The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-04-22
DlJTCHMAN
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SECOND
Louis A. DOUGHER

By LOUIS A. BOUCHER
PHILADELPHIA, April 22.-Two
more youngsters, Dutch Ruether ano
Jack Quinn, will essay pitching
roles today at Shibe Park when the
champion Griffmen settle down 10
= their friendly warfare with Connie
Mack's troupe of Athletes.
Ruether is marked to be q victim
n his teammates accord him no
better support than they gave Stan
lev Coveleskie in the opening clash
OF the series. In a word the cham
pions are not hitting and their fail
ure with the stick seems to be
bothering them in the field.
Ed Rommel pitched beautifully
to defeat the Griffs, to Q before
Mayor Kendrick and some $4,000
fans. Just one hit. home run
by Joe Harris in the fourth, was
made off his stuff in the first eight
innings. Safely in front he let
down a bit in the ninth and yielded
two more for another run. That's
real flinging for anybody in any
league.
Ruether came up for Ogden in
the ninth and smashed safely to
left, giving way to McNeely on
the bases. Rice popped to Dykes,
but Myer walked.
Then Goose GOsIin singled sharp
" between Hauser and Bishop,
scoring the fast McNeely from
second. That run wasn't neces-
sary, but it suffiGDd to show that
the champions were trying.
Though he walked a couple Of
Mackmen in the first Covey looked
good and it was q bit surprising to
see the Mackmen hammer five hits
off him in the second. These bows,
with two errors and a pass gave the
AS four runs and robbed the game
Of all competition. Rommel hiked
along, turning back the enemy
with monotonous regularity until
that furry in the ninth. However,
all the fans seemed satisfied.
Cur1ey Ogden hurled the eighth
inning for no especial reason and SO
the As spanked him for a couple of
hits and a run. Bishop opened with
q pass, advanced on French's sacri-
flee, took third on Lamar's hot shot
through Bluege's legs and counted
on Hauser's long fly to Rice.
The one big inning was the second
shell. Cochrane opened by beating
out a slow bounce to Myer. Buddy
made q brilliant jumping pick up on
the grass but could not cut off the
batsmen. Dykes little Texas Lacquer
over Judges head followed.
Galloway rolled weakly to COvel-
eSkie. VINO made three stabs to pick
Il up. He failed and COcI1rane was
over with the first tally. Dykes
was caught off second and killed
going into third. One run didn't
seem SO much.
Rommel raised a fly in center.
First Rice misju6ged it and ended
by dropping it. Bishop followed
with real bingle to center and Gal.
toway scored, r mel romping
around to third. Even then there
was hope until Stewart made a. mess
OF French's slow roller. He tried to
throw 1t before he had it, hoping for
q double play and was fortunate in
cutting off Bishop. Rommel, of
course. counted.
Lamar singled brutally to center
and Hauser followed suit to right
scoring French. Simmons walked
out Cochrane, up for the second time,
flied to Goslin.
The Ifs" are interesting, though
meaningless. But for COVey's mis-.
pay Cochrane would have been
spiked at the plate; but for. Rice's
rumble there would have been three
out and no runs for the Mackmen.
Smooth fielding by Stewart even
with those two misplays, would have
held the Mackmen to two runs in
that inning. eovey was out of
Al Simmons showed his class in
the seventh with as brilliant a
running catch and peg as ever
was seen i'm a big league hall
park. GOslin led off with a free
ticket. doe Harris flied to Sim.
mons, and then Judge raised a
dropping fly to short center.
Simmons came in like a grey.
hound. AS the ball was dropping he
seized 1t in his gloved hand right at
his shoe tops without relaxing his
speed. To pass the ball to his right
hand and throw it without losing
his stride was miraculously done,
the perfect peg to Hauser beating
Goslin back to the bag by a hair S
breadth.
AS that great play closed the in
ming the big crowd stood and
cheered the Mackman all the way
to his dug out. He had come from
his regular position almost within
a touching distance of second base.
corraled that dropping ball with his
gloved hand and had doubled up
Goslin with a perfect throw without
losing his stride. Few outfielders
could have done just that. Even
fewer would have attempted it.
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