The Washington times., 1928-04-25
GR1FF
SAFETES
FllkEY
By Louis A. Dougher

By Louis A. DOugher
NEW York, April 25.
With Waite Hoyt hors de
combat with a heavy cold and
Herb Pennock a thing of the
past, the Z ankees may have to
use one of their ordinary per-
formers today, thus giving the
Griffs an opportunity to win
and get an even break before
hiking back to Washington.
Fred Marbeary, most likely
etarter will probably draw Henry
johnson Or Al Shealy. two new
ccnlsl ais his opposing rival on
Herb Pennock. shutting out the
Griffs. to o. was an unlucky
bloke. He really and truly deserved
q noshit victory without a runner
reaching first base. Instead, he
was charged with three hits.
IN the first inning Bucky Harris
gpt = single to deep sort on 4
bounder past Dugan. Nine times in
ten Dngan would have intercepted
that kind of hopper. AS it was,
KoenIg got 1t too late for a throw
and Buchy got q hit.
IN the sixth Lizzie Lisenbee
shot nv to right field. It
hecanie lost in the deep shadows
of the stand and Ruth mis-
judged 10, coming I'm and having
TO retrace his steps. but too
Hnka - Il. -
IS = twO-bagger.
In the ninth Sam Rice dropped a
neat bunt for Collins to gather in
along the third-base line. It was
q hit, vet many q time Collins will
peg out 3 runner on just such
hunt.
Nobody else reached first base
against the graceful Yankee south.
paw. He caught three on strikes,
Babe Cancel doing that twice. He
issued no passes and hit nobody. He
simply stood out thare and made
monkeys of the gentlemen from the
capitol.
Only six times did the Griffs sue
coed in driving the ball beyond the
infielders. Dugan grabbed five
grounders, Lazzeri four, Gehrig three
and Koenig one. while Pennock him
self tossed out three daring Griffs.
1t was really pitiful.
And Lizzie Lisenbee did not do so
badly, though humbled. To hold the
Yankees to four runs Is always a
feat and two Of them were home
run drives by the irrepressible Bam-
bino himself Lizzie started shakily,
issuing three passes in the opening
round, but thereafter he was tough
pickin's.
After two were gone in the first,
Lazzeri's sharp single to left
brought over two runs, Lisenbee
having populated ali three sacks
with franks. Ruth got the other
runs, slamming the onion out
among the sunfish in right field In
the third and seventh frames.
MOnOtony feigned through
most Of the afternoon, broken
only now and then by some
bright BIT. Earl Combs fine
diving, sliding catch Of Rtce's
quicI1-drOpping fly I'm the opener
was good to see and Dugan
stole q bingIe from Judge with
q fine Touchdown and peg In
the sc 1ond.
Pennock nearly severed Lisen-
bees rig.t leg with his slashing
drive through the box in the Sec
ond, the ball finally coming to rest
in center field. Gehrig's stop OF
Rice'g hot one in the third was
neat and so was Pennock's cover
ing of first base on that offer.
President Bafnard'g new rules
were bent and twisted out of shape
At least in three instances. Most
of the Yankees scorned to take their
places in the little circle. before
i,ztepinR to the plate. Tony Lazzeri,
discounted about something. stepped
out Of the box and wasted some
time, with Umpire Nallin doing
nothing about it.
Both teams tossed the ball
around the infield on various
occasions, though Prexy Bar
nard is opposed to such dOings.
It behoOEes the new boss to tell
some of his arbitrators about
these new rules, If they can't
read.
A pleasing thing was the work Of
George Levy, the announcer. He
has a strong. clear voice and actu.
allv uses English in telling folks
who is pitching, catching, etc. Also
he tells folks who the tImpires are
and where they are stationed. After
that the fans frequently tell those
same urnpires other things. espe-
ciaIly their ancestry and whittier
bound. But Mr.. Levy, himself, is
worthy of being emulated through
out the American League.