The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-17
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By Louis A. UOugner
PHILADELPHIA, April II.
"A smart, brainy little man is
Muddy Ruel and he demon
strated that Ito the King s
taste'' in the ninth inning OF
the opening game here when
he fooled Ty Cobb and lured
him to his death at the plate,
thus snuffing out the Mack
men s chances of tying the
score.
Cobb was on third base with
one gone and Iris Speaker hitting
Phe Gray Eagle, who had not hit
the bali beyond the infield all day,
topped one in front Of the plate
and Cobb was headed for the dish.
Ruel was on his knees trying to
pick up the bounding pellet. He
got It but pretended not to have
4 good grip on it, thus bringing
Cobb well in towards the plate.
Then he Strengthened up with the
ball.
Too late did the sloW-footed Cobb
realize the trap set for him. He
turned back toward third only TO
find Ruel's throw had beaten him.
Back toward the plate he came and
then Ruel, taking q wide peg from
Bluege, threw himself across the
platter and got Cobb with room
to spare. That squuelched the Mack
men entirely.
arH
George Sisler may be cork
ing good first sacker, but he
isn't SO much i'm the Outfield
and when the pinch came I'm
the ninth and BucIxy Harris
wanted his best strength avail.
able. Sisler was benched to let
Sammy West finish in the
garden.
Sisler caught the one fly hit at
him, but he looked rather shoddy
on Hale's double in the eighth that
brought over two runs and in the
fourth he played Hale's double off
the wall in left field in poor fashion
This no especial criticism OF Sisler,
who was doing his best in a strange
position but 1t also goes without
argument that Sisler is no outfielder.
As batsnan Sisler did nothing,
going to bat five times and only
getting the ball beyond the diamond
twice. He had q chance to drive
in Reeves from second in the fifth
with a single but his best was q
roller to Bishop.
The Philadelphia OutfieId, with.
out Al Simmons. is pitifuI 10
see. Max Bishop is trying to
cover right field for Cobb. who
ls playing q stationary game at
all times. Once Bishop made q
brilliant running catch Of
Reeves short fly in right, but
he failed to reach ellis hoist in
the eighth and it went for q
bingle.
Iris Speaker is faster than Cobb,
and besides, uses his experience a
lot in judging drives. but Bing
Miller runs on a dime in left field
and on the bases. The Mackmen's
outfield trio is distinctly not Of
major league class and it won't be
long before Philadelphia fans win
realize that names don't play bali.
They merely tell a great story in
the record books.
Connie Mack showed a woeful
lack of confidence in Joe Boley
when he benched him in the eighth
10 let Eddie Collins hit. Boley did
not look very powerful all day,
either in the field or at the plate,
vet 1t was but two years ago when
he was acclaimed by Shibe Parkers
as the best shortstop in the league.
Joe Hauser seems to have recov.
cred completely from the fractured
knee cap that kept him out Of base
ball In 1926 and doomed him to a
season in the minors last year. He
Z moves around with plenty of free
dom and the fans are all with him.
Goose Goslin took his customary
razzing from the fans here, but he
paid no attention to it. No other
Griffman was booed. Goslin getting
the total supply.