The Washington times., 1925-04-16
COVELESK|E
IN DEBUT
TODAY
New Background Expected to
Give Stanley Confidence
Against Yankees
By R. D. THOMAS.

NEW ! ORA1 APAh AOs N~SAA
ley Coveleskie, a losing pitcher
for the last two years with pos
sibIy the strongest hitting club
in the American League, Cleve-
land, today will make his first
appearance in championship play
in a Washington uniform and,
despite the mediocre record OF
his immediate past, he win face
the Yankees with the firm con-
fidence of the World Champion
Griffmen behind him.
It brought an expression of sat
isfaction to every face when the
word was passed along that STAN
ley Harris would send the veteran
spitballer after q victory over the
Yankees that would insure at
least at even split in the opening
series of what promises to be
tough pennant scramble.
Possibly the greatest delight that
comes to a Griffman is participa-
ton in a victory over the Yankees,
people who have a notion that pro-
fessional baseball is spiritless and
business-like, might undergo a
change of mind if given opportunity
I'd dSSOcldl6 ClOS01J VIII TIC VdSIl-
ington ball club. Its spirit smacks
Of the college campus. And when
Griffmen meet Yankees 1t is much
alike to Harvard battling Yale. At
any rate, it strikes one that clashes
between these two clubs are more
spirited than the average run Of
biz league contests.
Getting back to COvelesl1ie, he
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lately, in particular In the last
pronounced himself In splendid
shape for work today. COVeleslxie
has caught the confident spirit
Of Stanley Harris and his crew
and this is reck0ned to do him
no harm.
Tomorrow another newly acquired
Griffman is slated to make his
debut. Walter H. Ruether will
southpaw the last game with the
Yankees, unless Manager Harris
changes his plans. The young
leader apparently is determined TO
what sort OF pitching staff he has
organized.
Walter johnson win pitch his
first game OF the 1925 campaign
on the Griffmen's opening day in
Philadelphia next Saturday. The
human howitzer has been a trifle
slow in getting primed, and for that
reason has not been counted on for
action here.
Today the Griffmen and Yankees
are tied as the result OF a STOP
Washington victory won under
extraordinary circumstances. The
game was played between thunder
showers. 1t was held up fifty-two
minutes at the start and later was
delayed for forty-five. Part Of it
was played in darkness so dense it
was impossible for reports to fol- |
low the ball from the pitchers hand
to the plate.
It was stopped by darkness with
one down in Washington's half of
the seventh, after the Griffmen had
scored a run and placed two other
men on the bags.
Bob MeuseI doubled PaschaI and
Combs home with the Yankees
runs in the first. PaschaI had
singled and Combs had bounced q
hit off Tom Zachary's glove. The
Washington infieId pulled Zach
airy out of several tough situations.
With the bases full and none out
In the third, Pipp's sizzling
grOunder was converted into q
double play, Peck to Harris to
Judge. Then Zachary famed
Ward.
With two gone in the Yankees
fifth, Harris made a leaping, back
that cut off a run and possibly pre-
vented others. Paschal was on Sec
end and Meusel on first.
Again in the sixth the infielders
came to Toms rescue. With one
out and Yankees on first and Sec
ond as the result Of a pass to Ward
and O'Neill's single, Howard Shanks.
batting for Pennock. hit to Nc
Nally, who touched third to kill off
Ward and then heaved to Judge for
Shank's death.
The Griffmen, possibly trifle
riled by the Yankees two runs in
the opening round, got five for
themselves in the second and pol
ished off Sam Jones. Goslin start
ed the fireworks. The Goose nearly
knocked Ward from his underpin-
ing with a line drive. too hot to
handle, and when Ward threw wild
10 first after recovering the ball,
Goslin took second.
He went to third on Judges clean
single to Left Bluege walked. fill
ing the bases. Peck's sacrifice fly
to Meusel scored Goslin and ad
Vanced Judge and Bluege. Ruel
walked, again loading the bags.
After Zachary famed, McNeely
laced single to right that scored
Judge. Ruel taking third. Harris
vas hit by pitched ball. Sam Rice
then singled sharply to center,
counting Ruel and McNeely. Sam
Jones was yanked and Pennock
finished the game.
Mike McNally made an suspicious
start with the Griffmen. He took
Bluege's place in the last inning
and on the first ball hit to him as
a Griffman in q league game he
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