his shut-out record for Is sea-
sons TO 106. Incidentally, Walter
whitfield eight of the Indians to raise
his all-time total of strike -outs to
also.
Exactly three of the visitors got
as far as second base in the nine
innings, and but one reached the far
corner This was Summa. who was
given d life when Harris fumbled his
roller in the final frame. When
Speaker punched the pill to an un-
guarded spot in right. sending Homer
to third. it appeared Johnson would
have his string of goose eggs shat
tered. but he bore down like the old ,
master he is, with the result that
j. Scwell fouled to Bluege and a pair
of pinch hitterS were set down with
dispatch. The first of these was our
old friend and fellow townSman,
Frank Brewer. Turkey took a couple |
of heftieS to no purpose, watched a |
wide one slide by and then had a |
third strike slipped over on him.
Larry Gardner was the next emer- |
gency batsman, and this oldtimer's |
best was a fly that Ruel coralled
close to the screen to close the |
matinee.
How the Bucks Tailed.
Safeties by Goslin and Ruel in the |
second were wasted, but the Bucks !
contrived to register once in the fol- |
lowing frame through the punching |
of three singles and a sacrifice fly. |
johnson paved the way with a jolt |
over the midway. and McNeely, after
failing in an effort to sacrifice, moved |
him up a notch with line single to
center. Harris then caught the /
Tribal infield mapping by jolting a |
bunt past the box for a bingle to fill |
the bases with none out. Rice's fly I
to Summa was not distant enough |
for Johnson to attempt to score, but
Jameson had to chase out to the |
barrier in left to get Goslin's long |
drive, and Barney easily scored after
the catch. Judges little pop to ].
Sewell ended the rally.
Rice was balked to second by Smith |
after getting a bingle with two down
in round and Gosln left him there.
This was the only scoring opportu
nifty the Bucks had from the third until
the eighth inning, but in the latter
frame they checked in three times
to .mbalm the pastime.
Rice opened the chukker with a
liner to right that got past Summa
for three bases, and Sam scored
promptly when Goslin smashed a sim
gle through Stephenson, who had
taken Fewster's place at second.
Judge got life when Burns dropped
Smiths toss of Joe's sacrificial bunt.
and the wounding of Bluege by |
Smith for second time crowded the
corners Ruers bounder to Joe
Sewell resulted in Goslin being called
out at the plate on a force play, al
though it appeared Luke Sewell
failed to<keep his foot on the rubber.
This put the situation sQuarely up to
Pack, and Rajah delivered handsome
ly with a singing single to left that
cashed Judge and Bluege. Johnson
then forced Bluege at third and Nc
Neely rolled to Fewster.