Evening star., 1926-06-06


new material was to come to his
club before pruning time arrives he
had no knowledge of 1t. He intimated
that President Clark Griffith might
have some irons in the fire and added
that he would be pleased to look
over new talent at any time.
All of the Nationals now with the
squad are to stick with it through
the Western trip. according to Man
ager Harris. but there may be some
changes after the club returns To
Washington late this month. Bob
Reeves, shortstop. recruited from
Georgia Tech in May, is almost
certain to he farmed to some minor
league for seasoning, and if Scout
Joe Engel is fortunate enough to
dig up some promising Slabmen one
or two members of the present mound
corps may be shifted to other
company.
Walter johnson, defeated in his
last four starts, was likely to en-
deavor to end his string of defeats in
the second game of the series with
the Tigers. The big fellow went
through a long workout before to-
days game and his arm appeared to
be strong and loose. Ty Cobb has
had to juggle his hurlers SO much
recently that his next game choices
are problematical. However as near
as could be reckoned by the Detroit
scribes the Sunday turn would go to
Southpaw Ed Wells.
johnny Tobin. who took advantage
of the gap between the clubs de-
parture from New York and the start
of the series here to visit his home
in st. Louis, and Roger Peckinpaugh,
who spent the brief vacation with his
family in Cleveland, rejoined the Ma
tionalS today. Tobin announced that
his garage business in the Mound
City, that he had not been in init
mate touch with since February, was
in a f1ourishing condition.
Earl McNeely is suffering from a
sore foot, the result of stumbling in
a depression in the Toronto outfield
Thursday. While the hoof pains Earl
considerably at present. he probably
will be ready for regular service
within a day or two.
Among the visitors to the Nationals
dressing room before today's game
was Ed Lynch, former athletic star
at Catholic University and prominent
in professional foot hall and basket
ball ranks last Fall and Winter. Ed.
prosperous real estate operator here
now, has picked up deal of weight
since the basket ball season. He tips
the scales at 205.
Goslin came through with a pair
of remarkable catches in the second
inning to take hits from Heilmann
and Warner Both times the Goose
went far to left to drag down liners
close to the chalk line.
Tobin broke into the game in fine
style when right hand pitcher started
for the Tigers in the sixth. Replac-
ing Jeanes at bat, Johnny dragged
a neat bunt past Dauss for a single
and scored ahead Of Ruel. who wal
loped a homer. In the last half of
the round, Tobin ran dozens of yards
to get under Heilmann's powerful
drive that appeared sure to be an
extra base hit when it left the bat.
Covey will get his bingle every now
and then. He got one today in the
eighth when his looper to short left
just eluded Tavener's hand.
Nouns foolish base running enabled
the Nationals to register the only
double play of the day. Running off
seond, he practically forced Johns to
quit third base in the third round,
after Harris had thrown out Geh-
ringer, and the pitcher became an
easy out at the plate.
Only so per cent of Cobb's pinch
batting force, that has been doing
such fine work, functioned today. In
the fifth, Blue batted for Johns and
tripled two runs across. Manush,
who bated for Dauss in the seventh.
lofted to Rice, but Sam had to back
against the bleachers to get the ball.
" Goslin narroGly missed getting a