Evening Star Newspaper, July 15, 1926, Page 46

‘SPOR SHORTSTOP OF GRIFFMEN 'NEARING STELLAR CLASS| 5 ¢ Md., Bennching of Recrult Aféer His: Inauspicious: Start| s o s toies - Made Hinr Real Fightér—Beaten by White Sox, Nationals Drop to Second Division. ’ BY JOHN B. KELLER. SOME recruits Tearn what is necessary to make a big leaguer by step- ping out on the diamond and working their necks off. ‘Others learn % the same thing by sitting on the bench for a spell after they have failed to ‘make good in.a lengthy trial. Of the latter class, is Buddy Myer. ‘When he came to the Nationals from New Orleans late ‘last season this youngster was heralded as the finest shortstop developed in the South- ern Association in years. But Buddy was not in good” condition physically when he broke into the American League, an infected leg handicaj Ip!ng him. ‘The sore limb was cured during the Wu\ler. however, and Buddy re- ported to Sprmg training camp-at Tampa in prime condition. He performed wonderfully during the preparatory v::mpm n and was started as regular shortstop of the two-time league Champions, but-because of indiffere gone -by. . Buddy remamcd out of steady action for more than a month work was withdrawn from the line<up after four weeks had |. White So: t Sunday at th of the i X ju Y. 3 opcuin‘ Myer seeks a win diamond, ‘while Ballston* att ite Sox are encountered at chisé- money and ity be turned !u by 7 o'clock Saturday, in a mat rrydlh L ‘n to‘cguke it two straight w‘“ swn field. “Addison plays at Glen l-mlo formed for & | woodmen The six-team m-mnn championship series opens A% -Sunday with a double- Goose Goslin "Midgets raise m‘flllflwm‘lflllt‘ll‘.m until an injury to Roger Pec And since alone. This comeback of Myerl has been pleasing as well as helpful to the elub. ‘The young fellow, so well heralded as a promising playsr when he came to .the American League; failed utterly to- reveal any worth- while qualities during his trial of sev- eral weeks at the ouuet of the cham- pionship campaign. that; too, after a sensational bit of fluly in train- ing camp and exhibition. games the \lluonl.l.l played with the Giants dur- ng the northward trip from Filorida. In his initial big league trial, Myer seemed to possess all the aqualities 0 the making of a big leaguer excépt determination. He was clever afleld at times, but generally too monchalant in his performances, At bat he seemed unable to rid him- self of a style that had been effective against minor league pm;hlnt. but was not so effective against the pitchers of the big show. Myer went about his game as though he figured big leagus ball playing was play, not work. He sorely disappointed Harris, who had banked eonl&lorl.bl! upon Myer prior to the of the ugh brough! e has done so well that the job of shortstop belongs to him t him back to the line-up. In other words, |} RALLY TO DOWN TIGERS ey By the Associated Prees. failures, which ‘have cost them many a nmc ‘this season. They went ‘into the ninth inning against Detroit yesterday. behind and two men went out speedily, the great Ruth lmkm' e aen and the, game was tied, 6 and 6. . The ree more innings_before Gehrig sent forth a tnple, which scored Rulh with the winming run. THE New York Yan).:efl are having a reaction from late-inning out. - Then hits n.to teams toiled for t appear - ‘hicago 10-to-3' decision e .'rh' other teams | imes 1n the opening tnsing Chicago 1926 campaign. With the veteran | Peckinpaugh’s legs giving way, Bucky was locking to Buddy to take-ample shortfield. But once the m been in the' training season. - ‘The young fellow floundtM and flopped __about nnm at Peck, ‘wobbly limbs and all, hld to be re: stored to the lhorump position. Then came a term on the bench for, Buddy and it proved a chastening lesson. Buddy had not idled long before he was entreating Harris for a chance to- show that he had profited from less the”lay-off, but the manager was ob- | n ‘ s Sereiil P Jeh s and : been durate. The young fellow ‘had not uu-.hd enough to warrant election 1o a regula: and Harris was r berth, ving job- to non-fighters when fi.“nn regular workers around. Fate Helped Buddy. But fate helped Myer. During a e in Boston. a batted ball gave g« Peckinpaugh such a nasty blow that - the .old-timer had the game, and Buddy immediately began to perform as a ‘worthwhile base ball player. So good has he Been since returning to the line-up the first of this month that only once Has he failed to start a game at short- field. #e is nufln{h::le m“‘;r Bcl‘llfl:l.y nmu so far monf ln been a marvel fig‘?t Vi He has dalhefl to his right an or sensa- tional stops, and followed these feats with remarkable throws. im- s, a feature of the ‘T:y was so weak formerly, his been But his_ greatest improve- mient has been at bat. Formerly a dead left-field hitter, and & poor one at that, he now clouts the ball to all cor- ners of the lot, and in the 13'games in which he participated since his réstoration to the line-up he has batted at a .320 clip. 80 good has Myer’s hitting been that only recently Manager put the young fellow into the clean-up position in the batting order. In getting this job Buddy displaced Goose Goslin, for weveral years considered one of the most_dangerous_hitters in the Ameri- can League. Harris could not have pnm Myer a greater compliment than he did in giving him such a responsible berth in the line-up. Griffs Drop to Lower Bracket. More umn Myer's hitting was needed yesterday, however, to keep the Na- lhnlll (n the third notch ti by defeating the Chisox Tus heavy clouting done by the loc:h in that encounter was conspicudus by its absence in the second tilt of the series. As a result the Nationais were trim- med, 10 to 2, and sfoved into the sec- ond division. Red Faber aff the hurling for the Chisox, ahd although he was nicked tcr eight safeties, spread over five trames, he was tight when safeties éant markers. On the other hand, Coveleskie, who started for the jondls, was anything but a puzzle * 1n his four innings of toil. The Chisox - combed him for four safeties in the first-frame, that, mixed with a pass and a eoup!e of grrors, produced three runs, and they clustered three hits in the fourth for three more tallies. “Willard Morrell followed Covey, and in the sixth four hits off him were md for three more acores. Two ite Sox hits meant & marker in the EARLY F00T BALL CALL. Frank Kersey, manager of the ‘Waverly foot ball team, is calling his players together tomorrow at 8 at 908 Street. ‘Waverlys expect to compete in ul ftéd ranks this Fall. Y, SRR S BUGKY HARRIS, HURT, TO REMAIN IN GAME ck: ‘Harris. is a badly battered and brolsed individual these days, but probably - will continue to take his place ln the Nationals’ line-up un- unable to step be torture for him to perform. alter Johnson was mmly to dothe hurllnt for the Champs this after- noon, although Manager Harris has said he may -wlu;h to Curly osflen at the last mnuu His ivot man i double | L b el 1 game i which | get another hurler. There are too f'l' with the Nationals now. Late starts of games seem to be ¥ he has no pitchers to_give away to |stars. against 6 to 4, l.llhl)ll‘h it hard. Doug uoWum pitching strongly, except in the sixth, when two run scored, accounted for Brooklyn’s vie- tory qver the St. Louis Cardinals, & to 2. Southworth “of ' the Cardinals HUFF, CRITICALLY ILL, 'WAS DIAMOND COACH| By the Associated m. LONDON, July mnnfll gl .’p‘ w - Booth mn‘m‘a"othl‘rtulm ivory hul ips into .the mlnorl brought him in.touch with, diamonds in the rough, who un&r _ teachings, ‘m ncuhrlnm-ud-ylotnmu‘ll:, weather. The conflict yesterday not get under way until 4:02, 32 min- utes behind scheduled time. et atvf G Chisox yesterday. was fering with & d!.ht el;nuy,bwn - PR RO TR "..'53 : 1709 L Street NW. Just East of Conn. Ave.: Main 7612 TROUSERS| To Match' Your Odd Coats lawn fete, starting tonigh! Second ur‘:t l‘lfl Mnuu:'u avenue Moose Juniors, -scheduled “to meet the Seaman Gunmr- today at § iy ‘elock; are hoping to arrange a set of Lmu with the winning club in the junior division of the Capital City Leagué. The Moose captured the Sport. Mart series title last Sunday wn:n they trimmed the Comets, 14 to 5. M‘m.m booked to play polis l‘llnlt the .Eastport The Typos League during the w?& of Ancun )l Members of fhe Washington Ath. letics gather tomorrow morning at 6 o'clock at Eknuth for their trip to 8 they Lh! Noriolk and Western )lmnn of Sections A and B of the “Capital City League -unlimited series are to meet tomorrow night at 8 o'clock in the Washington Post Building. £ ” Athietic Club and Fellow- Forum nines croas bats today at on Friendship diamond. manager is after week-day games with unlimited teams.. Call Cleveland 1"&' Liberty tossers encounter the Clif- ton Park Athletic Club Satu at 3 o’clock on ld, and play At Fairfax, Va., on !umk.v fj 5:3 Johnson Athletic Club diamonders of Mount Pleasant play the Orhluwcud Insects tomorro 10 on Brightwood ' ball fiel near Go\nfh avenue and Rittenhouse street. ‘:g " MACK YANKEE COLLISION TYGERS ACQUIRE PITCHER WITH 16 STRAIGHT WINS GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., July 16 (/.—Sale of Pitcher Frank Tubbs of Port Huron to the Detroit Tygers has| . W header yesterday The ‘!‘uhh- lunuod hhufluotm-- ’l‘ubblmonhnflto report to the Mr Oklahoma City club of the . The ‘hase \N 1S DUE ABOUT AUGUST 1 BY JOHN B. FOSTER. % " EW YOklg ul: 15.—At the rate the two teams are traveling: the Yankees lll the Athletics should collide head-on about August 1. Which' meéans that somebody is going 16 get ditched for the time at least. ‘he average loss per day of the Yanks for July, with th half constimed, is four points. The average daily Jga{n ofl the sz:".'e'.‘ ‘i? t::' same penod is'a decimal more than the four-point loss of the an! X there will be some sort of | taril, lh. team L i Assuming i ':Du y felt it, and when Meu Perhaps nothing hurt more than the loss of Meusel. Many fans have re- garded Meusel as an indifferent player because he plays so easily. He is of . It took the average hun ball enthusiasts two years to how great a player La- ’d\e wes. The old second baseman mmde his ph);; wmh l\” llmpl; that one ever thought he exerted hi: mefi:fo 'h;xdlm. m{u havo self, yet. vm he'wu gone (rl:are‘:v:‘- team Ing |a crater le 1 mk little by little from |left. 1 Erhtn Sl oo Folks who did not cemprehend v Wh'n Ruth relapsed only mbmen-|fast Meusel really Itn.mupnd ehowhot:; can hit, and what strength there is in BASE BALL SECRETS him, begin to realize now what he y Sol Metzger meant to the Yanks. Much has been Play on Infleld Hit. when its pole drops pulse drops 700 to less than .640, 6 Yanks? A steady de- waitten of the return to‘form of Babe Ruth this year, but the boy on the New York team who was the real bird of prey against other teams was Meusel, with a batting average of . and more speed in the outfleld and on the bases than ever. It was to be his big year, if ever a ball playér was headed toward one. are batting poorfy compared with what they need. They haven't been within gunshot of their batting strength in 1925, when they led the league. If the Athletics had clubbed the ball this senson as they did last y combination with the better plu:l\lnx they have received, the Yanks would be lucky to be first now and wouldn't have a chance after August 15. (Copyright. 1926.) ‘RADIATORS, FENDERS WITTSTATTS Rk B WS, BASE BALL,35 AMERICAN LEAGUE PARK mmmwfidafiw mm&npflwfidmflu mm‘mmw PmAlbthuMefeym. Cool.