Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-04
Griffmen Battle Uphill to Tie
Count in Eighth-Mar-
berry Called In.
JOE HARRIS HOME RUN
STARTS RALLY IN EIGHTH
Dual Bill Attracts Few Fans,
Barely 1000 Attending
Opening of Series.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

DETROIT. August 4.--The Mats
nd Tigers were tied in the ninth in
1ing Of the first game of the dual bill
here this afternoon.
The score was all.
Only small crowd turned out for
today's double-header between the
Tigers and the Nationals. There
were not more than 1000 in the
stands at the opening of the first
game.
Stan Coveleskie started pitching for
the Champs and Earl Whitehill, the
southpaw ace, for the Tigers.
FIRST INNING.
WASHINGTON-M C Nicely went
out, Blue to Whitehill. Tavener threw
out Stan Harris. Rice grounded to
Warner. No runs.
DETROIT - Blue went out. Joe
Harris to Coveleskie. Manush flied to
Goslin. Fothergill tripled against the
fence in back of left center. He'll
mann beat out a slow roller down
the third.base line, scoring Fothergill.
Gehringer tripled to right center, scor-
ing Heilmann. Warner walked. Stan
10 1AlAS" oub 1dNCHCls W. uISs
SECOND INNING.
WASHINGTON -Myer lined TO
Warner. Goslin singled past Gehrin-
ger. Tayener went to left field for Joe
Harris pop. Bluege fouled to Bass
ler. No runs.
DETROIT - Bassler flied to Rice.
Whitehill tripled to the right field cor
ner. Blue flied to Goslin. Whitehill
scoring after the catch. Stan Harris
threw out Manush. One run.
THIRD INNING.
WASHINGTON-Ruel flied to Ma
nush. COveleskie walked. Fothergill
made a good running catch of Nc
Neely's liner. Harris tripled past
Heilmann, scoring Coveleskie. Rice
looked at third strike. One run.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT doubled down
the left-field line. Heilmann sacri
feed, Coveleskie to Stan Harris
Gehringer singled to left, scoring
Fothergill. Warner drove into dou
bic play. Stan Harris to Myer to Joe
Harris. One run.
FOURTH INNING.
WASHINGTON Myer flied 10
Fothergill. Goslin was safe when he
grounded to Blue and Whitehill failed
TO touch the bag after taking throw
from the first-sacker. Joe Harris flied
deep to Manush. Gehringer went back
TO short right for Bluege's loft. No
runs.
DETROIT-Tavener 1ofted to Cos.
lin. Bassler flied to Rice. Stan Har.
ris threw out Whitehill. No runs.
FIFTH INNING.
WASIIINGTON-R walked, Blue
went back for a good running catch
of Coveleskie's foul. McEeely sacri
feed, Whitehill to Blue. Stan Harris
| was safe when Tavener fumbled, Ruel
| taking third. Rice singled to center.
scoring Ruel and sending Stan Har.
ris to third. Manush came in for
Myers high one. One run.
DETROIT-Blue grounded to J.
Harris. Manush flied to Goslin Foth.
erSill singled past Myer> 1t was his
caught stealing, Ruel to Myer. No
runs.
SMITH INNING.
Observation-Disclosures threw out
Goslin. Joe Harris walked Bluege
lined to Fothergill. Ruel singled down
the third-base line, Joe Harris stop.
ping at second. Coveleskie grounded
to Blue. No runs.
DETROIT-Heilman flied to Cos
lin. Joe Harris went close to the field
boxes for GehrinSer's foul Warner
grounded to Bluege. No runs.
SEVENTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-Warner threw out
McNeely. Stan Harris walked. Gehr.
niger threw out Rice. Stan Harris TAX.
ing second. Myer lined to Tavener.
No~runs.
DETROIT-Tavener rolled to Joe
Harris. Bass1er bounded a single to
center. Whitehill singled to right
Bassler stopping at second. Stan Har.
ris threw out Blue. both runners adj
vaneing. Bluege threw out Manush
No runs.
EIGHTH INNING.
WASHINGTON = Goslin grounded
to Blue. Joe Harris hit a homer over
the left-feld wall. Bluege singled past
Blue. Fothergill came in for Ruers
high one. Peckinpaugh batted for
Coveleskie and singled to right center
sending Rluege to third. McNeely sin.
gled to left center, scoring Bluege
with the tying run, while Peck stop
ped at second. Gibson replaced White.
hill on the slab for Detroit. Stewart
ran for Peck. Stan Harris was hit by
pitched ball. filling the bases. Rice
with a three-and-two count, lined to
deep center, but Manush ran across
for one-handed catch. Two runs.
DETROIT-Marber now pitching
for Washington. Myer threw out
Fothergill. Heilmann popped TO Joe
Harris. Gehringer singled to left.
Gehringer was caught stealing, Ruel
to Myer. No runs.
NINTH INNING.
WASH1NGTON-M singled past
Tavener. Goslin flied to Heilmann,
Myer was caught stealing. Bassler to
Gehringer. Joe Harris walked. Bluege
famed. No runs.
DETROIT-Bluege threw out War.
ner. Tavener famed. Bassler ground
ed to Joe Harris. No runs.
DR.. MEAD MOORE DIES.