Evening star., 1926-05-31

St. Louis. and, unless they prove abl
in this lo-game stretch, Manager
building for the future" in mldseaso
AS a result of the 4-to-3 triumph
achieved over the Red SoX in eleven
innings before a large Sunday thrQhg
the Griffmen now are In third pace,
seven and one-half games back OF
the Yanks and a game and a half in
the rear of the Mackmen. IL they
can contrive to follow the example
recently set by the AS and win Il
ma jority of their four tilts in New
York the Harrismen will make some
real progress toward overhauling the
leaders, for every victory there will
count double.
Yanlls Have Big Margin.
To date tdis season the Griffs have
enjoyed a pOt'r measure of success
against t heir Gotham rivals who
have bea Zen them in five of seven
encounters, but since Pilot Bucky re-
aligned his forces the champions
seem to have taken new lease OF
life and they entrained at midnight
for the big town confident of staging
a winning streak as profitable as
their recent slump was disastrous.
The cash customers got full value
for their money yesterday in the en-
gagement that gave the Nationals a
sweep OF their tWO-game set with
the Red SoX. 1t started as hurting
duel between Harold Wiltse. the ac-
complished young lefthander of the
Hose, and Curley Ogden, and when
the latter was removed for strategy
cal reasons in the. seventh, Alex Fer
guson got on the job and carried on.
A lead obtained at the outset by
ha nfnlN N Yn1Ir
2 by the SoX who then forged to
the front by counting in the seventh.
A Griffithian sortie in the ninth
knotted the count and it stayed that
way until the eleventh. when the bat
tie was decided. with the liberal use
of emergency talent, and some un-
looked for alien aid.
Haney opened the eleventh by
whaling over Joe Harris head for
three bases. He played it safe when
Myer knocked down Bischoff's wick
ed smash and quickly pounched on
the ball 10 get off a retiring throw,
but easily counted after Joe Harris
got under Wiltse's fly on foul terri
tory. Moon probably wasn't aware
that he had crossed the line. for he
would have let the ball fail untouched
otherwise having no chance to flag
Haney at the plate.
This tally looned large with Wiltse
going strong and the tail end OF the
Griffs' batting order due, but it dwin-
died before the champs got through
In their half. Joe Harris walked for
a starter, McNeely going IN TO run
for him, and after WiltSe had got
ten two strikes on Bluege he was
summarily yanked in favor of Fred
Wingfield.
The latter hooked over a third strike
to complete the task Of whiting Us
sis but was found for single by
Myer which sent McNeely to third.
Tobin batted for Ruel and connected
for long fly that scored Earl with
the tying run, and Benny Tate. stick
ing for Ferguson, came through with
a double that put Myer on the far
corner. Judge then was purposely
passed. filling the bases, and Charley
Ruffing was summoned to relleVe
Wingfield. Ruffing got one strike on
Stan Harris and with the next pitch
plunked Bucky in the ribs to force
Myer in with the winning marker.
Griffs First to Tally.
A brainstorm by Wiltse enabled the
Griffmen to register in the opening
chapter. Stan Harris hit into d force
play after Judge walked and Rice's S
safety over the midway sent Bucky
to the far corner. Goslin fOuled in an
attempt to squeeze" the run in and
then bounded to the box. Wiltse dis
regarded Harris en- route home and
when he did get off delayed throw
to Rigney his aim was poor, Harris
scoring and Rice being safe at second.
Joe Harris then obligingly drilled into
a double play.
Rigneys free ticket and CARLYLE S
inheld SINGLE availed the Hose nothing
at the outset, but they contrlved to
knot the count in round ?, with some
assistance from the home guard. Her
rera's infield bingie was wasted when
Haney popped to Buck Harris, who
doubled Ramon off first, but CASTOR
attained the keystone sack when
Goslin fooled his short fly. and count
ed on Witse's surprise single to left.
The latter got an extra base on Joe
Harris bad peg to the plate, but was
left when Flagstead famed in Visor'
Gus fashion.
Sox Forge to the Front.
Thereafter the Hose could make ne
headway against Ogden. until Carlylt
got an unsupported double in the
sixth. but in the following frame
they forged to the front when Castor
and Rigney collaborated with the f1ai
i'm workmanlike style. With HaneA
gone. CASTOR doubled to left anC
Wiltse walked. Flagstead was called
out under the ''infield fly rule