Evening star., 1928-05-12
BARNES, EXTRA GARDENER,
MAKES GOOD AS REGULAR
Getting Chance When Sore Arm Forces Coslin Out.
Red Hits for AIS, Improves AGed-Helps
in 9.5 Tiger Rout Ending Losses.

been the main punch of the Nationals
for several seasons To return To the
game. Barnes may be seen in action
frequently If not regularly. AT present
he cannot be accounted as good fielder
as Sam West. who now is being used
in the left pasture while Barnes Is kept
in center. but to date he has shown
himself far better clouter tnan
Sammy. And Red Is a mighty fine
prospect for the clubs next right fielder
Sam Rice has been up long time. and
even though the spirit may be there
Rice'S legs are not getting any stronger
as he grows older. He cannot hope To
hold his outiield Job regularly much
longer.
IN shattering their losing streak yes
terday. the Nationals supported the
pitching of the venerable Sam Jones
in great style, both extensively and de-
fensively. They piled up runs at the
expense of Josh Billings and Ken Hol-
loWay to such an extent in the first
four innings that the nine hits and two
brief rallies the Tigers staged could
not be expected to annoy Jones. So
for the fourth time this season a WASH
ington pitcher went a full nine-inning
route. Fred Marberry and Horace Lis
enbee are the others besides Jones to
have achieved this distinction. Lisenbee
having pitched nine innings twice.
While the entire club performed
sparklingly afield. 1t was young Jack
Hayes at shortstop who proved the gilt
terirg star of the array, He had eight
chances come his way and handled all
without mishap. Toward the latter
part of the engagement he fell back to
deer short to dig up difficult smashes
and follow with remarkable retiring
HrtN ar
and nothing else that Jack winged to
Joe Judge.
Get Flying Start.
The Nationals made short work of
Billings. Sam Rice's triple and Judges
long sacrifice fly accounted for a tally
in round one. and in the second inning
the home crew collected two runs,
Bluege and Benny Tate single as start
erS, and OSsie counted as Gillis was
erased. After Hayes whitfield, Jones sin
gled Tate home.
With walk by Shea. Tavener's single
and Harry Rice's triple the Tigers
scored twice in the third. but in their
half of the inning the Nationals coun-
tered with two runs off Holloway. SIM
giles by Barnes and Tate with Bluege's
double sandwiched between did the
work Holloway was reached for three
runs in the fourth after two were out.
Successive single by Rice. Judge and
Barnes. an error by Gehringer. Tiger
second sacker. and Blnege's triple ac-
counted for the tallying.
Vic Sorrell pitched the last four In
nings against the Clan Harris and yield
ed but one marker that was put across
in the seventh with Tate's double and
Gillis' single. both coming after two
were out
The Tigers had Tailed In the previous
half of the seventh when Fothergiil
doubled at the outset and advanced 10
the plate as Hayes threw out Easterling
and Shea from the depths Of the short
field They got two more markers in
the eighth. singles by McManus. Harry
Rice and Gehringer turning the trick.
In the ninth. though, the first two
Tigers up famed and after Red Har-
grave, former National catcher. walked.
Barnes took good care Of Tavener's hoist
to short center.