The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-05-17
DlJTCHN|AN
TACKLES
INDIANS
By Louis A. DOugher


day out at the Griffith Stadium.
Bucly Harris plans on having
Dutch Ruether southpaw the In
dams to death. Iris Speaker be.
Iieves that either Garland Buckeye
or Sherry Smith can do as much
to the champions.
Ruether's injured hand is slowly
getting better and, unless he hurts
Il again, he should be able to show
At his best. A victory today viii
bring him into tie with Walter
johnson, each having six triunphs
in seven starts Ruether's one de-
feat came from the Yankees in
New York.
Sherry Smith is veteran south
paw In his games against the
Griffmen he has usually showed ex-
cellent1y, barring one inning. If
the champions can keep close to
him until his one bad frame comes
along. they may suddenly snatch
the victory from him. But he is q
smooth worker out there on the
hin at all times.
Garland Buckeye Is the biggest
man in the league, biggest not
talIesf. Travelling around the
circuit, he occupies the drawing
room IN the Indians special car.
He needs that much space. He is
q professional football player Of
great skin, playing with one Of
the Chicago eleyens.
Buckeye won thirteen ana lost
eight games for the Indians year
ago and this writer has no mem
Dry OF seeing the Griffs lose to
him. On the other hand, they gem
erally drove him to the showers in
right lively fashion whenever he
tackled them.
This spring Buckeye has not
ieaped out to the front as he did
year back. He. has pitched but
twenty innings In four games,
walking ten batslnen an1 striking
out one. He has yet 10 have a
victory charged up to him. but
three defeats are already in his
record.
Today the Washington Grub goes
back to the $50 clock start, an
bouncing that an future games VIII
start at that time. When p. Law
renee Phillips baw1ed out the news
Saturday II was received with little
comment It wiz be In.eres.ing to
see whether larger crowds will
lock to the Griffith Stadium be-
cause OF the extra half hours time
given to- transportation troubles.
Only three clubs in the Ameri-
can League start their games as
ate Is 800. and two Of them
operate under the daylight saw
Ings regulations. They are New |
York and Philadelphia. Further
more the MaeIkmen start their
Saturday games at 3 o'clock,
which IS O'Clock according to
standard time.
The Boston Red Sox start all
games at ais o'clock and have done
so for many years. There is never
any doubt OF their opening hour.
All four Western clubs IN the
American League start -heir games
at o'clock, never changing.
Twenty years ago ball games
here started at 400 o'clock. It
was then believed that the Govern
nent clerks always locked up their
desks and dashed out to the ball
park TO see Win. Mercer perform
or to get a peek at Mike Kahoe.
In those days folks left the ball
park in the darkness of the even
ing and, IL they didn't stop to
duench their thirst here and there,
went home. There was no. other
place to go.
Then, about Is years ago, 4
o'clock became the starting time
That continued a short while when
another half hour was Topped off
the aging afternoon. Late starts
in the spring and fall mean dark
ness hating many contests. They
eliminate most overtime games al
together.
According to this years schedule.
the champions will be on the road
during the final month and the
$40 start probably viii have no
effect upon the situation here. Next
year, though, that half hour may
mean something, provided it still
obtains.
Judging from the eagerness with
which fans prepare to make hurried
exits to their motor cars in the
/; final inning, getting home Is some
thing TO worry. about. Beginning
today they viii be just half I'm
hour later than they have been in
putting their dogs beneath the
table.