Evening star., 1925-08-15

Today CoVcleskie will get the cha nee
10 pun farther ahead OF his team RI
walls when he faces the Hugmen at
clark Griffith Stadium. and II he en-:
counters the same kind of hurting op-
position that Sam Jones furnished
Ruether YESTERDAY the moist ball ma
nipulator will be fully entitled to a
victory. if he gets it,
Few tighter box dues are staged
= az the loca park in the course of a
seas than that Witnessed by more
than 1000 souls yesterday when Oss
, R)nege furnished the finishing touch
for laSt-inning rally that ended a
brilliant battle of wits and skill be
tween these two veteran fingers.
Harris Starts the Rally.
HcNeely had fouled out TO open the
home half Of the eighth. when Harris
scratched safety on a slow roller to
Wanninger. back Of second base. Rice
got a life when Gehrig was unable to
handle the hall after contriving to
knock down Sans smart smack, and
II Vas up to Gosliu. whose uecent in.
ability 10 live mp 10 his reputation as q
clea n-up bitter is one of the chief rea-
son for the champions falrering
gait Of late. Goose's best was soft
fly. and when Judge was franked TO
fill the bases. Btuege seized the chance
TO leap into the limeIight by polling a
ma sty crack pa ST Dugan for two bases.
OsS was left on second with Judge
on third when Peck bounded ont ;. hut
the TWO tallies he had driven in were
ample to decide the issue. and Sad
Sa m" Jones demeanor as he left the
box proved he realized Ii. His vicious
kick at an inoffensive ball in his path
indicated that "Peevish Paul or An
CRY Andrew would be a more appro-
pirate nickname for him.
Sam couldn't he blamed for his keen
chagrin. however. He had flung one
whale Of game. and il was tough 20
see his labor scrapped as so much
wasted effort. but defeat would have
been inst as bitter pill for Ruether.
Many Chances Neglected.
Many scoring opportunities. despite
the compa rfative scarcity Of safeties.
were presented both clubs before the
productive senatorial assault in the
eighth.
Dugans single IN the second was
unsupported and Judges double.
lined right against the right field
fence was nulliffed when Bluege wal
loped stra ight 10 Dugan. who doubled
Judge off the midway.
Singles hy Combs and Sha nks put
Yankees on third and first. with two
gone in round g. swhereupon Ruth
bounded sharply TO Judge, and q gold
en- opportunity for the Nationals wa
scotched in the rear end of this ses-
sion when a Texas Lacquer by Sew
ereid Sa ndwiched between free tickets
to Peck and Ruether loaded the bases
with no one out. Jones displayed his
class at this point by tanning Nc
Neely. compelling Harris to pop and
Rice 10 hit into force play.
Dugan's perfect bunt and Ben
coughs bingle in the fourth went for
naught when Wanninger hoisted. and
Peck could not help after Ruege dotI.
hIed down the left field line. -,
Ruether set the Va nks down in or
der in the fifth 2 nd. after McNeely
walked and Harris got a life on Wan
ningers tumble. they were left when
Shan grabbed Rice's roller.
MeuseTs Triple Is Wasted.
After whiting Ruth in the sixth
Ruether was mulcted for a three bag
ger ny Meusel. whose fy hit high
a inst the right field fence and
bounded back toward the diamond. He
was held q third. while Bluege tagged
Gehrig and was left with Dugan. who
walked. when Rengoush lifted TO Rice.
Judges Texas Lacquer with one gone
in this fra me was tossed away when
took third strike.
Ruether famed both Jones and
Combs after Wanninger popped in the
seventh. and the Griffmen also died in
order.
Shanks singled TO open the eighth
Ruether then famed Ruth for the
second time in a row, and, after
Sha nks rea ached second following Meu-
sells drive TO McNeely in deep center,
the Dutchmsn also victimized Gehrlg
on strikes.
With a two-run lead TO hurdle, Hug
gins called on Ben PaschaI TO club for
Wanninger after Dugan and Rengough
had lofted 10, McNeely in the ninth.
IA aschal came through with lusty
Ia rrup far over RiCe's head for three
ba ses. The crowd was bit appre
hensive. e Bob Veach was summoned
10 sub for Jones. but Ruether proved
n rr1a of the sit VA ion by linn