The Washington times., 1926-08-14
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FACE TWO
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BY Louis A. Dougher

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NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE
ieague-leading Yankees have notn-
ing to do today and tomorrow but
play four games, two today with
the scrappy Griffmeh and two TO-
morrow with the Boston Red Sox,
now rather inclined to stand up
and sock anybody.
Dutch Ruether and Stan Coveies-
kie or General Crowder are ex'
pected to start for the champions
TODAY against the Yankees, but
Miller Higgins is in doubt which
of his stable to send to battle.
The strain has been terrific fo'
weeks and the leaders are beginning
to feel it.
Ruethers last appearance closed
the series with the Indians In
Cleveland. He pitched wonderful
baseball that day, working on q
one-run margin from the second to
the ninth frame when his own
savage hit settled the result in his
faver. The big southpaw dotes on
whipping the Yankees and may be
depended upon to give all he has
today.
Covey started Wednesday
against the Yanks but failed to
20 the route. III he starts to-
day, relief will be on hand in
case the heat and the Yankee
smuggling gets him. Fred Mar.
berry viii be that relief.
Crowder pitched eleven innings
TO victory over the Yankees on
Wednesday, but he is young and
wonderfully strong for his build
and, If he starts today, should go
through against all opposition.
The champions linger here but
one day and will be in the Capital
tomorrow to take on Connie Mack's
Philadelphia Athletics, who will be
making their last appearance of the
season in Washington.
BY defeating the Griffs yesterday,
to 5, in the last game they are to
play this year in the Capital the
Yankees made sure Of an even
break on the seasons play with the
champions. To obtain an even
break the Griffs must win all three
remaining games here, an almost
impossible task. One defeat will
give the edge to the Yankees.
One way to make q pitcher Is
to fine him 5000. When Waite
Hoyt displayed a peevish temper
on Wednesday, throwing the ball
up against the screen in disgust,
Miller Higgins plastered a 5000
fine on him and sent him back in
the last game. Hoyt may have felt
peevish yesterday but. IL so, he
kept it to himself and succeeded in
winning from Walter Johnson.
WashingtOn's famous veteran Of
the hill. He started we'll enough
but he was firing rapidly in the
frame. Bill MOrreII took up the
pitching burden with the sixth,
but by that time the Yankees had
q decent lead to work on and
did 80.
Gehrig's single, followed by Babe
Ruth's two-bagger to right, gave
the Yankees a run in the opening
round. McNeely's triple and Rice
single tied the count in the third.
but In the fourth the Yanks raced
away to a lead they never lost.
Johnson had retired the foe In
order through the blazing second
and third innings, but he was sag
ging terribly in the fourth. Lou
Gehrig opened the frame with a
home-run drive to Fred Pelzman's
pet sign in right center. Babe
Ruth followed with a double off the
right field wall, reaching third on
Goslin's sloppy handling of the
bounder. Lazzeri's double to left
center scored Ruth and Collins
single brought Lazzeri across.
In their half the Griffs got one
back when Bluege walked. reached
second on an infield out and scored
on Johnson's safety to short left.
II there had been any DOUBT as
to Johnson's weakness. it vanished
when the Yanks scored d couple OF
more runs in the fifth. With
Koenig out of the way Combs took
advantage of Johnson's wildness and
walked. Gehrig saw one coming in
his alley and poled it over McNeely s
head into the empty stand in left
field, Combs strolling around ahead
OF him.
Again the Griffs got one run
back in their half, Stewart whack
ing a double down the left field
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and counting on Myers hoist to
Paschal.
Bill. MOrrelI faced the Yanks In
the sixth, escaping harm in that
frame but yielding a tally in the
seventh when Earl Combs SIAM
med tbs ball out to Fred PelE.
mans poor defenseless signbOard
In right center.
The Griffs scored two runs in
their half of the seventh, causing
a pair of Yankee hurlers to begin
warming up in left field. kocnig'
. bad throw gave Morrell a life as &
beginner and McNeely singled to
left, his third hit Of the afternoon
On Rice's roller to LaZZeri Morreil
scored. Myer took a walk and then
Goose Gossin brought everybody III
cheering with a hard two-bagger of
the right field fence. scoring Nc
Nicely. Myer tried to follow on that
rap but was nailed at the plate
After that Hoyt held the GriffS
away from second base until the
final bell.
Two exceptionally brilliant fieldir"
plays were seen one by Buddy
Myer and another by Stuffy Stewart
Myers came in the sixth. when ht
bounded over beyond the bag
knocking down Hoyt's bid for a