Evening star., 1927-05-04
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.
Sports Editor, The Star.

n from the lineup due to &C.
Nv cidents or illness. the Ma
tionals were badly handi-
capped today as they faced
the final two tusseis of the series
with the Yankees and the prospects
are that they may have to enter
their swing around the Western end
of the circuit starting at st. Louis
Saturday with their battle front still
sadly impaired.
With Walter Johnson's fractured
ankle mending so slowly that he Will
not even make the tour along the
frontier. Manager Harris still painful
" hobbling about on an injured leg,
Goose Goslin confined to bed following
an attack of pIeurisy he suffered Mon
day night, Sam Rice taking treat.
ments for sinusitis, Oss Bluegs shelv-
ed by q twisted knee incurred in ac-
ton yesterday, not to mention the
ailments Benny Tate and Mickey
O'Neil are slowly recovering from and
the poor physical condition of Iris
Speaker who. however, is gamely
sticking in the lineup, the Griffmen
present a sorry spectacle.
AS a. result of their wholesale list
of casualatties the Harrismen yester-
day battled with recruits-Stwart at
second, Reeves at third, West in
left and Tucker in right-and absorb
ed a second straight reverse from the
Yankees, this time by count of to 4.
Fred Marberry essayed to open
fire for the first time this season and
contrived to battle on even terms
with George Pipgras, likewise making
his first start Of the season, but Firpo
weakened near the close and Stan
Coveleskie, who was summoned to his
rescue, was unable to stem the tide,
and as consequence the Mats slipped
below the 800 mark in the standing
Of the clubs.
Marberry Starts Auspicu0usIy.
Marberry started auspiciously by
taking the Yanks in order in the
opener. whiting Ruth on three pitch
cd balls, but was threatened in the
second when only leaping one-hand
stab by Stewart of Dugan's liner that
led to double play extricated him
from a situation that had Yanks on
third and first as a result Of a single
by Gehrig, a pass to Meusel and
Lazzeris sacrifice.
Stewart was marooi1ed at third fol- |
lowing his walk in round /, but in
the succeeding session the Griffs con-
trived to horn into the run column
with a bit of both kinds of luck. |
Judge made two bases on a Texas |
Lacquer to left that Koenig kicked and |
when Joe was run down on Rigney's |
bounder the latter reached second. |
He promptly scored when Bluege |
bounced single through the spot |
Koenig had just vacated in a bluffed |
attempt to catch Rigney off second. |
Oss developed a kink in his leg I'm |
achieving his safety, however, and |
after Marberry hit into double play |
following q pass to Ruel, the third |
sacker turned his job over to Bob |
Reeves.
: The Yanks trailed but momentarily. |
however. fer after two of them had
been retired in the third they regis |
tsred twice on successive singles by
Combs. Koenig, Ruth and Gehrig.
Gf4ffs Knot fhS Tount.
Rigney's double over Metisel's head
with two gone in the fourth was |
wasted when Combs contrived to |
snare Reeves terrific liner to dead |
center after first misjudging the drive, |
but the Griffs contrived to knot the |
count in the fifth. Ruel was franked |
at the outset, moved to third on |
the deaths of Marberry and Stewart |
and, after West walked, Tailed on |
Speakers Texas Lacquer to left. |
Tucker left two mates on when he |
rolled to Lazzefi.
The Yanks made a dangerous bid l
In tho sixth when Meusel bingled and |
reached third fraction ahead of /
Speakers fine peg of I.azzeri's single. |
Dugan lofted to Tucker, Lazzeri mov. |
ing to second on the throw-in and |
Collins was purposely passed to load |
the bases and bring UP Pipgras, whom
Marberry famed. -
The Mats made a bid in their half, |
too, when with two down Reeves got |
a life on Koenig's tumble. stole Sec
ond and Ruel drew a free ticket, but
Marberry was UNEQUAL to the occa-
sion. sss3
The deadlock was broken in the
seventh. when Firpo was bumped
rather harshly. Combs poled a triple |
to the hagpole and promptly tailed
when Kcenig evolved q wallop Of
similar proportions to the other side
Of Speaker. Ruth succumbed on
strike: and Gehrig was purposely
passed, but the hoped.for double play
didn't materialize and when Meusel
flied deep to Speaker another Yank |
checked in.
Mats Again Tie It Up.
The Griffs lost no time in coming
back, however, and tied it up again
In their half, Pipgras fading from the
scene in the process. The latter was
withdrawn after walking Stewart and
West, his job being taken over by
Wiley Moore. Both Griffs moved up
when Speaker became an infield
death. but Tucker came through with
clean shot to center that cashed his
mates. McNeely was put in to run
for Ollie and promptly swiped Sec