Evening star., 1926-05-23


for three innings it seemed that IL
treated to another of the hitting
OF late. The completion of the
tight tussling filled the last hve tra'
Because of the inclement weather
Manager Harris revised his pltcnlns
plans and sent the recruit Harry kel
ley to the hill for the Champions. in
stead of the veteran Joe Bush, who
had been an overnight slab choice
Pilot Cobb. however, held to his origi
nal selection-the left-handed Ear
Whitehill. Neither OF these hurlers
got beyond the third inning.
Starting Hurlers Ousted.
Kelley could not locate the plate in
the first frame until after he had
passed the first three batters. and
in the third session the Tigers fell
upon him for five swats to overcome
an early National lead. Whitehill
got into trouble in the initial round
and in the third the Champs found
him too easy to hit to please Cobh
80 before the inning ended Ty hailed
the old.timer, Gorge Dauss, to the
hill.
When the fourth inning began
Bush was on the firing line against
the Jungle Cats. and Bullet Joe and
Dauss waged a warm scrap. In his
term on the slab Dauss gave up four
hits to raise the Nationals total for
The eight innings to nine, and before
he settled to his task comfortably
yielded a pair of markers that barely
swept aside the Tiger advantage.
The Cobmen made their game hit
total amount to eight by combing
Bush for three safeties, and two or
them clustered in the fifth frame net
tnl Outside these
two scoring rounds, the finishing
moundsmen were all but invincible.
Bush's work especially was impress
sive. He showed more speed than at
any other time this season and rather
good control.
Harrises Shine i'm Attack.
Prominent in :he National attack
were the Harris boys. Bucky clOuted
a double and two singles and managed
TO complete the circuit of the bases
twice Joe got only one hit. a single,
but it came at a time when the cuSh-
Ions were fully populated and pushed
over the pair of markers his club
needed to save the day, as the affair
turned out.
1t was not so rosy for the Harris
men at the outset. Kelley did not
seem to know where the plate was
Gehringer and Wingo the top trio of
the Tiger hitting order. But with the
stage set for a killing, Cobb's best was
a grounder to Bucky Harris that re-
suited in a double play being made,
while Blue got home and Heilman was
unable to help the lone Tiger left on.
The Champs came right back at the
Cobbmen with a pair of scores. Rice
was out of the way when Boss Bucky
lined a wobagger to left and con-
1inued to third base as WinSo let the
ball get away. The pilot counted
when Jeanes rolled to Tavener and
.Jeanes got a life as the Tiger short
fielder made a poor chuck to Blue
Goslin's loft to Cobb was followed by
Joe Harris stroll and Bluege's one
base drive to left that cashed Jeanes
at the plate.
Big Round for Tigers.
This lead faded quickly when the
Tigers began working on Kelley in
the third inning. Whitehill began the
round by gazing at q third strike, but
Blue singled to center and Gehringer
poked a one-baser to right. In relay
ing Rice's return to Bluese Bucky
Harris threw wildly, the ball bound
ing past the third-sacker and into the
grandstand. That allowed Blue to
tally and Gehringer reach the far
corner.
Wingo's single to center registered
Gehringer at the counting block and
Red pulled up at second when Cobb
scratched a single past Bucky Harris.
Heilman then walloped double
against the concrete sun parlor, scor-
ing Wingo and Ty,. Warner worked
Kelley for a pass, but the pitcher re-
covered to fan Tavener. while Bassler,
ninth Tiger up in the frame, ended
it with a high one to Goslin.
Once more the Nationals came
back full of fight and before they
ended their third batting turn they
had chased Whitehill to the showers
and were within a run of the oppoSl-
ton. Bucky Harris launched the at
tack with a single to left and was
moved forward station by Jeanes'
slash to right. Goslin's infield retire
mcnt advanced the runners and
Bucky scored while JeaneS reached
third as Tavener threw out Joe
Harris. Blueges blow to left tailed
JeaneS.
Battle Of Wits.
Whitehill walked Peck and Ruel to
fill the bases and the rival managers
began a battle of wits. Boss Bucky
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bat for Kelley, but before Joe got to
the plate, Cobb lifted Whitehill and
brought Dauss to the slab. Bucky
countered by sending the southpaw-
swinging Dutch Ruether to the bat
ting box and to put more speed on
the paths had Buddy Myer run for
Peck. Cobb was the winner in the
argument for all Ruether did was pop
to Warner.
Dauss was nicked for a couple of
very helpful runs in the fourth. After
Rice doubled to center, Bucky Harris
fouled out, but when Jeanes rolled to
Tavener. the Tiger shortstop elected
to try for Rice going into third base.
Tavener missed, so Goslin's walk
filled the stations. Joe Harris single
that scored Rice and Jeanes followed.
Gosiin, with little chance, tried to
take third on the blow, but was turned
back and run down. Bluege's pop to
Gehringer then ended the promising
rally =
The Tigers knotted the count in
the sixth after two were out. Fol
lowing WiAgo's foul to Bluege, Cobb
larruped a double to center. Bush
famed Heilmann, but Warner singled
sharply to center and Ty beat Jeanes
throw to the plate. Warner made
second on the heave, only to see
Tavener Whit.
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