Evening star., 1928-05-01
GAME BOOTED TO YANKS
! SEVENTH STRAIGHT LOSS
Erratic Performances by ellis and Reeves Around
Second Sack Help World Champions Toward
81 Win-Criffmen Hit New York Hurlers.

bounders he simply was not there. Si>
times was the ball grounded to hin
| and only three times did he handle II
cleanly Grant gobbled Bob MeuSel'S
grounder in the third frame, Lou
Gehrig'S bounder in the eighth and
GrabowSki'S roller in the ninth. How
ever. he kicked Grabowski's hopper in
the third session and manhandled Babe
Ruth's and MeuSel'S shots in the sixth.
1t was not GilliS' day in the short
field He let the ball play him. as the
profession speaks of chance not
fought by fielder continually.
Reeves Lets Ruth Score.
Reeves trouble was his inability to
throw in one instance and the inadvis-
ability of his throw in another. His
chuck as pivot man TO get Tony Lag
geri after the latter had forced cut
Melsel in the third frame was terrible.
The ball hit the ground far in front OF
Judge and the miScue let Ruth get home
when the side should have been retired.
Bob 5 second fliiSplay occurred IN the
fourth frame right after making a fine
catch of hot liner from GrabowSki's s
bat. Joe Dugan left first base with the
smack, but was only step off the bag
when Reeves grabbed the sphere. There
Clearly was no need for throw. for
the Yank was not going anywhere. Yet
Bob cut loose and the ball scared past
Judge to the field box barrier, allowing
Dugan to reach second.
The error did not hurt as ii turned
out. but it was a fine sample Of the
brand of base ball put up by the boys
who performed around the second sack
most of the time yesterday.
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after the fifth inning, due 10 a collision
with Gehrig. The burly first-sacker ran
slam-hang into Bob when forced out
by MeuSel and spilled the ex-Georgia
Tech star all over the ground around
the middle sack. In the bump Reeves
had knee hurt and may be out Of ac-
ton for several days.
The sad part of the game. In so far
as the Nationals were concerned. came
in this fifth round. when the Yanks got
four runs and should have had none,
although there was no error charged
against a local athlete.
Big Fifth Tells.
Mark Koenig began the inning with a
single and Ruth walked Gehrig forced
out Ruth and when Meusel bounced
the ball TO CASTOR q twp-ply killing
might have resulted that would have
held the Yanks scoreleSs for the inning
had Gehrig not toppled Reeves. AS it
happened. however, only Gefrig was
forced out as Koenig tailed Then
came successive doubles by Lazzeri.
Dugan and Grabowsh to add three
more runs to the New York total. That
clincheo the game for the invaders.
After getting run in the first frame
with two passes and as many singles,
the Nationals waited until the fifth to
score again. Then they socked pipgras
for triple, single. double and Two
more singles that netted three markers.
Moore was rushed TO the slab at this
iuncture and he allowed during the re-
mainder OF the fray but two singles and
a walk, At that, an error by Koenig
helped the Nationals to fill the bases
with one out in the ninth, but Bluege.
at the plate with the possible tying
tally, after fouling repeatedly, drove
INTO double play.