Evening star., 1926-08-14

This young fellow, who was bou
Association. is As fast as they max
takes good care of troublesome gr
away speedily and with plenty of 70
fellow on the runway.
SO well has Stewart done around the
middle base since Manager Harris
was set Gown by President Ban John
son at the instigation of Umpire
Owens that Buckv may decide to re-
main ont of action for a time even
after his suspension is lifted. The Ma
tional pilot needs a good rest, for his
has been gruelng grind this season.
and Harris is confident that his club
will get along in splendid style with
Stewart functioning at second.
Siuify's Career Checkered.
The career in base bah of Stuffy, or
John Franklin Stewart as he is prop
erly designated, has been somewhat
chockcrcd. Born at Lake City, Fla.
where he still makes his home. on
January 81, 1898, Stewart was little
more than is wears old when he had
his first professional experience in the
game. That was in 1916, when he
PLAYED second base for the Jackson
willie club, then in the South Atlantic
League. Previous TO that engage
ment. however, Stuffy had attended
Southwestern University at Clarks-
vile, Tenn, where he played both base
ball and foot ball. He also was at
Washington for a time to attend
Georgetown University.
Jacksonville sold Stewart to the
Cards at the end of the 1916 season,
and the next year he was with the st.
Louis club Of the senior loop until
August, when he was sent to Denver
Of the Western League. He remained
with Denver for a month. when the
Cards included him in deal that sent
some players to the Phillies in eX-
change for Milton Stock. But instead
of reporting to the Phillies Stewart
returned 10 his home in Florida.
The next year Stuffy went into the
Army. He was with an artillery out
fit at Camp jackson. S. c.. and his
military service kept him off the pro
fesSional diamond for two seasons. for
he was not discharged until late in
1919.
To Birmingham i'm 1920.
He got job with the Birmingham
club in 1920. though, and until he
came TO the Nationals last Summer
he was with the Barons practically
all the time. He went up for trials
with the Pirates. Tigers and Dodgers.
hut after brief Spring term always
returned to the Southern Association
club. For two seasons. Stewart man
aged the Rarons and with the ma
terial he had at his command smade
"A good job of it.
Tn to this week Stewart had little
10 do as a National. His main work
heretofore was as pinch-runner. For
Stuffy is exceptionally fast on the
hoof and knows how to travel on the
paths. too. Now he is showing the
folks that he also is something of a
second SaCker.
Winning more than four games IN
a row must be too much of a job for
The Nationals this year. Three times
have they had victory strings of that
length. then the strings snapped.
They reached the four-cOnseCutlVe-
win point when they beat the lanks
Thursday. but their run was cut snort
Yesterday when they bowed to the
same club in a 7-to-5 encounter.
Home runs figured largely in the
Yankee scoring. Three of them were
ciouted. Lou Gehrig got two, one into
the left field stand and another to
the right-cen corner.
Johnson Gehrig's Victim.
Walter Johnson. who worked
through the initial five innings. was
Gahrig's victim both times. Earl
Combs got one with a drive to rlGht-
center off Bill Morrell. who pitched
three rounds after Johnson was With
drawn. One of Gehrig's cloutS was
good for two scores, as there was a
Yank on the runway when he sockeu
the ball into the sun parlor.
The Yanks got seven swats in the
in the three Morrell was on the hill.
Al Crow,ler pitched in the ninth ana
gave them nothing.
Waite Hoyt, who was driven 70
cover in the second game OF Wed
nesdavs dual sketch. came back III
good form and held the Nationals 10
nine safcties spread through seven
rounds. After the fourth inning HoNt
had a fair lead and never seemed TO
exert himself unduly.
Yanlls Start in Opener.
Two were ont in the first frame be-
fore the Yankees started the making
of their first run 1t resulted from
GehriS's single and Ruth's two.hag-
GER. The Bambnos hit was drive
against the right field fence with Rice
falling to gauge the rebound well.
The Nationals matched this marx
or in the third. MCNeely started the
inning with triple TO right-center'
He had TO stick at third While stewart
was thrown out. but was singled
home hN Rice
Then both sides took turns at Scor-
ing. johnson took a severe lacinE in
the fourth when the Hugmen reg
iStered three runs. Gehrig started the
onslaught with crash to the extreme
richt-Center corner for Il trip OF the
cIrcuit. Ruth followed with slam
in the same direction that was good
for a double only, hut Goslin kicked
the hall and the Bamhino reached
third. After Paschal famed. l-azz2fl
doubled and Ruth tailed. Dugan
infield retirement and Collins one
haser scored Tony.
Judce was out of the way when
Bluece strollcd in the Nationals
fourth batting turn. Tate's out
moved Ossie to second from where ne
counted when Johnson lifted Texas
Lacquer TO left.
The Yanks came back for two in
tho fifth. Johnson's last inning on the
hill. koenlg whitfield, but Combs was
frankcd 70 first and romped home
ahead Of Gehrig. who poled his sec
oud home run of the day, a smash
into the left field sun parlor.
Stewart Poles a Double.
Stewart opened the Nationals nfth
with a two-bageer down the left heId
line. Rice's retirement by way OF
a grounder 70 Gehrig put Stutfy at
third. from where he raced to the
plate after Faschal baSGed Myer S
high one.
There was scoring by both clubs in
The seventh. Combs contributed 10
the Yankee cause by getting a homer
with drive 10 the right-center cor
ner.