Evening star., 1927-04-26

campaign, the cruz ne opposes WI
realize the American League ha:
s1iother first class moundsman.
Is after watching Horace toll on the
slab for a couple of rounds agains
the Red Sox in Boston last Saturday
Stanley Harris concluded
that his young hurler was no longer
troubled with the wrenched alb
muscle that had kept hin
out of action for more than week
and planned to have him start
against the Yankees here. In fact
today had been picked for Lisenbee
To make his debut as an American
League starter. s'
TeWhen Goose Goslin's home run
drive into the right field stand at the
Yankee Stadium came with a Ma
tional on the runway in the seventh
terms with the Hugmen yesterday
however, Harris considered, it just the
time to hail Lisenbee to the hill in a
rflief role again. And Horace GER.
tainly justified his managers act in
getting credit for a 5-to.4 victory.
n This youngster who came up from
the Memphis club of the Southern
Association, had the poise of an old
master in the three innings that he
occupied the pitching box. Clouters
De such renown as Lou Gehrig, Boh
Meusel, Tony LaZzeri, Earl Combs
and even Babe Ruth himself seemed
10 hold no terror for the cool nation
al recruit. He pitched to all of them
and sought no quarter.
s,t Lazzeri Escapes Hole.
T,aZzeri. first to face Lisenbee in
The seventh, combed him for a hit
It was a bounder that was just out
IF. Bucky Harris reach and went on
10 center field for base blow. Mike
-sazella sacrificed, then up came Ced-
ric burst, the pinch h-batter who had
broken up Hollis Thurston's game in
last Sunday. in place Of
Johnny Grabowski. He did not bother
Horace.
When burst met one of Lisenbee' 5
pitches, the hurler leaped for the ball.
II grazed Horace's glove and went
IN to Buddy Meyer, who collared it
and threw out the batter. That put
Lazzeri at third, but there he stuck
as Harris tossed out Waite Hoyt.
Iisenbee tackled all of the Yankees
row in the eighth after
he Nationals had gone ahead.
Combs. who started the round, put
ID an easy fly for Goslin. Mark
xoenig, though, got a single when he
bounced a drive off Ossie Bluege' S
sloved hands Horace made but flve
bitches to the Bambino. Ruth fouled
me of them and swung at two others,
lis third strike missing the ball con-
.iderably.
THE left-handeds hitting Gehrig sliced
/ liner to left that was good for two
oases, but it., was after two strikes
rad been called against him. That
vallpp moved Koenig TO third only,
out with Euesel UP Lisenbee. seemed
20 have plenty TO think about. He had
.wo strikes against Aieusel when the
after swung at A<Sood pitch and sent
he ball s0aring toward left field. But
I was only an ordinary fly that Bob
tent to Goslin.
Yanks Helpless i'm Ninth.
Tn the ninth, the Yankees were
helpless before the young
National hurler. Lazzerf, first up.
struck out and swung for the third
strike weakly. Ray Morehart batted
or Gazella and lifted a measly foui
a Bluege. Pat Collins. who had re-
1laced Grabowski behind the bat. then
,tepped to the plate and all this Oft
.ime hard hitting catcher could do was
1oist the ball to Sam West in right
Held.
When he faced the Red Sox last Sat
lrday, Lisenbee let only one man get
IN base. That was the first one TO
ACE him and the HUFFMAN was caught
.rving to swipe second while the next
batter was up This second batter
was the only one to drive the ball be-
vond the infieId and during his term
Horace fanr ed Ira F,lagstead, q right
canny batter.
In these two brief sessions in cham.
oionship engagements, Lisenbee has
appeared every inch pitcher. He
has shown a fine hook. A fast one.
with plenty on it, battling change OF
pace ani good control. Given a
chance as a starter-a chance that
soon will come his way.
he may prove real pitching find.
Prior to Lisenbee's odornment Of the
mound yesterday, two pitchers were
tried by Manager Harris. George
Murray started the game, but his
lack of regard for a pitching funda-
mental caused his removal after two
In the second session, when Gazella
was on second base, as a result of a
driven under Bluege after
one was out, Murray paid no atten.
ton to the runner, but proceeded to
take a long wind-up in hurting to
Gazella consequently
got such long lead off the middle
station that his theft of third was ac.
at little more than a trot
When Myer fumbled Grabowski's easy
Gazella scored the run that
tied the lone tally, made by the Ma
tionaPs off Hoyt in the early part OF
the inning.
BraxtOn Sent to Hill.
That did not please Manager Har
rls at all, so Garland Braxton was
to the hill at the outset OF
the third inning. Garland lasted -four
rounds. He got away with his first
even though an error by Myer and a
pass put the first two batters on, but
he opened each Of his next three ses
sions with a walk and each of these
walked batters tailed.
In the fourth Gazella got on an(
was scored by Grabowski's infield re
tirement and Hoyt's two-sacker. Geh
rtg, passed at the start Of the fifth
madef third as Meusel sacrificed an(
LaZzeri was heayed out. and Tailed
when Grabowski singled after Ga
Zella strolled. In the sixth, Comb.
walked and after Koenig sacrificed
waited until Ruth famed before be
ing doubled home by Gehrig.
Hoyr, who went the route or tn,
mound for the Yanks, was spotfy il
his work He was nicked for min,
hits, three being punched in the sew
enth when the Nationals staged thei
tying rally, and yielded five passes
Three Of the passes went to the lead
off trio in the second session am
meant run. The fifth pass, granite
in the eighth inning, led to the de
cisive tally.
After Goslin, Judge and Myer hal
walked in succession in the secon,
frame, Bluege lined a single to left t
count the Goose. O'Neil, though