Evening star., 1926-04-26


All three OF the tits annexed f
were hard-fought affairs, with the i
nival OF cloutine by the AS. In the Il
on their visit here a total OF only
efforts of both clubs. while IN each o
fearful punishment on the local mou
At Philadelphia the Harrlsmen
and one OF the pair they dropped Il
the other defeat finding them outhit
Further evidence of the Nationals
inability To stand toe-to-toe with an
opponent and let the issue be decided
on the basis of pure smuggling was
furnished before crowd of some
Il 600 at Clark Griffith stadium yes.
tertlav when the Red SoH hammered
out an S-to-6 victory in 10 innings
in making their 1926 debut in the
Capital.
An even dozen blows. including n
triple and Il pair of doubles, was the
fairish sort of humping job done ny
the Griffmen at the expense OF FREQ
Wincfeld. once a fellow townsman,
but it was far from being SUFFICIENT
in view of the damage done by the
Crimson Hose to the slantS OF trlo
of domestic fingers.
. Coveleskie. Marberry and FerSu-
son between them yielded fifteen
Safeties of all varieties for a total
of twenty.nine bases, and when to
this is added the fact that the Cham
pionS displayed some dumb work on
the bases and sloppy efforts aheld,
after two rounds of tight defensive
play. it is a wonder they were able
to postpone the verdict as long as
they did.
Griffs Field Well at Start.
Snappy fielding hy the home guard
kent the Sox at hay iAthe opener.
Fla cstead outfooted a hounder to
BIupge at ihe outset. advanced a
then shared Todt's hot smash, and
took third when Carlyle beat ont a
slow roller to Stan Harris. Judge
then shared Todts hfot smash, and
held FlagCy on while forcing Car
lyle, and the threat was ended when
Stan Harris made a pippin OF stop
and throw on ROsenthals bid for a
safety.
More classy defensive play by the
Champions cramped the ,Beaneaters'
style in the second. although they
contrived to break into the run col
umn. Herrera followed Rigney's s
shot to center by beating out a
well-placed bunt to Harris. BlschoH s
smack had the earmarks of safety,
but BlueGe Collared the ball ana
stepped on third for a. force-out. and
then got off swell throw to double
IN the hatsman. Wingfield then
came through with a clean swat
over the midway to score Herrera
from second before F'laGgy gave Rice
O. chase for his liner.
Bostonian double plays checked the
Griffs in each of the first two
frames. Rice reached the far corner
in the opener on his walk, Stan Har-
ris' dropping single to Eosenthal and
Goslin's long hy, only to he left when
Joe Harris hit into a twin killing, and
Bluege's safety in the second was
wasted when he dumbly streaked
around the paths on Myers liner to
Flaggv and was doubled a mile off
first as q result.
Mats Knot the Count.
But after a lean third round the
Champs knotted the count in the fol-
lowing frame when Stan Harris got
three bases on a dropping fly that
eluded Carlyle and scored on a safety
to right by Goslin that was accounted
a double when Carlyle again appeared
at a disadvantage in his efforts to
field the ball. Rigney then teamed
up neatly with Haney in tagging Cos
lin at third on Joe Harris rap.
Retired in order for three rounds,
the Sox displayed some fence-bustlng
proclivities TO again hop into the lead
in the sixth. With Haney disposed
of, CARLYLE sought 10 make amends
for his deficiencies afield by lining 4
triple against the concrete barrier in
deep center, and trotted in when
Todt lined a three-bagger against the
fence in right. Phil was marooned
when Rosenthal popped and Rigney
famed.
A fine chance for the Sox went
blooie in the seventh when Wingf1eld
drilled into a two-ply death after sue
cessive singles by Herrera and Bis
choff, with F1aggy taking a third
strike to leave Herrera on third, but
the Griffmen managed to forge to the
front in their half, following two
enemic stanZas.
Joe Harris started it with a line
single to left and promptly faded to
let McNeely run for him. Judge coaXed
pass from WinGfield, the pair of them
advancing on Bluege's suicide, and
tailed when Myer rified a safety past
Rigney. Then. it was Ruel's turn tC
mltlate a uOuble uelnlSe.
Carlyle Starts Trouble.
Carlyle's second fence-busting con
tribution, a double against the score
board with one gone in the eighth
marked the end of Coveliskie's regime
and proved the entering wedge for
the Hose to once again jump into the
lead. This was accomplished, after
Todt had popped harmlessly, when
Rosenthal sent one of Fred Marberry':
shoots sailing over the high right fielc
barrier for a home run, Carlyle scor
ing ahead of him. A pass to Rigney
which followed, led to nothing, as Her
rera lofted.
Hitting for Marberry in the fag enc
of this frame, Tobfni proved easy, anC
the threat contained in a roller Il
Herrera that Rice beat out, was dis
sipated when Stan Harris hot boundel
over Wingfield'S finger tips Travelled
directly to the senor at second, who
stepped on the sack for a force -ou
and completed double play by firms
to Todt.
Facing Ferguson. Flagstead racef
to the far corner with two away ir
the ninth when his short fly wa.
waited away from McNeely by tn,
wind. and he was stranded wher
Haney rolled softly to Harris. Hat
Fred delivered. the Sox would have
won right there, but in the light o
developments the issue had to be de
ferred one inning for the ;Griffs
tied it up in their half on Goslin':
double doyn the left field limo ths