Evening star., 1927-05-28
YANKSBEAT MATS,
8 TO z, IN OPENER
OF DOUbLE-HEADER
Thurston Whales Ball Hard
and Is Effective on the
Mound.
RUTH AND MEUSEL HIT
HOME RUNS IN SEVENTH
Crowd of About $4,000 Turns Out
for First Tilt of Today's
Twin Attraction.

Twin Attraction.
NEW YORK, May 2S.-The Yam.
KEGS won the first game of the double
header with the Mats here this after
noon.
The score was to 2.
Good base ball weather was the fare
of the teams for today's dual bill
About s.. 900 fans were in the stands
for the bargain attraction.
FIRST INNING.
Observation-Disclosures flied to
Ruth. Ruth ran to the right-fleld
barrier for Harris fly. Speaker
popped to Lazzeri, No runs.
NEW YORK-Speaker went for
Combs high one. Harris threw out
Koenig. Ruth tripled to left on the
first pitch to him. 1t was his first
triple of the season. Harris threw
out Gehrig. No runs.
SECOND INNING.
wASHINGTON-La backed up
for Goslin's high one. Judge singled
to left. Ruel fouled to Grabowski.
, Rigpey singled to center, sending
Meusel No runs.
NEW YORK-Meusel walked. Laz.
zeri flied to Speaker. MeuSel was
caught stealing, Ruel to Harris.
Dugan walked. Grabowski lined to
Bluege. No runs.
THIRD INNING.
INGTON-Thurston singled
over Koenig. Dugan came II Tor
fine stop on McNeely's bunt and threw
him out. Thurston took second. Harris
doubled to right center, scoring
Thurston. Speaker walked. Goslin
popped to Lazzeri in right field. Judge
flied to Ruth. One run.
NEW YORK-Shocker flied to
Speaker. Thurston threw out Combs.
Harris threw out koenig. No runs.
FOURTH INNING.
wASHINGTON-La threw out
Ruel. Rigney bounced a single off
Dugan's shins. Bluege drove into a
double play, Dugan to Lazzeri to
Gehrig. No runs. 4s.
NEW 4YORK.-Ruth singled down
the right field line Harris threw out
Gehrig, Ruth taking second. Meusel
grounded to Rigney. who threw to
Bluege, getting Ruth at third. Thurs
ton threw out Lazzeri. No runs.
FIFTH INNING.
WASHINGTON - Thurston tripled
over Combs head. McNeely flied deep
10 Combs, Thurston scoring after the
catch. The fans gave Thurston a
great hand after he crossed the plate.
Harris fouled to Gehrig. Lazzeri
, threw out Speaker. One run.
Dugan. Grabowsh popped to Harris
in short center. Thurston threw out
Shocker. No runs.
SIXTH INNING.
WASHINGTON - Goslin flied to
'Meusel; Judge flied to Ruth. Ruel
lined to Koenig.
l. No runs.
NEW YORK-Harris threw out
Combs. Koenig singled to left.
Bluege threw out Ruth, Koenig taking
second. Gehrig walked; the fourth
ball was a wild pitch, and Koenig
went to third. Meusel doubled down
the left field line on the first pitch
scoring Koenig, while Gehrig stopped
at third. Lazzeri doubled to left
scoring Gehrig and Meusel. Goslin
was evidently hit by the drive, for he
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had to be taken out for him. Dugan
fiied to McNeely. Three runs.
SEVENTH INNING.
/, WASHINGTON - Rigney flied to
Ruth. Bluege fouled to Grabowski
Thurston singled to left center for
his third hit of the game. McNeely
flied to Combs. No runs.
NEW YORK-Grabowski rolled a
single past Rigney. Shocker sacri
feed, Judge to Harris, who covered
first. Combs walked. Koenig singled
to right center, scoring Grabowski
and sending Combs to third. Ruth
hit a homer into the right field
bleachers, scoring Koenig and Combs
ahead. It was his twelfth Of the
season. Thurston threw out Gehrig
Meusel hit a homer into the left field
stands. Lazzeri popped to Rigney
, Five runs.
EIGHTH INNING.
wASHINGTON-Har lined tc
koenig. Speaker flied to Combs. Cos
lin doubled off the right field bleachei
barrier. Lazzeri threw out Judge. Nc
runs.
NEW YORK-West now playing
center field for Washington. Dugar
doubled down the left field line. Ora
bowski sacrificed, Thurston to Judge
Shocker tried a squeeze, but was ou
Judge to Harris, who covered first
while Dugan held third. Combs wa.
out, Judge to Thurston, who covered
first. No runs.
NINTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-Ko threw ou
Ruel from deep short. Rigney poppe
to Lazzeri in short right. Blueg
fouled to Grabowski. No runs.
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