Evening Star Newspaper, April 18, 1929, Page 49

SPORTS. - Griffs Undaunted by De SEF EASIER GOING IN RED SOX SERIES Face Hubmen After Second Shot at A’s—Vet Hurlers Weak in 13-4 Rout. BY JOHN B. KELLER. NDAUNTED by the 13-to-4 rout by the Athletics yesterday that virtually ruined Washington's base ball season ina the Nationals expected to be up and at the Quaker City foe again this after- noon hopeful of success with the chunky Irving Hadley doing the pitching for them. Hadley, Manager Walter Johnson believes, would be able to perform against the Athletics more impressively than the veterans Sam Jones and Garland Braxton did before the President of the United States and nearly 20,000 ether fans who G‘l"igl:;egfl(;lr the campaign opener at jum. And once the Nationals get by this rough-riding outfit from Philadelphia, they may find themselves an aggregation not so formidable. For to- morrow afternoon, Manager Bill e rigan will send his Boston forces onto the Georgia avenue sward and the m . Sox are not accounted so st year. For four days the Nationals will clash with the boys of Boston. The series may prove a “hreather” for John- son’s charges, although one can never tell in base ball. It was this last-place Boston bunch that beat the Nationals as thoroughly as any other club in.the efrcuit last season. Plenty of Ceremony. It was a fine base ball inaugural the Capital had yesterday—fine until the principal number of the program got under way. Despite the lowering sky and chilling wind, the city ushered in the season in traditional manner. Pres- entation of flowers to Manager Johnson, Capt. Joe Judge and other members of the club, the blaring of bands, the presence of Government dignitaries galore to add tone to the occasion, the beauty of the Capital thronging the spacious stands, offsetting to a great extent the gloom cast by the unsea- sonable weather, the hoisting of the colors at the centerfield flagstaff by the Secretary of War, and the tossing of the base ball to an umpire by the President of the United States made the beginning here the most elaborate in the major leagues. President Hoover evidently hadn’t practiced throwing a base ball as much as he had tossing the much heavier medicine ball, for he put so much force into his toss that Umpire George Mori- arty, tallest of the trio of officials who handled the game yesterday, had to leap high for a one-hand catch. The Presi- dent had much more “on the ball” than several of the pitchers who were used in the engagement he witnessed from be- rough riders early part of the fray, collecting in their charge 14 hits, good for 22 bases. He also saw a Mackian hurler so well punished by the home troops that Cor- nelius McGillicuddy, venerable general of the Philadelphia forces. soon found it expedient to rush another into the breach, and the newcomer quelled the uprising quickly. And finally, the Presi- | dent saw a Washington recruit give | splendid account of himself on the firing line. But this relief came too Iate for the good of Washington’s finest. | Pitchers “Guessed”” Wrong. ‘Where Mack made only one poor choice for the pitching role. Johnson | was unfortunate enough to make two. The Philadelphia chieftain started Car- roll Yerkes, young left-hander recalled from Portland of the Pacific Coast League Jate last Fall by the Athletics, and Yerkes failed to last two innings. In his brief term he was reached for three safeties and two passes and these proved good for all the Washington runs. Johnson turned to Sad Sam Jones, veteran who did so well last ever— He had been found for six hits and a pass, and, worse, for five runs. Johnson's second choice was E. Gar- land Braxton, southpaw, who last year was the American League's most effec- tive pitcher in so far as yielding earned runs was concerned. Braxton will have to do much fine pitching from now on to reduce the earned-run average that In three innings of toil, eight safeties, one pass, hit and uncorked a wild pitch. All this netted the A’s eight rens, six of them of the earned variety. Following these two veterans the Macks used to make the day a Roman holiday came the youthful Adoiph Liska. newest of Washington pitchers. Ad breezed through four innings and with his underhand delivery stopped the Athletics cold. Only two got on the runway while he worked, both by passes. Liska’s pitching was the ‘only bright t of the game for the Nationals and their supporters. Rommel No Bargain. Mack did much better with his sec- ond pitching guess. He picked Ed Rommel, old-time knuckle baller, and once he settled Ed had the Nationals eating out ‘True, Sammy West, first to face the newcomer, socked a.triple that drove over two runners Yerkes had left on the paths, but thereafter all the home crowd gleaned off Ed amounted to five safeties, thereby raising their total for the game to nine. Goose Goslin and Red Barnes were the only members of the home forces able to collect as many as two hits. One of Barnes’ blows was good for two The visitors were free with of his trusty right hand.|- extra-base blows. Homer . Summa, George Haas, Sammy Hale, Jimmy Fo: and Jimmy Dykes slashed two-base hits. Hale and Foxx led the Philadelphia onslaught with three safeties each. One of Foxx's wallops was a homer into the open stand back of left fleld that was made off Braxton in the fourth round. Right off the reel things went bad for Jones. He took Bishop, Phila- delphia lead-off batter, to a -and- two count only to have mI; V‘E\'{Mulg ond-sacker drop a single in right. Summa Jones pinked Coch- ted | 0’5 delivery in 'the third round and t | they were good for four tallies, Three o & - ON THE SIDE LINES With the Sports Editor y DENMAN THOMPSON F Walter Johnson and the players he is bossing were as gamt. hearted as some of their alleged supporters it is assured the Nationals would get nowhere in the American League pennant race that opened so inauspiciously yes- terday. The Griffmen were beaten, most emphatically, too, their delayed start against the Athletics, but defeats are just as much a part of base ball as victories and the fans who squawk because everything doesn’t their way all the time are in the same class with the tinhorn gamblers who never bet except on what they believe to be a sure thing. It was unfortunate, of course, that the poorest exhibition made by the Nationals since ° they started playing games more than a month ago should have been reserved for the inaugural of the championship campaign _before President Hoover and some 20,000 other fans, but the sarcastic cheers accorded the Nationals when, in the sixth inning, they finally contrived for the first time to prevent the A’s from scoring was wholly inexcusable. In view of the consistently good chase, their total lack of effective- ' ness yesterday was particularly dis- appointing, but it was not:neces- sarfly significant. The best of pitchers—and both of them -are entitled to this rating— have off days, and what they did, or, rather, failed to do, in the cur- i i missed It is typical of that he has mo alibis to offer for his team made at against Braxton, successor to Jones. Four hits, three of them‘doubles, and a pass were gleaned off the fork-hand- of crossed after two were early bl gl 5 & F3s8 g E ton had contracted a fresh cold that. interfered with his effective- ness. i coneern. t the most cheerful note struck n otherwise drab afternoon was the formidable flinging exhibition s personified and, employing the same underhand method for every deliv- ery, mixed speed with hooks and a change of pace in a manner that promises much for his success in his first season under the main tent. Fights Last Night By the Associated Press. MONTREAL.—Harry Hiil, England, outpointed French Belanger, Toronto (10); Arthur Roger, Montreal, out- pointed Joe Villeneuve, Quebec. (6). MILWAUKEE.—Tommy O'Brien, Los les, . outpointed Hershie Wilson, icago. .(8). CINCINNATI—Freddy Miller, Cin- cinnati, outpointed Babe Ruth, Louis- ville (10). i b JOE DUNDEE TO BATTLE KETCHELL ON APRIL 25 PHILADELPHIA, April 18 (#) —Max Waxman, manager of Joe Dundee, world’s welterweight champion, has an- nounced that the title holder would ith ed bout wit at Elam, Pa, R. train 10 pm. CARRIGAN Manager Jewish Community Center team ex- hibited in the ring. Among v.houc ‘ sent were: crenee'r, Grmsteine D, 0 Towers, Richard D. Dan! sted, Ed Callow. J. Inerney. Gus Welch. 3r.: Lou Little, FTELL IT TO ’EM BOYS T0 KEEP CLUB GOING Jarrett feat at Start : Tigers, Reds and Cubs Oblain Reee' RO PR—— P HoRrACE LISENBEE; . 1 *Batted for Liska in the ninth. deiphia ehinsion jeat. Home. ran—Foxs. Sacrifice ; . Sacr ble plays-Rommel to Bishop Ted). Left se 1%5 innings; mmel. 6 in 3 innin Ditched 7% innings: off i off Liska, 6 in & in pali—By " Jenes '(Coch: y hop). Wild pitch—Braxton. jer—Verkes. Losing piteher— . Hildebrana, ‘rame—1 | BROWNS, 5; CHISOX, 3 l AT ST. LOUIS. ABHOA. St. Louis. 2 Blue.db. ... O'Rourke:ib Manush.If. hujte. oriarty. Fime of hour a tes. Chicaso. Metaleriet. 29305500 300musmanmn 2030 amsus2us! ORI -1 P ) D Totals.... 34102413 Totals....311127 12 *Batted for Adkins in eighth. 1Batted for Autry in ninth tBatted for Connally in ninth. | Chicago .. L000001020-3 St. Louis.. 21100100 x5 Runs—Metzler (2). Claney. Blue. O'Rourke. Kress, Schang, Crowder. Errors—Kerr, Kress. Runs batted in—Manush (2), Mec- O'Rourke. Clancy_(3). _Two-by . Kemm (2). Kress, McGow Schang. Home run—Clancy. ' Sacrifice: o Kress to Blue (2). Kress to Melillo. ba icago, 6: St. Loul ires—Messr. ‘msby. Time of game—1 hour 39 minutes. | ows | | ' TIGERS, 15; INDIANS, 3 | “ o o onoroscssuaan’ Cleveland. AB. Tavener,ss.. GRANT 5o GILLIS- s oanuaSaou! ooorunlaruus 20ossmLmwuoal 5 4 5 4 L4 3 4 ] 2 1 [ 1 tHodapp. Totals....44 1827 7 Totals. *Batted for Perrell in sixth. tBanted for Grant in ninth. DEPARTMENTAL LOOP | NAMES GAUZZA HEAD Vic Gauzza again will head the De- Detroit . 24100012515 Clevelan 001001001—3 Runs_Rice. Gehringer (3). Hellmann . (3), | Alexander (), Richardson, Shea. Uhle (3), Lind. Averill,’ J. Sewell. 'Errors—Richard- Porter. Halloway. Runs | Yankes - Sox, % | everything possible would v | put on the opening game today. The WIPE OUT LICKINGS IN OPENING GAMES Giants - Phils and Robins-Braves Hope to Get Started Today. BY WILLIAM J. CHIPMAN, Associated Press Sports Writer. HE East gradually is thawing out, and the scheduled base ball openings along the Atlantic sea- board may yet be held, as wit- ness the promising start in - | Washington yesterday. While the Nationals were taking their 13-4 inaugural licking from the Mack- men, the Yankees were announcing their second postponement with word that be done to Red Sox of Boston have been within s | 2rm’s length of the exasperated Yankees for 48 hours, now, and have not yet lost a game, which will stand as a Red Sox | record for some time to come. ‘The Detroit Tigers poured a neat dose . of shellac down the throats of the Cleveland Indians to the tune of 15 to 3, notwithstanding Mr. Earl Averill's see- | ond home run in two days of major | 1eague effort. The San Francisco strong | man now leads both leagues in circuit | blows, regardless of anything Mr. Ruta | may do to alter the situation in games to_come. Dan Howley urged his St. Louis troop |on to its second straight triumph over | the White Sox in the remaining Amer- ican Leagues skirmish. The score was 5 to 3. Alvin Crowder out-pitched Grady Adkins and George Connally. As rain prevented the Giant openlrg | at Philadelphia, and mercifully spa the countryside whatever might have happened between the Braves and the | Robins at Boston, the National League | spotlight remained upon Wrigley Field. | The full power of Cub bats, diverted from Grimes' head until too near the finish in the opener on Tuesday, struck Remy Kremer where it hurt yesterday. ‘The result was a Pirate rout, 13 to 2. Kremer recovered a first inning as- sault, consisting of a double by Wilson and a home run by Stephenson so mix- ed with three passes that five runs | resulted, but Grimm poked another one 1t lout of the lot on him in the fourth. . | The Frenchman gave way to & pinch o | runner, - | with only one run marked against him and Steve Swetonic escaped |in two ‘innings, which may become | something of a record if the Cubs con- | tinue on the warpath. Fred Fussell gave up a run in the |'seventh, but bad the satisfaction of | fanning the great Rogers Hornsby with | the bases filled. The eighth was & dif- | ferent story. Malone, Beck and Cuyler | filled the bases with singles, and Horns- by promptly emptied then by means of a home run into the right field steer- | age, where the passengers had been | chanting a Bronx cheer for him only | one inning earlier. Perce Malone, the Irishman with a name which would not have been al- lowed in base ball two decades back, relented to the extent of two runs in | the ninth, but Donnie Bush and his | Buccaneers got precious little comfort | from them. ‘The Reds came to life against Willie Sherdel at Cincinnati, and evened mat- | ters in the Cardinal series by winning, |8 to 3 Jim Bottomley collected his first home run off Pete Donohue, who held the invaders safe all afternoon. 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