The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-27
By LOUIS A. BOUCHER

Nv ALOOlO "A.
Walter johnson and Charlie Ruff
fling two valiant moundsmen, are
carded to do the pitching today at
the Griffith Stadium when the cham
pions tackle the Boston Red Sox
In the third game of the series. In
asmuch as johnson is going great
guns this season and Ruffing has
never vet been a soft target for the
Criffts. ii is fair to believe that to-
DAVIS game should be worth watch
ing.
The Red Sox are here for Two
more games and the Griffs are most
eager to win both of them, and take
the edge in the series. It viii re-
ouire considerable luck, together
witl, sterling mound work to bring
this about, the Boston clan number
ing many Sweet batsmen-
Tomorrow night the champions
depart for New York for series
of three games with the Yankees.
Naxf Sunday they will entertain
the bedraggled MacEmen here and
then hon out of town for three
games with the Red SOx in Bos-
ton.
Dutch Ruether hung up his third
straight win by trimming the Red
Sox Yesterday, 6 to 2, before a
scattering of frozen fans. The vet
eran scuthpaw apparently had
pleasant afternoon, keeping the Red
Sox away from the pl9te in all but
the sixth inning. To make his after.
noon the happier he slapped cut
q double and single in his feur
trips TO the plate. Then he went
home and murdered that ham ana
Ma,,erkraut. Can YOU blame him?
Lee FohI thought Howard Ehmke
might spoil the champions day:
Lee now knows better, for Howard
was no puzzle and didn't stay
around there after the sixth. He
gave way to a newcomer named
Kiefer. BY that time the victory
was in the bag for the champions.
For three innings nothing hap
uened but in the fourth the Grtffs
rot busy with Mr.. Ehmke and
splattered a couple of tallies over
the dish. Bluege was hit by
uifched ball with one out and Ruel
singled to center, putting him on
third. A fine place for Ruether
who Immediately singled to left,
scoring Bluege Rice's rap 70
right brought Ruel across with
the second run Of the inning.
To make it all the more binding
the Griffs grabbed a couple more
run In the fifth when GOslin
singled and counted on q hearty
triple by Joe Harris, who counted
when BIuege doubled to left cen.
ter.
The Red Sox, tired Of seeing
their rivals doing all the scoring
leaped upon Ruether's stuff in the
sixth for two runs, their total for
the day. Haney took a walk AID
Carlyle got a Texas league single
to center. Phil Todt poled single
to right, scoring Haney, and Car
lyle Tailed while Rosenthal was
forcing Todt with a roller to Bucky
Harris.
In the latter half of that sixtn
Rice singled with one down and
stole while Bucky Harris was strik-
ing out. He raced over the dish
when Goslin singled to center.
Kiefer was on the rubber when
the champions came to bat in the
seventh and they promptly showed
a run across the pan just in IA
spirit Of fun. Judge and Bluege
singled to right in succession and
Myers pass filled the bases. RueIs
sacrifice fly to Rosenthal scored
Judge with the final run of the
day for the Griffmen.
As an exhibition. yesterdays
game wasn't much. No startling
plays appeared on either side.
The pitching was satisfactory, es-
pecially that Of Ruefher, yet it
deserved no headlines.
Goose Goslin probably earned the
best right for applause with his
four safe swats in five chances.
The Goose seems to have found his
batting stride and that means a
lot to the team, as he loves tc drive
runs over the platter. Yesterday
he scored one himself and drove
over another. which equals a third
OF his teams total
Jim Lyle. the tall right handler
with the funny motion. is no .onger'
wearing Washington Uniform
Bucky Harris sent him to Birming.
ham in the Southern Association
yesterday. With the Barons ne is
expected to learn enough to come
back for another trial in fast COM
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