Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-08-16
LOSS MAINLY DUE
TO CREAK|NG LEGS
Spirit Willing but Flesh Weak
as "WorId Champs" Bow
to StripIings.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

OF lOIlS oSO'
So the reassembled club that
earned diamond glory for itself
and the National Capital back in
1924, when it beat the Giants in
the world series, was made to I'M
derstand yesterday, as it tackled
the present crop of Nationals In
Griffith Stadium.
It was a gallant stand the veterans
made against the youngsters. The old
boys played a sterling game at times,
but there were too many creaking legs,
too many buckling backs among them
to stave off the to 2 defeat that came
their way.
At that. it took one of the best hit
tiers of the American League today to
upset the "old-timers." Heinie Manush,
ranking third among the batters of his
circuit. contributed to the attack OF the
1882 Washington club double and
three singles to drive over one run and
score two. And it was his second mt
that began the four-run rally IN the
third round to rOut the men OF 1924.
Twas a great day for the veterans
even though they lost. Their ardent
admirers turned out to the extent OF
II 561 to make the contest arranged
for the benefit of the sports committee
of the District of Columbia Bicenten-
NAL Commission and the Association OF
Professional Ball Players verlable
sshome- coming" celebration.
For two hours before play started
there was so much shoulder Slapplng
and shaking of hands it was a wonder
the veterans were able to take tne
field.
Even the losers at the nnlsn.
TT was the Washington World series
i lineup of 1924 that went into action
and the veterans really took over but
one regular of the present club to COM
plete their starting roster, although lour
members of the 1882 organization were
shifted to the older one.
To play with the "old-timers,' Ossle
Biuege turned over his third-base job to
Johnny Kerr. Joe Judge, Sam Rice ana
Fred Marberry also went over 10 tne
oldsters.
And with his old buddies was Walter
johnson, who relinquished the manage
ment of the Washington club Tor Gay
to take a turn on the hill with the ag-
gregation for which he pitched SO bril-
iiantlv and successfully in base balls
classic of "a.
Others travelled hundreds OF miles TO
Washington to complete the ranks OF
the first club to bring an American
League pennant and world champion
ship here.
Earl McNeely, now manager at Sacra-
mento, flew from that far-WeStern city
to play center field. Memo Leibold, re-
Gently manager Of the Columbus clue,
came on from his home in Detroit to
take turn in right field. Goose Goslin
left the Browns for the day to return to
his old left-feld post. Muddy Ruel and
Benny Tate came on to catch, Ruel
from the Tigers and Tate from the Red
Sox. Old Tom Zachary came over from
the Boston Braves Roger Peckinpaugh
temporarily gave up his field manage
ment of the Indians to be back at
shortstop.
And Bucky Harris was at hand, leav-
ing for the nonce the Tigers to resume
his place at second base and take up
again the managerial reinS of the club
with which he was so successful.
brave band that with few eXcep-
tons still can play lot of base ball.
THOMSON and Ruel for the world
champions of 1924 McAfee and
Berg for the Nationals of 1882, u
was the battery call sounded off by E.
the world series the old Washington
club won.
johnson, the hero of many great
mound battle, was on the hill for the
Nationals in Griffith Stadium for the
first time since 1927, when he wound up
a big league pitching career of 81 sea-
sons. Hurting for the new Washington
club was Bill McAfee, recruit drawn
only last week from the Baltimore
club
Johnson lacked the steam of the old
days and during the three innings he
toiled the younger crowd got eight oil
the Is hits they collected in the fray
The other safeties were cleaned of
Marberry. McAfee. though trifle wild
limited the "old-timers" to eight hits
three made by old Man O. War Sam
Rice.
THE younger set, mere visitors,
i batted first and scored. With two
out Manush doubled and crossed
when Bucky Harris couldn't Stralghter
up under Cronin's pop fly and lost i
for an error. However, Bucky got thai
run right back when he walked. ther
counted on singles by Rice and Judge
The new Nationals got four runs il
the third when they might have beer
blanked had JohnSon's legs permitted
him to get to first for a play aftel
Judge knocked down a hot one from
Manush's bat Walter couldn't maxi
the grade. though. SO there were TIVE
on with one out when conditions nigh
well have been reversed. The next bat
ter, Cronin, went out out on lof
that let run cross, then followed thre
successive singles to score three NOR
runs.
A single and an error by Bluege be
fore a retirement was made and Slngl
by Manush after two were out in tn
fourth inning accounted for the lon
run off Marberry. Tate's walk and sin
giles by Marberry and Harris filled tn
bases with veterans in the seventh. bu
the only run went over as Lelbol
grounded out.
Among those who thoroughly en-
joyed the game were William Harridgt
president of the American League, an
Tommy Connolly, head of the staff {
circuit umpires. Tommy was on
of the umpires in the 1924 world serie
but they couldn't coax him into actio
Yesterday his aiibi was that he ha
no blue uniform. The first time h
batted, McNeely bounded ore down til
third-base line that was reminiscer
of the big hit he bounced over Line
stroms head in the memorable twclft
inning of the decisive game of the ,:
set. Goslin got only one hit, bl
he put plenty into his swing as usua
Manager" Cronin of the upstar
got booing when he ordered II
Goose passed after Rice had double
in the third frame. Peck with h
wabbly undermining had great bres
in that his three chances came in Il
last three innings he took thrc
from Tate to nip Cronin. who tried
steal and later speared Myers liner
start double play :. in this last pla
Kuhel scrambled back to first just