The Washington times., 1926-05-10

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Before some 10000 Sunday fans
the champions conquered the White
Sox, to S, passing the Yankees
who were being whipped by the
Detroit Jungaleers, IA to 10.
Eddie Collins sent Roaring
Lyons to the box, opposing Alex
Ferguson. The young Texan lacked
his usual control, though he was
not exactly easy to fathom. He had
three bad innings and those We're
enough to bring about his down
TALL.
-4 Ferguson pitched one Of his
typical games, in many holes but
squirming out safely until the
ninth when Buclky Harris could
not endure the suspense longer
and replaced him with Fred Mar.
: berry.
Lyons disposed of the first seven
batsmen in order but the eighth,
Muddy Ruel, splashed a three.
Dagger to the corner in left field
and counted when Ferguson slipped
a single to right. McNeely forced
Fergy. stole second and scored
when Bucky Harris bumped a sin
gle to center. That was in the
third inning. In the fourth the
White Sox came right back and
tied it up. j
Lyons opened with q walk and
tailed when Mostil hammered q
hard triple to the corner in left
held. Collins fly to McNeeiy
brought Mostfl over with the tying
run.
: The Griffs went ahead in the
eixth when Rice opened with
single to center, reached third on
fwo inffeld deaths and scored when
Rluege inserted a single to left.
Again the Sox tied it up. In the
seventh, with two out, Mostfl singled
to center and scooted all the way
around when Spencer Harris trlppled
70 left.
As If tired with fOOling with
: the visitors any longer, the Griffs
( iuu1ped all over Lyons In the
eighth and added three runs to
: their total. Bucky Harris led
) off with a single to center, ad-
: vancing on Rice's sasrifice. GOSlln
: waited and walked.
: 1t was up To- JOe JuoSC, ".AO
NOT been killing the ball of late.
He saw the point and whistied
friple to the centerfield wall, scor.
ing Bucky Harris and Goslin.
Riuege popped to Lyons but Myer
walked. Muddy Ruel took advan-
fage of his opportunity and scored
Judge with a single to right.
: The champions were apparently
headed for a 6-to-3 victory, but the
sox flared up in the ninth and
came within a hair Of tying the
Acore. Eddie Collins sent up three
pinch hitters, Grouse, Morehart and
Tom Gulley. The first two walked.
ISulley singled to right, scoring
rrouse. putting MoorehaTt on third
and sending Ferguson to the club
house. Marberry came in from
right field and proceeded to strut
his stuff.
Mogtil popped to Bucky Harris.
-Spencer Harris rolled TO the Wash
1ngton manager and Merchant was
over the pan, with Gulley resting
on second. If Collins could hit
safely the score would be tieG and
extra innings might be necessary.
But Buddy Myer was yet to be
accounted for. He came to the
front and staging one of the pretti.
est plays seen in many moons, stole
that opportunity away from the
white Sox. Collins bounced one
spast the box. Myer came in on the
Jump, snagged the bounder with
his gloved hand on the dead run.
clipped it to his right hand and
tossed out the flying Collins with
little to spare. That play ended the
game and left the champions one
run to the good.
Manager Harris juggled his line
up in the seventh in a vain effort
to take the lead. After Bill Hun
anefield's languid peg to Sheeiy had
placed Peck on second the veteran