Evening Star Newspaper, May 3, 1926, Page 28

'SPORTS, THE EVEN NG_STAR, WASHINGTON, ' D. C, MONDAY, MAY 3, 1926.¢ anager Harris Refutes Rumors of Dissension Among Members of Nationals INTENSIVE DRILLS PLANNED FOR GRIFFMEN BY HARRIS Morning Practice Ordered for Backward Players When Team Returns for Long Home Stand. Bucky Has Kind Words for Buddy Myer. POOR PLAYING, NOT STRIFE, CAUSE OF SLUMP, HE SAYS lli.uck_\ Asserts Spirit of Athletes Never Was Better, And Peck Helps Prove It by Starring in His 1926 Debut as Macks Are Beaten, 4-3. BY DENMAN THOMPSON, Sports Editor. UMORS of dissension in the ranks of the Nationals, r1 losing streak, which was ended when the Champions 4-3 setback on the Athletics here yesterda anley Harris in emphatic words before the Grifimen pulled ¢ for a short sojourn in Boston and New York. in Gotham while the Nat and which filtered through to the Capital in advance of ect that there was a notable lack of harmony pre- | in the camp of the titleholders, and that switches in the line-up, | three inflic orts bru trio of rever tire club, w ed about re to the ¢ ng ade and contemplated, were due to that fact. X n 4 l’cckinpaugel was enacting the prima donna role in place of Buddy Roger p 15 for toil in quite troubled over the tommyrot, pure and Buckey's somewhat when questioned re- rumors of strife, which already had heard. say for me that the 1is ball club never has been 1 took charge, year be- that there hasn't even picion of insubordination from any source. It has been my @wervation that reports of this kind always become current when a team slump. Th same yarn was peddled in regard to the ics about a week ago. st Playing Poor Ball.” fellows have been try- st of their ability been playing poo Fvery club strikes ind the best known nment of forces, off form in the bat until the But whe! r a shake-up is effected it seems t as a self-starter for the rumor hits 2 bei athl “All of « me to th simply h: 3 In fact, we look so bad out there ainst the A's, did we? This season ss than three weeks old. months to run yvet and I b scen anythin 1l Il be in the thick of the ing soon. gerap all the way 1 1926 Debut. 3,000 pay- Peck Stars None of the throng of who vesterda saw the run_ their 1 tring of s over the Athletics to si three defeats, will be lik cribe to the theory that Peck- fnpaugh has been aping the gr: gpera stars in delaying his appear- e to shortfield. He v orded afwarm reception in making his bow fof the season at the post for which he wvs has been regarded ¢ular, and responded by et a single, double and triple in ad- Jition to demoustrating his typic stpadiness on defense. ySlore evidence that Bryan Harriss ig'mot what he used to be as chiel Myxman of the National was fur- mished when he was compelled to re- time midway of the contest with five Nts and three runs charged against Wpm. Walter Johnson, in compiling Wk fourth triumph of the campalgn, 1 showed evidence of a bit too ach rest between efforts and weak- eged after hurling seven rounds of Sutout ball, but OI' Reliable Fred Murberry was right on the job for the rescue act and did his stunt in the most approved manner. # Roger Drives in First Run. #Stan Harris' screaming double over Lmnar's head with one gone in the opener was wasted, as Riee. bounded tw Bishop, who also took care of Gos- lin's liner, but a sharp attack on Slim Hurriss enabled the Griffmen to break the ice with a pair of tallies in the seeond. Judge started off with a beiinder between Bishop and Hauser, pd moved up on Bluege's neat Micide. Peck responded to the glad hind with a line single to left that spgred Judge, and continued to the mf@way on Lamar's futile heave to the plate. Harriss failed to make Ruel or Johnson offer at bad balls, A the bases were loaded. McNeely thgn went a drive to Simmons so far ait in the left center that Peck ajnbled home with ease after the oftch. At this point Bishop called a hislt on the festivities with a sensa- tional play on Stan Harris’ bid for a *fl!()‘ to ht. Set down in_order for two rounds, dhe Nationals broke out again in the fifth when they rang the bell once wgre, and, incidentally, sounded re- t for Har Johnson had been Jleposed of when McNeely beat out a rdp to Bis nd galloped to, third ni Stan Harris’ well;placed single to right. Rice’s drive ‘to Simmons in dgep center cashed Barl, and enabled Hucky to reach the midway, where he Was left when Goslin lofted. Baumgartner Nicked in Seventh. triple to the extreme |y field with two gone in ixth was wasted when Baum- gartner, who F on the hill for the A's, grabbed the hot shot t Ruel ricocheted off Thkes' glove, and ferried it to first afead of Muddy, but Baumgartner wias forced to yield a tally in the seyenth, his second and last round on s hill. With a pair dead, Stan Har- rig walked, and swiped second, where- upon Rice blasted a safety to center that was stretched to two bases by zopd ankle work, Bucky counting on e swat. oslin also walked, but was 1¢ft with Sam when Judge rolled e#tsily to Bishop. The A's threatened twice before they made good, but when they did vir chased Johnson to the showers, ahd caused the big crowd some heart uemmors, ®ollowi clean hits by Coclirane and Hauser in the fourth, Johnson :‘wm. d Simmons to escape unscath- , and the Macks' “clean-up” slugger ¥as limited to a pop-up in the sixth, when the corners were crowded as a result " of singles by Pinch Hitter b‘e‘fnch and Lamar and a pass to Hau- <er. #. Macks Threaten in Eighth. ’;ul thera was a different tale to be rgcounted in the eighth. Batting for W_mu;::uw ner, Wambsganss took a wlird strike, but Pool, appearing for Bishop, singled to right, advanced on a pass to Cochrane and tallied when Lamar got a ground-rule double to the afgle beyond the right-field boxes. Hguser's infield death let Cochrane in and Simmons lined a single to center hat tallied Lamar. Johnson had qnough then and he knew it, so Mar- Herry stalked in from the bullpen. \§lien Fred was found for a synthetic <ingle by Dykes, the first man to fabe him, whose bounder drew a high throw ir@m Peck, the mob became appre- sive. for the tving and winning = MOTORISTS ‘ DAY & NIGHT SERVICE \ . 2211 '§ Anytizse~Anywhere—Anything ‘Mt. Pleas. Battery & Accessory Co. | no to alter my conviction | d succeeded Harriss |~ The Star. during theiz were spiked were absorbing a It was whispered, for in- fyer, and that as a result ituation. runs were on. but the situation was cased when Miller proved impotent, and the A's never threatened in the final frame, despite the use of two members of the wrecking crev That ended the run-making, but not the excitement, for there was action aplenty crowded into the home half | of the elghth, before the Griffs knew that additional tallies would be un- necessary. Bluege opened _against Walberg, the third of the Mackian moundsmen, with a clean shot to left. Oss dled stealing while Peck was wait- ing for a good one, so when Rajah found it and rapped a double to left center it was non-productive. Peck continued on to third when Galloway received Simmons’ return and flipped wildly in an effort to trap the short- stop off second. With the “squeeze” sign flashed, Ruel fouled and on the next attempt missed the ball entirely, with the result that Cochrane flagged Peck attempting to score. Had Peck waited he would have counted, for Ruel followed with a safety off Dykes' glove back of third, but it really made difference even when Marberry whiffed on three pitched balls, for the game was “in.” S, HOMER HONORS DIVIDED. CHICAGO, May 3 (®.—Five play- ers, three in the National and two in the American -League, are slug- ging away at even honors in the home-run race with four circuit drives each. They ar Americar Ruth, New York, Brooklyn, 4; Williams, Louis, 4. National: Fournier, Williams, Philadelphia, 4; Bottomley, St. Louis, 4. 4; St INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. R H. -0y E Baltimore o Syracuse : = i Henderson, Vinchnt and Cobb: Crabowski and Morrow. First game— * Jersey City...... s 2 5 o8 Rochester . .11 ! Siam 3 Williams and Daly: Thormahlen and Devine. Second game— Jersey City..... Rochester Seven innings. Smith and Freitag: Horn, Fort and Head. Reading - Bittalo B Ellis. Brame. Chambers and Lyon: Lucy, Auer and Pond. Boyd. PSS SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. Chattanooga . Mobile ... Horan and Hinkl and Ritchie. Memphis Nashville Morton, Lisenbee and Kohibecker: Morris, Allen and’ Kenna. Little Rock-New Orleans. rain ‘Atlanta-Birmingham. not scheduled. EASTERN LEAGUE. idence. Waterbury. 3 WELCOME BACK, PECK! PHILAD A, Blshov. e ° oroucuounecEmeooLP S cscsocescemmcnool cemcocommmumanoeR B e T cocccmgoocccsece Peckinpuugi, ss. Myer, 8. : Rael, Someummeni ng. "elghth nniig. ¥Batted for Bishop h inning. Batted for Walberg in Batted for Galloway nth inning. o hia... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0—3 agton. .. 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 x—1 Two-base hits—S. Harrls, Rise, Lamar, Peckinpaugh. Three-buse hit—Peekinpaugh. Stolen bases—S. Harris, Saerifices—Bluexe, MeNeely, Kice. Double’ plays==Peckinpaugh to S, Harriss_to Judge. Left on bases— Philadelnhia. Washington, 8. off " Hnrrisn, out—By Johinson, 3; Baumgurtner, 2. OF Warris. 5 in G by Walberg, innings; off ' J Baumgartner, 1in 134 Winning Harriss. Gowan, nings Marberry, Walberg, 3 in I inning. i " Loding pitcher— mpires—easrs. DI Time of game—? h YANKS RELEAVSE CI;LLOP. ST. PAUL, Minn, May 3 ). Nick Cullop, utility outfielder with the New York Yankees, was released to St. Paul of the American Association in part payment for Pitcher Herb McQuaid. THREE LOOPS OPEN CAMPAIGNS TODAY Three sandlot base ball leagues open today at 5 o'clock on the Ellipse. Commerce and Post Office play the Department loop inaugural on the North diamond. On the east fleld the Government Printing Office and In- terstate nines start the ball rolling in the Government circuit and on the South ‘diamond War and Navy teams play in the Potomacy Park League. The Commercial loop also stages its opening today. The Fashion Shop nine, recruited mainly from Shamrock and Knickerbocker clubs, tackles the Unijon Printers in the initial contest on Diamond No. 4, Monument Grounds. - Pullman and Railroad Y. M. C. A. pry the lid off in the Washington Terminal series at Union Station. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. St. Paul 0 | Toledo Kolp and Hoffman: _Lsons, Woolfolk. Chambers, Herman and Heving. Minneapolis 12 3 Columbus 10 1 Hubbell. Green, Moon. Middleton Krueger: Harris, Strueland and Bird. 4 7 and Milwaukeo & 11 1 Loulsville 2. 40, % Eddleman and Young: Wilkinson. Daw- son and Devormer. Kaneas City 8 11 0 Indianapolis 19 4 Zinn and Snyder: Niles, Morrison. Thomp- son and Florence. A PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. Portland, 3; San Francisco. 0 (morning i 4Poriland, 11: 8an Francisco. 3 (afternoon same) . Oalland. 2 Dedin Atiecent eenth) . ©*Miseion. 10: Oakland. 4 (atternoon game). (morning venth). Hollywood 1 (afternoon F208 Angles. 13: Seattle. 5 (first game)” Los Angeles, 3: Seattle, 0 (second game called in tn). (morning game: Sacramento, 2 e WESTERN LEAGUE. St. Joseph. 5: Lincoln. 1 Wichita, 6: Des Moines ‘2 Springfleld. 3: " Bridgeport. 0. New Haven. : Albany. Hartford, 18: Pittsfield. BIG LEAGUE AMERICAN LEAGUE. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. STANDING OF THE CLUBS. Denver, 6 Oklahoma Cits. & Omaha, 8: Tulsa. 3. STATISTICS NATIONAL LEAGUE. VESTERDAY'S RESULTS. Brookl; : Boston, 1. Philadelphli, 73 New Vork, 4 Cineinnatl, Pittaburgh, Chicago, 6; St. Louls, 5. STANDING OF THE CLUB! | Cleveland Washington 5| Philadelphia St. Louis | Percentage | Boston Cincinnatl Philadelphia ; |St. Louts Pittsburgh s Boston |Percentage 22 -3 o |aalatle| Lost =5 GAME GOES By the Assoclated Press PITCHERS, with one exception, 30 safe blows, 7 of them doubles. Grover Cleveland Alexander was among the sufferers, but he managed to down the St. Louis Cardinals, 6 to 5, when Jim Bottomley erred on his bunt in the ninth. Healthy hitting by Leo Hartnett and Hack Wilson, the latter clubbing a home run, accounted for the Cubs' victory in the late in nings. Pete Donchue of Cincinnati had trou- ble, but eked out a victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates, 4 to 3, when Wall registered his fourth hit of the day in the ninth and scored Critz. New York's Giants, supposed to be candidates for high honors in the Na- tional, went down before Philadel- phia’s swatsmen, 7 to 4, using six pitchers in the fallures. Bentley and Leach led the Philadelphians’ attack. Brooklyn's<9-to-1 conquest of the' BEST PITCHED BIG LEAGUE TO J. BARNES found their offerings well received as the fourth week of the major league base ball season opened. The exception was the veteran curver, Jess Barnes of Brooklyn, who granted the Boston Braves seven hits which developed a lone run. Chicago and Cleveland staged the merriest of the slugging bees, producing Boston Braves was gained by consist- ent hitting, with Gus Felix leading the offensive against his former mates. A triple and double from his bat account- ed for four runs. Ken Willlams gained his fourth home run of the season in his team's victory over the Detroit Tygers, 9 to 6. Bennett also hit for the circuit for St. Louis and Ty Cobb shot one over the fence. Twenty-eight bingles were recorded in this competition, with the Browns having 15 of them. The Chicago White Sox listed their fourth straight victory over Cleveland, 8 to 3, collecting 18 safeties, three each coming frbm Mostil, Sheely, Falk and Scott. The Indians found Blankenship gen- erous, but were unable to match the lead gained by Chicago in the first two innings, when six runners dashed across the plate. L season’s championship series, turned 12-to-5 score in their first start of the 300d” Taylor put the Georgetown- ers in the lead with a ecircuit clout that accounted for two runs in the opening frame, and from then on the clash was all in the Knicks favor. “Squirrel” Charles clouted homers in the third and fifth, the two smashes accounting for a_total of five runs. Holbrook of the Printers also hit for four bases. The Shamrock nine outclassed the Virginia Grays at Wilson Park by a score of 21 to 2, in a game that went only five innings. Kuhnert was listed | as the winning pitcher, although Mc and Kave also had a hand in the Shamrock twirling. - Arlington got even with Mount Rainiers for the 6-tod beating ad- ministered last week, by trimming the District Line aggregation by a score 16 to 1. Bmil Pfeil, Arlington hurler, was hit for only three safeties walked three men and fanned seven Eight of the winners' runs were| shoved across in the eighth frame. St. Joseph’s base ballers pounded the offering of Bennie Sauber for total of nine runs during the first four innings of their game with the Rialtos, and earned the decision, 9 to 6. Huhn and Freschi shared mound duty for the winners. Cherrydale bowed to the Northerns in the initial game of its schedule 4 to 2, while Addison handed an 8- to:3 setback to the Waverlys in an- other game in_Arlington County. Bethesda and Glen Echo, entrants in the ontgomery County League serles, played independent team terday with varying results. Bethesda. with- Downs in the box, trimmed Woodridge, 12 to 7, while Glen Fcho was nosed out by the Chevy Chase Bearcats, 6 to 4. Mack Roberts, pitching ace of the Maryland Athletic Club nine, hurled his team to a 6-t6-5 win qver Marlboro in_its first game of the season. Lafayettes showed the way to Bradbury Heights by a score of 7 to 5. Heavy slugging marked the tilt between City Post Office and Seabrook. The_decision went to Seabrook, to 15. The Mokawks won their opentder from the National Circles, 18 to 3. Mount Rainier Seniors took both ends of their double-header, winning from Palais Royal. 4, to 1, and trim- ming the Wesley Athletic Club 10 to 5. The Eastport &emi-pro nine opened its season at Annapolis with a 7-to-5 win over the Warwicks of Washing- ton. Michigan _diamonders took the measure of the Ballson Bagles, 8 taj. Moose Juniors blanked Oxon Hill by a score of 8 to 0. Yorke Preps bowed to the Oregon nine, 6 to 1. Comet Juniors shutout the Atlan- tics, 8 to 0. McGuire and Shoemaker registered homers for the Aztec Juniors when the Natlonals were defeated, 12 to 1. Southern Juniors clouted a 22-to-2 win over the East End Juniors. Smithfleld Juniors Corinthians, 11 to 2. Southeast Goslins took a beating from the Corinthians, 17 to 3. trimmed the GAMES TODAY. ‘Washington at Boston. New York at Philadelphia. Detrolt at Chicazo, Your Old Hat N Made New Again Cleaning. 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Mateer struck out 19 batters yes- terday when the Tate Insects won from the Edgewoods, 14 to 1 Takoma Tigers scored their ninth straight win at the expense of Penrose Juniors by a score of 6 to 4. Vie Guazza's Goose Goslin Midgets registered their first victéry of the season when they handed an 8-to-2 setback to the Southerns. Crandall Tnsects outpointed Mount, Rainler Insects, 9 to §. g WILL SCOUT FOR TRIBE. CLEVELAND, May 3 (®).—Roy Akin, base ball coach at Trinity Uni- versity, Waxhatchie, Tex., has been gned as a_scout by the Cleveland Americans. He wiil report June 1. He is a former Pacific Coast and Texas League infielder. the the | BIG LEAGUE LEADERS. By the Assoclated Press. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Batting—Dugan, Yanks, .443. Runs—Ruth, ks, 22. Hits—Goslin, Nationals, 31. Doubles—Burns, Indians, 9. Triples—Gebrig, Yanks, 6. Homers—Ruth, Yanks, and Wil- liams, Browns, 4. Stolen bases—Meusel, Yanks, 6. Pitching—Shocker and Pennock, Yanks, won 3 lost 0. NATIONAL LEAGUE. “l:lttlng — Southworth, Giants, Runs—Wilson, Cubs, 19. Hits—Hornsby, Cards, 28. Doubles—Frisch, Giants, 11. Triples—Wilson, Cubs, 5. Homers—Fournier, Robins; Wil- liaps, Phillies, and Bottomley, Cards, 4. Stolen, bases—Cuyler, Pirates; Giants, and Mueller, Frisch, Cards, 5. Pitching—Petty, Robins, won 4 lost 0. RECORD FOR PAST WEEK IN THE MAJOR LEAGUES The past week’s major league total of games won and lost, hits, errors, opponents’ runs and home runs, in- cluding games on Saturday, follow: AMERICAN LEAGUE. A & New York. | Chicago . Washingtol Cleveland Detroit ..ol .. Philadelphia ", St. Louls. ... Boston Team Brooklyn Pittsburgh Boston ... Chicago . Cincinnati Philadeiphia New York St. Louts. . EXHIBITION BASE BALL. At Jersey City. N. J. (A & Newaek (% Ljc.ocooo0ois Beall. Ruth and Barnes: Schroder. Thorpe and Schulie. RECORDS OF GRIFFMEN BATTING. . SB. RBI. Ave. [ .15 16 8 7 Peckinpaugh. Goslin . Tate ... Jeanes ' | Ruether Bluego Judge . 3. Harris . Harris. | Riee Severeld Buxh MeNeely Johnson Myer Ruel Tobin Stewart Coveleskie Marberry . Ferguson Kelley Hadles Morrell Thomas . [SINIEIRIPY St PR3- PRt 2232222954 2293: 222922090=1:9930uE==280~ 222292020 2=~ RTRRS ° ° PITCHING. Total AREMEALARTA games. Innio Ruether .. Johnson Marberry s 58 Ogden ... Covelesiié.. POy Y oss500mss omlels 292292~ m~a Won. ©“09992tma~~ Lost. THE smooth, rich fragrance of the choicest Havana—mellowed and Tailored to Meet ¥Your Individual Requirements A Special 530 Mertz & Mertz Co., Inc., I 34 We make high-class clothes at moderate prices, and we. offer you choice of the finest dis- play of woolens obtain- able. -G St. N w. made mild to a degree never before sible, by the rare imported quPN: That's why every day more than a. milE::n La Palinas are bought and smoked by discriminating men. CONGRESS CIGAR CO., Inc., Philadelphia, Pa. LA P | 1t, | thing goes for Earl and some of the V the : ationals return from their Northern jaunt the latter H W part of this week it is Manager Harris' intention to institute morning drills designed to polish the rough edges off the work of his charges to better fit them for the business of grabbing their third straight American League ‘penant. Starting this afternoon, the Grifimen will be guests of the Red Sox at Boston for three games, but after stopping off at New York for a single engagement they will return to open a long home stand, during which the pilot hopes to accomplish much toward tuning up the gears in his base ball machine. Beginning next Friday, when the initial appearance here of the clubs from the Western sector of the circuit will find the Chicago White Sox on view for four games, followed by as many with the St. Louis Browns, Cleveland_ Indians and Detroit Tygers in that order, Harris intends to have sessions every forenoon, calculated to oil any cogs in need of ad- justment. “Morning practice has its draw- backs,” Harris asserted yesterday evening before entraining with his crew for the Hub. “Working out before lunch time tends to take the edge off a player for the afternoon. He naturally leaves some of his strength and pep on the field and this m: show when he is called on for service later in the day. For this reason it isn't a good thing for all of the boys, for those who are de- livering the goods don’t need any toning up and are better off with their stamina unimpaired by extra toil. Players Must Be Shown. “But the forenoon workouts afford the only means available for strength- ening any weak spot that may be- come apparent, as they enable the players to realize just wherein they are lacking and practice to correct their faults from visual example. | Ball players cannot be merely told To |at Boston this afternoon. what to do and how to do it. grasp ideas they must be shown. When we get hack home we will have fellows like McNeely, Joe Harris and Myer out there doing some in- tensive work to iron the wrinkles out of their play. Moon fell into a bat- ting _slump, something that's likely to affect any one at any time. He needs hitting practice to emerge from and he will get it. The same other bo while Ruddy also requires | more defensive pointer “Speaking of Mver, I'd like to make it plain that it should not be inferred that he has proved a failure at short stop because he has been lifted. He's a voung fellow just beginning his | first big league season and too much should not be expected of him. He naturally was a. bit nervous at the outset and didn't get away to a fly- fng start, with the result that his work suffered. Ile needs coaching in the finer points of infleld play, and experience in facing the wise old pitchers in this company, but when he gets it he is sure to make his mark. Rival Players Laud Buddy. “Players on the other clubs in the East who have seen him in action al- ready have commented favorably on him, which is a significant thing, for athletes in the majors are conserva- tive in their estimates of a youngster. & 1 &G A& B CAPITAL CIGAR & TOBACCO CO., 602 PENNSY] LVANIA AVE. I'll wager that if for any reason It becomes necessary to send him back to, shortstop his work will prove a revelation, for he will have recoversd from the symptoms of stage fright that were only to be expected of him before, and he will have attained the confldence essential for him to go about his duties without giving thought to the fact that thousands of critical eyes are appraising his every move. ° yer is going to make good s a big time player, and,” the boy boss added as a parting shot, “don’t think this team isn’t going to make good in the race this year just because we are not on top now. It's a long sea- son, you know; there are 135 more games to be played.” Curley Ogden, who carned his spurs as a regular starting pitcher for the champions in turning back the Red Sox here last Wednesday, was expected to oppose the Crimson Hose, |in the opener of the three.game series’ A bevy of comely members of the Junior League added a touch of chear and color to the huge throng that saw the Nationals best the Mackmen at Clark Griffith Stadium yesterday, with the bright-hued Spring flowers they sold the fans at the entrances. The sizable sum realized will be devoted to the Child Welfare Society. Peckinpaugh was applauded at every turn yesterday and more than justified the vote of confidence from the fans on his first starting appear- ance of the season by plaving a bang-up game afleld, as well as top ping all the hitters with three blows good for half a dozen total bases Goslin’s lofty batting average suf fered another shrinking spell when he went hitless throughout the after- noon for the first time in a goodly number of days. MecNeely's effort on Simmons’ drive in the second was a pippin. Earl not only had to sprint far back and to his right, but climb the in- cline just in front of the bleachers. He clung to the sphere despite the jostling_due to the uneven terrain there. Had Mac failed the ball would have struck the concrete barrier and bounded far enough to give Simmons at least a triple. ALINA