Evening star., 1926-05-01

set OF the campaign,
Returning Peck to the short hetd
toh. Manager Harris hopes 10 bolster
his attack, as we'll as make stronger
the infield Gordon.
The Raiah should he in As good
condition as he says he is and as
Harris thinks him to he. He went
through a prolonged conditioning l'ou-
tine at Hot Springs before reporting
AT TAMPA and did some strenuous
training at the Florida camp. since
the championship campaign starteo
Peck has had his daily workouts ana
apparently is ready to go.
MYERS work yesterday when the
Nationals took their second successive
defeat from the Yankees in to-
game was fairly typical OF what ne
has been doing since the start OF the
season Buddy. although possessing
plenty of natural speed has reNea'eo
little acquaintance with the technique
of short field play and has talieo TO
show any great ability as natter
Deficient on Double Plays.
In particular. Buddy has not quail
fed as clever partner for buckN i1al
ris in the engineering of double plays
an item of fielding that mace lhe
clubs defense so strong Tor seNeial
seasons. In the II games IN Whnl,
he has participated. Myer has hgureu
In hut seven twoply killings, although
good opportunities Tor many i
been offered.
MYERS hitting has been disappoin,,
tnr He had made but 10 hlts IN y"
times at bat for an average OF .loe.
But one of Buddys safeties mas neem
for extra bases. 1t was triple. Al
told. he has stepped TO the piate :"
times in the Il engagements ana Sot
ten on base % times. lie mas Waiheu
S times. profited by errors OF Ins
cpposition 3 times. and has reached
first times through fielders' cholces;
Buddy has sacrificed times. scored
q times and driven in runs.
He was quite unsteady afield during
the first week of the season Wheh ne
made all hut one of his SIX errors
He has made 81 putouts and As assists
for a fielding mark of ."3f.
: Shocker Outpitches Covey.
Mver had plenty of company in the
veal hitting class among the Ma
tionals Yesterday. He and several
others in the lineup failed to solve
r-rban Shocker's spit halls. while the
Eanks were getting to that other spit
hall veteran, Stanley CoHeleskie, fairly
we'll. Five Nationals got. all told.
seven safeties off Shocker. but the
only two that counted were the
homers socked by Sam Rice and Joe
Judge.
Covey went along in good style for
a time. yielding five hits in the first
six innings. These. however, were
divided into two groups that proved
productive fn' the enemy. In the
Seventh Cove wilted and the Yanks
hunChed NV swats, among them
Ruth's fourth homer Of the season,
for four tallies. II seems these Hug
men must have their big inning daily.
After Earl McNeely batted for CoVey
IN the eighth. Fred Marherry pitched
an inning against the New Workers.
They got nothing off him. but they
did not need anything.
Rice's Homer Is Offset.
Sam Rice's drive into the right field
stand for a homer after two were out
In the first inning, gave the Nationals
a. fair start, but in their half the
:Yanks came through with pair of
markers. Some sloppy fielding by
Rice helped them along.
Koenig. walked, only to he forced
out by Combs. but Gehrig drove sim
gle to center. Rice let the ball trickle
through. and Combs scored. while Geh-
2 wild pitch in his effort to keep the
hall away from Babe Ruth, and Gehrig
romped home. Ruth followed with
single and Meusel got a one-ba ser. too.
but the Yanks got nothing out of these
hingles, for Ruth was run down when
I.azzeri sent bounder to Bluege, and
Dugan was an easy out.
e Thereafter everything was quiet IN
I'll the sixth session. when the 1anks
got a third marker with two safeties.
Ruth grounded to Judge. but Meusel
doubled down the left-fseld line, and
aook third as Myer threw out Lazzeri.
,Dugan then sent a. drive through the
box that Myer managed to knock
down back of second base. but not In
time to prevent it from becoming sim
gle that counted Meusel.
Judges CIout Also Futile.
Judge broke into the home.run
group with drive into the right-field
stand in the seventh to make the
game tight once more, but in their bat
ting part of the same round the
Yankees tucked away the game.
koenig started the rampage with
single to right, and Combs sacrihced.
Eehrig looped a double to right, tally
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