Evening star., 1926-05-21


against the Athletics here Sunday.
Boss Buckv also is apt to do some
shifting in other departments of the
chb. The use of Joe Harris instead
of ,Ioe Judge at first base in Wednes.
dav's engagement and of Buddy Myer
instead of Roger Pecktnpaugh at
shortstop yesterday were indications
that the positions of several players
generally regarded as fixtures are un-
stable.
Shifts Failed to Work.
Harris has intimated that the
changes were due to the kind of pitch
ing used by the opposition, the two
right-hand hitting intielders having
been used when a southpaw slabman
started for the Tigers and the LETT
hand batters when an orthodox
flnger began the contest. If the de-
parture from the lineup that had
Leen used regularly was intended to
break the spell of defeats, it was a
marked failure, for the Nationals
looked worse the past two days than
at any other time this season.
The loss yesterday must have been
es disappointing to the Nationals as 1t
was to the few thousand fans scatter
ed about the stands of President Grif-
sith's plant. The Champs soon jumped
into a seemingly commanding lead
over the Tigers. only to have it brush
ed aside in one inning. Then both
clubs fought toe-to-toe until the ninth
when a tally was virtually presented
10 the visitors.
That was enough to make the fans
miserable, but what occurred in the
Nationals last batting turn made the
few of the faithful at hand more so.
The home clubs first three batters
In the final half of the ninth hit
safely, but not one of them got be-
Nond second base. The punch was
there but wild work on the runWays
offset all the efforts of a regular bats
man and the two pinch-hitters EN-.
Yloyed.
Marberry Lacks Caution.
At that, the real turning point of
the game came in the TygerS' last
turn at bat, when Fred Marberry, who
had relieved Stan Coveleskie, starting
hurler, after the venerable spitballer
collapsed in the sixth and permitted
the opposition to knot the count, rail-
ed to keep his head up.
While lacking control in the ninth,
Fred may have gone through the in
hing unscathed had he exercised more
caution in holding runners to the
bases. The big relief hurler passed
1,u Blue, Tiger lead-off batter, but
charley Gehringer, attempting to sac
rifice, popped to the pitcher. Red
NSingo, however, waited for walk.
kVhene the Terrible Tyrus, next up,
Nhaled away at the first pitch ana
fouled to Ossie Bluege, it appeared
shat the Tigers would get no run.
But Harry Heilmann. fifth up in the
frame. proved a stubborn batter and
after getting two-andtWo count Mar
berry became so intent upon the man
at the plate that he permitted Blue
end Wingo to take substantial leads
off their bases. With the pitch to Hell
mann, both runners darted for sacks
ahead and Blue had such start that
he easily beat to third Muddy Ruels
necessarily belated throw, While WIN
go naturally took second unmolested.
Steals Changed Situation.
The pitch to Heilmann had been
wide, so it was deemed good strategy
under the circumstances to purpose.
" complete a pass to the heavy hitter,
Killing the bases Either the plate was
swinging or Umpire Hildebrand was
wrong when Marberry pitched to Jack
Warner. The pitcher jawed with the
umps considerably over couple OF
decisions, but the jumps won and W ar
ner walked, forcing Blue over the
Bldl6. r 16u , COlltI VI N"Ao oAiO| ~
time and after he threw two wide
ones to Jack Tavener, he was yanked
end Alex Ferguson sent to the hill.
h'avener popped harmlessly TO Myer,
but the damage had been done.
What followed, though, was infinite
tv worse. Ruel opened the Nationals
ninth by socking E. Wells. southpaW
slabman. who had succeeded the right
handed Sam Gibson, starting hurler,
l, ;,1 ;ari fnr Sinolp
bounder off Warmers glove that Short
stop Tavener tried desperately to turn
into an out The speedy Stuffy Stew
art. sent in to run for Muddy, prompt
lv pilfered second to raise the Nation
els' totai thefts for the game to six.