Evening Star Newspaper, August 29, 1924, Page 20

20 Johnson Will Strive to Keep Griffs on Top : Triple Tie in A. L. Race Is Possible SPORTS. "’ WALTER TO OPPOSE BUSH IN SECOND YANKEE SCRAP Goslin and Rice Heroes of Battle That Enables Bucks to Come From Behind and Wrest Leadership. From Hugmen, With 11 to 6 Victory. BY JOHN B. KELLER. Harrismen once more are ridi N EW YORK. August 29—Thanks to old grim determination, the ng in front of the American League pennant race. and the strengthening of the club’s spirit due to that well carned 11-to-6 victory over the Yankecs yesterday indicates that the Gothamites are to find the going rough during campaign. three days of visiting here this The Bucks are out to win this know it. They refusc to believe for one instant that the Nationals® last series, and they want every one to they can be beaten by the Yanks after their brave showing in the opening clash of their last set of battles this vear in New York, cult to overcome. 'he Yanks did about all they Nationals, but to no avail working order. They had their heavy Busting Babe Ruth thrust his forty-first and forty-second and when a club feels so it is diffi- cou'd yesterday to discourage the artillery in perfect homers of the season mto the fray. twice shoving his team ahead of the Harrismen: Bob Meusel contributed a circuit drive that raised an early handican against the clan of Grifith and for a long while Herb Pennock. with his southpaw pitching, would not permit the stadium invaders to get ahead Rut. despite all these thrown into the Bucks' stuck to their task eamely. They had old grim determination on their side and the Yanks must have known it from the outset of hostilities, for thev never plaved with that air of self-assurance that <o otten | characterized the work of the three- time American League champions. While every member of the tionasl was on his toes all the two especially distinguished them- selves. G Gos'in and Sam R were the shining lights of the cian of Griflith, Goslin performing mighty deeds with his bat while Rice was powerful defensively as well as strong with the flail Goslin in trips made a homer. triple single. wa'ked once and in_another instance by fielder's choice. He runs and twice flung the plate. Rice. in addition to & couple of spectacular trieved Yankee hits in his direction €0 quickly that they were held to short-distance blows and socked the apple for a br: doubles and trio of singles in six efforts Zachary Retirex Early. Fortune was with the the beginning and they to the showers Jez Zachary, southpaw pitching was of an indit- ferent variety. Zach plainly was “bearin’ down™” on the ball while on the hill, but the enemy was “bearin down” a bit harder. Yet, every time the Yanks staked themseives to a little lead. the Nationals stepped right out and offset it If a single | wah needed to tie the count the Buks got it. When a homer was necessary, that was forthcoming. | During more than half the pastim- ings all the efforts of the Hugmen were matched. Then the mighty Bambino, who had flared up brightly in the fourth frame with four-base drive at Zachary's expense, again got in his wicked work. The seventh inning saw | another homer bound from Ruth’s bat, Allen Russell being the slugger's victim. Ard on this occacion there was a runner on base awaiting a scoring blow. | But did that two-run Kankee lead phase the Bucks? Not one whit. They immediately went about staging their most magnificent rally of the vear, and before the eighth inning ended eight Washington runs were registered, and the first game of this “croocia series was on right side the Bucks' ledger. The Fightin'est Finish. It was the fightin‘est finish one would care to see and a fitting climax to a hectic struggle. Right off the resl Joe Dugan at third base made stop and throw of Karl M frounder for the first retirement of the | day. and from then (o the healthy | swing that Babe Ruth took at one of | Fred Marberry's pitches and missed the | ball a mile for u third strike and the | last out of the afternoon, the batle went | #lpping along. | First blood of the fray was drawn by the Yankees, who turned in a tal- 1y in the second inning. Meusel, first | up in the round. sent an easy ground- er to Roger Peckinpaugh, but Wally Pipp slammed the ball between Gos- n and McNeely and reached third base before it could be returned to the infield. Schang then lined to Gos- lin near the left field stand and Wally counted after the catch, but he beat the throw home only by a whisker. The Bucks lost little time in match- ing this tally, getting a_man_around in the third frame. McNeely's whiff started the inning inauspiciously. but | Manager Bucky Harris looped a sin- zle over Deacon Scott's head and took third when Rice ced a one- baser to right field. Goslin bounced | single off Pipp’s gloved hand and | Harris scored. Sam and Goose, though. were stranded, for Judge lined to Ruth and Bluege rolled out - Ruth and Meusel Perform. Ruth and Meusel conducted a joint “stand-busting” exhibition in the fourth to give the Yunks the lead again. Babe began the inning with a solid swat into the right fieid stand for a dog trot of the circuit and Meu- sel followed with a similar blow into the left field stand. Pipp lifted to Goslin, but after Wally Schang and Aaron Ward combed Zachary for sin- gles Harris figured another hurler would appear better on the hill. so Russell was called in. Scott, first to fac fiy to Rice. Schang., who had taken third base on Ward's single, broke for home after the catch, but Sam's Peg to Ruel waus so tast and aceurate ohstacies path. they | has way six to the plate double aund 2ot on baxe virtue of drove In six himselt across contributing atches, re- of ¥ Yankees at soon chased whose Russell, sent a OWL VENTILATORS ‘Wholesale and Retail We Install These Also RADIATORS, FENDERS, BODLES, LAMPS MADE OR REPAIRED, Zatrance at 1431 P N.W. Frank. 8036 WITTSTATTS R. AND F. WORKXS 319 13th N.W. Frank. 6410 ATTENTION! Motorcycle Riders 20c Duckworth con- nection links ....15¢ $1.00 Duckworth Chain, per ft.........75¢c $17.00 Speedometers, $11.50 $19.00 Speedometers, maximum hand...$14.00 $21.00 F & N Tan- dems, complete. ..$16.00 $14.00 Motorcycle storage batteries $11.00 $5.00 Leather Kidney $3.50 Belts . ... $9.00 Tires, 26x3. . ...$4.50 Expert Motorcycle Repairing] Howard A. French & Co. 424 9th St. N.W. that the Yankee catcher back to the far corner neek at bat, scrambled With Pen- Ward attempted a de- layed steal, only to be blocked by Judge's relay to Peck of Russell's toss. Schang decided it was a good time for him again to try to score, but Judge. working with Peck to snare Ward, hurled the ball to Ruel and Wally soon was run down by Muddy and Ossie Bluege. Again the Bucks quickly off-set th, Yankee lead, hard hitting by Rice and Goslin and some daring base running by the latter accounting for two markers in the fifth. With McNeely out of the way, Harris strolled. only to be caught off first by the Wiley Pennock and retired at second to which base he dashed in attempting to make the best of a poor «ituation But Rice clouted a two- bagger to right, then Gosiin followed with a hit over Meusel's head in left- center. Goose Slides in Safely. The blow was deep enough to per- mit Rice to score easily, bat it did not seem likely that Goo: would get beyond third base. Meusel was ready to throw the sphere in when the Buck was on the way up from second base, but Goslin kept travel- ing. The Yankee outfielder's throw to Scott was not so good and Scotty made it worse by fumbling the ball momentarily. Then the Deacon un- corked a high heave to Schang that Goose glid under with the tying run. Russell Yields Three Runs. Goslin's successful effort was a game one typical of the performance of the Bucks all through the contest, but it seemed that it would be wasted when the Yanks managed to peck away at Russell for another trio of tallies, One of these markers was gar- nered in the fifth session, but the enemy had to work hard for it. Pen- nock opened the round h a walk. Witt flied to Goslin, but Dugan drove to right center and the blow was held to a double only through Rice's re- markable try for a backhand catch. Sam knocked down the ball and Me- Neely retrieved it in time to hold Pennock to third base. Ruth was passed purposely, filling the bases. Meusel then flied so deep to Rice that Pennock scored and the other runners advanced a notch after the catch. Judge, though, stopped the rally by gathering Pipp’'s hot ground- er and beating the batter to first. Two Yankee runners dented the pan in the seventh. Witt was an easy out with a fly to Goslin to begin the frame, but Dugan singled to center. As Ruth stepped to the plate wav- ing h precious home-run bat Har- ris and Russell held a hurried con- ference on the mound. It was de- cided that Allen should pitch to the Bambino instead of passing him, so Harris assumed the position afield used with the big fellow at bat, a stand far back and well over to- ward first base. But Harris and all the other Bucks would have had to leave the grounds to be in a fa ble position to han- die the drive that Babe poled. High over the right field stand screen and far up into the bleacher seats the ball soared. It was as honest a homer as could be called for. Meusel and Pipp proved soft Vi ms, but the Yanks were three runs to the £00d and the Bucks had much work ahead. Griffs Do It in the Eighth. That work they accomplished with dispatch in the eighth round. Pen- nock, who had been going along fairly well, suddenly weakened and after Bluege singled and Ruel dou- bled was withdrawn in favor of Mil- ston, right-hand recruit. Peck, first to face the newcomer, rolled to Scott, and was thrown out, but the play cnabled Bluege to score. though, was forced to hold sec- Nemo Leibold went to bat for ell and drew a pass. McNeely knocked a Texas League single over Ward's head, loading the sacks, and then there was action a-plenty. Harris had a three-and-two count before he drove the ball at Dugan The slam nearly knocked Joe off his pins, but officlally it was Dugan's error that let Ruel score and kept the bases filled. The situation wor- ried Manager Huggins so that he yanked Gaston and sent the Nationals' Wire and Disc Wheels Truing, Service, Parts, Tires, Tubes, Repairing W. S. KENWORTHY CO. 1617-19 14th St. Phone North 441 Cord Tires On Credit “PAY AS YOU RIDE” Small Payment Down Balance Monthly T .O.ProbeyCo. 2100 Pa. Ave. N.W. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1924. YANKING DOWN THE YANKS ‘WASHINGTON. Neal, ; B ] ] Secwat Pockinpaugh, ss.. ohi 4 | cooonmmnmwmomm! ] ©l oooo0csccomol? ol coccscsnsssst? 8l coonsnusuacall 8l omrnoosanana Totals : *Batted for Russell in Washington 001 New York. . 0102 Two-base hits—Rice (2). Dugen. Ruel, lin. Three-base hits—Pipp, Goslin. runs—Ruth (2), Mensel, Goslin. = Sacrifices— Schang. Meusel.” Double play—Harris to Peck- inpaugh to Judge. ~ Laft on bases—New York. 6; Washington, 12. Bases on balls—Off Pen. nock, 3; of Gaston. 1: off Russell. 2. Struck out—By Pennock. 2: by Marborry, 3. Hits—Off Zachary, 8 in 314 inning:; of Russell, § in 3% innings: off Marberry, 1 in 2 innings! off Pen. nock, 11 in 7 innings (none out in the eighth) off Gaston. 1 in 5 innine; off Jones. 4 in 14 inning: off ux, 2 in 1% innings. Win- ning pitcher—Russell. Losing pitoher—Ges. ton. Umpires—Messrs. Holmes. Nallin and Moriarty. Time of game—2 hours and 35 minutes. R coormwubrnonditl eovswns 5l oooornmwmmonn! ® 5l coousuonconsp &l commannmosuop g & wo o ° ~02 ol coomooormnrof El cocoo~mmnnnn! & .- E om B ancient to the | slab, Rice rolled to Ward and lLeibold W forced out at the plate, but ¢ lin socked to deep right-center, and | when Witt Jost the ball in the sun the blow became triple, tallying | MeNeely, Harris and Rice and putting | the Bucks in front by two runs. | But More Were Coming. Judge singled to right, counting Gos- lin, und Bluege, up for the second time in the frame. got another single. Dugan messed Ruel's tap, and the bases were jammed for the fourth time in the inning. Peck, who had knocked in the first run of the lurid chapter. proceeded to drive in the last two tallies with a solid knock to left field for a base. The venerable Al Mamaux then was hustled to the hill by Huggins, and caused Leibold to become the final out with loft to Ruth. Bucky Harris sent against the Yanks after had grabbed the lead, and Fred held the enemy helpless. He hurled to seven batters in two innings, allow ing a single and fanning three| Gothamites. The Texas boy made | Ruth a strike-out victim to end a perfect day for the Harrismen jinx, Sud Sam Jones, Marberry the Bucks Out in front for the first time since early in July, the Nationals w pecting Walter Johnson, hurler of the American League, keep them in the lead today Bush may do the flinging for Yan A wizable contingent of Washing- tonians was at hand to cheer for the Bucks yesterday. Among those who have made the trip here to witness the series is Capt. Hunter McGuire, athletic officer at Camp Meade and an ardent backer of the Harrismen enthusiasts gener- ously applauded the Bucks. The New Yorkers appreciate a game, fighting club, and they saw one in the Na- tionals. The cheering for the Bucks in the big eighth was entirely too loud to have come from the few real Washington fans present. Local baxe ball In that healthy frame Bluege, Ruel and Peck also batted twice. Ossie got two singles, Ruel doubled the first time up and got on when Dugan erred the second time. Peck drove in three of the eight runs with an in- field retirement and a single. All Bucks who broke into the line- up, except the pitchers, shared in the making of the 18-hit total Mayor Hylan of this big town ar- rived at the stadium in the fourth in- ning and was wildly cheered by the thousands present. He passed up a seat in the grandstand, joining the fans in the bleachers Rice's single in the seventh was an odd one. He knocked the ball past Pennock to Ward, but Pipp, for some unknown reason, had run in with the pitch, as if to field a bunt When Ward came up with the ball there was no one at first to tak throw. A spectacular double-play was reg- istered by the Bucks in the sixth that brought Russell out of a dangerous position. 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The bereaved Yankees could | g0 to sleep last night with the as- surance that Walter Johnson would pitch against them today. Stanley Harris told them o to help them sleep better. When Russell threw Ward's bunt BALTIMORE PULLING FOR GRIFFS TO WIN BALTIMORE, August 29.—Base ball fans here are rooting for Washington to win the American League pennant, ind the score boards here, which featured the first game vesterday be- tween the Nationals and the Yanks, were surrounded by hundreds of fans who cheered the former every time a run was scored or a brilliant play made by the Capital C boy Two of the local papers also sent men to New York, and the game was featured on the first page with eight- column heads, and play-by-play de- scription the same as a world series contest. As showing the feeling here, and although a Baltimore boy at that, not a cheer went up when Babe Ruth knocked a home run in the fourth in- ning, but a great shout was given when Russell, another Baltimore }gfly, relieved Zachary and retired the side. One of the writers took a rap at Washington fans with the followin, “Washington sent about 20 loyal fans to see the series. Baltimore with such a big league club would have sent 10 times that man Weight Suitings & Green Open Saturdays Until 6 P.M. —By RIPLEY. VIOLETTA THE HALF WoMAN BORN WITHOUT ARMS ORLEGS Con Thread a heedle - sew - 6| YEARS OLD WALKED TROM NEW YORK To FRISCO AND REWRNED IN |76 DAYS. 132 giving a belated tumble to the Na- as real rivals to the Yankees for the American League pen- This is apparent from the comments appearing it . several of which are reprinted the New erewith the six there That's kept over Joe Judge's head i Stanley Harris was right catch the wayward toss. sort of teamwork that has Senators up in the rac the the Harrix, Peck and Judz one of their cute double p show the stadium fans done. wlso put ays just to how was In Rice, Gomlin and Judge the Sen-| T ators have a lovely trio of left-hand- | 1} ed batters ready to do cxeccution on | ne the Yankee right-handers Having knocked off Pennock they will be tough lads in the three games yet to be played in the series be Joe Buxh w b Johnson toda casy as wrap a paper bag 1l probably face Joe's job is £ up an Walter just as in by 1t wax probal est ball games t t the Yankees ha lost this season, certainly one of t most thrilling played at the If one is looking for an alibi for Yankees being in second piac morning, he can blame it on the sun. or if he wants to pick out ball player he can blame it on Whitey witt. th stadium. | the this | 5" ol Syrucuse, 3; The Giants had a day off and went to the ball game They wanted the Yanks to win, or, at least, said th did—to make another juicy all-New | York series. < Following Witt's unfortunate expe- rience with the sun, Harris shifted fielders in the ecighth, sending Rice 4 to center and the inexperienced Mec- Neely to right gained a half game on the crew thereby, and are now two games | Rumuell Cubs and the finisher Reading, Minneapolis, Typeaxile —ond move sboul. [TYGERS, THOUGH IDLE, THE YANKS With the the Nat top in t of New nained idle a half second finally through k in scored a double vie- the first Athleties in 6-3. and the inning the 3. and Cleveland double-header, the first. 7 1rd-fought innings cond, § Pittsburgh d rother half teh in the brok the but af organization when the Reds knocked hox and won of the are now five ga rear of the Giants, >t schedcled to play vesterd Brooklyn, in third place, res; Pi roper out Pirates hind the Pirates and seven hack of New York. fi fro; open Rozers of ven times his season Playing on their on ball took two games ardinals. winnin leading batter t four hits in ereby reasi ne average The Phillies per in the xed two games ub, 1-0 and 9-3 & shoved the cellar when th from the INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. ersey City .6 Newark, : Buffalo, < Baltimore. 0. cliest Torunto, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Aumbis. 7: Indianapolis, 3. o. 13:' Touisville, & Kansas City. 4 (10 SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. Atlanta B: Nashville, 3 G: New Orleans at all fountains ¢a gass GRAP game on losing who perched their | gr yesterda third pla the thre Boston, second, e even Indians ter ten the | iropped | older 5-4. mes to were ay. ted and ttsburg games eld the | m the | er Horn majors. | at bat, s bat- Braves | ey an- Boston innings) | have defeated both its ri | question would go to the SPORTS. SPECIAL SERIES TO DECIDE” FLAG THEN WOULD BE DUE League’s Board of Directors Would Have to Arrange f Play-Off If Bucks, Yanks and Tygers Fini hed the Season in a Dead Heat. BY JOHN EW YORK. Augu N B. FOSTER. sibility that the race may end in a dead heat. What would happen in the cvent of a triangular tic is a question that has puzzled more than one fan The first step would be a meeting of the league’s board of directors The directors could. and probably would, order a pecial series to deter- mine the championship. Then the question would rise as to what kind of a series should be played. Suppose the three leading contend ers did finish in a tie. Would New York, for instance, play Washington first _and then play Detroit, while Washington and Detroit also hooked up in @& series? If it were played off that way another tie might re- sult. For New York might win from Washington, Washington might win from Detroit, and Detroit might win from New York. That would give a victory each to New York, Washing- ton and Detroit and the whole proc- ess would have to be started over. In the case of a “sudden death” series, the three contenders would draw for places in the first clash and one would draw a bye. Suppose New York and Washington were brought together in the draw. They would play as many games as the hoard of directors ordered and the team which came out at the little end of the horn would be climinated When Loxer Would Howl. The winner then would play De- troit for the final honors. If the team that won in the first clash also defeated Detroit there question about supremacy, as it would als. But if Detroit won the final scries, the loser in the first series would have some grounds for a howl, to the effect that it could have beaten Detroit had it been given the chance. Should a tie result between clubs at the end of the son, two se the rectors in the same decision would be would be a simple but their asier. It deciding wa much case of BIG LEAGUE AMERIC » N LEAGUE. would be no | board of di- | Probably it would be a “sudden death” affair how many games should be plaved 1 determine the winner. The chances | are that the owners of the competing clubs would have something to say about it. If they wished for a series they might get it, though in the gen- eral interest of the sport it probably would be better to settle it with « single game. 1If a series were under taken it might drag out because of bad weather and seriously interfers with the world series. Title Must Be Decided. There can be no permanent tie de- | clared at the end of the season, be- | cause the order of the league is that a championship must be effected. 1t {it should happen that the teams {scemed to be tied, but the carrying | out of the decimal point would glve one team an advantage, the cham- | pionship would go to that team, ex {actly as an individual ball players average in field or at bat is determin !ed by carrying the decimal further than three places if necessary. | Championships are determined on a | percentage basis instead of the i | fashioned method of victories and de- | feats because so many vexatious situ- | ations arose when an attempt made was to reckon victors by the latter method. For instance, a club would claim that if it had four victories over the third-place team and an- other club also claiming the title had only three, ite four victories over the strong third-place club should be th- deciding factor. regardless of the fact that defeats by other clubs had brought its average down to its co petitors level (Copyrizht 1921.) STATISTICS LEAGUE. 12 uom o “odnusoing| Joneq ni0x moN| depvINd 10 1472 5% 10147053 €756 662 60 1110 57 66 10 958 68 .4 95670 121910 9 —5369 434 6066687069 — — — ... 810— 81411 ...121010— 9 7 YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. WASHINGTON, 11; New York, Boston, 6—S; Philadelphia, 3—7. Cleveland, 7—8; Chicago, 0—; xame, 10 inningw). GAMES TODAY. GAMES TOMORROW. Wash, at N. York. Phila. at Boston. Chioego at Cleve Detroit at St. za AB. SB. RBL Pct. [ 233 H McNeel 2% Goslin . Rice Judge Leibold Ogden Tate Johnxon 1 rris Zachary . Bluege . Peckinpaugh Shirley Mogride Hargrave Zahniser . Marberry HEWITT TIRE 303312 Cl. N.S. 0.S. 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