Evening star., 1925-06-04

Joe has played regularly in the out,
field for a month, and in that time
has hit around .2S0. Much more
punch was expected of him than that.
He slammed the ball savagely during
his term with the Red Sox, and, al
though he slumped last year, 1t was
thought the transfer 10 the world
champions would restore Harris hit
ting eye. For a time during the Ma
tionals' Western trip last month Joe
walloped the ball as he had done in
seasons past, and in one game at
Philadelphia last week he performed
brilliantly at bat. But, altogether. the
work of the one-time pitcher-mauling
right-hander has been very disap-
pointing.
May Shift Batting Order.
The withdrawal of Joe may mean
another shake-up in the Nationals
batting order. Manager Bucky had
not decided definitely this morning
to revise the order of hitting. but it
would not be surprising to see the
center fielder of the day put at the
top Of this list, Rice dropped to third
place and Joe Judge to fifth. AL
though Goose Goslin has not been
meeting the ball we'll during the past
few days. Harris does not contemplate
in the clubbing arrangement.
Bob, Meusel and Howard Shanks
combined to make yesterday a gen.
orally dreary day for the world cham
pionS, the former socking a decisive
homer in the twelfth inning of the
game that was forced to overtime by
the latter's tying circuit wallop in the
ninth. But there was a bright spot
in the day for Boss Bucky. He
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first time since the venerable port
slider Joined the Champs and had the
pleasure of seeing that worthy pitch
nine good innings.
The old-timer breezed along smartly,
and his game was of the kind that
ordinarily would be a winning one.
UP to the time Shanks parked the
ball in the left-field stand in the ninth
the Yanks had nicked Gregg for eight
safeties, all singles and none of them
very hearty wallops. His control was
excellent, and he had to pitch him.
self out to only a few batters.
Now Harris is satisfied he has a
left-hander to replace Jez Zachary in
the staff of five regular-turn artists.
From now on Gregg will get his share
Of work on the hill Zach got into the
game yesterday after Fred Marberry
had held the Yanks at bay in the
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good eleventh inning, had been found
for single by Whitley Witt and a
pass by Joe Dugan. Zach was just as
uncertain as in his other recent ap-
pearances, and the two hits he yielded,
one Of them Meusel's homer, broke up
the pastiming.
Yanks Use Three Hurlers.
The Yankees resorted to three pitch
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Hoyt, who started for them, was fairly
we'll punished in the seven innings he
remained on the slab. Bob Shawkey
did well IN his four.inning stay Civ
ing up three hits and nothing else.
Sam Jones was knocked for a tally in
the twelfth that looked big until the
Yankee bats landed against Zachs
pitches.
First blood was drawn by the Yanks
In the third inning. when they punched
couple OF bingleS. Hoyt opened the
frame with a Texas Lacquer to center
that Bucky Harris just failed to reach
"anninEer sacrificed, and Dusan's
retirement moved Waite to third base.
Then Earl Combs, who was to be
thorn in the sides of the Nationals all
afternoon, singled the pitcher home.
In the fifth the Nationals went the
Yankees one better, thanks mainly to
some wild work by Lou Gehrig. Bluege
began the inning with a one-baser to
left, and took second when Peck made
q similar hit. Ruel bounded to Gehrig,
who threw to force Bluege at the far
corner. But the heave was wild, let
ting Bluege score Peck reach third
and Ruel make second. Peck raced
home after Meusel caught Rice's high
one.
The Yankees came right back to tie