Evening star., 1926-03-31

/ more speed in right field, which was
held down by Joe Harris instead of
| Johnny Tobin. After one was out
| frankie Frisch crashed toward that
garden. Joe made valiant attempt
| to intercept the ball, but it went by
1im for three bases. Then Pep
| Young knocked a long fly to Sam
| Rice and the latter realized that the
ball was too deep to attempt to throw
| out Frisch at the plate.
The Nationals, however, came back
with a vim in their first inning. Rice,
first up, walked and Boss Bucky bunt-
ed Jim Ring elected to try for Sam
at second, but his throw was rather
wide and all hands were safe. Then
Goose Goslin socked the ball to left
center for three bases and both run
ners scored. Colin languished at third
while Joe Harris and Joe Judge were
thrown out, but Bluege made Farrell,
who was playing short for the Giants.
duck to avoid being hit in the head
and Goslin scored.
That was the finish for the Ma
tionals. Thereafter Jimmy Ring al
lowed but four hits before he retired
after the sixth inning. Then Jim
Scott came to the mound for the
Giants and the only bingle the Amer
lean League champions got off him
was in the seventh inning, when
Bluege singled with two down.
The Giants could do nothing againS
Dutch Ruether, but they did pier. y
against Fred Marterry. who ascended
the mound in the seventh inning.
Freddie got them out in onetwo-three
order in the seventh, but in the eighth
he had trouble. Farrell, first up for
the Giants, then sent short, nigh
fly toward center. Both Bucky Harris
and Rice esSayed to make the catch,
but they interfered with one another
and the ball dropped safely for dou-
BILE. Snyder looped a single to left that
scored Farrell. Moore ran for Snyder.
Scott lifted high one over third base.
The sun and wind caused Bluege to
stagger under the loft and it dropped
for a single, sending Moore to second.
LindStrom laid down nifty bunt that
advanced both runners while he was
being retired. Frisch flied to Goslin
and Moore scored after the catch.
Biuege knocked down Young's hard
drive but not in time to get his man
and prevent Scott from scoring with
the tieing run.
| In the ninth inning Kelly worked
| Marberry for a. pass. Tyson famed
but Farrell singled his man to second
| Then Hartley drove a single to left
which scored Kelley with the winning
| run.
Lands Calls Conference.
When Judge X NJ. Landis unexpect'
edly arrived at the National camp the
| first thing he did was to call a confer
ence between Manager Bucky Harris,
Joe Judge Joe Bush and Walter John
son. Just what it was all about could
not be definitely learned, but rumor
says that it concerned the use of the
resin ball. The base ball cZar is in
favor of aiding the pitchers by allow.
ing them to use this substance under
the supervision of the umpires, as is
the case in the National League. and
it is understood that he plans bringing
he matter up before American League
magnates again and wanted to find
out what these veteran players ideas
were, now that they have seen resin
used by the National League clubs in
exhibition games.
Tex Jeanes left last night for Bir.
mingham, where he will have his in
jured limb baked while waiting for
the Nationals to join him there.
Jack Dunn's Baltimore Orioles will
be the guests of the Griffs today ir
the final Tampa game of the 1925 sea
| son. Harris is expected to use Cove
| leskie, Ferguson and one other finger
yet to be named.