Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-26
MATS TAKE OPENER
Of DOUBLE-HEADER
WITH CH|SOX, 81.
ConnaIIy Blows Up in 9th In.
ming Under Vicious
Attack.
BLUEGE BACK IN GAME
AFTER ILLNESS LAY-0FF
Griffith Buys Shortstop and Out
fielder From Birmingham Of
Southern League.
BY JOHT b. KELLER.


The Mats beat Chicago in the opening
game of the double header here this
afternoon.
The score was to l.
The Washington club has bought
from Birmingham Minter Hayes,
shortstop, and Emile Barnes, an out.
fielder. Hayes reported today ana
took part in pre-game practice.
Barnes is not to report until the END
of the Southern League season.
About 5000 fans were on hand as
the first game got under way.
FIRST INNING.
CHICAGO-Metzler lined to Bluege.
Harris threw out Hunnefield. Barrett
singled to left. McCurdy forced Bar
rett with a grounder to Reeves. No
runs.
WASHINGTON - Rice popped to
Ward. Harris singled to left. Harris
stole second. kamm took Speaker s
grounder and Harris was run down,
kamm to Ward to Hunnefeld, Speak
er taking second on the play. Judge
flied to Barrett. No runs.
SECOND INNING.
CHICAGO - Falk flied to Speaker.
Clancy doubled to center. Bluege
threw out Kamm, Clancy holding Sec
ond. Reeves threw out Ward. No
runs
WASHINGTON - Ward threw out
Goslin. Ruel walked. Bluege forced
Ruel. Ward to Hunnefield. Reeves
flied to Barrett. No runs.
THIRD INNING.
CHICAGO-Connally singled to GEN.
ter. Metzler flied to Speaker. Hume
field walked. Barrett drove into dou-
BILE play, Reeves to Harris to Judge.
No runs.
WASHINGTON - Ward threw out
Hadley. Rice bunted and went out,
Connally to Clancy. Harris fouled to
McCurdy. No runs.
FOURTH INNING.
CHICAGO Speaker went to left
center for McCurdy's hoist. Falk dou-
bled to center. Clancy walked kanm
flied to Speaker. Ward singled to left,
scoring Falk. Clancy, who stopped at
second, was run off that bag by Ward
and caught, Goslin to Ruel to Bluege.
One run.
WESTINGHOUSE popped to
Clancy, Judge singled to center. Cos
lin sent a long fly to Metzler, Judge
taking second after the catch. Hume
field went back for Ruels high one.
No runs.
FIFTH INNING.
CHICAGO-Connally flied to Speak
er i'm short center. Metzler flied to
Goslin. Harris threw out Hunnef1eld.
No runs.
WASHINGTON - Bluege flied to
Barrett, Hunnefield threw out Reeves.
Hadley popped to Hunnefield. No
runs.
SIXTH INNING.
CHIcAGO-Barrett flied to Speaker.
So did McCurdy. F'alk singled down
the right-field line. Clancy singled by
Harris, Falk stopping at second. Har-
ris made good play to cut down
the hit. Hadley threw out kamm. NO
runs.
WASHINGTON - Ward threw out
Rice. Kamm threw out Harris. Falk
made a good running catch OF Speak
er's liner to left center. No runs.
SEVENTH INNING.
CHICAGO-Ward fouled to Judge.
Harris tossed out Connally. Metzler
flied TO GoSlin. No runs.
WASHINGTON j ID 6 e doubled
against the concrete stand in left CEN
tar. Ward threw out Goslin, Judge
taking third. Ruel popped to Hume
field back of second. Bluege singled
10 left, scoring Judge with the tying
RIM. Reeves walked. Hadley popped
TO Clancy. One run.
EIGHTH INNING.
CHIcAGO-Hunnefie singled to
right. Barrett sacrificed, Hadley to
1Jarris. McCurdy sent long fly to
Sneaker, Hunnefield taking third after
The catch. Falk flied to Speaker. No
runs. =
WASHINGTON-Rice popped to
Kamm. Harris popped to Clancy.
Sneaker walked. Judge doubled to
right center, scoring speaker. Speaker
crossed with a good slide under Nc
C,,Irdv that just beat Wards relay OF
Parrett's throw. Goslin was purposely
nassed. Ruel doubled to the left field
corner, scoring Judge and Gosiin
RLIege tripled down the left f1eld line
scoring Ruel. He tried to make q
homer of the hit and was out, Falk
10 Connally to McCurdy. -Four runs
NINTH INNING.
cHICAGO-H dley threw on
Clancy. Kamm singled To center
ward lined to Reeves. 1t was goo'
catch. near the grass OF a low hit ball
Ne;s batted for Connally and walked
UadIev threw out MetZler. No runs