Evening star., 1926-05-10


But with some others the St. l.
cold, and now the Nationals expect
the four-game series starting tomorr
For the series will be a clash be
tween a consistent first division club
and a consistent second division CLUB
in so far as this seasons work is con
cerned. The Browns, standing hlgh
in the estimation of many base ball
critics prior to the start of the cham
pionship campaign. have failed to
make themselves prominent factors III
the pennant race yet. Their pltcnlnS
staff has not functioned well, they
have not hit strongly and their work
afield has been poor enough to Keep
them below all others in the league
in this department of play.
Injuries Mar Browns.
Injuries to regulars and the in
ability of a couple of players who per
formed so well last year TO return to
form this season have hurt the
Browns Trouble hit them while in
their training camp at Tarpon Springs,
Fla, and has been jolting them since.
Only last week more of their men,
bers were hurt, their most serious
recent loss being sustained in Phila-
delphia when Herschel Bennett,
regular right fielder, put himself out
of action as he crashed into a grand
stand wall.
The Browns, of course, despite
their troubles, may make matters
more than interesting for the Champs
That's the way with base ball. But
they are not apt to make any Of their
games more interesting than the
White Sox did the third game of their
series The nearly 1900 fans at
Clark Griffith Stadium yesterday were
given thrills aplenty before the retire
ment that settled the affair in favor
of the home club was accomplished.
From start to finish every one in the
big base ball plant, players as well
as spectators, was kept on edge.
The opposing pitchers at the outset
were Alex Ferguson, none too certain
member of the Nationals staff, and
Ted Lyons, luminary of the ChisOX
mound corps. Ferguson was wobbly
enough in his control TO get himself
into difficulty frequently and twice
permitted the visitors TO even ac-
counts with the Champs.
Fergy finally found the plate swing
ing when he faced a trio Of pinch
hatters in the ninth. He passed two
of them and was reached for a single
by the third. This made the situation
so serious that Fred Marberry had
TO be hustled to the hill for the
finish
Griffs Cluster Blows.
Lyons, like Ferguson. yielded eight
safeties and five passes, but the hits
and walks off the Chicagoan were
clustered more effectively than those
granted by Alex. The Nationals
pounded Ted in three frames and in
each Of them they scored.
Two of the Nationals hits were
triples. Muddy Ruel helped the cause
with such a blow in the third round,
but Joe Judge helped it more in the
eighth, for there were two of his
mates on the paths when he socked
the ball against the concrete wall Of
the sun parlor back Of left-center field.
Ruel, though, proved a most valu-
able batter when he came through
with a single to cash Joe at the plate
with the big tally Of the day.
With all this timely hitting, how
ever, the game really was saved by
a brilliant piece Of work af1eld turned
in by Buddy Myer, recruit shortstop,
in the ninth inning. The youngster,
who took the place of Roger PeCkin-
paugh after the veteran had given
way 20 a pinch-runner in the seventh,
made good with a vengeance in his
lone play of the afternoon.
Tom Gulley was on second base
with the potential tying run and two
were out when Eddie Collins shot a
wicked grounder past Marberry and
toward the inner side of second base.
Bucky Harris playing we'll away from
that station with q southpaw batter
up, may have been able to check the
progress of the ball. but he probably
could not have kept a hit away from
Collins that would have sent Gulley
home. And 1t did not seem that Myer
could get in the way of the sphere.
Myer Comes to rescue.
But Buddy got across the field in
front of the midway base in a flash.
with his gloved hand shared the ball
at his shoetops and without coming
up made n perfect peg to Judge that
spiked the effort of the speeding
White SoX pilot. Tt was one of the
finest bits of fielding accomplished by
National this season.
The Nationals were the first to
score. Peck had famed in the third
when Ruel tripled down the left field
line. Ferguson crossed every one by
singing to right TO count Muddy Nc
Neely forced out Fergy, but pilfered
second to be in position to score when
Bucky Harris poled a one -baser to
center.
The SoX countered with two tallies
in the fifth. After Lyons walked
Mostil tripled and a sacrifice fly by
Collins followed Spencer Harris
strikeout.
Two were out in the sixth before
the Nationals again assumed a lead
Rice, who opened the frame with a
single, was showed to third base by