Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-14
Gehrig's Home Run in First,
Scoring Combs, Gives Hug
men Early Lead.
RUTH DRIVES CIRCUIT
CL0UT IN THE THIRD
McNeely and Stewart Double in
Eighth and Griffmen Pick
Up a Run.
BY JOHN R. KELLER.

YANKEE STADIUM. New York.
August 1.-THE Nationals lost the
opening game of today's double header
with the Yankees here.
The score was to ..
Dutch Ruether began pitching for
the Nationals. The southpaw was op-
posed by the right handed Sam Jones.
About $4,000 were in the stands when
the first game started.
FIRST INNING.
Observation-Disclosures flied to
Ruth. Stewart flied to Combs. Combs
went back for Rice's high one. No
runs.
NEW YORK-Tate was given an
error when he missed a catch of Koe-
nig's foul. koenig tapped to Myer.
Combs walked. Gehrig hit a homer
into the right-field stands, scoring
Combs ahead. Ruth bunted and was
thrown out by Tate. Paschal singled
to right. Ruether threw out Lazzeri.
Two runs.
SECOND INNING.
WASHINGTON - Myer singled 10
left. Goslin flied to Combs. Judge
flied to Paschal near the foul line
Bluege famed. No runs.
NEW YORk-Dugan was safe
when Myer fumbled. Collins forced
Dugan, Stewart to Myer. Attempting
to complete a double play, Myer threw
the ball into the grandstand. Collins
took second on the error. Myer took
Jones' grounder and threw to Bluege
getting Collins at third. Myer backed
into left for koenig's pop. No runs
THIRD INNING.
WASHINGTON = Tate singled 10
right. Ruether famed. McNeely
drove into double play. Dugan to
Lazzeri to Gehrig. No runs.
NEW YORK-McNeely ran against
the left-field stand wall for a sensa-
tional catch of Combs drive. Stew
art threw out Gehrig. Ruth hit a
homer to the right-field stands. It
was his thirty-eighth circuit drive of
the season. Paschal flied to Rice. One
run.
FOURTH INNING.
WASHINGTON - Stewart took a
third strike. Lazzeri backed up for
Rice's high one. Myer popped to Lag
Zeri. No runs.
NEW YORK-Lazzeri walked. Du-
gan sacrificed. Judge to Stewart. Col
Inns fouled to Tate. Jones flied to
Rice. No runs.
FIFTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-G singled TO
right. Lazzeri threw out Judge, Cos
lin taking second. Bluege walked
So did Tate. filling the bases. Ruether
flied to Ruth and Goslin scored after
the catch. When Ruth threw past
Collins at the plate, Bluege and Tate
advanced a base each. Lazzeri threw
out McNeely. One run.
NEW YORK-Koenig flied to Nc
Neely. Stewart made q great one
handed stop of Combs grounder to
hold it to a single. Gehrig drove into
a double play, Stewart to Judge. No
runs.
SIXTH INNING.
WASHINGTON - Stewart flied to
Combs Rice bunted and was thrown
out by Collins. Myer singled TO left.
Goslin forced Myer, Gehrig to Koenig
No runs.
NEW YORK-Ruth singled to right.
Paschal got single with a bunt i'm
front of the plate. Paschal was picked
off first, Tate to Judge. LaZzeri looked
at a third strike. Dugan famed. No
runs.
SEVENTH INNING.
WASHINGTON Judge flied TO
Paschal. Bluege famed. Tate popped
to Lazzeri. No runs.
NEW YORK-Collins singled to
center. Jones sacrificed, Judge to
Stewart. Ruether threw out koenig,
Collins holding second. Combs looper
fell between Myer and McNeely for
single, Collins scoring. Gehrig singled
to center, sending Combs to third.
Ruth grounded to Judge. One run.
EIGHTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-Koenig threw out
Ruether McNeely doubled to the
right-field corner. Stewart also dou-
bled to the right-field corner. scoring
McNeely Lazzeri threw out Rice,
Stewart taking third. Lazzeri threw
out Myer. One run.
NEW YORK-Paschal flied to Nc
Neely. Myer made a fine stop near
second and threw out Lazzeri. Dugan
flied to Goslin. No runs.
NINTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-Goslin popped to
Gehrig. Koenig went hack on the
grass for Judges pop. Koenig threw
out Bluege. No runs.