Evening Star Newspaper, August 13, 1924, Page 26

26 Nationals Gain in Race as Rivals Idle : ZACH TODAY TO FURTHER BOOST CLUB Goslin and Peck Drive in Record 106th Shut-Out Fanning Eight of Indians. BY DENMAN AKING advantage of the idlenes. ing a 4-0 shiner on the Indians, in the pennant race, and today of the pesky Redskins, whose ability for the fact that the Bucks now are running Tygers and Yankees instead Having obtained eminently satisf: of W. Perry Johnson, who yiclded b: supporting cast, led by Goslin and Peck, solved the southpaw slants of Sherrod Smith for safeties grouped in two different se Bucky Harris nominated another vet in the person of Jezebel Tecumseh hander holds one verdict over the Tr them twice, so has a score to cven, decisions to equal the ten gained over 1t is possible Pilot Tristram Speaker will come back toda with another oldster—Stan Coveleskie—but if erstwhile coal miner is adjudged to need an extra doy of rest W ton fans probably will get the glimpse of Andy Messenger. the Mint League graduate who has proved more or less of a sensation with the Aborigines since he joined them a month or so back. | MeNeely Looks Good. | Earl MeNeely, the costly coast| product. made a distinctly favorabl impression on the 4.000-odd fans who turned out to welcome the Harris-! men home following their 18-day absence en tour. The youngster kicked in with a stinging single which aided in scoring the initial tally of the pastime after connecting | for a solid liner to left on his first| trip to the pan; was robbed of a wal- | lop for extra distance when Lutzke | pu'led a circus play on his bewhis ered rap in the fifth and proved he | has the courage to “take it” when he | deliberately stopped one of Smith's | hooks with his ribs in the seventh. | He had only one chance in the field, | a long wallop by Burns to deeep| left center which he got under in most approved style. but he fully lived up to his reputation for speed afoot by the manner in which he got over the ground, sodden from the | heavy rains of the previous night and | 0, morning. Johnson's Work Is Feature. Johnson's pitching was the standing feature of the 2 ever. Not hav y mine brush in June when the Athletics were victimized, Barney | dusted it off and applied the white- wash for the fifth time this son to se his shut-out record for 18 sea- sons to 106 Incidentally, Walter whiffed «ight of the Indians to raise his all-time total of strike-outs to 2.180. Exactly three of the tors got as far 8 s nd base the ine innings, and but one reached the far Qorner. This was Summa. who was given a life when Harrig fumbled his roller in the final frame. When Speaker punched the pill to an un- guarded spot in right, sending Homer to third, it appeared Johnson would | have his string of goose eggs s tered. but he bore down like the old master he is, with the result that J. Scwell fouled to Bluege and a pair of pinch hitters were sct down with dispatch. The first of these was our old friend and fellow townsman, Frank Brower. Turkey took a couple of hefties to no purpose, watched a wide one slide by and then had a third strike slipped over on him. Larry Gardner was the next emer- gency batsman, and this oldtimer's best was a fly that Ruel coralled alose to the screen to close the matinee. How the Bucks Tallied. Safeties by Goslin and Ruel in the | second were wasted, but the Buck: contrived to register once in the fol- lowing frame through the bunching of three singles and a sacrifice fly. | Johnson paved the way with a jolt | over the midway. and McNeely, after | failing in an effort to sacrifice, moved | him up « notch with a line single to | center. Har! then caught the ‘Tribal infield napping by jolting a bunt past the box for a bingle to fiH | the bases with none out. Rice's fly to Summa_was not distant enough for Johnsoh to attempt to score, but Jamieson had to chase out to the barrier in left to get Goslin's long drive, and Barney easily scored after the catch. Judge's little pop to J. Sewell .ended the rally. Rice was balked to second by Smith after getting a bingle with two down in round 5 and Goslin left him there. This was the only scoring opportu- nity the Bucks had from the third until the eighth inning, but in the latter frame they checked to embalm the pastime. Rice opened the chukker with a liner to right that got past Summa for three bases, and Sam scored promptly when Goslin smashed a sin- gle through Stephenson, who had taken Fewster's place at second. Judge got a life when Burns dropped Smith's toss of Joe's sacrificial bunt. and the wounding of Bluege by Smith for a second time crowded the corners. Ruel's bounder to Joe Sewell resulted in Goslin being called out at the plate on a force play, al- though it appeared Luke Sewell failed to keep his foot on the rubber. This put the situation squarely up to Pack, and Rajah delivered handsome. 1y with a stinging single to left that cashed Judge and Bluege. Johnson then forced Bluege at third and Me- | Neely rolled to Fewster. — out- how- in three times GRIDMEN TO GATHER. Last year's players of the Waverly foot ball team are expected to be on hand at a meeting Friday night, at 8 o'clock at the Immaculate Club. e Mount Rainfer Juniors will tackle the Pathfinder Juniors Friday at Eighteenth and Newton streets north- east instead of tomorrow. The game will start at 5 o'clock. TODAY BASE BALL G2 AMERICAN LEAGUE PARK Washington vs. Cleveland Tickets 5 517 Seventh St. MAD! Eatrance at 1421 P N.W. WITTSTATTS B. AND. 319 13th N.W. STUDEBAKE Just Drive It; That's All . WORKS Fraak. 6410 SPORTS. WILL SEEK Runs That Help Johnson Victory of His Career, THOMPSON. s of their rivals yesterday by hang- the Nationals gained a bit of ground were rarin’ to take another fall out to beat them this season accounts a game and a half behind the front- of leading the league. actory results from the employment ut five unbunched bingles, while his ons, Helmsman eran for slab service this afternoon Zachary. The sorrel-topped fork- ibe this year, but has been upset by just as his mates need three more them by the Indians thus far. WALTER’S STILL SLIPPING CLEVELAND. J2mieson, If Summa, ©f. Bpeaker. cof J. Sewell, ss.. Burns, 1b...0.] +Brower . L. Sewcll. 0. . Gardner . ... ewster, 3b, 35 Lutzke. 3b... Myatt ... §_ephenson, 2b Smith, p..... [ o 2] wormpmwmommmn ol coccccoccccec® ol mocorcocomnos 8l s 2l coconosomnarad ©l'moounoocowoco® ~l ooccocconcccs! Aetaler.e oo ©Batted for Lutzke in eighth. #Batted for Bu-ns in ninth. $Batted for L. Sewell in ninth, WASHINGTON. AB. McNeely, of........... Harris, 2b.... ice, ... Goslin, 1. Juige. 15 Blurge. 3b Buel ¢ eckinpaugh. Johnson, p Totals. .. . Cloveland. . 00 ‘Washington o0 Three-base hit—Rice. Sto’en base—Fewster. Sacrifices—Lutzke. Goslin, Judge. Double play —Harris to Peckinpaugh to Judge. Left on bases—Cleveland, 6: Washington, 9. Struck out—By Johnson. 8: by Smith, 3. Hit by piteheh—ni Johnson (Fewster): by mit] (Blusge (2). McNee'y). Umpires — Messrs. | 'wens. Rowland and Connolly. Time of game | wlroorrorocop ) cuonSonnnd olussdnsasap Liigesnits o o0 ol meroonnmmE ° " Bl ammswonms 00 c o { | =1 hour 45 minutes. INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. Raltimore. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Lowseille, 4K: Kansis City. 3.1 Indianapoiis. 4-11: Milwaukes, 1.3, Coluni 5 Minneapoiis.”6: VIRGINIA LEAGUE. Rocks Mount. 1 Lmond. 3. 1 .'619 ibnings: dark SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. Iirmughum, 3 obile, 1- L 102 Little' Rock, Mewmphis, 12: Chattunooga. 4 SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. PIEDMONT LEAGUE. Winston-Salem. 5: Greensboro, 1 Other games. rain KLPPALACHIAN LEAGUE. Knoxville, 11: Johnson Rrixtol, 6: Morrixtown Greenville, 3; Kingspo ROCHESTER BUYS PLAYER. SCRANTON, Pa. ~August 12, Rochestep has purchased T. P. O borne, {m-cgnd b fount ‘Pleasant team of the exas League. Osborne was said to have a batting average of .433. | HARRIS SURE | been playing profexsio THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D.- C, HERE’S $50,000 WORTH OF TALENT EARL McNEELY. A good likenesx of the Pacific coaxt product on whem Griff has gambled for fanx wh McNEELY WILL MAKE GOOD HERE BY DENMAN B pennant. THOMPSON. UCKY HARRIS is convinced that Earl McNeely possesses the abil- ity to make good in fast company and that he will prove of much value to the Nationals in their bid for the American League “McNeely will do, I'm sure of that,” the field leader of the Griffmen said yesterday, after his charges had squelched the Indians in their first home appearance, following a road jaunt through the West. “It isn't rea- sonable to judge a player’s real worth on his performance in only a game or two, but from what T have seen of McNeely I believe he has the attributes of a winning player. “The youngster is playing under a considerable handicap now, his bruised right shoulder causing him pain both in wielding his bat and throwing, but it is slowly ylelding to treatment and in the course of a week or two he should be in perfect shape. “There is no question but that Mc- Neely is one of the fastest men on his feet in the game and 1 have little doubt he will measure up well de- fensively, as he can cover acres of ground and has a normally strong arm. 1 belleve he will prove a pro- ductive hitter, too, although too much must not be expected of him in this respect. McNeely is, not a slugger like Goslin, for instance. He meets a ball well and is a sharp hitter, but is not the type of bats- man who will be frequently knoék- ing the ball out of the lot, and the fans should not expect this of him. Cord Tires On Credit “PAY AS YOU RIDE” Small Payment Down Balance Monthly T.O.ProbeyCo. 2100 Pa. Ave. N.W. From what can be determined thus far, I regard McNeely as a fine pros- Deder ‘Washington fans had the distinction yesterday of seeing the official arbiters of a championship game garbed in attire other than the tradi- tional blue for the first time in the history of modern base ball. ' Messrs. Tommy Connolly, Brick Owens and Clarence Rowland created quite a furore in the stands when they strode on the fleld sporting suits of an olive drab hue, which hereafter will be the regulation habiliments for umpires in the American League. This sartorial innovation, made through the initiative of Byron Ban- croft Johnson, president of the junior man, from the | to get the needed punch for hix Nationals. McNeeley hax the jaw of a fighter East | and the legs of a sprinter, and he ix a youngxter. juxt 24 years old, who has only three years. He looked good to the |eircutt, which/ inetdentanty, turnishes | the uniforms gratis, has the unani- mous approval of the trio of arbiters assigned here for this series, although they admit the shade is not what could be termed easy to look at. WEDNESDAY, A. L. STAGING SEVEN - EAST-WEST CLASHES Primed for battle by 48 hours' rest accorded them by a conspiracy of schedule makers and rain makers, the Western division of American League contenders will begin its last tnvasion of the East for the 1924 season today. St. Louis will take on New York, Chi- cago will meet Boston and Detroit will engage Philadelphia in double-headers, while Cleveland and Washington hook up in a single game. The only contest acheduled for this afternoon in the National is that be- tween New York and Pittsburgh in the Pennsylvania city. . ‘The Indians and Nationals managed to find a dry spot in the Nation's Capi- tal in which to stage.a ball game yes- terday, while all the other major league players were forced by the inclement weather to seek recreation in indoor sports. Postponements of the Pirates-Phillies, White Sox-Red Sox and Browns-Yankees tilts were occasioned by the general downpour along the Atlantic seaboard. AUGUST 13, 192% BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS AMERICAN LEAGUE. Lost. Pot. Win Lose. 47 565 560 a8 559 50 545 523 A8S 2 p ATZ . 417 GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. Cleveland at Wash.' 8t. Louis at Chi at Boston, Detroit at Phila, Detroft at Phils. RESULTS OF YESTERDAY’S GAMES, ‘Washington, 4; Cleveland, 0. New York-St. Louis (rain). NATIONAL LEAGUE. Won. Lost. Pct. Win 5 387643 648 44 381 585 47 357 561 51 .532 .536 54 518 522 62 426 .431 66 377 383 3 68 364 .370 GAME TODAY. GAME TOMORROW. New York at Pitts. = New York at Pitts, RESULTS OF YESTERDAY'S GAMES, Al ex postponed (rai Detroit .... New York . WASHINGTO! St. Louis .. Cleveland New York Pittsburgh Chicago 9 61 59 58 38 46 40 39 Boston UNLIMITED NINES LOOK TO THE N. B. B. F. SERIES T an all-star Baltimore combination in the National Base Ball Federation. September 6 at Baitimore, although bill one week later. Victory in the intercity matches will give the winner a trip to tackle Cleveland or Detroit, depending on which wins the series of games which start in the Forest City on September 6 and end in Detroit on the following day. The nines that have won the titles in the Government circuits as well as the single award in the Potomac League, will be selected to represent Washington in the Baltimore games. There is some possibility that the officials of the Washington Base Ball and Athletic Association will pick a bunch of individual stars instead of drafting an entire team. Should the W. B. B. A. A. heads muster an array of performers rather than select one nine, they would un- doubtedly weaken this city's chances. Sandlot leaders are of the opinion that a nine that has been playing all season would be better qualified in team work than @ combination of tossers obtained from the various clubs. It is remembered that the all- star Washington team fell before Baltimore in a recent match in Grif- | fith Stadium. Those who saw that tilt declared the local club lacked team play. The officials may be compelled to select a nine composed of individual stars, however, for only a short time remains in which to stage the elimi- nation games for the Baltimore in- vasion. Freer tossers, averaging 15-years old, are seeking games to be played on the Monument grounds. The Smithfield pilot is urged to get in touch with the Freer manager, at Franklin 2983. Yankee Juniors planned to tackle the Wesley Juniors this afternoon on diamond No. 1 of the Monument grounds. Games with the Yanks can be arranged by calling the manager “If we miss any of 'em hereafter, blame it on the unies, not on us,” was the parting suggestion of Con- nolly, Celtic sage of Natick, Mass., and dean of the guessers, following a visit to their sanctum under the grandstand after the game. McNeely was given a hearty recep- tion by the fans when he made his first appearance at bat. He respond- ed by lining the first ball pitched by Smith to left center, where Jamieson gathered it in. The Coaxt recrait displayed poor judgment in the third when, with the bases filled and one out, he played far off the middle cushion on Goslin's terrific wallop to left center. By holding his base he could easily have advanced a notch after the catch, and if the ball had gotten away from Jamieson he would have had little difficulty reaching the plate owing to the length of the drive. Lutske robbed McNeely of an extra base blow in the fifth when he made a sensational one-hand stab of Earl's smash over the bag and whipped the ball to Burns ahead of the speedy re- cruit. . Joe Sewell piifered second in round 5, alded by Ruel's low throw, be- cause Peck failed to execute the tag- ging operation. Hot weather makes no impression on the crisp, unstarched weave of the Van Heusen. Coolandun- wilting all day long. the Worlds Smortet COLLAR PHILLIPS.JONES o NEW YORK .-. Economy Gasoline 15 parts air to 1 part of gasoline ITLE-SEEKING nines in the unlimited division of the Washington Base Ball and Athletic Association will strive in the next two weeks for the right to be named the champion District team that will meet one of the sectional title matches of It is planned to open the first tilt on there is some talk of staging a twin at Franklin 2507 o'clock. between 6 and 9 Arrangements are being made to stage a game between the Mohawks and the Cardinal Athletic Club for the benefit of Bill McBride, sandlot foot ball star, who is reported to be stricken with paralys The date will be announced in the next sev- eral days. A challenge haw been issued by the Maryland Athletic Club Juniors, who have open dates this Saturda; Sunday. The Maryland pilot can be telephoned at Hyattsville S14-F-31 after 6 o'clock. Eastern Athletie Association nine is on the lookout for a game Sunday, to be played at Fifteenth and C streets northeast. Get in touch with | Manager Bill Treadway, 315 Four- teen-and-a-Half street northeast | Chevy Chawe Semiors are making an | impressive showing this season. The | Texans and the Interstate Commerce Commission teams are the latest nines to fall before Chevy Chase. Frisbie | and Batson yielded but three bingles to the Texans, while the first mention- | € flinger heia the Interstate club to | eigt.t blows. Here's how the insect teams will line-up tomorrow in the opening games of the series. | Section A—Hess vs. St. Joseph, west | Plaza; Section B—Arrows vs. Prince- ton, east Plaza: Section C—Emerson vs. Dixie, West Rosedale; Section D— Palace vs. Hornets, West Rosedale. der and the Columbia Engine Company nines were to -be op- | ponents tcday at o'clock at the Dreadnaught Park in Alexandria. The affair will be staged for the benefit of Robert Whalen. A record crowd is expected, as nearly 1,000 tickets have been sold. Hook and L SPORTS. PIRATES CAN Pittsburgh Is Facing Its Opportunity Now ANNEX FLAG BY KEEPING RECENT PACE Rate of Gaining 29 Points in 11 Days, If Continued During Home Stand, Would Make Corsairs Dangerous Rivals for Giants. ————————— BY JOHN B. FOSTER. EW YORK, August 13—The long term at home now, and N shines they have it in them to No one may be confident that they They, at least, have the opportunity. Between August 1 and the present, the remainder of the league, includin sional trouble. If, in another 11 days, the York, they will be up where th. Labor day, be almost on the heeis o Should the Giants have a bad trip on this coming journey through the West, which is their last Western trip of the year, the result would leave them shaky, though it would not necessarily "be fatal On the other hand, should the Giants rally through the West, they can stave off any sav- agery on the part of the Pirates un- less the latter should forget how to lose ball games. When August began, the Pirates and the Giants were 93 points apart. Since that time there is no doubt that the Pirates have been playing their best base ball of the ear. This rally has been much belated, but once it came, it produced a far superior kind of base ball to what they play- ed earlier in the season, when their Pirat Pittsburgh Pirates are beginning if they can make hay while the sfir repeat what the Bostons did in 1914, can do it, but that's something else. Pittsburgh gained 29 points on g the dogged Giants, who had occa- es can gain 29 more points on New' ey can, by gaining another 29 points by f the New Yorkers. stars were difimed and their good batters were in a slump. When the Pirates finished second Eastern trip they were 64 points behind the Giants, having gained 29 points. That is good work In the usual run of things it would be anticipated that the Pirates would gain, now that they are home again If, by any chance, they should sweep the series away from New York and then continue to run amuck through the other teams, they could change the complexion of the race in 15 days. Even if they fail to be that rambunctious, they can, by steady plugging until! September 15, tie New York. Then would come the grand finale, which would show whether the Plrates really were better than the League champions. their RIOTOUS RICHMOND GAME BRINGS UMPIRES ARREST and placed under $100 bail for I * answer to a charge of assaul Richmond, Virginia League club, du ICHMOND. Va.. August 13—Umpire H. Herbert Hirzel was arrested appearance in Police Court today to Iting Outfielder Al Malonee of the iring yesterday's game between the Colts and Rocky Mount, which was marked by riotous scenes. Early in the contest Umpire Fred Westervelt was struck with a pop- bottle thrown by a fan in the bleachers when he called a local player out at the plate on a close decision. Hirzel and Malonee created another more than a dozen policemen and so to empty the park. ‘The contest was the second of a three- . the outcome of which will | league leadership. Rocky | Mon, contest, during | took exceptions to the rul- | ings of the umpires. especiaily those of | Hirzel. The attitude of the bleachers | unchanged during the second of the ts yesterd: and the indicator handlers were subjected to much jeer- | ing from the crowds and many protests | from the ) In the third inning. with the &core 2 to 1 in favor of Rocky Mount, Outfielder | Hicks of Richmond made a dash for the piate with the tying run. Umpire W ervelt had barely made his decision when the pop bottle stryck him on the | shoulder. The game was stopped and | efforts made to find the hurler of the | missile, but to no avail. i In the seventh frame Jack Onslow, | catcher and manager of the local team, | claimed Pitcher Ash of the visitors had committed a balk. He was overru'ed by | Umpire Westervelt, and his appeal to Hirzel was ignored. On his way to the outfield at the end of the inning Ma- he won Later in the game the clash between uproar, and at the end of the contest sme plain clothes men were required nee insisted to Hirzel that Ash balked. The player was banished. Hirz said afterward that the player did no curse him, but had “crabbed too much Malonee protested to Hirzel that hi order was unfair. and during an arzu- ment was fined $25. Then, the play charged. Hirzel struck him. The umpir. Malonee stepped on his feet. Hirzel was arrested on a warrant that charged him with disorderly conduct d with assauiting Malonee. He ailed by friend from his home tow: of Wilmington, Del., and under the pro- tection of a squad of police was : from the park, while hundreds of f jostled and pushed them on the way t the zate. Soon after Malonee had been chased to the clubhouse Manager Onslow banished by Westerveit for protes decision too vigorou Another_argu- ment ensued as Onslow passed Hirze and the latter fined the local manage Outfielder Spencer of Rocky Mount also was told by Westervelt that he would be fined for protesting decisions. He was not put out of the gam W L From a standing start — z-z-2-Zipl—tc all the law allows. That’s Tydol—clean, powerful Tydol. It’s Tydol’s z-z-Zip that slips you in and out of traffic with dependable ease; that flashes you up the hills past the chugging gear-shifters. Tydol vaporizes fast. The lean 15 to 1 Tydol mixture is always finely atomized and ready for the spark. " Tydol combustion is sustained, even, com- plete, with an extra punch of power when you need it most. 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