The Washington times., 1925-04-29

ZACH TOES
RUBBER
TO-DAY
Walter Johnson Refuses Har-
ris' Leave to Quit Mound
With Game Sewed Up
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.

By LOUIS A. BOUCHER.
BOSTON, Mass, April 29.-Good
Old Tom Zachary, of Graham, N.
c., is going after the Red Sox to-
day in an effort to give the world
champions a clean sweep of the
brief series at Fenway Park. He
reports his soup bone fine and
victory. Just which of his sorry
crew. of Fingers Lee Foil will
use is a mystery.
1t doesn't really seem to make
much difference to the champions.
Rudy Kallio, former Pacific Coast
star, is a possibility, so is Joe
Lucey, who once flung for Catho-
lie University. However, worry
not, folks. Good Old Tom Zach
airy will be out there on the rub
Der for the fighting Griffs.
Walter johnson is a strange fell
low. When he might have taken it
on the lam to the clubhouse after
the second inning of yesterdays
ball game, he insisted on staying in
the lineup and getting a good work
out on a day meant only for polar
bears, Eskimos and Bostonlans.
Prohibition must be a terrible hard
ship up here as a steady winter
diet.
Johnson reported late at Tampa
and is not yet at top form, though
winning two out of his three starts.
The Mackmen upset him in his
first game, but the Yankees and
Red Sox We're soft for him and
when he gets about one more game
out of his system, he will be all
get for busy season on the hill.
He is now due to twirl against
the Red Sox in Washington next
week.
Pretty cold here" Bucky Har.
ris told his ace of the mound after
the world champions had seized
nine-run lead in two frames.
Want to go in?"
No. l need the workout" was
the reply. and that's just about
what it was to him.
Though Johnson was merely toss-
ing the ball up to the plate. not
Q hit was chalked against him for
Ave innings. In the sixth, with one
gone, Flagstead doubled, Wamby
singled and Boone doubled, giving
the Red Sox a couple of runs to
balance against Washingtons nine.
Then Barney frightened up, famed
the smuggling. Ernie Vache and made
Phil Todt pop to Bucky Harris. In
the last inning Todt tripled down
the right field line. but two were
out and Doc Prothros' liner to Nc
Nicely left him there thoroughly
CONCEALED. 1t was a soft triumph
for johnson and especially pleasing
because registered against Alex Fer
guson.
Vision of a pitching duel came
with the announcement that Fergu-
son would oppose Johnson. but that
vision passed with great sudden
ness. Leibold waited and walked.
Harris beat out a perfect bunt to-
ward first base. Rice's double over
Vache's head scored Leibold. Cos
lin famed weakly, but Mule Shirley
poled vicious two-bagger to left,
scoring Harris and Rice.
BIuege's smart single to center
scored Shirley and sent Ferguson
away from there for the after
noon. All that happened before
johnson had even appeared on
the rubber.
Oscar Fuhr, a left handler, fol.
lowed Ferguson, and Peck's single,
with Ruel s sacrifice fly to Vache.
brought Bluege over with the fifth
run of the inning.
In the second frame McNeely,
replacing Leibold against the
southpaw opened with a double to
right, Harris sacrificing him to
third. Rice's single over Prothro's
head scored the Californian and
Goslin,s double put Rice on third.
Working together beautifully,
steal successfully with Fuhr wind
ing up. Rice was within reach of
the plate before Picinich ever got
the ball and when Val made a mess
of the play, letting the ball get
away from him, Goslin followed
Rice over the dish. The fans be-
gan jeering the home team right
there and Curtis Fullerton replaced
Fuhr.
Shirley died, but BIuege walked
and stole. scoring when Peck
j0unced a single to left. There
after Fullerton gave johnson a
fine fight, though to no purpose.
The champions tried hard enough
but could not score off the three
scattered hits they collected.
Those nine runs had to suffice.
Sam Rice enjoyed himself with
the stick. In the first inning he
doubled over VacheS head. In the
second he dropped a single safely
over Prothro's head. In the ninth
he hammered a hard single to
center. In the fourth and sixth
frames he was Flagstead's victim on
liners. but to score two runs and
drive in two more on three
bingles was a joy to him.
Roger Peckinpaugn singled to
right i'm the first and to left in the
second. In the seventh, fearing
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