Evening Star Newspaper, April 29, 1925, Page 26

26 SPORTS, THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1925. SIPORTS: Johnson Seems Set for Another Big Season : Critics Being Converted by Griffs | SHOWS ALL HIS OLD FORM IN TURNING BACK RED SOX Barney’s Work in Limiting Fohl’s Men to Four Hits a Notable Achievement Under Wintry Conditions Prevailing at Boston. BY JOHN B. KELLER. BOSTON, April 29.—Cold weather prevented the Nationals and Red Sox from meeting today in the third and final clash of the three-game series. The contest was called off shortly before noon. er Perry Johnson, now embarked upan his teenth season NATS GET JOE HARRIS FROM BOSTON FOR CARLYLE, ZAHNISER AND CASH GRIFFS HERE TOMORROW TO FLY THEIR PENNANT Tomorrow, on their return from Bostop, where they were sched- uled to play the final of a series Bn\yu\ il 20—W 5 a pitcher with the Nationals, promises to be this year as he was last, when he led all other | percentages and the matter of | as efiective lers both in w tion to few scores. here yesterday onstrated cc derable dimunit cun _cague g the oppo in which the Nationals\beat 7he Red So. lusively that he need not fear f, 1 of the strength of 1 1g that has made his deliverics so puzzling to oppos- 1 trifle slow in rounding into proper pitching condition this ; Kansan has been toiling faithfully to ready himself for a campaign, and right now he appears to be at the peak of EASY FOR JOHNSON 1 ASHINGTON. AB. R. 1 1 had to work vesterday under ~onditions fer a pitcher so ball ages Fenway bt by a cold east winc ectators e gam: overcoats and even on on the field formed as mer sun anc 1 he felt no ill sonable weather added, “I the time T Shiries. uege. Pacidnp: | Adurus, | o | ib. b, ugh, ss. .- e S was | oomisssusar . v sls00s ball every 11 mou His cu brealkin, ast zipping 3 inaid Totals. | _mosTo | Flagsten, | Wamby, | Boone, \ 1de dsman la. es were ball style order re held to n clustered d another | had been retired o, and fou 229333939~~% | soounensana e “has since ti been e season vl ocdoosnonnnll ] nrownnrusnel im s 8 | Washington. | Boston-— £ reached by the Ath 8 nings and the season starter gton last week he stopped with seven erifices—Haj plays—Lross to L=ft ‘on bases—\Washington, B Bases on balls—Of Ferguson, off " Johasor s 3 in i fn as Fine Record to Date. o vea Johnson 37 31" mina led nd the othe: 1en wit arned b; this sea allin of game—1 hour and opponents per So s earned off his deliveries per game. He has pitch s in which the opposition of the lljes 2 fielding error: ses on balls onals were not through for the inning, though, and Fuhr, who | followed Ferguson, quickly found that Roger Peckinpaugh greeted the newcomer with a single that moved s not been pitching strike. Bluege to third base, and Oswald got ) €ar he has whiffed only home after Vache bagged Ruel's long | he has been pitching | fiY: : | iifficult to hit he next inning N on the warpath again who replaced Leibold after the Red Sox sent a the slab, began the round w dou. ble to right field. Harris sacrificed and Rice singled McNeely home. lin, by some smai spriting, made good op- ot until after i sewed up the game. itles, the world paw to for Alex G Snccen got all their ese two men in of frames, then had r own trying to solve Cur. g at first appeared to be long e for a single only. Rice stopped at third on the hit. Out went Fuhr and in came Fuller- ton and almost immediately there fol- |lowed the mo: spectacular play of the game. The new pitcher was very de- | liberate in his windup and after Rice ing bee staged at | had bwatched a lot of motion wasted | all of the D ationals | in two throws he set il for the ipate The right- | plate, while Curtis was preparing to 1 who was ke'the third one. At the same time side of the Wa: 5 rned the hill In the m the outset and when Val Pic old Fullentorn’s heave, | lowed Rice home. Fullerton Quickly Steadies. The dual theft so flurried Fu that after he had disposed of § he passed Bluege, who prompt fered second base, from where h counted with the Nationals’ final run as Peck singled, but Fullerton quickly steadied and from then on was un- usually stingy The Red Sox were completely baffled by Johnson until after Fullerton was retired jn the sixth, then three hits in 4 row, two of them doubles by Ira Flagstead and Ike Boone, netted two | funs. All else the Red Sox got was Todv's triple with two gone in the | ninth. to > Goose fol. before calling it a al Is Started. t up for the world drew a free ticket to the , and Bucky Harris beat First Baseman Todt. apped a two-bagger »old, but Harris r corner. Goose ving for a strike- erguson the only erton pulled up Goslin too out, thereb: v, however, tallying Harris and Then Ossie Bluege, with a sin. center, sent Mule home and n to the showe: double to left, ¥ on the slab today, the Nationa that would accomplish something no | town in years—sweep a series. | reared that goal on a number of oc- This time Harris believes his club has a fine chance to turn the trick, for Zach is in fine fettle and the team appears to be in a hitting mood. Just who the Red Sox will send to)the lead, Harris sent Adams to short iring line is problematic. Fohl|stop in place of Peck. Spencer had | ter y ame that|but one chance, a pop to short left, intended Fullerton | from Wamby, and he took care of | but the r v his|that nicely. are treated forced him % m-;‘; r-‘l:‘s’:ri‘g[‘(u‘x:". There am Rice enjoyed a big day.” In| & tried youngsters with|five times up he made three hit: A b Ana it max be that one | one a double; scored twice, once stea of them will be trotted for the|Ing home, and drove in two other nal clash o fthe series {runs. In the field he made four good — | catches. T e on N | Nemo Leibold and Spencer Adams o -of were the only Nationals who fafled | ¢ take care of first a | e N e ‘:h‘,'.’emre, | to break into the hit column. Nemo for b N O e expected| Went to the plate only once and ey, e e N each. | walked. Spencer had no batting turn. SAAAAAAAANANA, “SAFE” You, too, can be safe if you turn your tire troubles over to us. We will inspect them regu- larly and make the neces- sary repairs. 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DAY, WEEK,MONTH 3 o s naaAAAs A P other hurlers 10 employ sev out Joe Judge's cold ment favora hase J noon. to be on the i Goose Goslin made a startling catch h's liner in the third innin: Leon had to climb the left field for a one-| : sphere. n Prothro, | ington a | tead | National batsmen kept third-based for \} last season, an The far-corner guuid n had | chances and all of | hem, while F d made six put- its in center After six with _the A deal caleulated t: the strength of the club_was made day Harris, slugging outflelder tly to ashing nd for Outflelder Roy Carlyle, Paul Zahniser and a sum amount_not specified Negotiations were '« this morning by long-dist phone by President Clark the Nationals on this end, with Presi dent Bob_Quinn, in Boston, where Manager Stanley Harris of the champions also was in ¢ The swap takes effect imme _AS TO DEMPSEY GO ¥ YORK, April 29.—Jack De had closed the book ¢ champ ew York hen he arrived in the tropolis with his w the fi ner Es. telle Tavlor, to smplete the closing enes of a moving picture After having been informed by Tex Rickard that it would be impossible n him for a title fight until after the Gibbons-Tunney Weinert bouts here in June, Demy yesterday made no progress in Deace overtures to the New York State Athletic Commission, which some time ago placed, him on the ineligible list for failure satisfactorily to answer the challegne of the negro, Harry Wills Dempsey declined to answer all ences i reopened IF 50, you are—or should be—a Webster smoker. That certain something which associates a man with the best, just naturally associates himwithaWebster. 1 ball | by which Joe|men when they entrain this evening first [ for Washington, where they open a | baseman of the Boston Red Sox, was | series acquired by the Nationals in exchange ' Zahniser, who was suspended follo Pitcher | ing his failure to accept terms at the of cash, | Tampa consummated | where he | | and Wills- Carlyle is to be Joe Harris is to a left in Boston and ompany the Griff- with the Athletics tomorro training camp early this Spring, has been notified at Memphi: s employed in an auto fac- to join the Boston club. In Joe Harris, the Nationals obtain a veteran player who seems admirabl qualified to supply the bit of right- nd batting punch the team general- is acknowledged to need. Although in speed afot, Moon, as he | %NO PROGRESS MADE |RECORD OF JOE HARRIS | AUTO RACES TO BE IN BATTING SINCE 1917 Here are the batting figures credited to Joe Harris, newest ad- dition to_ the world champions, | since he broke into the majors in 19 with Cleveland. Harris suf- fered an injury in 1919 and was out of base ball during the seasons of | 920 and 1921. ; rily retired. unturily retired. Boston 1923 Boston 1921 Boston 191 the commission, referring manager, Jack Kearns He was informed by the board t no official obstacles stood in the way of a Wills match in spite of the ad- vice of Rickard. questions of them to his It's Natuve’s finest —Try a Webster today— Yow’ll appreciate the difference / ST. REGIS ~ 3 for 50¢ Other sizes Distributor WM. H. WARNER D. C WASHINGTON | being .320, his figures, up to and in-| | cluding Iast season, show with the Red Sox this after the Nationals will present a_col- orful spectacle at Clark Griffith Stadium, when they will raise the first pennant ever won by a Wash- ington club. President Coolidge is expected to be among those present to witness the hoisting of the bai whicli will be done by the pla: ers themselves, placed in the order of their length of service with the team. 5 This cereniony will be prelimi- nary fo the initlal clash of the season here with the Philadelphia Athletics, who have been giving the Nationals a stiff battle for the league leadership and who today were just half a game back of th top rung occupied by the Griff BUCKS NOW BEING PICKED FAR AND WIDE TO REPEAT Penchant for Pulling Games Out of Fire Is Convine- ing Skeptics Who Are Hustling to Get Aboard the Washington Band Wagon. EW YORK, A to win last season” N ay-die spirit- To date, Washis f third— int} concer 1in the ' must be Baskialiy e in the to the last wi the ninth ir has 1 Critics get on th | to repe pire’ ade-them admir who couldn’t “see” 1 band wagon % | se Detroit Boston Phila._at Washingto New York at Boston Detroft at Cleseland St. Louls at Chiea (10 innings) GAMES TODAY Boston at Brookly Pitia Vi Chicago al Cinelnn YESTE Philadelphis. Cincin, REDS TO HAVE STADIUM THAT WILL SEAT 50,000 . April 29.—The Cin- 1 League team Is to ing field and ting 50,600 fans, cost of $1,500,000 is seekir proposed stadium. The use field will not be restricted to to be of the base ball | ““This stadi home of the base b was nicknamed when he broke in with | "j'r sed for soccer, the Cleveland Indians in Tiag [ TE1ex “clegn: Spor(s; been a consistently hard st major league lifetime batting average | e RUTH WILL GET OUT INSIDE OF TEN DAYS 1m will not only be the 1 m, but will boxing and any President Her- g he had | times in 568 games and scored runs, from 620 hits, | which included 132 doubles, 34 triples and 23 home runs, an aggregate in total bases of 889. He is credited with having stolen 28 bases. Harris is 33 years old, having been SW born at Coulter, Pa., May 20, 1892. He | reports is 5 feet 9 inches in height, bats and | contined throws righthanded and weighs about | weeks 180 _pounds. | manager of the New York Yankees | declared he had been informed by | Ruth’s physictan that the home-run | champion showed sufficfent improve- ment to insure his departing from | the institution in 10 days at the HELD AT ROCKVILLE - | Rarrow announced that the ST | ban on visits to Ruth's room at the | hospital by newspapermen would be SVILLE, Md., April Auto- | lifted Saturday mobile s sancti by the Na-| He declared that the slugger is no tional Motor Racing Association will | longer constantly on his back in bed, be staged at the fair grounds Satur-|but is now permitted to have rides day afternoon starting at 2:30 o k.| wheel chair daily. Events include one-mile time tria R for track record, a 3-mile match race| oo T T LTS TR betwen the cars muking the| e P eT ihe (hree TS making thel tur and champion hitter of the Na . - L League, who was hit on the and and District of Columbia | : champlonship race, n §-mile event in|head by a pitched ball Thursday, re 3 Bl turned to the game yesterday against class 10-mile race for class N : : e entries, a I5-mile open handicap and | the Pirates and poled two hits mile non-winner race. PIMLICO SPRI} NG | N Admission, Ineluding 65 | First Race, l soscia) vhalet BV E 5 tion 11:40 AM. Speci train, B. & O. (re- | g {JesTog . Koualaision, Baiin ania R. been to bat 1, YORK, April —Denying that Babe Ruth would be to the hospital six more Edward G. 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