The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-02
YANKS ARR:
IN Town

The league-leading New York
Yankees are here today for the first
Of four games, the last to be played
at the Griffith Stadium until May
%, when those same Yankees appear
here in single game. That will be
after the Griffs have made their first
swing around the Western edge OF
the league.
"old Abe Coveleskie, who has
been printing his wing for q week
or 50, will probably be sent against
the invaders today. Waite Hoyt
seems possibility on the mound for
the Yankees.
II the Griffs could play the
Red Sex all season, they'd have
the pennant I'm their hip pockets
right now. Before some 5000
Sunday fans they took Bill CARR:
CANS young men into camp,
s to 0, thanks to some punched
bingIes off Jack Russell and Del.
mar Lundgren and the sterling
work Of Lizzie Lisenbee, making
his first start under the main
tent. It was the sixth victory
over the Red SOX In seven starts
Two were gone IN the opening
frame when Speaker bounded a sim
gle over RusselFs head and romped
arcand when Goose Goslin broke
Fred Wofumbo Pelzman's heart with
q soaring homer over the right-field
barrier. The Goose has now begun
collecting overcoats and suits.
e lr&v Ill
start this spring, led off in the Sec
ond with a screeching single through
Fred Haney. Ruel followed with an
other blazing bingle past Haney on
the other side. Lisenbee, who is use.
full as well as ornamental at the
plate, poked a neat sacrifice bunt at
Todt, and Rice's soaring fly to Flag
stead brought Bluege over the pan.
Bucky Harris raped a hot two
Dagger down the left-field line and
over came Ruel.
Delrnar Lundgren was hurting for
the Red Sox when the third frame
came along and escaped harm till the
fifth, when the Griffs got to him for
q run. Goslin led off with a double
up against the right-field fence.
Haney grabbed Judges pop foul fly,
and when the fourth bali to Myer
was a wild pitch. Goslin camped on
third. Then came a double steal,
Goslin scoring, and Regan's wild re-
turn peg to the plate letting Myer
reach third. where he was left.
In the eighth the Griffs got
their final counter. Bluege
opened this frame with q double
down the left.field line. RueI
got q single on q hot shot back
at the box that Lundgren lost
at his very feel. Again Lisenbee
peked q sacrifice hunt at Todt,
and again Rice peIed fly. this
time to Jacobson, and over came
Bluege.
Twice the Red Sex looked about
TO score only to be snuffed out
like Christmas candles. In the third.
with one gone, 'Pee Vice. Wan.
ninger belted q single to center.
Haney followed with q safe one
over Bucky Harris head and the
fans scented trouble for Lisenbee.
The Memphis rookie stayed right
down on the earth. however, and
Tobin banged away into a double
play, ending the threat.
In the sixth came the second at.
tempt of the Bostoinians to jam a
run over the plate. That failed,
like the first. largely because Lisen-
bee refused to be ruffled. With one
gone Tobin banged single to CEN
ter and reached third on Flagstead's
rap to left. That was sure a tough
spot, but Lisenhee remained on the
ground. forcing Jacobson to push
up a foul fly for Bluege and Todt
to give Rice a soft one in the afr.
1t pays for pitcher to be steady
and courageous. Lisenbee was all
Of that and so he gave Washington
it's second whitewash triumph Of
the season.