Evening star., 1927-05-28
CULLOP AND TUCKER FAIL
TO DELIVER AT THE BAT
Harris May Try McNeely and West in Twin Bill To-
day-Lisenbee Tames the Yanks, But Hadley
Is Easily Outpitched by Hoyt

twas on third with one gone when
the Bambino stepped to the plate in
the first inning. Ruth grounded
sharply to Lisenbee and while Combs
was being run down reached second.
Gehrig's line single to right sent Babe
home.
| In the second session the Nationals
got to Pennock for a brace Of hits
to even the count. Judge dropped a
single at Ruth's feet as a starter and
Ruel took one of Herbs pitches on
the leg. Rigney's drive to left mar
rowly missed being a homer, bound.
ing off the grandstand barrier
for a two-baser. Judge tailed, but
Ruel pulled up at the far corner.
After Bluege and Lisenbee had failed
Cullop whitfield.
Three more runs were CLEANED off
Pennock in the third frame after
Harris was thrown out. Speaker
scratched single by Lazzeri and
Goslin also socked one-baser.
Judges single to right center sent
Spoke home and Ruel's looping hit
to right went by Ruth for a two.
baser, registering the Goose at the
counting block. Rigney's walk load
ed the sacks. then Judge scored after
Meusel speared Bluege's liner.
The Nationals made three more
runs and got rid of Pennock in the
fourth. Following Cullop's retirement.
Harris beat out grounder to deep
short and took third as Speaker sin
gled to left with the hit-and-run play
on. AS Koenig heaved out Goslin
Bucky tailed. Spoke pulled up at
third when Gehrig fumbled Judges
grounder, then staged a dual theft
with Joe. The surprised Pennock
held to the ball SO long that Speaker
easily slid home under Grabowski.
koenig's double error in handling
RuePs liner let Judge get home and
brought Pipgras to the southpaw's re-
lief.
A second Yankee marker was re.
corded in the fourth round, that Ruth
began with his stroll to first. The
Bambino stopped at third when
Gehrig doubled past Speaker, and
counted after the National center.
fielder grasped Meusels long drive.
Then both clubs settled to business
and played the last five innings in
about half the time required to com.
plete the first four.
Yanks Get to Hadley.
In the second engagement Of the
afternoon the Yankees waited until
the third inning to assume the lead.
Then they did so with a three-run
total. Four hits We're charged
against Hadley's pitching during the
round. But he might have Jared bet
ter had his support not been so
shaky. There was one out when
Combs hit to center. Speaker failed
to field the ball cleanly, and Earl,
who had pulled up after turning first,
dug for the middle station. He made
it. too. and was given credit for a
two-bagger.
Koenig then raped a real single
to left and Combs tailed. Ruth
hoisted the ball above the short field
and Rigney camped under it, only to
muf a catch. Gehrig's retirement
advanced both runners. Then Meusel
shot an ordinary grounder toward
Rlgney. It went under Topper,
though, so Bob got a single and
koenig and Ruth got to the plate.
Gehrig boosted the Yankee count in
the fifth after Braxton took up the
pitching job by dropping a homer
into the right field stands, Ruth's
favorite parking place for round-trip
knocks. 1t was LOUIS eleventh four.
base clout Of the season and tied the
Babes 1927 total.
Two were out when the New
Workers put over their last run.
Dugan drew a pass from Braxton, and
galloped home from first base when
Collins rif1ed double to left-center.