Evening Star Newspaper, September 24, 1924, Page 28

2 S PORTS. T HE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON,'D C.,” WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1924 SPORTS. Bucks’ Wobbly Pitching Causing Concern: Southpaws Big Factors in Title Games FINE HITTING AND FIELDING CARRYING THE NATS ALONG Mogridge and Marberry Barely Eke Out Win From Chisox to Keep Advantage Over Yankees. Zach Works Final BY stember 24, JOHN -Buck antville, HICAGO the days. and they yet can hear road toward | » persistently refuses to quit the pace American League championship race Obstacles placed in the homestre was wrecked some time ago, have though it has been overcome. Mike aside in fairly easy fashion Monday. <on was flattencd, the Bucks were ba ship Before a 7-to-0 victory aside the wo Mogridge a herry. And Fred slipped badly once just before it rolled into a ditch The White Sox, though ening Airty work at the this afternoon just bef make their turn to have saved Hollis set the Yankees and will hurl him a ing Washinztonian re Thu pennant-mad may make trouble The Nationals were who up- before Ainst the \ the final cen nnot Red nday st horde upon the | the < expected to s at the Ch mow them | ¥ had to| with | the White series shoot his cago rathpaw highwaymen show Wh ifternoon Grifi' Box Corps Wab nnirg huried the e paths Alking 1 by the hits had to every first once we thpaw jam the ped disaster into u b and narrowls throwin the final A smothered under avalanche of | National hits in three and (wo-third innings, Ted Blunkenship pitched the | best brand of ball of the day. Robby was nicked for nine swats during his brief stay on the slab. but one sm: and one a could react 1 fine fettle and the White Sox. the Bu would have been but one stead of two of the the stru he White runs in the Mogridz helples southpaw to rizght pass w Blanken had he wo whes fl E ubou | th inzl with whicl | notei | walked | o to | | fir < Barrett zot t and 1 base blow Barrett could advance but a s sacrificed, then ling the sac | rris and the latter cing « Sheely, to olli thr. but first Hoger's I ended iwo-ply Killing was able to cros the play. but Elsh. who tried follow with another tally. was Leaded off by Judge's whip to Ruel w to Peck the battes ave for an Bar- with a run at Sox Tally Twice in Second. £ up after md out at the start Two Sox tallies were hu two were aut in the Kamm was an easy but Davis singled to 1#1t, Crouse drew a pass and Robertson sacrificed. Bar. rett hit a grounder just beyond Har- ris' reach and Davis and Crouse got in. s single moved Barrett to second. but the latter was caught off the bag, Mogridge to Peck McNeely's sing all the Bucks could get off Robertson in the firs two innings, but they took advanta of some breaks in the third to go ahead of the Sox. McNeely opened the | sxion was frame with a loft over short that ap- | peared a soft chance for Davis, but| the latter fumbled the ball and the | batter pulled up at second base. | That error started something. Har- ris shot a single over Sheely's head, scoring MeNe and Rice bumped the ball into left, putting the manager on second. Goslin pushed a single be- tween Kamm and Davis, tallying Harris, but Rice had to stop at sec- ond. Judge dragged a bunt by Robert- | son and almost made it a hit instead of a sacrifice by some speedy work on the runway. Bluege poled a two- bagger to 1eft that tore Falk off his feat and registered Rice and Goslin. When Falk made a wierd throw to the plate, Ossie reached third base. Peck, though. lined to Davis and Ruel ed to Kamm. PP the fourth the Bucks resumed action against Robertson. Mogridge apped a single to right, and Mc- Neely put one in center. Harris bunted safely and the bases were ioaded. Rice’s fiy to Elsh was deep enough to allow Mogridge lo score, and McNeely to reach third after the catch. Goslin banged to right center for . two bases and McNeely and Harris ran home. At this point, could be registered. the last. | <peed- | Harnis, peed- | | Archdeacon. | third | Kumm lon in Chicago Today. B. KELLER. v Harris’ Bucks continue to ride along . but the way is not so smooth these the rumble of the Yankee truck that made by the Washington car in the tch by the White Sox, whose machine caused the Bucks some trouble, al- Cvengros and Ted Lyons were swept | but y rely esterday, after Charley Robert- ble to crawi over Ted Blanken- Jucks had to cast nd use their spare tire, Fred Mar but the Bucks” machine was righted A CLOSE CALL WASHINGTON. | McNeely, “of 2. 1. AB. R, H. PO. » 4 Aogridge, Aazverry POPP PSS ~eenumcomal CHICAGO. soomoww—5noncod Y comnnErmune £l of Elsh, rf. Hooper, Coilins, Shecly. 1b. Talk, If, Kamm, 3b, Davic. ss. 7 2b. TSR S O T esomonoor~soo~ £ o orororunoo~nen® B orooronmmnn onpNowsonsooOOD 38 13 in ninth i ning ted for Blankenship ir ninth inning ngton 0043 a0 oo BB 000 o le= Two-base Bluege. Goslin. Kamm. S buses—MoNeely Crotise. S.cr fios—Colli Rebertson, Judge. Rice. Marberrs lavs ~Harvis to Judge to Ruel: Peck to Judge. Left on bases—Ws hing- hicego. 12. Bases on bals—Off Rob- off Mogridge. 4: off Blackenship. 1. 18 of Marberrs. Struck out—By Robertsan. Bia ken:h'p. 4. by Mogridge. 1: by rrv. 2. Hits—Of Robertson. 9 in 31, gs: off Blarkenship 1 in 5% innings: of dgs. 8 in 6 ion.ngs: off Marberry. & in “ni s Passed bali—Crouse. Winning 5 pitche:—Robertson ard Mosiarty. Time ind. and the Bucks called it a day Nox Continue Menacing. Wiiite Sox did not continued i a in the sixth ded Davis walked to ankenship Davis raced i inio rally, but at Marberry's .z 3 left handed ilooper to ihe plate instead of Elsh to round. Hooper walked forced out by Collins was franked to regin nly the be al ~ be mm to then whi when attempt- from the bat of vepluced | almo t ru cacon rtwo w hth who out inn ‘hrill in Ninth. also ga rolled to Kamm singled- t atted for Davis and fanned, who had been trouble h pitei rammed to left center to put Kamm at Crouse pilfered second, being ped in the theft when Harris daxhed in for a short throw, fearing would try for home. More- a dangerous batter, batted for ankenship. He slashed hot crounder toward the third sack. but got to it in a flash and made retiring heave to Judge. ] CAUGHT ON THE FLY terday made the the season’s serie Sox read: Won, 16 Mar- right hen soms victory ye record fo the White Kames a now rally in a row with hits He got hix bingle g the in the third inning In the White Nox third inning Gos- lin and Rice made clever catches. fnose had to run far to his right ot Collins’ loft, while Rice dash- «d Yo his left and speared Sheel liner. Hirrix had a busy day at his posi- tion. The second sacker had 11 chances and took care of all but the last. Then he over-ran Archdeacon's grounder and put the fleet White Sox first White Sox hits rattied about the field in all but one inning. Mogzgridge topped the batting in the fourth, but ie Zave a buse on balls to start the frame Kamm played a great game for the Sox at the hot corner. He had seven chanc everal of them quite diffi- cult, and handed all cleanly. He ocked a double and a brace of sin- gles and drove in two runs. Falk hit the turf when he tried to get to Buege's double in the third. Then he made a wild throw vanced the batter a base. Fans in the stands groaned when Crouse singled and stole in the ninth, putting potential White Sox tieing and winning tallies on third and sec- ond bases, respectively. But they cheered when Bluege threw out Moreheart to end the game Immediately after today's game, the Bucks will entrain for Boston, where | they will end the season. They are | due to arrive in the Hub tomorrow | evening about 7 o'clock |POTOMACS, DEFEATED, LOOKING FOR REVENGE Washington Potomacs of the East- orn Colored League dropped an 5-to match to the Baltimore Black Sox vesterday, but they planned to avenge themselves today at 3:30 o'clock in Griffith Stadium, in a second tilt with the Oriole team. Brown of the local club got a triple and two singles yesterday. : v ococosconal ~momomonossase! 0000 03 that ad- | VIL—HEROLD D. RUEL. NE of the best ball players O ever turned out by the city of St. Louis Herold D. | Ruel, game little catcher of the Na- | tionals. And the Mound City has | turned out a number of clever dia- { mond athletes, too. Whatever success he has achieved the national pastime Ruel tributes to the earnest tutoring o John B. Sheridan, dean of St. Loui Sports writers and for years an or | ganizer of civic enterprises having [ to do with the athletic developmen the boyhood of the Missouri metropo Muddy, | school da ebruary was able is |in at < he has been known fron was born St. Louix 0, 1897, and as soon as h to get around with th youngsters, began playing base bal He got his early diamond educatio on the sand lots of his native and with his grammar school nine but his first important job was catehe for the Selden High School team. H never had attempted to play in an: other position than behind the but with his high school outfit he ame one of the best young receivers of the city Sheriden “Adopted” Him. While high school. Muddy also played with the Wabadas nine, a strong amateur organization, and it | was while with it he came under the influence of Sheridan. The veteran sportsman who managed and coach- ed the team. soon perceived in Ruel the embodiment of a first rate catche and lost no time in teaching him the rudiments of the position. Muddy was with fhe Wabadas but a short | time when he realized he had much | to tearn about his job and became one of Sheridan’s most attentive pupils When the elder Ruel decided night be a good thing for his son to *¥ h's fortune in professional base sall. Sheridan did not hesitate to sug- to the ma in | Browns takern ng of ompleted his h The Browns c wospeet idered him a but decided he hipped him to Memphis ¢ ociation. Muddy Chicks until late went to New York with the Yankees ntered Camp Bragg. He t the ater the rers’ mp Bragg. but war service ended rned to the Yanks. In 1921 he joined the Red | Sox and came from them to the Na- | tionals in 192 Muddy. who {men in b re i in 1917, when he to finish the season Yankees in June. 1918 training school his world | | \ | | | | o it w r s one of the smallest ball has worked so hard | this son that he has worn himself lown to about 130 pounds. He zenerally rezarded as the best catcher he American League one of the fev nks of the N achelor of Jaw zton University is a member € of Missouri Iy very reserved | fable fellow will do much | you except tell his middle nume |7 1 never use it,” he declar D e men He from Louis bar of the Althousa seeming- he is quite an tionals 1olds dezree Wash and of tie at- Tust | tet it &0 as GIA it | % 4% “ JOHN B. SHERIDAN, THE DEAN OF ST.LouIS SPORTS WRITERS, Tu- TORED LITAE HEROLD IN THE ART OF BACK- STOPPING . Browns | RUEL. BECAME A HARD STUDENT OF THE GAME THATS 1T PEE-WEE. / DONT LET THE WiLD ‘ONES GET BY. REAH FOR. 'EM . W= GEE, IVE GAINED TWO OUNCES RUEL, ALTHOUGH OF SLIGHT STATURE, SELDOM MISSES A GAME AND 15 RATED AS ONE OF THE CLASSIEST BACKSTOPS IN THE BUSINESS. TS BATTLING GAMELY WITH A PATCHED-UP TEAN 24—A W YORK. September 1 the forcefuliy est Giant or forever res for the cer s B the apparently ate. Terry ufi today o at MeGraw decrepit Gi- at first. L inell in cen- and Kelly Wilson and the 1 an ant at the strom at thir ter, were raw A stranger. 4 first-vear muan, v left Gowdy, a behind bat. The rged boldly. In the second inning Lindstrom | cruckea a single ana | $75.000 beauty. hit w to be a $100.000 home top tier of the stands. | enth, after Terry and | passed, Wilson singled and Gowdy. the old soldier. cicancd up with a dou in the eighth Kelly checked Pir rally with two fine plays. MeQuillap pitehed ndidly, while Meadows faltered twi As a result of the Giunts, who played like throughout, lead the Iira and one-half games. Anc today will all but ch out the ruce. MeKechnie's team can still cinch the pennant. however, ¢ winning a1l of its games rooklyn was virtually eliminaied sierday by the Cubs, who qualified s best man for the by trim- ming Dazzy Vance, . in 10 in- nings, although th ured only four hits and Vance ned 11 bat- ters. Three of the Chicazo blows were homers, two by Grantham. one oming with two men on. Three two-base hits by Wheat were not cnough. The Robins are a full game behind the Giants, with only three ieft to play. Washington maintained its two- game lead over the Yankees in the American, as both clubs won. The Nationals were pressed to the limit to bead the White Sox, 7 to 6 The Yankees scored another easy victory over Cleveland, 8 to 2, but must win all of their five remaining games while Washington loses three of its five to win the bunting. The Griffs can cinch the flag by taking four or tie by winning three nd at may pro run into the In the Young were vietory ch the pions two her vietory the Pirates BUCKS WIELDING BATS | EFFECTIVELY IN WEST “Good pitching and a tight de- fense, they haven't got the e way the Nationals were sizdl up when they started for their final awing of the wem- son through the West that was to make or break them as penmant winmers. But the records of their tour in the wunset division to date proves dope was wrong, for while the tight defenwe generally has been in evidence the work of the pltch- ers has been giving local fanx at- tack of the merves while the aturdy attack whown by the Ha | rixmen hax been the bixgest factor in keeping them at the top of the | heap. In only two of the 11 games played to date on their current swing through the West have the Bucks failed_ to_register double Sxarex for hifs. They have whack- cd opposing pitchers for a total of 135 mafeties, an average of mere than 12 per contest amnd have scored 76 runs, only a fraction un- der 7 tallies & game. betrothal of emony led by O'Connell, a! the Polo Grounds today Miss Na peace. Meanwhile Pittsburgh ional League to hold hi Robins must ap- rom a strategic drawbridge Emil Yde Detro deteuting Hoston Athletics sharpened up the < with the Yankees ng Browns, 11 to 9 [+ retained fourth place in the ational by defeating Boston, 4 to 1, and the Cardinals won a 10-inning game from the Phillies, & to 7 to enter the won its t game and the sir bats for ¥ beat- innati —— JUNIOR NINES TO FACE. < B | Athletic Father | into the | LAWYER HEROLD IS5 ONE OF COLLEGE MEN IN THE RANKS OF THE NATIONALS . 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EFT-HANDED pitchers have been For a stretch of years they | i especially the National League cnd 15 of 17 games were started by National Leag Uncle Robby of the Dodgers started Ri Smith once.” Tn 1917 fcGraw called or twice, and in 1918 Jim Vaughn and Geor for the Cubs In recent vears A most effective a, most critical moment Hu e a 1ot factors in fo In 1916, MUDDYS FIRST 1MPOR- i TANT JOB WAS CATCHING FOR THE SELDEN HIGH SCHOOL, Nehi. the the Yan the series of twirling ace in his first w coming series also should sce of left-handed pitching, « if the Giants, Yankees or Na- | so tionals are the contenders. Robin- | cizht son of the Dodgzers has been most | five partial to left-handed pitching in his | succe former series. but this only left-hander of experience is the undependable Ruether. 1f Brookiyn wins out, Robby's pitching hopes will rest on Kis three veteran right-hand ers Grimes and Doak been last Id Hey coorie !!! WHATS NOUR MisDi EAR PARALYZER - SIR | NEVER, Vance. 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