Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-11
NATSBEAT YANKS,
54, IN FIRST GAME
OF DOUBLE-HEADER
Hugmen Hit Stride in End,
When Hits and Errors
Send Three Across.
BLUEGE'S DOUBLE TIES
SCORE IN THE FOURTH
Stanley Harris Put Out of Game
for Protesting Decision When
Jones Steasl Second.
By JOHN b. KELLER.

By JOHN b. KELLER.
GRIFFITH STADIUM. August Ii
The Mats defeated the Yankees in the
dav.
The score was to 4.
A large crowd turned out to see the
league-leading Yankees battle the
Griffths here this evening. Pennock
was given the slab honors for New
York, while Coveleskie took up the
burden for the Griffmen.
FIRST INNING.
NEW YORK-Combs singled to
center. A wild pitch put Combs on
second. koenig flied to McNeely.
Gehrig walked. Ruth sent a long f1y
to Goslin and Combs took third after
the catch. Paschal flied to Goslin.
No runs.
WASHINGTON-koe threw out
McNeely. Stan Harris bunted and
was thrown out by Pennock. Rice
hunted and was thrown out by Pen
mock. No runs.
SECOND INNING.
NEW YORk-Lazzeri grounded to
Rluege. Dugan was safe when Myer
threw wildly past first. SEVERED
tripled to the center-field corner,
scoring Dugan. Pennock got a Texas
Lacquer to center, scoring SEVERED.
Combs popped to Myer. koenig sin
gled to right, Pennock stopping at
second. Stan Harris fumbled Geh-
rigs grounder. filling the bases. Ruth
walked forcing Pennock home and
leaving the bases full. Paschal fan
ned. Three runs.
WASHING ITO N-Myer flied to
Combs. Goslin hit through Lazzeri
for two bases. Koenig threw out Joe
Harris. Goslin going to third. Bluege
flied TO Combs. No runs.
THIRD INNING.
NEW YORK-Lazzeri singled to
center. Dugan sacrificed, Coveleskie
to Stan Harris. Myer threw out Sew.
ereid. Stan Harris threw out Pen
mock. No runs.
w WASHIN G T Q Mate flied to
Combs. Coveleskie repeated. McNeely
tripled to center. Stan Harris sin.
gled off Dugan's shins, scoring Nc
Neely. Stan Harris was out when he
tried to steal, Pennock to Gehrig to
koenig. One run.
FOURTH INNING.
NEW YORk-Stan Harris threw
out Combs. koenig grounded to Joe
Harris. Gehrig lined to Rice. No
runs.
WASH1NG N-Rice walked.
Myer forced Rice. Lazzeri TO koenig.
Goslin walked. Gehrig made a nice
catch Of Joe Harris fly against the
right-field box. Bluege doubled to left
field. scoring Myer and Goslin to tie
the game. Tate popped to Ruth. Two
runs.
FIFTH INNING.
NEW YORk-Ruth drove double
against the right-field wall near the
top. Myer took PaschalS grounder
and threw to Bluege to retire Ruth at
third. LaZZeri singled to center.
Paschal stopping at second. Dugan
flied to Goslin. SEVERED singled to
center, scoring Paschal and sending
I.azzeri to third. Pennock flied to
Rice. One run.
WASHINGTON - Peck batted for
Coveleskie. Peck flied to Combs. Laz-
zeri hacked into right field for Nc
Neelys pop. Stan Harris flied to
Ruth. No runs.
SIXTH INNING.
NEW YORk-AIarberry now pitch
Ing for Washington. Combs walked.
Mver backed into left for koenigs
pop fly Gehrig walked. Ruth flied to
Rice. Combs taking third after the
catch Carlyle hatted for Paschal and
walked. filling the bases. Joe Harris
ran back for Lazzeri's foul. No runs.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. now play
Ing right field for New York. Rice
singled over l.azZeri. Myer sacrificed
Pennock 10 Gehrig. Goslin singled to
center scoring Rice with the tying
run Joe Harris forced Goslin. Dugan
to Ia2zeri. Bluege foulei TO Dugan
One run
SEVENTH INNING.
NEW YORk-Myer backed up for
Dugan'S pop. SEVERED walked. Jones
ran for SEVERED Jones stole second.
Stan Harris protested the decision and
was put out of the game. Stewart
replaced him Pennock famed So
did Combs. No runs.
WASHINGTON-Collins now catch
ing for New York. Tate singled to
right Marberry sacrificed, Pennock
to Lazzeri. McNeely singled to left
center, sending Tate to third Stew
art singled past third, scoring Tate.
McNeely stopping at second. BraNton
now pitching for New York. koenig
threw out Rice. both runners advanc-
ing. I.azzeri threw out Myer One
run.
EIGHTH INNING.
NEW YORk-koenig famed. Geh-
rig singled to center. Ruth flied 10
McEeely, and GehriG, who tried 10
take second after the catch. was out.
McNeelv 10 Stewart. No runs.
WASHINGTON = Goslin grounded
70 Gehrig. Joe Harris fouled TO Col
Inns Dugan threw out BlueSe. No
runs.
NINTH INNING.
NEW YORK-Judse playing first
base for Washington. Carlyle flied
deep 10 Goslin Tate picked up Lag
zeris tap in front of the plate and
threw him out Meusel batted for
Dugan Myer made fine pickup
near second and tossed out Meusel.
No runs.