Evening star., 1927-05-05
BY DENIAN THOMPSON.
Snorts Fditor The Star

Sports Editor. Ihe star.
r GRACE LISENBEE, the rookie
from Memphis, was scheduled
to make his second start of
4 the season in the final contest
of the series with the Yankees
this afternoon and offer additional eyi'
dence in Justification of the generous
sum involved in his acquisition.
The Southern Association graduate,
seeing his first campaign as big
Lacquer now is the leading pitcher of
the Nationals with a 2-to-0 game
record and possesses an efficiency
mark that merits the envy of
veteran campaigner.
Like many others of the Griffmen
this Spring, incapacitated for quite
period at the outset with ruptured
stomach muscle. 1t was not until more
than a week after the season opened
that Iisenbee saw service. Then he
hurled a pair of runless frames
against the Red Sox in Boston In
New York the following week he
turned back the Yanks minus any
talIies over a three-inning stretch to
earn his first brackets and last Sunday
he BANKED the Carrigans here in i'm
pressive fashion TO boost his shutout
string to IA frames.
If Liz" can prevail against the
Hugmen this afternoon, when Urban
Shocker, the veteran spitball manlpu-
Iator. was expected to be his mound
opponent. he will prove the means of
giving the Griffs an even break with
the Yanks on the season to date and
boost them above the 500 mark in the
standing of the clubs on the eve of
their departure for a tour along the
Western frontier.
Owing to threatening weather only
about 1000 of the faithful were on
hand for the proceedings at Clark
Griffith Stadium yesterday, but they
were treated TO the most impressive
exhibition of concentrated hitting the
Harrismen have staged this year, and
their satisfaction thereat was not
lessened by the fact that it resulted
in a 7-to-4 verdict for the home crew
and that our old fellow townsman.
Walter Ruether. was chief victim OF
the assault.
With four positions occupied by re-
serves-Stewart, McNeely, Cullop and
Reeves-and fifth in action when
West was drafted for service after the
beaning of Cullop, the Griffs pre-
Sented a makeshift aspect, but none
who was charged with time at bat
failed TO share in the 16 safeties com
piled, Stewart and Ruel being high
guns with three apiece.
Action Aplenty in Opener.
The Yankees took kindly to Thurs
tons stuff at the outset, quartet of
healthy wallops netting them a trio
of tallies. Combs clouted over Me-
Neely's head for three bases for a
starter and promptly tailed on koe-
nig's shot to center. Thurston clutch
ed Ruths bounder and fired wildly
to Rigney in an attempt to make
force play at second, but Stewart
recovered the ball and tagged koenig.
who had overrun the bag. Gehrig
then poled one over the right-field
barrier, scoring Ruth ahead. Lazzeri
followed with a useless single, after
Meusel hoisted, as he was forced by
Dugan.
An even more enthusiastic recep
ton was accorded Ruether by his for
mer mates. Dutch being blasted off
the hill after six of the first seven
men to face him hit safely, and the
Griffs then carried on against
Shawkey, his successor, until the total
for the round read: nine hits and
seven runs.
Stewart opened with a triple to
left center and scored on McNeely's
safety to the middle pasture, McNeely
advanced on Speakers bingle to right,
and when Grabowski heaved poorly
trying to pick Spoke off, Earl sprinted
TO third. iris died stealing Rue
theirs fourth ball to Cullop struck
the latter on the head, but he resumed
play after getting first-aid treatment
and galloped to third on a double
down the right-ield line by Judge.
Rigney beat out topped swing to
Dugan which scored Cullop, and
Reeves single to right cashed Judge.
Ruether faded here. Shawkey entered
the box, to be met by Ruel with a
triple to right that counted Rigney
and Reeves, and Muddy tailed when
Thurston crashed a safety off Dugan's
glove. On his second appearance of
the frame Stewart beat out a bunt
to Lazzeri, but the fun was checked
when McNeely and Spoke were dis.
posed of.
A pass to Morehart. batting for
Shawkey, followed by the singles of
hoenig and Ruth netted the Hugmen