Evening star., 1926-04-06

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east one win in the two games sche'
They socked Chick Davies, last of
he New York hurlers used, for nine
Safeties in the ninth inning, the sec
ond of the two in which he worked,
and everybody who went TO bat eX-
cept Goose Goslin. got his slam. They
$50 battered Jack Wisner, who went
seven rounds, but in only one session
we're they able to make their raps
count and then they had to be helped
by some poor Giant fielding.
This afternoon. Stanley Coveleskie
and Joe Bush We're slated to do the
hurting in the fifth game with the
Giants. If they do as well as Curly
ogden and Dutch Ruether did yester-
day, every one will be satisfied. Ogden
went through Ave excellent innings,
While Ruether. although tritle weak
in one session, looked better than in
any previous start this year.
Perhaps a talk that Manager Harris
had with the club prior to the game
caused il to wake up with vengeance
yesterday. What he said to the
players was intimated in an early
morning discussion with the writer.
Bucky Threatened Shake-up.
II am not satisfied with the way
players who ought TO do good have
been going recently" Bucky declared,
\ nd unless there is a decided change
IN the play Of several of the men
within a few days there'll be some
drastic lineup changes.
This ball club is good enough to
nd iS epnnG
reason why it should not win. 1t
should be a clever ball club as well
as a ball club mechanically efficient,
but.it has been far from that, espe-
cially in the pair of games we lost to
Columbus In those contests the club
made no opportunities for itself and
refused to take any great advantage
IF those offered it:
True. our young pitchers per-
formed miserably. They lacked con
frol and everything else needed in
good pitching. But even though a
ball club usually looks poor behind
hurling of such low caliber. there
we're other things happening that
made the club look worse.
What irritateS me is the lack
adaistcal attitude some of the fellows
nave taken toward the exhibition
series. nave lI1SISlCu iticiI bhNoS
games be taken seriously in every
yvay. I have no reason to believe that
men who fail to show a deal of pepper
in these games will step out like
thoroughbreds in the championship
games.
PLAYING spirit as well as playing
ability should be disclosed in Spring
raining, and only those fellows who
develop both are going TO stick IN
regular Jobs. Several of the men now
being used regularly are going TO
have something unpleasant happen to
: hem unless they snap out of 1t. i
am in no mood for trif1lng.
Game Starts Of Slowly.
There was little action in the first
inning of Yesterdays game. f'risch
was the only player to get on, ana
he differed second shortly after he
draw his pass. Ruel's throw being
entirely too short. Judges single
Vas all the Nationals CLEANED OH
Wisner in the second session. but the
Giants showed a run across after TWO
were out.
Jackson slapped toward left, the
ball lust eluding Peck, for one base.
Hartley beat out a SLOW bounder TO
short field to advance Jackson
notch and the latter crossed when
Visner slammed a single to LETT
In the third the Nationals lost no
tme in getting ahead, their three
hits being abetted by some sloppy
fielding by the Giants. Ruel opened
ire with a twob base drive down the
eft field line Rice lifted an easy
chance for Meusel, but the latter let
he ball bounce out of his glove just
a. Nick Altrock does in his comedy
rnuffs. As a result, Rice got to the
middle station, although Ruel had to
pull up at third.
Boss Bucky picked this occasion to
hook a single to left, tallying both
runners. Goslin followed with long
single to center and when Tyson let
he ball get by for a roll to the fence
Bucky scored and the Goose reached
bird. Joe Harris hit a high bounder
m front of the plate. Gosln was
homo almost as soon as Wisner grab
,ed the sphere. so the pitcher had TO
"a content with tagging the batter.
When Ruether wabbled in the sew
,nth the Giants registered a second
marker. Dutch could not get the ball
4cross and walked Lindstrom. VINO
batted for Wisner. Groh followed
With single to shove Freddie for
ward a. base. F>isch flied to Gosl1n,
hut Young took one of Dutch's pitches
IN the ribs and the sacks were crowd
I'd. Meusel then flied to Rice so far
IVA ok in center that all hands ad-
va need a base after the catch, Lind
strom scoring.
Griffs Busy i'm Ninth.
A flock of the Nationals runs were
rhalked up in the ninth. Judge began
the round by getting pass from
Davies. Bluege bunted with sacrlfi-
,.ial intent and Hartley tried to flag
.Iudge at second. The throw got to
he bag too late and both hands were
safe. Myer singled through the box,
filing the bases. Then Ruel took
he edge off the rally to great eX-
tent by driving into a double play,
pitcher to Gather 20 first base.
All was not over, though. Not by
long shot. Ruether poled a single to
left, tallying Bluege and Myer. and
when Meusel booted the ball Dutch
continued to second base. Rlces
scratch single moved Ruether to the
far corner, then Stewart scored Dutch
and sent Rice to the middle sack with
a single to left. Goslin's stroll hlled
the sacks. Joe Harris slammed the
hall against the center field fence and
a fter the dust settled he was the only
man left on the paths.
Judge doubled to score Joe Harris
a nd Bluege's two-bagger tailed Judge.
Nver beat out roller to jackson.
sending Bluege to third. Ruel $
single registered Bluege at the count
ing block before Ruether ended the
slaughter with a pop to Groh.