Evening star., 1926-05-13
Griffs Outsmart the Browns.

rast looked any TOO good while the
Grifmen We're registering Il pair of
taIlies in the opening session, the
champioDs outsmarting the Browns at
every turn. McNeely'S line single TO
center and an equally hearty blow by
Harris put ALcNeely in position to
score on the squeeze play. Sam Rice
laying down his life with q neat bunt
that Zach had to hustle to get.
Harris coaXed Zachary into trying to
lip him off second and when the
pitcher heaved wildly TO center field
Bucky galloped 10 third. On Goslin's
hounder to SisleT, Harris made d
reint e. sh home and got safely
lack to third, with GoSlin reaching
;i1'st on a fielder's choice when SiSler
'ossed TO Dixon at the plate. Judge
hen contributed i long fly to Jacob
son that let Harris in. Bluege slashed
a single past McNlanus that sent
Goslin 10 second. Goose purpoSely
overran the bag and dashed to third
when he drew throw TO second from
Williams, and when Harry Rice re-
lyed wildly 10 McManuS, Bluege con
inued on to the midway.
The pair of them were left when
McManus gobhled up Peck's roller.
hut another marker materialized III
the following frame when Johnson
singled sharply TO center and Nc
Neely kicked in with Il long fly close
20 the foul line in right that netted
three bases, the latter being stranded
When both Harris and Sam Rice hit
into infield retircments.
johnson Gets Spanked.
What the Browns had lacked III
tinesse they made up for in brute
power in the fourth. however. In the
initial stanZa McManus was victim
iZed on Il third strike after Sisler and
Williams had singled. but after a pair
Of lean sessions Marty proved the big
noise in Il rally that enabled the
Browns TO. deadlock the pastime.
Sisler and Williams again got clean
hioWs, and this time McManuS evolved
=. screacher that travelled to the limits
iu right center for three bases, scor-
ng his two playfellows. and counting
himself when Jacobson followed with
\ safety through the box. Lamotte
sacrificed, and after Dixon's death
Zachary drew n pass, the threat end
ing when Goslin got in front Of Harry
Rice'S liner.
tfoslin got no farther than the mid
way on his Texas Lacquer and Judges
sacrifice in the third, hut the Griffs
hobbed up in the fae end OF the
Browns big scoring session with q
marker that again put them III front,
IL being achieved on safeties by Ruel
ana Harris, with JohnSons suicide
roming IN between.
Checked for two innings, tho
Browns again got under way in the
seventh and pulled up TO even terms.
Zachary himself paved the way with
cIout To left center that netted two
sacks, taking third on Harry Rice's
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burst died. while Sisler was being re-
t.red. Goslin performed in smart
style here to cut off another run by
chasing close to the foul line for
Williams looper This ended the
Browns activities in the runnaking
line.
Zach Is Pounded Again.
coming right back in their halt the
Nationals pounded Zach right meri-ily
or o. brace Of counters to once again
AXE the lead. Harris double to
center. Sam Rice's triple between
Williams and Jacobson, and a two
naRger Gosln lined against the right
deid fence turning the trick.
II was in the eighth that Zachary
faded from the picture, the Griffmen
chalkiug mp an additional and entirely
superfluous run Peck singled, Ruel
heat OUT q punt IN front OF the plate,
and when Zachary fired wildly to
Sisler, Peck continued on to third.
Davis went TO the. box at this point
nd Johnson cashed Peck with a long
irive to Williams. Ruel promptly
stole second. aided by a Wild pitch
aud following McNeely's death Harris
got his fourth hit. a blow TO I.amotte
in deep short. and he, too, pilfered.
only to be left with Ruel when Davis
hooked IL third strike over on Sam
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