Evening Star Newspaper, July 6, 1926, Page 28

[ theé legal Independence da FRED’S WORK IN VICTQRY OVER RED SOX| ', Relief Pitcher, Beginning Contest for First Time . Since 1924 Season, Yields Lone Earned Run. Nationals Take Two From Fohlmen. BY JOHR B. KELLER. American Leagué standings, the club's holiday performance yesterday was notable in that it brought to light a pitcher who may be more helpful in the future than he has been in the past to Bucky Harris and company. assisteace to the outfit Jeretofore, In his nine innings of toil again: dual bill satisfaction of Manager g SIDE from lifting the Nationals a notch 'to fifth place in at that. st the Red Sox in the second part of Fred-Marberry demonstrated tojthe tan Harris and the nearly 9,000 fans prefent [ that he can do as well as a starting hurler as-in relief roles. With only seven moundsmen all told under his wing, the pilot was ‘more (han pleased to learn he has ability and strength to toe the slal From what Marberry revealed in the way of pitching yesterday, another flinger possessed of enough b from start tofinish of a conéest. .Boss Bucky seems confident that he will prove invaluable as a regular slabman henceforth. Throughout the greater part of the campaign the pilot has had to depend tupon the veterans Walter Johnson, TDutch Ruether and Stan Coveleskie fer the bulk of the club's good pitch- " me. Tis trio has worked valiantly, | since Marberry ‘passed " showever. £O! "~ es, put Bluege at third Harris . the _‘ helped v [ . to the far corner. S fue some time Harris has realized that these ©ld-timers could not carry all the mound burden. Turns to Younger Hurlers. Lately he has done more experi- menting with the younger merabers of the staff. Bill Morrell in his Bos- ton game last week seemed to have ‘younded into fairly dependable form,| Curly Ogden in New York looked bet- ter than ever when he subdued the Yanks. But Bucky for a time did not care to use Marberry as a starter. x Fred had béen doing relief hurling' 80 long and was so necessary in particular role that the manager did not care to force the big pitcher to undergo the extra effort. Fred had ot started a game since the 1924 sea- son. But circumstances practically forced Bucky to take the chance, and the test with fiving colors, the boss isn't fretting s0 much about thewpreparedness of _ his pitching staff for-the stand here against the Western invasion that opens Friday. The Nationals went about trimming ‘the Fohlmen in businesslike manner on the soggy field of Clark Grifith Stadium yesterday. Nothing was overlooked. Walter Johnson took the hill for the first game, and he clearly outpitched Fred Heimach, mhou‘&: ided eight hits, but one less club made off the former Mack- But for a couple of errors by th inning the Red Sox would have been beaten by & more decisive score than 7 to 4. Bunch Hits Of Harriss. In the 3-to-2 second game the Nationals were somewhat fortunate, ) The Fohlmen earned a yun off Marberry by .bunching three . hits; then an error by Goose- paved the way to another, when a fourth hit off Fred followed. There- after the Red Sox got but & trio of bingles off the erstwhile relief man. The Nationals bunched four of ir seven hits off Slim Harriss in the " fourth frame to get all their runs, but an error by Fred Haney that . cost a side-retiring play helped them to the scores. They ted against Jack Russell in the. eighth without getting anywhere. In the first. game 'the Natignals | erashed into the run. column in the second inning. sandwiched between. uple of pass- and Bucky at_ first after ‘two were out and the pair pulled & dual theft. The Sox came hack in the third round for a brace of markers. After Heimach singled, Flagstead skied to ' Goslin, but Rigney's clout against concrete - bleachers in left . was good for two sacks and scored the pitcher, while Todt’s triple to right eounted Topper. The Nationals bunched three sin- gles in the fifth to regain the lead. Harris opened the inning with a poke to center, and after Ruel fiied On the: throw tp out Johnson’s one-baser sept Bucky that bag Walter took second. Myer's fJooper to right tallied both runners. Ruel Scores Three. In the sixth the Nationals feath- gred thelr nest well. A couple of hits and a’walk filled the bases, with two out. Ruel's high fiy to left fell mafely, and with everybody ‘under ‘way with the crack of the bat, three markers were hung up; ’ A pair of errors by Bucky Harris the Fohlmen to & pair of.-Tuns in the eighth: The pilot’s inisplay let Todt get on, but he was forced out. A fumble gave Shaner a life, how- ever, Goslin |- Stokes’ wild chuek, |’ I ENJOYABLE - HOLIDAY l FIRST GAME. WASHINGTON. Myer, o = 4 rris, WM“".-“‘; ploeE. Haney, st fi.mén.. 3 Rosent! Totals . *Batted gt 8l snauuvussoch 8 ol omcooommone® u 2l cooumaunensd &l ouonuuocrns? & e E ol cussumoammil o et | it nz:s fessrs. of game—1 i ning. of game—1 & I 21 331l e minutes. BIG LEAGUE ST. ; the | And this particular pitcher has been of great|.. Mot - : HEN GALLAGHER Ao LEP'LOGEE ./ PLAYED DOMINOES-CONTINUODSLY. For; 20 YEARS| They ploved 14,000 gatmes . Hen wining p i i B P il Fals, R17; NWEHED 42 MILES In 3HRY,4S M 7 MYER’S CLOUTING LIKELY - TO KEEP HIM IN LINE-UP LTHOUGH Rogeér Peckinpaugh is in good physical trim once more and ready to resume his job at shortstop with the Nationals, he is not apt to be seen at that'station when the club opens its stand gl‘lg of the American League here Friday. Buddy ‘most of :the time since Roger was hit on batted ball, ‘is-fiel ly will hesitate to ! ‘remove” him- from the -line-up. In the 'last elght Jeanes, who used to-do some pitching” athewson Memorial benéfit. Boston . . gflllfliggfiéglfl Lost. . 3 ot TODAY’S GAMES. singled Jacobson |~ and Regan home. After muy'- walk filled the |” stations, Rosenthal batted for Stokes and sent a long fly to Goslin to get Shaner over the’ plate. In the Natio: " eighth batting’ turn a brace of singles with a sac- rifice between put Goslin on third. The Red count in the second seance of the afternoon. They dented the piate in the second inning, when, after two were out, Regan doubled and Haney singled. Bischoff also singled to put “Haney on_third, but Myer made a uft Flagstead' Joft by Goslin at-the start of the _ third - frame helped the Red Sox toward another run. Rigney’s single tallied Ira. Haney's fumble,” when he had a to retire the side in - the and Ree] “ fual thefc of the i wson, Crandall i tters With four i Chicago . New Yotk Tost. . | AMERICAN ATHLETES PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. . gi B il | v i g gfi ] ! i E i ¢ & £y !Efi' i ™ g2 i 5 i L of switings we - PRIME FOR BRITONS| (PP SRR BOXER-SLUGGER BOUT IS PROMISED TONIGHT Tonight at Kenilworth boxing arena Vince Dundee: of ‘Baltimore meets Battlf ‘Willard of Lancaster, Pa., in the event .of 12 rounds. Dundee will ‘elimb- through the ropes intént upon -scpring - his forty-first ring The match is likely to be one of boxer vs. " affairs, lightni; Wi elding and hitting so well that. Manager | those s aeL e T k and a'left jab, while bases his hopes on his two-fisted at- Two six-rounders ::dlpdr_otlm:r- rounders/’¢ Dencio of "Washington meets ‘Willie Curry of New ¥York in a six-round set-to, and Walt ‘McFeeley of George- appear in the four-rounder that opens the show at 8: - BlG LEAGUE LEADERS. By the Assoclated Press. The Lorgest, Most Eomowmical, . o | Most Reliable . Tailoring - S —We have a c 'BRIDE, SEMI-PRO, |YANKEES LOSE GROUND SOUGHT BY GRIFFS| -~ N HOLIDAY FIREWORKS nmgacons (first game) Roguobell and Byler: Kolp. Gowdy lumi ledo Baiet aod Sierer. Henry and city (1 : Kinese City (11 tanings) and Hoffman: Middleton and 138 % : Cullop and -| base ball game bus (afternoon) i 838 Pipgrass and 382 781 Wismer and Atnsmith: Cullop 3 i 1 and Shinault: Roberteon and An LEAGUE. VIRGINIA LEAGUE. =% PIEDMONT LEAGUE. 7115 3 5 ‘%-?. BLUE RIDGE LEAGUE. Heseen Tk Wit . wil offr| By the Assoclated Press. ' ASHINGTON and Philadelphia seem to have overlooked the fact that in many previous seasons the league leader on July 1 has been the cliampion in October. They gained much ground yes- terday. The Yankees helped the Mackmen to celebrats the signing of the Declaration of Indenendence in the dfi two games by 2 to 1 and 6to 3. Wi So: 7'to 4 and 3 to 2. 25 NINES EXPECTED 170 STRIVE FOR TITLE The deadline for teams expecting to compete for the District unlimited base ball éhamplonship under the di- rection of the’ Capital City League ‘will be drawn tonight at 10 o'clock at close of the final meeting of a 0 be held at the Washing- ton Post Building at 8. £ Officers of the circuit are looking for a fleld of not less than 25 clubs the XKnickerbockers, title season, and most.of t!‘z’l' the city. - The series will open on Sunday. Mickey McConnell's pitching and a bunting attack mma’ o n otttk moment by his teammates gaye the Shamrocks the edge in a 5-to-4 game played yesterday with the .Eastport sémi-pros at Annapolis. Rain broke up plans for a double-header. uf:{ sandlot hurler, who recently turned in a no-hit no-run vic- tory and let’ Marlboro down with a single bingle on Sunday ‘when win- 11111:].’:« lmthwnb. ;fi to , on to join the lhrd". insburg club of the Blue Ridge League. The Tremonts took the measure of the Cardinals, 13 to 8, yesterday in the that headed the list of athletic events at Petworth's In- dependence Day celebration. Ducky Giango and Doc Baker of the Tre- monts each collected four hits in five times at bat. ¢ — The Elliotts are on the lookout for games with senfor and unlimited nines. Call Lincoln 5233 after 4 o'clock. Liberty and Lyon Villlage insect mines of the Capital City League clash tomorrow at 2 o'clock on Plaza :EM.MMOT‘II Horne and 8.1 2 (afternoon). (10 innings) 'y where it was si . They d ington advanced by toppling :fi?fig Detroit fell before St. Louls twice, with Vangilder and Zachary the win- ning moundsmen, 4 to $ and 6 to 3. Cleveland and Chicago divided, with Levsen too strong for the Chicagoans in the morning contest, which he won by 4 to 2, and Thomas of the Sox, Pete Donohue of Cincinnati shut out the 4 to 0, but Billy Southworth, hit a homer which de- cided the second contest in favor of 8t. Louis, 7 to 5. b Brooklyn and Boston also split, the Braves capturing the opening tussle, 5 to 4, and Brooklyn hammering the I;:ll ‘;nslujcorng: to win the second, . Jess tty of the Dodgers, lost again. T Songer gave Pittsburgh a 4-to-1 victory over Chicago in the morning, retiring in favor of Adams in the ninth. The crafty veteran immediately brought about a double play to end the game. Five Pirate pitchers per- ang Chicago won, 10 to 7. Adams of the . Cubs had five singles in six tries. Gfl:l‘w:lpm’l. mt%Ok two from the , 6 to 3, 6 to 4. Willlams, Leach and Henline of the Phillies, and Lindstrom of the Giants made P Gther homers wers prod er luced by Mil- ler of the Browns, mmwon.hbzr the Cardinals and Walker and Roush of the Reds. CENTRAL SWIMMER ANNEX THREE EVENTS Sanford, Darnell and Edmonston of Central High School’s swimming team placed first in the fancy dive, 90-yard free style and 210-yard breast stroke,* respectively, yesterday in the first meet of the . season at Wardman pool. Thelma Shepley took the women's 60-yard free style swim and Ione ‘Whaler the 60-yard back stroke. " EASTERN SHORE LEAGUE. COTTON STATES LEAGUE. andria. 5.1: Monroe. 3-5. 7 1&.%{.‘ burx. 0, TROUSERS To Match Your Odd Coats EISEMAN?’S, 7th & F T ————— RADIATORS, FENDERS A ‘ the digar that's winning friends so: fast.: v The cigar sensation of years. ' =t ' An offering that is a unique achieve- .- smoke, two in a § for s quarter. »