The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-03

gagged in batting practlce. Inc turn
in the road had finally come with
the defeat of the World Champion
Yankees, The losing streak halted
at eight successive defeats.
Until Sad Sam" Jones tagged
won a game since April Is when
they bumped Jask Quinn roughly
over in Philadelphia to win, IL to u.
Thereafter came a long, sour string
of defeats.
Through that losing streak
/ the seasons worst In the Amer
lean League, the Griffs fell
from second to seventh. They
scored % runs on IS hits. while
their opponents were scoring
So runs ON 1O8 hits. In the field ;
the Griffs had IL miscues to
Z for the rivals.
Sickness and injury had much
to do with the Griffs' sloppy work
but 1t is probable that idleness
was even more to blame. Pitchers
pointed" in the South for the
opening season found themselves
growing fat in hotel Hobbies. Their
control vanished almost overnight.
Indeed the Washington hurlers still
have plenty of work ahead before
acquiring that form necessary to
win victories.
Sad Sam" Jones' first start
in a Washington uniform was a
complete success. For six innings
he held the smuggling Yankees to
three scattered hits. Then he began
crumbling and the champions
grabbed a couple OF runs. In the
eighth the veteran continued to show
weakness and so E. "Garlick" Brax-
ton rushed to his assistance and
choked off the foe.
Sad Sam" knew how and what
to pitch to the Yanks. and he did
just that thing. He kept the bail
over and around the corners. re-
fusing to give the slugers just what
they sought. AS a result he caught
Ruth, LazZeri and Gehrig on strikes,
much to their dissatisfaction. In
better physical condition, Jones
might have gone the route and
held his mastery over the cham
pions.
Waite HOyt. handicapped by
recent illness. did not look him
self, and was driven to the
showers in the fifth. Jones'
double, followed by Sammy
Vests fOur-base jolt over the
right field wall. gave the Griffs
two runs IN the third and they
added another in the fourth on
Barnes single, an infieId out
and Ruel's safety.
Hoyt was blown away in the
fifth, which Hayes opened with a
hard single to center. With two
down. Rice singled to right. Judge
walked. and Barnes belted single
to right. When BIuege singled to
left Mr.. Hoyt. greatly peeved,
started a oRe-man parade to the
clubhouse. Barnes had driven in
two runs and Bluege third. but
Henry Johnson forced Ruel to roll
to Koenig.
Johnson received q neat trounc-
ing in the sixth. ellis led off with
single to right only to be forced
by Hayes. Jones rifled a three
Dagger to the right field coroner
and followed Hayes over when Rice
whistled another to the left field
barrier. \
Rice soon dug for the plate as
Johnson wound up. He slid in
under the pitched ball. and most
folks thought he had stolen home.
However, Umpire Owens had called
a balk on Johnson so Rice lost his
steal, but not the run.
Jones, strong as Gibraltar for
six frames, began weakening in
the seventh when Meusel, LaZ-
zeri and Paschal punched sim
giles with a hit batsman to
bring over two counters.
Koenig walked to open the eighth, |
went up on a wild pitch and scored |
on Ruth's double to left. Bucky |
Harris Immediately yanked the
crumbling veteran. Braxton walked
Gehrig and Meusers safety sent
two more Yankees over the dish. !
After that, though, the forkhander
had things his own way.
"CId Abe" Coveleskie was applaud
ed as he entered the box in The sew
enth. He walked Ruel, but only six
other blokes faced him in those two
remaining frames. Convey loked good |
on his initial appearance.
Jack Hayes played short and ellis |
second as an experiment. Both did
well. Hayes took care of IL chances
without a misplay and had the crowd |
with him. This combination may |
be retained for a while and it is pos |
sible that Hayes may stay at short |
after Manager Harris comes back |
to the races.