Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-25


Having received special instructions
nv wire from Ban Johnson, Messrs
MCGOWAN and Connolly, arolters OF
the affair, did all they could to make
the players hurry through the con-
test. and as a result 1t was shofteF oS
q half hour than the tumuttuops
tussle of the day before that con-
sunaed two hours and forty minutes
of a sweltering afternoon. Consloer-
ing the depressing atmosphere. tne
week end battle was fought TO hhlsh
in good time. ~
Nor was Tyrus Raymond COBB as
consnicuous as he was in the Friday
SCRAP, In fact, when Ty did come on
the field it was to coach or to quiet
some Tiger about ready to register
violent protest against an official rul-
ing. The only incident reminiscent
of the turbulent tilt Of Friday &C.
Cured in the fifth inning. Then Bop
.Fothergill, objecting to strike ca!lea
by Umpire MCGOWAN, tossed MS nat
in the air and addressed a few un,
complimentary remarks TO the onlclai
behind the plate.
For this outburst Fothergin was
waved out of the game pronto. In
stead of leaving Immediately, the irate
Tvger squared off before MCGOWAN,
and for a moment or two it seemed
the ball ward might be converted into
q f7stic arena But Tiger players
quickly gathered about Fothergill and
everything was settled without any
walloping.
Crowder's Work Pleasing.
This Crowder, if his work yesterday
was a, fair sample of his pitching,
ought to be heard of much more this
season. He never seemed Hurried on
the hill, fielded his position well and
finished strongly. Eight hits and
base on balls were all he gave the
Tigers. Four of these blows, one OF
them a bunt, was crowded into the
first inning. The pass was issued IN
the second session, he yielded a MT
with two gone in the third, the Tigers
clustered two wallaps in the sixth ana
made one more in the ninth.
The hits off Crowder were Cleaned
by five of the Tigers. Blackie
y O'Rourke got three of them and
Whitehill two. After that first in
ming but two Tigers passed first base
O'Rourke's double, the only extra
base smash off the new pitcher, came
after two were out in the third round.
Blackie opened the sixth with single,
and following Jack Tavener's sacrl-
fee and Larry Woodall's loft to short
left, took third when Whitehill singled,
1t would have been a good piece of
pitching for a veteran major Lacquer
For a recruit facing a bunch Of slug
gers like the Tigers, it was remark
able.
Whitehill, though, was more than
match for the new National. He was
reached for only seven SafetieS and
two bases on balls and was especially
strong after the second inning. Then
three hits and walk helped toward
the making of all the Nationals runs.
A hit and pass were clustered with
one gone in the fourth, but Whitehill
got out of trouble then by tanning
ICrowder.
Myer Too Ambitious.
The southpaw took some punish
ment in the fifth, though, only to be
eased out Of the difficulty by the Ma
tionals themselves. With one out in
this frame, Sam Rice beat out a
grounder to Shortstop Tavener, then
wasted no time in trying to swipe
second He became an easy victim of
Woodalls arm.
Buddy Myer followed with a lusty
drive to the left-field corner good
enough for three bases. But Buddy
was too ambitious. Although Coach
5Iully GlCWdLl save L1lS yOnAAS ANS@
tioral the STOP sign at third plain
ly enough, Myer tore around that
sack and headed for home. O'Rourke's
relay Of Red Wingos throw got to
the plate far ahead of Buddy and a.
fair chance to get the tying run was
gone.
} The Tigers opened their attack
sharply to get their tallies in the first
inning. With Lu Blue out of the
wav. Heinie Manush rolled single
to left and took third when Fother-
Eill hit to right for a base. Wingo's
one-baser TO left scored Manush, but
Fothergill pulled UP at the middle
station.
Then Crowder settled and famed
Walter Gehringer, but when O'Rourke
hunted toward third the pitcher was
unable to get the ball to Peck in time
for an out and the bases were filled.
Taveners tapped the ball slowly in
the general direction Of Peck, al
thoagh the first sacker had to make
a short run to get to 1T. Crowder
tore across the diamond to cover first
and was there in plenty Of time to
take a good heaVe.
But the RajahS toss went above
: the pitchers head, and before the ball
could be retrieved Fothergill and
Wingo were home, while, ORourke
was at third and Tavener on second.
Woodal rolled harmlessly to Myer,
but the damage had been done.
A couple Of old-timers started the