The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-09-22

Marberry worked out yesterday.
holding himself ready for relief
duty, but found nothing to do and
SO is in shape to start for himself
today. Just which of his ROCKIES
Peck will choose to oppose the big
Texan is secret.
Goose GOslin's hitting streak
came to an end when he faced
Jim Moore in the second game.
The Indian isn't the Jim Moore
from HurIeitII. He's the other
one from Little Rock i'm the
Southern Association and he
showed himself a likely per-
Former on the hill.
Not since Grady Adkins, of the
White Sex, held GosIin hitless IN
three attempts in Washington IN
August 2 had he failed to acquire
at least one tap until he ran INFO
Jim Moore in yesterdays second
game.
In 25 games played in a month to
a day the Wild Goose of the Potomac
had pounded out safeties with mo-
notonous regularity, compiling the
following record:
G. ABB. r. III. TB. RBI. Pet.
rs 100 Is 35 54 p $50
1t seemed a shame to waste two
such fine exhibitions as We're offered
a handful Of fans here yesterday.
Each was a Washington victory, and
each score was 2 to /. But Manager
Peckinpaugh uncovered two fine
young pitchers in Vernon Underhill,
from New Orleans. and Jim Moore,
the Little Rock rookie.
1t took all the Griffs had to over.
come the home hurlers. "Garlick"
Braxton was found for nine hits IN
the opener and. in addition, hit
batter and passed two others. Some
brilliant backing gave him the edge
over Underhill. The latter was
minus the fine control shown by
the slender southpaw and so the
victory slipped away from him in
the ninth after two were out.
Sam West cOaXed a pass, the
fifth OF the game. from ,Unner.
hill and hustled over to third
when Rice whistIed a single to
right. GOsIin caught Joe SeveH
flatfOOted with perfect buut
that dawdIed along the thirdbase
line, and over came West with
the deciding tally.
The second contest was almost a
replica of the first. Once more did
the Indians score A run in the second
frame, only to have the Griffs tie
the count in the fifth. However.
where the Fasteners waited till
two were down in the ninth before
winning the opener, they got their
deciding run in the eighth inning of
the second game after two we're out
The same Sam West who had
coaxed a pass from tfnderhiII wit
two out in the ninth opened the
eighth frame against Moore with an.
! other pass. He moved over to third
on successive infield outs by Rice
and Goslin and walked in when
Judge pounded a clean single to cen.
/ ter.
sad Sam" Jones was forced to
| the limit to win that nightcap ana
/ 1t was we'll he had his stuff. He
! gave but four hits and five passes
| put Jim Moore from Little Rock
was battling for a big league berth.
He gave but five hits and five
passes. Indeed all three runners
scoring reached first base on passes.
1t was an exceedingly tight contest
! all the way.
While the fielding was gen.
orally smart and heads IN on
both sides. brilliant running
catch Of GeTkcm'S long hoist 10
deep center by Sam West IN
the sixth inning OT the first
game drew the brackets. IL also
left runner stranded on sec
ond base, which helped whole
lot.
Ilarvol and Gcrkcn came through
| with number Of clever running
catches OF short flies, and so did
| Rice.
STILL SCRAPPING
i Battling Lcvinslly, veteran Of
the prize ring, bears the distinction
or beng the only man fiphtiny Ia.