Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-04-07
MYER HAS LOT TO LEARN
ABOUT THIRD-BASE PLAY
Stewart Also Lacks Finesse of Boss Bucky in the Exc
+ cution of Double Plays-Griffs Meet Giants Here
Today-Beaten Again Yesterday, 6-5.

| though, without having acquired the
precision in double-play making that
/ seems so necessary in a real major
| league middle station guardian. IN
/ this particular department or a second
| baSeman's play Stewart has yet TO
| perform up to the standard set our
| ing the past few seasons by Bucky
| Harris and until the manager gets
| his battered finger in good enough
shape to permit his return to the
game, the Nationals are apt to be
| somewhat weak around the Keystone
| of the infield.
The Nationals got into town this
morning with a record of defeats
| in their s starts against the Giants
| in the annual exhibition series pe-
| tween these clubs. They were druo-
| bed to yesterday at Augusta III
| a battle marked by hard hitting, two
| home rms bv Bill Terry and one by
| Ed Roush being among the III saIetles
made bv the Giants off Hollis Thurs-
TON while successive four-baggers
were socked by iris Speaker ana
Goose GosIin off Virgil Barnes as the
| Nationals collected dozen safetles.
Both Thurston and Barnes went the
! fun route. Hollis, after going poorly
through the first three rounds, pltcheo
good ball. Barnes was spotty III ms
work most Of the way, but was wen
supported in pinches.
Scoring Starts iii Second.
Scoring started in the second in
ming with the Giants crashing into the
run column. They did crash into II,
foo for it was the first Of the New
York homers, a drive into the right
field stand by Terry, that opened the
frame. Another run seemed in the
making when Harper followed BIZ $
slam with a single and promptly Pill
| fered second After Farrell fouled OUT
however, there came a double play.
This two-ply killing was neat ar
fair. in which Bob Reeves, suhDlng at
short for Bluege, figured prominently
Thurston grabbed Devormer's bounder
and heaved the ball to Myer, heaolhg
off Harper coming up from secoiiu
| George attempted to duck back TO the
middle sack, but Reeves took throw
from Buddy and ran the Giant DOWN.
Both kept in stride to pursue DeVor-
mer, who by that time was headed Ior
the middle base. 1t was an easy mat
fer for the fleet National to outsprint
All after the latter tried to scramble
| back to first.
But the Giants were checked only
temporarily. With one gone IN the
third, Tyson rifled a triple through
Goslin's hands and romped home
when Lindstrom doubled to left Then
Roush slammed four baser into the
stand back Of center field.
Mats Begin in Fifth.
For three sessions the Nationals
were helpless before Barnes, and in
the fourth Stewards single, the first
hit off the Giant hurler, was wasted.
But they punched four singles in the
fifth round for brace of tallies. Fol
| lowing Myers gfounder to Terry,
Judge hit a one-baser to left. Reeves
hoisted to Harper. but O'Nel singled
Joe to second. Thurston drove q sim
| gle past Lindstrom to register Judge
and move Mickey to the Keystone
cushion. Rice's single to left counted
| ONeil, but Thurston had to pull up
at second. Then Stewart, after get
| ting a three-and-one count, whitfield.
The Giants came back for another
marker in the sixth. Roush looked at