Evening Star Newspaper, August 13, 1926, Page 18

18 SPORTS. THE EVENING - STAR, WASHINGTON, D. (. FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1926. SPORTS. Murray s Great Improvement on Slab Revealed in Three-Hit Game Against Yanks GEORGE BETTER PITCHER THAN RECORD INDICATES After Inauspicious Start as National, Moundsman | Recalled to Big League Shows More Ability on Hill in Each Successive Effort. BY JOHN B. KELLER. FTER a <ojourn of nearly two seasons in the minors, following a couple of vears in the American League, it appears that George | Murray, pitcher, is on the verge of staging a most successful “come- | back” in the big show. | _ The husky Tarheel, such a fine prospect when he went up to the | Yankees in 1023, but who failed miserably as a major league hurler the | next year with the Red Sox, now seems to possess about everything neces- | sary to the making of a good moundsmarn. Since his initial start as a National, which was against' the Browns, in St. Louis, the first day of this month, he has improved steadily, and in letting down the | Yankees with three hits while beat ing them yesterday. 5 to 2, he gave a finished slab performance. When Murray was released by the Red Sox to Mobile after the close of the 1924 campaign it was said that he had a weak salary wing and | that he probably was through as a big leaguer. But Murrav refused to be counted out and sprgical treat- | ment, abetted by the torrid Dixie climate, evidently worked womders with his arm First glance at the cold figures of | Murra; record since becoming a National docs not give such a favor- able impression oi his pitching abil- ity. He has started four times and finished but once. for ome victory | and one defeat. All told he has| pitched 2634 innings. The enemy has | GEORGE MURRAY. gleaned off him 20 runs, 24 hits and 13 bases on balls. He has struck out & batters and hit 2 of them. All but 1 of the 20 tallies registered against him were of the earned variety, which would give him a rating of 6.41 per ninc-inning game among the carned-run pitching averages. As remarked, the cold figures are not so impressive, but a close analysis of his four starts reveals him as a much better pitcher than the statistics seem to indicate, In his initial start as a National he pitched three innings against the Browns. He then was removed to make way for a pinch-hitter, after the opposition had matched a seemingly commanding lead gained by his club | in the opemng inning. The Browns clustered a double and a triple in the | second inning, when they earned two markers, and with two doubles earned one of the bra of tallies they got in the third. That was not 80 good Then Murray went to the fi at the outset of the second game of | A double-header played in Detroit three days later. FHis start was most | inauspicious. Singles led off the ! bats of the first four Tygers to face | him. then came a two-bagger. Three retirements in order followed, but be fore the dust kicked up by the flving feet of the Bengals had settled, five runs—ail earned hung on the scoreboard Strong After Poor Start. Then showed his For six successive innings he kept the Cobbmen from the plate. During that | period he was reached for three hits— all singles—gave up two passes and inked a couple of batters. But he started the eighth inning by franking | n pair of Tygers to first, and after getting two out was found for a double that chased across the runs deadlock- ing the game. He pitched a perfect ninth inning, then made way for a pinch batter. Neither of these games affected Murray’'s wonand-lost record, though Fred Marberry supplanted him at St. Louis and was charged with the de feat that followed. Al Crowder suc. ceeded Murray at Detroft and was credited with the National victory that came in the eleventh inning, although Marberry had to be called in to finish the contest. But Murray was charged with the loss of a game to the Indians line ng RECORDS OF GRIFFMEN AB. B.RBLAve. Reeves ..... 1 .500 Goulin 90 . Stewart Rico . MeNeely Taylor Judge . Myer . Kuel 4. Harrls Tate 3 "1 3 were ssumE=uEoa Murray mettle. Marberry owder . || Uchrinsko .. Murray oo CLIPEEEBES Won. Ruether Marberry Morrell dohnson Crowder . Murray Coveleakie U ko 20zden . *Palmero *Ferguson. *Bush . *Kelley’ [ *Hudley *Thomas. . *Released. i Eas es-Dausel Coomuits epmiiin coomas THE STAR CLUB BOYS ENJOYED THEMSELVES AT GRIFFITH STADIUM YESTERDAY in his start which was made at Cleve Jand last Sunda At tie ay might have gotten away with victory then had he re cefved better support in the outtield me sluggish gardening was large- | respon for a twobagger that aved the w to a fiverun frame, | widéawake fielding probably | have Leld the Tribe scoreless 1d a d four hits for | runs n the third. These | 4 National lead. But it was the Toledo 1. Paul | him that let the | o carned runs in | wre, Murray day W 1 three bolls in | his right armpit. making every throw 2, | & matter of exquisite torture to him. : | Holds Yanks to Three Hits. | But nst the Yankees vesterday Murray gave one of the best exhibi- tions accomplished by a National | pitcher this season. Only two Yankees | were able to solve his delivery during | . . the nine fr: Lou Gehrig. hqu)g' PIEDMONT L first sacker of the league leaders, nnll D o a single in the third inning and « dou- | ninth. Hank Severeid, erst. | al. socked a one-baser in | INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. altimore, 4 'SOUTH ATLANTIO ASSOCIATION, Asheville, 7: Macon, 4. Knoxville. 5: ‘Augusta, 1. Greenville, Columbta. 1 Spartanburs. 6: Charlotts, 0. mes. Rillah: 8" Sineron Catem | Salisbury. 3. High Point, 0-1 Norfoli Richmond. Petersburs. on of only ehrig | in the pitcher. ingled in he third round the | down in order until | lere was one out in the | n Gehrig got his dou prohably would net have | not cut loose a| | | wdvanced the runner o | the runway passes : 0 were out and Walter Reall Kinston, = TEXAS LE Houston 6 Dallas, 1 Shrwveport. 110 Sai Antonio, 1 Fort Worth “t.1 - Beaumont. 1.0 Wichita Fails, 10-11: Wacog GUE. stri them swin r the last swingers were Mendian. three of Vicksburk mtrike. {in the | pearance { Harrls will not return to the Na CHAMPS GO TO NEW YORK | TO PLAY TWO TOMORROW HESE battles with the Yankees will be continued tomorrow in New York with a double-header, the fourth dual sketch for the Na- | tionals within 11 days. The extraordinary number of contests in | spch a short time means quite a strain upon Manager Stan Harris' ng staff, but so far it has gotten along well. Seven of the 12 games tring beginning Wednesday of last week have been won: by the | Champs A | Dutch Ruether, who gave such a |on his left hand is healing nicely and finished performance in the Tuesday |it wmay not be long before the doughty encounter at Cleveland, will tofl in oy 'I‘J:‘;v‘afifnm;“'\j‘fi”lr‘l‘: ,‘,:‘::l'l‘d'::""“g one of the games in New York tomor | right now, but with Tate getting row. Who the other pitcher will be |along so well Muddy will sbe given is uncertain. If Fred Marberry is not | plenty of time to get into good condi- used this afternoon he probably will [tion before coming back to the get the call line-up. pitcl Walter Johnson was to do the iing- | Danny Taylor was expected to re. ing for the Nationals this afternoon | join the Natlonals today and he will against the Yankees in the final ab- | stick around with them instead of the latter here this sea- | going to Memphis. The Chicks had s expected that Manager | asked President Griffith to loan them would send his veteran | Taylor for a time, but they wanted Beb Shawkey. to the |him to report immediately. Danny | could not leave his ill wife in Pitts- burgh hurriedly, so Memphis found ager| 3 Ninnger |another outflelder for temporary use o o Washi e ety ekl Buidi, tich s Aik | and notifled the Washington club that | B |t did not need its man. letics come here for a game. 1,4m[ Johnson's suspension for such an af- falr as caused tha National pllot's banishment Wednesday usually lasts three vesterday was | Bucky" son. It w Hugsins righthander, mound. If precedent is followed | When he came to bat in the first in- | ning yvesterday, Babe Ruth was pre- sented with a basket of flowers. But they brought him no luck, for he failed to get a hit in four times up | and knocked the ball beyond the in- field only once. i v —_— | Muddy Ruel's injured littie finger th. who did the | = n the sixth ses Gehrig &tunt in su slon If thers was soi Murray's ar has been re s with sore wings do 1 he did yes terday. Mor e Nationals have picked big fellow some thing they ~ded all sea son—a hur! 3 and strong ¢ over a full route rong with evidently SHINING IN By the Associated Press ANY a base ball manager's of successes scored by playe clubs There is Hack Wilson REVENGE FOR MURRAY Al |is B ess-s23su2s7 « 0. o 13 NEW Koenik. Comb Gebirig. YORK Miller Huggins of the Yankees, 9 | splendid ball in Cincinnati's bid for th ®| There are many other cases, but| 8| the transfer who looms today 0 | youthful Murray, obtained by W ington from the Yankees. Yeste | the league leaders fell before the ‘tionals for the third time in two da and Murray was the man on the Washington mound. | Philadelphia presented Ehmke | against his former team mates in the | eso=2333-22% PYYTRPRVETEY WASHINGTON E f o ° o ol 1 o|first contest of a double-header and 0 the veteran scored tremendously | ;30uam0¥ Bluege, Tute. © Murray, ©mm0ommo=T Totals | him twice. Then in the second game | 2| Eddle Rommel was his old powerful elf and gave the opposition the same { number of safe blows for a 5-ta-4 de- | | ciston. Al Simmons of the Macks hit | ae o ot s gro doubles and a single for a per- | o y M SrcQuatd. ect average in this contest. | i OF et 8 Wid Dlorhat E’n{(q‘flt— Cleveland gained ground on the Beab. Losing' pitcher—Beall, " Vmoires— | yankees by shutting out Chicago, 5 e ouiasd & mimsien " "'™*|to 0, with Miller keeping nine hits Two-buse hit—oehrl Iin. Sacrifices—Ntewart, N Washingto all, 8: off Murray TRANSFERRED PLAYERS < who would be desirable in the New York Giants’ outfield | Jacobson. sent to the Boston Red Sox by the Browns, and Howard ' line until he was in front of Myer to ! Ehmke, who escaped from the Red Sox and allied himself with the Ath- | get Ton o | undoubtedly would appreciate the services of Carl Mays, who is pitching IW | Myer also received a floral gitt, but | he was too bashful to have it pre- sented at the plate. Buddy got it | in the clubhouse before the game. He BI E AG‘ ]] :S got no hits, but he managed to walk | twice and scored once, while he did his bit afield, | Stephen Christoff, sandiot outfielder who came here from Pennsylvania for ' a trial with the Griffs, was signed vesterday, but very likely will farmed soon to some minor club. heart is aching this scéason because rs they have allowed to go to other 3 " .1 Bluege made a mice play in the ago and Billy Southworth of { seventh inning yesterday to retire | There | Lazzeri. Ossie chased far down the of € hot grounder and followed with a perfect peg to Judge. now leading the American League, FLORIDA STATI keland. 8: Bradenton noa. 6 Sanford. 1 Pitershure. 16° Sarasota, Myers, 8 Orlando. e National League pennant well scattered. Manager Tris Speaker | < of the Indis -d_three doubles while nd Summa added | triples St. Louis bunched hits in three in. iings to down Detroit, 7 to 2. Wally Schang, former Yankee, hitting a ! home run. Lil Stoner was the victim | of the Browr laught. 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Of the 18 games played to a ¢ cision between these great rivals 8 are now on the Nationals’ side of ti Tedger and 6 of these 8 have been garnered in the last 9 decisive clashes of their annual series. ‘With George Murray holding the usually hard-hitting Gothamites to three safeties, while the Nationals made the afternoon miserable for Walter Beall, ex-Washington sand- lotter, throughout the eight rounds he performed on the slab for the visitors, the home crew yesterday tucked away a 5-to-3 victory. It was the third straight win over the league leaders and the fourth in a row for the Nationals. .They now are in fourth place, with a point advantage over the Tygers. Beall Wild Man. Beall was in hot water most of the way, due greatly to his wildness. He issued nine bases on balls and three of them were converted into runs, while three others forced a run across. To back these walks, the Champ got six hits spread over four frame off Walter. i McNeely walked to start the first National turn at bat and found his way around the bases. Stewart's sacrifice and Rice's infield erasure put Earl at third, from where he tallied when Dugan made a bufn chuck after picking up Myer's bounder. Three hits and a pass were mixed in the making of two National mark- ers in the second inning. Bluege pried the lid off the round with a single and Tate walked. After whiffing Murray, Beall balked and | the brace of runners advanced u base each. They held their stations while ! McNeely was tossed out, but suc- cessive singles by Rice and Stewart got them acrot In the third the Yanks bunched two of their three hits for a run. Severeid singled to start and Beall walked to first. Koenig and Combs lofted ineffectively, but Gehrig sin- gled to left and Severeid got to the plate just ahead of Myer's relay of McNeely's throw. Run Forced Across. 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