Evening star., 1926-03-31

In the fifth inning the Giants were
retired in order by the venerable
hurler. Two of the visitors died on
strikes. After Farrell rolled to an
infield out Snyder let a third strike
float by and Jim Ring, the pitcher.
waved frantically at his last one.
IN the sixth frame Lindstrom made
a fong drive that McNeely took care
of in good order. The best that
Frisch could do was q short liner TO
Goslin, and Young, who proved a
dangerous man in the 1924 world
series, rolled harmlessly to Bluege.
Ruether Displays Everything.
Ruether. despite his inconsequen-
tial pitching in his trial against the
Dodgers last Wednesday, showed
that he is in fine condition. The
wild pitch that he made in the fourth
did no harm and was nothing to
bother about He had everything
that a pitcher could desire. AS a
matter of fact, when the Giants came
back to the bench after facing his
heaving they discussed among them
selves what the former National
League pitcher possessed in the way
of battling deliveries.
Probably Ruether is much
changed pitcher from last year. Then
he went to his work in a matter-of-
fact way. If he won, naturally he
was enthused; if he was defeated, he
took it as a matter of course. At
that he won a number of games and
was a mighty essential factor in an
nexing the second successive pen
nant for the Nationals. Evidently
Dutch is changed man this year.
He is out to do his utmost for the
club and for himself. The whole
proposition with him is winning. At
the start of the season he was some
what disgruntled and consequently
refused to accept the terms offered
him. But later he seems TO have
realized just what this game is and
is earnestly trying TO fit himself for
great sea son.
Dutch undoubtedly has a wealth of
natural ability. He is able to fling a
keen hook and also is in possession of
a good fast ball. He has demonstrated
this in his two starts this year But.
unfortunately, his control has not
been of the best. This may be ac-
counted for by the fact that he is la
boring under considerable mental
stress. 1t will be recalled that this
pitcher came to the American League
in way under cloud. He was sup
posed to have been a non-team work.
er in the National League. The very
fact that every club in the parent or
ganization waived on him when Will
bert Robinson, manager of the Dodg-
ers, asked for waivers, certifies that
he was persona non grata in the Sc
nior circuit
Last year with the Washington club
Ruether tended to belle his National
League reputation. Dutch performed
wonderfully well under the manage
ment of Bucky Harris. There is no
reason to believe, now that this man
has revealed that he still preserves his
wonderful cunning as a pitcher, that
he cannot continue to be a worth
while pitcher for the Nationals, as he
was last season.
Marberry Not His Old Self
The game yesterday made known
that Fred Marberry is not the Fred
Marberry he was year before last.
This young Texan seemingly fears
that his arm is not as good as it was
in 1924. Noted then as the greatest
relief pitcher in the American League,
nowadays he seems to feel that he
can relax the salary arm that earned
him so much fame before he devel-
oped the kink in his elbow that rem
dered him practically valueless in the
last series with the White SoX.
But for this fact the Nationals
probably would have won yesterdays
game, the third with the Giants in
this Springs exhibition series.
McGraw's team started with run,
but the Nationals came back imme-
diately and bettered the New Workers.
advantage. Everything went well
until Marberry was called to the
mound. Then his apparently timid
pitching enabled the other side to
win.
Curley Ogden was the pitcher to
start. He might have gotten by with
his first inning had there been bit