Evening star., 1928-05-11
SIXTH.POSITION CONTEST
WITH WHITE SOX LOOMS
Schalknen Here Tomorrow to Open Four-Game Sc
ries With Wabhly Griffs--Punch Lacking, Field
ing Weak. Second Overtime Tilt Il Lost.

tossed wildly by first after getting Foth-
ergillS grounder,
That erratic chuck crowded the cush-
ions instead and when Brown walked
EaSterling, thereby forcing Heilmann
over the big base, hs was yanked and
Hadlev ordered to take the hill. Irving
stopped The Tigers cold In the remain
der of the third frame and throughout
the fourth. but was niCked for tally
in the fifth. Heilmanns two-haRCer,
Gehringer's retirement and Fothergill S
single then did the work.
Griffs Stop After Sixth.
The Nationals needed six innings to
accomplish what the Tigers had in fivc
They scored once in round two with
singles by Grant ellis. Hayes and Red
Barnes. and twice In the third before
Whitehill was derricked Judge began
the latter inning with double. and
after Camel lofted out Bluege walked
Joe and Ossie pulled a dual theft while
whitchill was nonchalantly winding up,
and tailed as Ruel rified two-aagger
to left. In came Vangilder to fan
ellis. while Hayes hoisted harmlesSly
to center
Two Nationals got on the paths in the
fourth but got no help. They did better
in the sixth. though. Hayes walked
and after George SiSler, batting for
Hadley. skied to Fothergill in right
Barnes doubled Jack to third. Sam
Rices triple drove over two runs but
neither Judge nor Goose Goslin. tbs
latter pinch-batting for Camel. could
cid. Judge poppsd 10 short and the
Goose rolled to the pitcher
That finished the Nationals for the
day Rusl singled with one gone In the
seventh. but Giillis drilled into double
play. In the ninth, Judge walked and
;Evss; singled with one gone. Following
Buegc's loft to left. Ruel strolled TO i'll
! the bases. but Gillis also hoisted to
/ Easterlinc. In the tenth the home crew
was retired in order.
Harris shock up his lineup for yes
! terdayS engagement. West WAS not
started, Barnes shifting to center and
/ Camel going TO left. while Gillis. al
/ though his broken nose still is sore
/ returned TO second base. West broke
/ into the game in left after Gosiin
| batted for Camel In the sixth.
ellis injury did not appear TO affect
his playing He had 10 chances and
accepted all. Twice he speared vicious
line drives and did not finch from con-
/ tact with bascrunners.
Although West did not play while
! Whitehill was pitching, he will so into
the game against other ieft-handers
] Whitehill has a particularly banning
! delivery for Southpaw swinGers in
clined to find the facing OF left-hano
hurling difScult
Barnes enjoyed himself AT bat. After
walking the first time he stepped to
the plate, he got three successive hits
the last of them a double.
Rluege made fine barehanded pick
up and retiring throw when. with
Fothergill At third, the Tigers at
tempted o squeeze play In the tenth
Ossie had 10 rush far In for Woodali's
bunt.
| This FsthergilI person is poison tc
! Washington pitchers these days. All
| he did yesterday was get two doubles
and single, drive In three Tiger runs
and score another.
GoaIin braise into the game YESTERDAY
for the first time since April 80. With
mis- throwing arm now rapidly recov-
ertng from It's weakness. he Is likely 10
resume his left-field position regularly
in few days.
Easterling was all over left field for the
Tigers, accepting seven chances. In the
tenth, he rushed 10 the foul line for q
fine catch Of Pinch-hatteT Tate's looper
then dsrted to the rear of second base
10 keep fourth hit from Barnes.
Frank seybeth. an outneider from
Attleboro, Mass worked out with tnf
Nationals yesterday He is not under
contract to the club. having come here
for trial only.
Sam Jones was 10 do the hurting foI
! the Nationals this afternoon. WITH
/ good weather there should be q sizable
turnout Of fans as this Is ladies' day.