Evening star., 1926-05-30

Although outbatted by margin of
hits to H. the Griffmen made use
of all but two of their safeties, while
only a pair of the BoStonian bingles
aided them in any way other than
fattening their averages, as 10 of the
visitors were left perishinS on the
runways.
Two Long Hits for Judge.
All but the batterymen of the
Griffs regular starting array broke
into the hit column. Judge being the
pace setter with pair of extra base
blows in three official trips to the tee,
but Goslin proved even more effective
as a scoring factor by cashing one
mate with sacrificial loft and paving
the way for another tally through the
medium of one of the hardest hit
doubles ever spanked on the local lot
Aside from one pippin of q play
turned in by Flagstead, the only real
star in the New England outfit, the
contest was almost devoid of features.
Ira's activity in the opening round
holding to a single what otherwise
would have been a circuit clout for
Edgar G. Rice.
Prior to the battle, following plenty
of stirring music provided for the
comparatively slim crowd by a pair of
from Senator Frank B. Willis of Ohio
the engrossed testimonial enblematic
of his selection as the most valuable
player to his club in the American
League last season. and then crossed
up everybody by faultlessly handling
half a dozen cha af1eld and achiev-
ing a 500 average at bat, instead of
fiivvering ingloriously as heroes are
wont to do when receiving the laurel
wreath.
Griffs Get Started Early.
The Hose were balked in. the initial
session despite Rigneys triple and
Todt's single, the former being
tagged at the plate trying to stretch
his blow, but the Griffmen got max.
imum of benefit from a trio of taps
off Tony Welzer and rang the bell
twice. One gone, Stan Harris beat
out bunt past the pitchers box and
galloped to third on safety to CEN
ter by Rice on which Flagstead made
q brilliant stop. Goslin's loft to Car
lyle scored Bucky and enabled Rice
to reach second. from where he tailed
when Joe Harris shot a single over
second. -
Judge was on the producing end of
a Senatorial run in the second inning.
Peck had drawn a free ticket, and
following Ruel's death moved up a
notch on Coveys sacrifice when Judge
waIloped double to left. The latter
was stranded when Stan Harris
bounded to Haney.
A terrifically hit drive by Goslin
paved the way for another Griffithian
marker in the third. 1t was a liner
over Todt's head that netted two
bases and became a, run when Bluege
-itI, hat oh
over Haneys upstretched hands. Peck
followed with a. safety. and Ruel
walked, but the sacks were left fully
peopled when Weller hooked third
strike over on Covey.
Sox Talley i'm the Seventh.
The Sox made menacing motions
at Coveleskie right from the outset,
failing to get one or more men on the
base lines in but q single session.
the third-but it was not until round
Z that they were able to break the Ice
Then, with CASTOR laid away, Roth
rock singled over the midway in bat
ting for Weller. and counted when
F,lagstead whaled to the limits in
right center for three bases. Rice
retrieved the ball and when he got
off a poor throw Flaggy- completed
the circuit.
This was finis for the SoX SO far
as runmaking was concerned, but
they contrived to make the cash Gus
toners q trifle uneasy in the final
frame when they crowded all the
corners with but one gone and their
wrecking crew coming up. CASTOR
was dead when Bischoff, batting for
Russell, who hurled impressively for
the Hose in the last two frames,
singled. and F1agstead drew pass
from the wabbling Coveleskie. Mar
berry was rushed in from the bull
pen at this point and cccasioned con-
siderable apprehension by franking
Rigney to fill the bases with enough
potential runs to win the game, but
the tension promptly was relieved
~hen Todt whacked to the box for
O double ply via the Marberry-Ruel-
Judge route.