Evening star., 1926-06-03

ended decisively TO get anywher,
away.
Their pitching none TOO forceful
against the Yanks. and unable 90 ,ake
advantage of the many opportunities
offered by the New York pitchers, The
Nationals were beaten yesterday. 10
:. and to J. The Yanks did not have
to take more than eight batting turns
in either game.
Joe Rush tried To subdue the Yankees
in the initial encounter of the day. but
he had to retire after FIVE innings,
leaving behind him seven runs lhe le
suit of eight hits and three passes.
Harry Kelley worked one inning. in
which two passes and u hit netted "A
brace of markers. Bill MorreIl hreeZed
through the hast two frames. yielding
n pair of worthless safeties.
Pennock Rescues Sh0cker
Urban Shocker. who started on the
hill for the Yanks. found the going
pretty rough in the fourth and threat
ened To set into more serious trouble
than he did in tho SiXih He blew in
the seventh and left fully populated
sacks tn Herb pennock. who uuelled
the National uprising in good order.
Neither starting pitcher went through
the second game Walter johnson was
punished aplentN in five innings be
fore giving way to Alex Ferguson,
who toiled through TWO frames. After
n pinch player took Alexis place at
bat. Fred Marherry worked The
eighth inning against the Hugmen.
Waite lIoNt hurled an in-andout
game for the Yanks. Tie was in trou.
bile frequently. and finally Higgins
yauked him after the first TWO Ma
tonalS up in the ninth got ON. Gar
land Braxton. Il SouthpaW. rushed to
the slab and choked The National rally
as effectively as Pennock had in the
first game.
Yankees Pummel Bush.
Scoring in the first game MAS started
by the Yankees. who gave Bush a
sound humping in the third frame.
EetWeen pops to bucky Harris. Shock
or SandWiched a line single over
PuShS come. \ pass 10 Combs made
it two on: then the lefthand hitting
Gehrig pushed a three-bagger over
third base to register his two mates at
the plate. Ruth singled to center 10
get Gehrig home.
Shocker suffered worse humping
in the fourth. but some foolish work
on the paths prevented the Nationals
from at least tying the score Boss
RuCkN began the attack with triple
To right center and raced home when
Rice grounded sharply TO GFhrig.
Gosln Socked the hall into the right
field stand for his fifth homer of the
season and Judge followed with a
triple over MeuSel
Bu, when Bluege bounded TO
Shocker Judge darted for the plate.
only to become an easy victim of a
rundown. in which Gazella and Col
lins figured with the pitcher. BlueGe
reached second during the retire.
men'. hut a brilliant stop by koeni2
near the middle station and his equal
~ fine throw erased Myer.
When Bucky Harris strategy went
awry in the nth the Yanks boosted
their total by four runs koenig he
gan the round with two-bag gger
down the right field line. but chung
to second as Bluoce tossed out
Combs and Boss Bucky camped under
Gehric's loft The Battering BAN
hino was passed Intentionally to get
the sIumpiu2 Meusel. but Bob crossed
every one by Sockine single
through the box to tally koenie.
I.azzeri then assumed the Ruthian
role. although he picked the left
field stand in which 10 park his |
homer that netted three scores.
kelley's generosity WAS productive |
of more Yankee scoring in the sixth. |
With one gone. he recruit passed !
Koenis and after Combs was retired |
the youngster franked Gehrig to the |
initial sack. Ruth sent both men |
home with a tWo-bagger down the
left field line.
Myers first homer i'm the American
League was the feature of the Ma
tionals seventh batting turn that was
good for couple of markers. When
Buddy routed the bah into the right
field stand. Bluege. who had slashed
a single through koenig to open the |
frame. was on the runway.
Mats Rally Is Checked.
Singles by Rucky Harris and Rice
and pass 10 Goslin filled the bases |
IN the eighth. but all the Nationals !
Got out of this was the glory Of I
driving Shocker from the slab and /
a run off his successor. Pennock |
The marker was registered by Boss |
Rucky when GaZella tossed out Joe
Harris who had been substituted for
Judge at first base the inning before.
BlueGe calmly gaZed at third
strike, hut MNer made the Yankee
fans somewhat nervous when he
drew a pass to fill the sacks once
more. PennoCk, though. whitfield
SEVERED.
The Nationals were off la a better
start in the second game. After
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