The Washington times., 1928-09-06

~ Louis A. Dougher
NEW YORK, Sept. g..
Goose Goslin and Buster Lot
Gehfig are waging Z bittel
battle for the batting leader
ship and it is likely to 80 q
right through this series, end.
ing Saturday.
When yesterdays double.header
rot under way the wild Goose q
the Potomac was leading his
Yankee rival .377O to 1855, which
~ mighty. small margin. At tins
close OF the long afternoon he hao
scrambled out ahead Of Gehrig, as
the following figures show;
e a ABB r Fl, Pet
s;nslin lis s37& So AZ ST.
{ Cehrirs $1,000. H. 4s2, 1Is 1s1 AS
Goslin hit for 800 during the
Gay getting four singles IN eight
official trips to the pan. eiehrig :
I best was TO get double n four
official chances for d mark OF ESQ.
IN addition, though, he got three
passes and sacrifice Fly. They
helped him q whole lot.
.sSasn sam Jones now has
THE proud distinction Or being
the lone American League
pitcher with four victories
against the Yankees this season,
and the old hoy smokes his
cigars with smiles running from
earto ear as he thinks 4 over.
Jones exhibition I'M yesterdays
double header YVES pretty to see, Re
was never at a loss as to what
should be done in tisht places His
fine change OF pace had sonic Of
{ the Yan11s completely butfal0ed.
They were hitting while off balance
and never getting their weight be-
hind their swings. Combs, Gshrig,
and Ruth. three OF the teams
leading cIouters. went hiti4ss. end
once Meusel famed. leaving two
runners on the sacks
I've been lucky. that's all ex-
planned "Sad Sam" today. speaking
Of his four wins from the Yankees.
Any time any pitcher can beat
thOke fellows. four times in single
year. he Just has to have plenty
1 of luck. OF course. I've also had
some wonderful support. The boys
seem to play their hest behind me.
That counts whole lot. BUT for
that, I'd never have succeeded so
well"
Right there you have .ife.size
picture of Sad sam" jones'. one
Of the best liked players in baseball.
The Yankee fans started to laugh
at Bullet" Jim Weaver when he
climbed the hill in the fifth in.
ming of the second game. But they
were cheering him before his work
was done. Speaking truly, the big
boy from. Chattanooga didn't look
10 bad. considering it was his resl
test in the big show and he WAS
standing before the IargeS; crowd
he ever had seen in his life.
"Mr. Harris told me 10 just
get the BAN over the plate"
says the washington giant"
And 4 did my best, But. mister.
did you ever see so many people
In your life? ] thought there
must have been half a million
looking at me.
II tried not to be nervous, but
Il did get to me In that Last in
ming when lost control and
walked those three men IL / ever
4 have another chance. III just try
and not think of the crowd
THE big boy looked all right !"
says Bucky Harris. "Of course re
was nervous. Who wouldn't be?
But I'm going to stick him in agah
soon. Maybe III start him and
see how he looks pitching his avn
game. He satisfied me, all right. :"
If the Yankees thought to make
monkeys out of the big mountaineer.
they quickly changed their minds
Dugan alone got hits off him. A
scratch off Harris glove over n var
the bag and clean rap TO cent er.
The rest Of them did nothing
Meusel fouled and rolled weakly 10
the box. Ruth dribbled intp a
double play. Combs famed ONE.
weaver showed plenty OF speed
And fair curve. Though he Used
mostly trying TO get his fast one
over the platter under Instructions
BY the way, Packy kenna did a
nice job behind the bat for the t,ig
fellow Coaching him and trying
TO keep him from blowing UP.
Satisfied that his rest had done
"Pump Handle" Joe Cronin some
good, Bucky Harris benched the
wild-pegging Reeves and played
Cronin In the shortfield where he
looked good all the way 1t was
his singing single in the first
game that started the rebellion
leading to the demise of Pipgras
The latter. by the way. shows ali
signs OF being oVerw6rked. He
needs q real rest.
Sam Rice Toasted on the Yankee
hurting. with -four singles and a
double In nine trips to the plate
He scored one run and drove in
another. In the field he made
three smart running catches
saving a. many extra base cloutS
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