Evening Star Newspaper, May 18, 1926, Page 28

Tygers Guests of Nat GRIFFS EXPECT TO CLIMB AT EXPENSE OF COBBMEN Club, That Has Made Poor Showing So Far, Last of Western Visitors—Champs Soundly T Licked by Indians When Moundsmen Flop. BY JOHN B. KELLER. ING protited to some extent by the visits of three of the mem- H bers of the Western portion of the American League, the Natiorfals are what confident of boosting their winning percentage at the expense of the Tygers, due to make their initial bow of the season in Griffith Stadium tomorrow. Ty Cobb and his cohorts have not been getting along so well with most of their rivals in the junior circuit som Clark aud the champions hope to find them handy to have around for the next | four da So far, the Nationals have copped six of ten games played with the Western representatives and have generally outclassed the opposition at a 3-to-2 rate in the series, beiore the Indians in a 12-to- They failed to get their clubs swin, ing well, a fault they have not re | , SLOPPY STUFF vealed frequently in the campaign. But the batting figure of the Champs| (LEVELAND. prove that they are unlikely to suffer | Jamieson, such slumps often. at least during| the remainder of their home and. or could any of the trio of hurlers used by the Nationals stop the Indian wssault. Dutch Ruether, who s on the slab, was knocked off it pitching five and two-thirds innings. & Vietim of a 13-hit attack that el the visitors to overcome v i healthy lead gained by the D off the massive southpaw, Buckeve. Curley Ogden Alex Fe foilo d the Dutchman and the Tribe got to them for enough to swell the | alien hit total to 19, netting these pretentio s, those of the Nationals seemed puny. The home outfit gleaned six safeties for nine bases off Buckeye in the first four frames. Then Bennie Karr, hander, took mound rden for Chief Sp. HKedskins and all the Nationals | Cleveland - 2lieieie 2 Rl him ¢es a wasted single in the | Washington 131/ e8! roud. | Both elubs were guilty of mis afield The Indians threw of errors into the proceedings during the first five inni: and four of them affected the scol miscues were charged aj tionals, two of them occurring in the ninth, when the Tribe amassed four needless markers. Both Score in First. oth sides dented the plate in the frame, the Tribe getting its lone tally cleanly, while a brace of wild | heaves by the Indians behind a couple | i counted for three National 3 Ruether walked Jamleson to open the game and Charley third when Spurgeon rapped to right. After Rice caught Speaker’s near the right field barrier, son_raced home. of the National tallies were yegiste®ed before a man was retired. McNeely looped a two-bagger back of first base and sprinted to the counting block when Boss Bucky rolled a sin- gle to left field. Buckeye tried to trap Harris off the initial sack, but threw past Burns and the Champs’ pilot scurried to second. When Rice grounded to Burns, the latter at- tempted to cateh Bucky going into thirl. George heaved to the grand- stand wall, allowing Bucky to score and Sam to reach third. Rice crossed after Summa bagged Goslin's loft A National run was hung up in the second s ion malnly because Lutzke made a poor chuck where a good one probably would have initlated a double play, retiring the side. With Peck out of the way, Ruel walked. Rueth- er drove sharply to Lutzke, who picked up the ball cleanly, only to peg past Spurgeon in an effort to snare Ruel at least. McNeely followed with a single to send Muddy to the plate. In the third the Tribe manufac- tured a brace of runs after two were out. Spurgeon singled to center and ambled home when Speaker tripled to the left field corner. Joe Sewell, throwing his bat at one of Ruether pitches, managed to loop a one-baser Bucky Harris' dome. sending in contlict AB. ] s B 1t 2b . Burnw, Knode, D it Bl mmummos WASHINGTON. of 2b and Ruel.'c.. . | Ruether, p_ | Deden. . Fergu *Tate locoesesssonn- ¥ | eosernssssno Totals “*Batted for Ogden in eighth inning. Rueth: itite—on 8in'4 mnfn?';' ¥ karr, 1 1n B Inninkey ot 13 In Ord of ether, 3 en, 3 In Baltimore Newark .. _Ogden and McKee: Decatur, Wilson. Rochester Syracuse ciesesesiann Thormahlen and Devine; yifhormablen and Devine Toronto 2 Buffalo . §4% 3 Proffit, Luce) anb Gt Lucey and Reddy, Lake: Satterfield Reading ‘at Jersey City—Postponed: rain. SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. | FIRST GAME. Birmingh | Atlanta . Merritt. Love aad Brocl aryan. 'OND GAME Brady 8 : 12 Frankhouse and R H E. am ... ~ AP Ag-od 5 3 94 Y Stewart and | Birmingham .. Atlanta G e L (Cavet and Luebbe: Judd and O'Brien (Seven innings by agreement.) New Orleans Little Rock. z Wy i = e 9 0 Robinson, Bradshaw, ‘Whitney. 2 1 | Hodge and Dowi 5 Burke, Caldwell and Memphis Mobile O'Brien and Ritchie becker. No others echeduled. . 813 3 S . Brown and Kobl- SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE. ;\(u{ux_u. 11: Greenville, 8. RECORDS OF GRIFFMEN BATTING. G. AB. H. SB,RBLAve. 125 49 3 35 .3v2 0; Tris. { The Champs earned a score in the | fourth that Ruel began with to left. Ruether laid down a s hunt and after Summa made a_ spec tacular running catch of McNeely foul near the right field pavilion Muddy counted. Tribe Forges Ahead. The Tribe got to Ruether in the ffth for enough runs to knot the score, and drove him from the slab in the sixth when they gained a two-run lead. In the former inning, with one gone, Speaker singled and Joe Sewell strolled to first base. Burns’ two-bag- ger sent both runners home. In the| sixth, Luke Sewell bounded a one- baser over Peck’s head and Karr dragged a bunt by Ruether. Jamle- | son lifted to Rice in short right. but Spurgeon singled Luke to the count- ing block. Karr took third as Speaker forced out Spurgeon with a grounder to Judge and tallied when Joe Sewell rifled a single to right. Ogden then relieved Ruether and got along well until teh elghth. when another alien run crossed. Jamieson's single, Spurgeon’s sacrifice and Speak- er's double accounted for Ferguson pitched In the ninth, when three Tribal swats mixed with two Grift Yoozles produced four runs for Speaker and company. Summa skied to McNeely, but Lutzke and Luke Sewell singled and Karr walked to fill the sacks. Bucky Harris kicked Jamieson’s grounder, letting Lutzke score. purgeon singled to center, tallying Luke Sewell. When McNeely threw toward the plate, the ball took a_mean hop and traveled to the grandstand barrier, letting Karr and Jamieson also score and Spurgeon reach third. Speaker, though, grounded to Judge and .Spurgeon was doubled at the Goslin_ .. MeNeely » et o ™ 23009200~ RON LIS E0ON ! 3 2 3 ° ° 5 3 2 ° es0000muntuakEraBaBitun, L B EHHHH 2 5 g H Complete sunwee (Inl’ pitched. = games. oamna.ral 1ot 225 Innioxs o3~ snuad Wen. ©0%0unnui~e Lost. Your Old Hat #lade New Again emodeling by Beverte Vienna Hat Co. 435 11th Street COLLARS Perfect fitting banded collars that do not shrink,wrinkle nor curl. Easily laundered Made by the Makers of Arvow Collars they stubbed their toes yesterday and fell | | I The Pitching Patriarch. % Wi THE BEAN 1 HAVE NOW —— T WisK Jack Quinn has won six in seven games for the Athletics this year. He has either shut out his oppo- nents or came mighty near doing it on each of his six winning starts. This is his twenty-seventh sea- son on the mound. According to the records, Quinn — SN =) (John Quinn Picus his name) was born in Hazelton, Pa., on July 5, 1885. He is now 41—al though they do say that he is older than that. However that ma his base ball career 15 in one of the small leagues of Pennsylvania and has been busy is right , he started SDAY. —By RIPLEY VINNI JOHN PINCUS. HAS BEEN PITCHING 27 YEARS. throwing them past batters ever since—a span of 27 vears. During that time old Jack has pitched for 13 different teams in 10 different leagues—and is still a great pitcher. One of the most re- markable figures in the game. and quite a man! MAY 18, 1926. REAL TITLE CONTENDERS NOW ARE SHOWING CLASS Griffmen, Yankees and Athletics in American, and Reds and Pirates in National Circuit, Stand Out in Scramble for Championship. BY JOHN B. FOSTER. ‘W YORK, May 18—Some base ball critics think the pace being set by the Cincinnati Reds is too fast for this stage of the season, the Reds not being considered hardy enough to stand up through about 20 more weeks of tough campaigning. There may be an element of truth in that, because Cincinnati, like Detroit and the St. Louis Browns, in other days, has been known to wilt like a sunflower in August’s midday sun. b This is not because the Reds are not eager enough, but because their stamina has softened and their spirits have faltered at times against mob crit m about as pitiless and raw as that of any city which is saturated with racetrack betting and keen base ball disappointment. The work of four big league teams, Since the season began the Athletics thus far had better bo watched care- | have registered seventh place, sixth, This does not include the play- ‘of the Yanks, who have been|fifth and third. That is going up rock-blasting their ‘way through the|the greased pole handsomely. Wash- schedule like @ bunch of quarrymen |ington s the other team of the Amer- trying to wipe ture’s nose from|jcan League fit to take a look at. her face. They stand aloof from all { 1" poo” peen fifth, third, fourth—re- teams thus far. They are playing 3 all vareties of base ball and each sing for a week—and second. show is so different from the show| Thus the Yankees, Washington and before that vaudeville in fts most|the Athletics are the little boys in glorified days can’t hold a candle to|blue who are on the upward trend the entertainment of the Biffing|in the Amerian League. Cleveland has sunk, the Chisox have sunk and | so has Detroft. he St. Louis Browns and the Boston Reds never have arisen. Reds and Pirates Dangerous. The dangerous two in the National League are none other than Pitt burgh and Cincinnati. the group that might correspond to the Yankees doesn’t happen to be any club, but Brooklyn has some elements look at the record of Saturds n outfit—that is. it the night, as compared with the Suturd: but outside of pitching it is | night of the week before, and forget not to be compared with the Yanks anvthing that might have been tem-'any more than it might be compared rarily on record in midweek. lon” the 14 successive games the Week Ends That Count. the season began the Ath- s the week end either have been fonary in the race or have progressed. Lon't overlook that. It |is one of the big things in pennant skirmishing in b: ball: The weel end is what counts. Pennant ra sually finish on week ends. cant to know what your team AMERICAN LEAGUE. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS, ‘Washington, 5. Detroit, 1. . 5: Chicago, 3. St. Louis-Boston (rain) STANDING OF THE NATIONAL LEAGUE. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. 7; Cineinnatl, Philadelphla. 6. ca 3 7; Brooklyn, 6 (12 innings). : Boston, 5. o0, Pittaburgh, St. ‘Loats, 8 IJohnson Picked il In Last Game of Tribe Series ALTER JOHNSON, W noon. Walter's opponent was likely who held the slugging Yankees to week. Johnson has won his last five games, his lone defeat of the season having been handed him by the Yanks when he faced them here. Buckeye all but swiped third yester- day when he ambled toward that sack as Jamieson was passed with two gone in the fourth inning. Ruel awakened just in time to shoot the ball to Bluege to get the ponderous pitcher. Burns, Indian first sacker, pulled up with a charley horse in_the fifth in- ning, so Knode, former University of Maryland athlete, took that station for the remainder of the fray. Goslin’s bunt in the third had the Indian infield dazed. No one was about to field the ball that did not go 10 feet from the plate. When Burns hit safely in the third. it was the ninth straight game which he had hit safely and the third leading slabman of the Nationals, with a record of six victorics and one defeat behind him, was to take shot at the hard-hitting Tribe in its final game here this after- | Indin oui in | to Face Levsen to be Dutch Levsen, orthodox flinger, two hits, only to lose his game last |°" % | joyed hitting streaks of nine consceu- | | live games. nd Summa’s 2 1r the right field pavilion in the fourth was a bril { liant effort. The right fielder had to | race far to get to the ball and took |it on a_dead run. Ruel easily sot home | from third after the out ‘While it was poor headwork gave the Nutionals a 1 Speaker did not have a putout in center fleld until the eighth inning, and McNeely, guarding the same ter- ritory for the Griffs, had none until the ninth. Summa was the busiest of outfield- {ers. He a1l over the place and ac- | counted for seven putouts. | A sparkling double play ended the {(ndian attack. With Spurgeon on third in the ninth, Judge took Speaker's sharp grounder, touched first and rifled the ball to Ruel an eyelash in oA B Johnson, Urban n and MeMen time this season h he has en- | front of Spurgeon Some mileage! That's the total piled up by cars using “Standard” .last year. * Soles of Honor Since 1873 Shoes Style at Its Best —and Quality With Economy . A fashionable shoe for ‘men at a popular price is the right idea, so “say our customers,” and we are putting all our strength into this line. The styles are distinctive and indivi- dual. Only AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. R H 10 slumbus . Harris Stueland Meuter: Tunne: Thomas. m Woolfolic ar Paul 8 10 n. Francis, r. Kolp and Hoftman 2 o1e e Henry and F holis De Berry and Devormer. nce. ansas City. 9 lwaukee ... Stauffer, Coggine, Rei Wilson, Middleton and : i of 5. | New York - id | Warh' Phil'phi 0 | Clevelan 8 | Chicaxo. | Detroit. Boston The third of | SPORTS. ionals Tomorrow : Five Clubs in Majors Merit Being Watched BIG LEAGUE LEADERS. By the Aspoclated Press. AMERICAN LEAGUR. Batting—Dugan, Yanks, 414. Runs—Ruth, Yanks, 37. Hits—Goslin, Nationals, 49 Doubles—Burns, Indians, 1 Triples—Gehring, Yanks, 9. Homers—Ruth, Yanks, 1% Stolen bases—>Meusel tching—Pennocls, Johnson, Senators; won 6, lost 1. NATIO! ?.—EEAGL'E. 4"]’:afling — Southworth Giants, Runs—Heathcote, Cubs, 2 Hits—Hornsby, Cardinals, 43. Doubles—Frisch, Giants, 16. Triples—Critz, Reds, and Wright, Pirates, 5. Homers—Bottomley, Cardinals, 7. Stolen bases—Cuyier, Pirates, 10. Pitching—Meadows, Pirates, and Ring, Giants, won 4, lost none. Robins lost to New York before the season began. Cincinnati has been third, {for o moment, second and fir {ing up, that bunch. 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