Evening star., 1926-05-01
YANKS SCORE 4 TO |
VICTORY OVER MATS
AS SERIES CLOSES
Timely Hits by MeuseI and
Dugan in First Send Hug
men Ahead.
M'NEELY PLAYS CENTER.
MYER AT SH0RTSTOP
10000 Fans Out to See Hard-Hit-
ting New York Club Take on
League Champs.
RY JOHN b. KELLER.

NEW YORK, May THE Yankees
made it three straight when they
Clouted their way TO victory over the
Mats here this afternoon.
The score was 4 to l.
Ruckv Harris did not make all the
lineup changes he had announced.
Earl McNeely was sent to center
field and Sam Rice shifted to right
but Buddy Nlyer remained at short
whereas Harris had stated as late as
noon today that Roger PeckinpauSh
would resume his old position.
Dutch RueIher. SouthpaW, started
slahbing for the Nationals.
Waite Hoyt took The hill for the
home club.
Warm weather brought a crowd of
4e.000 To the Yankee Stadium.
The Yankees gave the huge crowd
what they expected when,' at the out
set. they staged cloutfest at Rue
thor'S expense, and four men crossed
The plate before the side was retired.
FIRST INNING.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. flied to
Combs SO did Bucky Harris. LaZZeri
backed mp for Rice,s fly. No runs.
NEW YORK-Koenig got life
when Myer let his drive go through.
Combs singled to center, Combs stop
ping at second. Gehrig sacrificed,
Eluege to Bucky Harris, VINO covered
first. Ruth walked, filling the bases.
Meusel singled to center, scoring
koenig and Combs. Meusel stole sec
ond. I.aZzeri famed. Dugan tripled
to left. scoring Ruth and Meusel
Bucky Harris threw out Collins. Four
runs.
SECOND INNING
WASHINGTON-G singled to
right. Judge flied to Combs. Bluege
was hit by a pitched ball. Myer flied
to Meusel. Ruel fouled TO Meusel. No
runs.
NEW YORK - Hoyt was safe at
first when Myer fumbled his grounder.
NcNeely came far in for koenig's fiy.
Combs took third strike. Rice went
to right center for GehriS's high one.
No runs.
THIRD INNING.
WASHINGTON = Ruether singled
to center. Meusel came in for Nc
Neely's loft. Bucky Harris tripled
over Ruth's head. scoring Ruether.
Rice lined to LaZzeri. kOenig ran to
the foul line for Goslin's looper. He
juggled the ball, but did not let it get
away from him. One run.
NEW YORk-Ruth flied TO McNeely
in left center. Meusel lifted to Cos
lin. Lazzeri famed. No runs.
FOURTH INNING.
WASHINGTON - Judge walked.
Rluege flied to Meusel. Myer walked.
Ruel drove into double play. koenig
to I.aZzeri to Gehrig. No runs.
NEW YORK-Dugan singled to left.
Dugan stole second, Ruels throw be-
ing high. Collins famed. HoYt lined
TO Rluege. Rice backed TO the ter
race in front of the right-tield stands
for koenig's fly. No runs.
FIFTH INNING.
NASHINGTON-Lazzeri threw out
Rmether. McNeely popped to koenig.
Bucky Harris singled To left. HOyt
tossed out Rice. No runs.
NEW YORk-Combs flied to Goslin.
Gehric flied to Gosin. Ruth grounded
to Judge. No runs.
SIXTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-Gosfn flied to
Combs. Hoyt tossed out Judge.
Rluege was safe when koenig FUN
bled Myer famed. No runs.
NEW YORk-Goslin went far back
for Meusel's loft. LazZeri beat out
grounder to Myer. Dugan was out.
Bucky Harris to Judge, and Lazzeri
was run down, Judge To Myer to
Judge, for a double play. No runs.
SEVENTH INNING.
WASHINGTON - Combs went to
left center for Ruel's fly. Ruether
rolled to Gehric. McNeely~ flied to
Combs No runs.
NEW YORk-coliins popped to
Rluege. Bucky Harris tossed out
Hoyt. Bluege threw out koenig. No
runs.
EIGHTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-Dugan threw out
Bucky Harris, making a nice stop of
the latter's ball LaZZeri tossed out
Rice. Gehrig went close to the Mats
dugout for Gosln's foul. No runs.
NEW YORk-Combs was out,
Judge to Ruether. who covered first.
Gehrig popped to Judge. Ruth singled
to right. Bucky Harris backed into
right field for Meusel's loft. No runs.
NINTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-Ju singled TO
conter. BlueSe drove into double
play. I.azzeri to Gehrig to Koenig.
Nver singled over short. Ruel dou-
bled to right, Myer stopping at third.
Reuther lifted to koenig back OF