Evening star., 1927-04-25
Harris Not Discouraged.

Harris was not discouraged over Tue
outcome of the initial clash OF the
t, season with the Yankees.
''They can hit, yes" Bucky ad-
mitted, "hut so can we. Where they
have q. little edge on us is that they
are more likely to get drives for extra
distance. but they don't do that all
the time, and in other respects we've
got 1T on them.
''Tt was Ruth's homer that really
beat us, for it started the Yanks on
that big inni : they staged, and the
big boy crossed up the dope in doing
il. Before this Thurston always has
gotten away with sticking one through
the middle when he had two strikes
on Ruth, who never seemed to be
looking for it. But he was this time,
and you know what happened"
The damaged index finger on ms
right hand has recovered to such an
extent that it no longer interferes
with his throwing, but Harris sun IS
handicapped through inability to prop
erly. grip q bat. Also his mashed toe
still has to be opened and drained
every day or so, and is so tender that
short stops and twists entail consider
able pain. Bucky is confident he VIII
be back TO normal in a physical way
within a couple Of weeks. however
and sees much to enthuse over IN the
recent showing of Myer.
Buddy Is Coming Fast.
ssRuddv is coming fast now" was
the way Harris put it. He is getting
down for those low ones, displaying
a lot of speed and teaming up in good
style on double plays. If he continues
to improve at the rate he has in the
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defense around the base lines. for both
Rluege and Judge are working in great
shape"
The long string Of misfortunes that
started with the incapacitating OF
johnson continues in evidence, now
ever. for an X-ray of the injury
Benny Tate received Saturday in Bos-
ton has disclosed a fracture at the
first Joint Of the right index finger. 1t
is not a serious break, as the bone
merely is Clipped, but it will keep the
receiver on the shelf for some time.
He has been left here to nurse the
hurt, and young John Berger has been
ordered to join the club in New YORK
to handle the hurlers in the bun pen.
Four of the IL safeties the Yankees
amassed off a trio of Capital curVers
Yesterday went for extra bases, and 1t
strengthened their hold on the league
leadership and the Griffs skidded to
fourth place. In addition to the
fence clearing rap by Ruth, another
of similar soundness was evolved by
Bob Meusel, and an even more damag-
ing triple was inserted by burst, an
added starter. Thurston, who had
won his two previous starts in impress
sive style, was the victim of all this
cannonading. and it made the task OF
Urban Shocker much lighter than 1t
otherwise would have been, although
the ancient spitballer was in fine form.
Meusel Does 1t First.
Ruth's sliced single past Bluege in
the opener came with two gone and
netted nothing, as the Babe was
tagged stealing and Gehrig was dis
posed Of to start the second. But then
the Yanks initiated run-making for
the day, with Meusel playing lone
hand. Bob accomplished the thing
through the medium of belt for the
circuit. This was the second round
tripper of the season here, the other
having been compiled by Simmons OF
the A IS. 1t was a more pretentious
tap than Ais, how4ver, as the latter's
was an insaSe-th park affair, whereas
Meusers left the jurisdiction. The
Iank Yank met one of Thurston'
deliveries with full swing and sent
the bali soaring lto the openfaced
stand in feft field. Quite a wallop.
It isn't done often.
The Griffmen got a man as far
around as the hot corner in the second
inning, when Judge singled to center
end stole second, advancing another
notch on Myers death, only to be left
by Bluege. But they couldn't even
make a start in the third.
In this frame the Hugmen gave the
fans some anxious moments when
they loaded the bases with two gone
on Koenig's double and walks 10 Ruth
and Gehrig. But Meusel, the demon
sIugger of the session previous, failed
TO repeat. and the tension was relieved
when Bob hoisted harmlessly to
G0slin.
Griffmen Tie 1t Up.
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