38 SPORTS. THE EVENING STAR'. TTASHTNOTON, T*. C„ TTTESHAT, APRTTi IT, 1028.’ spOKTS’.r Goslin s Heavy Hitting Proving Potent Factor in Early Sucdess of Nationals THEY STAR IN TAKING FIRST TILT FROM MACKMEN BIG LEAGUE STATISTICS [ GOOSE S BAT WINS THREE 1 s FIRST MERCHANTS’ LOOP AMERICAN LEAGUE. YESTERDAYft BEsrLTft. OF FOUR GAMES TO DATE W't*hln*ton. 3: rhi'id'tnhla. 4. GAME PROVES HOT AFFAIR jhHhHr itnrfib H New York. 1 BoaK'T. 2. flfTel.-trl ft; Detroit I. Chiraeo. 7; St. LntUv O. are . lawn Call IJfpnbre Tlir, base ball league* diamond. Lincoln 6924 for 1928 Debut Success a$ Macks Are Van- STANDING 01, CLEBS. ferthe games. V t, making final preparaMrr.s I Tct. W. L. Vrt. i of their sea- New York 3 ft t.flftft Chlrai*.. I 3 .280 opening respective Arrangements have 5 lo 4, Despite Reeves* D't«h ton 4 l .800 Dorton . 1 * .200 sons. Merchants'Leagij» got the be*n completed quished, Errors—-Sisler rie,.|and 4 1 .ftOO Detroit.. I 8 .lftft ; SANDLOT and for a game bother, Georgetown A. C. on the circuits i St. l,oui* 4 I .ftOO I’lilla ft 3 «oo jump other and Clothiers 1 opened Ps campaign yesterday with an I Bond's on Geor{r°*own Subs in for Rice. C.AVIF;* TODAY. G AMES TOMORROW. game the ! Prep diamond next Sunday at 3 oclock. Field riiils., exciting 2-to-l on Monument Waahlneton at Phlla. Washington »t Chestnut, nine A ork »t Boston. Detroit Eon's. ! grounds. Farms gair.-d Is New at ftl. Dairy Bill Sanderson anxious to book At. lout* m (hirnta. fiilrtto at Cleseltml ! a close derision over Thompson s game* for Sunday his Cleveland at Detrnlt. New York at Boston. when Harrison's in the first i for Auth Pro- BY JOHN B BELIEF. continued home and Cobb reached s*c- fluke hit vision nines. Call Franklin 7671. ond Ty ambled to third as Gtllis Inning went for three bases and counted j HXLAPELFHIA. April 17 —GooSft Speaker for have - two runs. Hartford Seniors are to meet tonight may sore throw- flagtred what should NATIONAL LEAGUE. Departmental League CK«Un have a been the third out. anti counted as officials and i at 7 30 o'ckvk at 7C4 B jtree* south* but batting pt ft LTR. gather tonight ing arm. Ills Bing Miller singled TESTER DAT FtEftt team representative# will j west. Hager and Ford are asked to rertainlv if not dim these days the clubs plugged along rittshnreh. R Clorjonatl. 1 at. 716 Ninth street, at 7 30 o'clock, to Then until Plrl.idelphla. 7. A ork. It. j attend. The husky Goose. tor some eighth, New make final plans for the campaign. of the the when the Nationals hopped Bo*tnpitcher. - " z has been tunel> He get two more markers Miller walked ; To>Manager Earle to club in the six engage- Cochrane popped to Bob but Pierce A. took 10-to-7 credited his both the with Indianapolis 310 3 Moser is not contented with his present I I C. a win over ypent* a-g suoplied most of the istered runners at plate i attsnlie Hyattsaille he has a two-bagger The danger was dissipated MeOuaid and Gaetoa Yde. Boone and line-up and is seeking new material. Hr- Corner at 'XI Three of the four victories Spencer. ru-eh to * great extent when Collins, batting Harpers defeated Tremor, ts in an in- far by the Nationals. * any thus scored for a bounder to Lisenbee Minnesrolis 3 Marlboro is willing to book local Bolev. sent p 1 1 unlimited Sunday. sect gam* on Zco diamond yesterday. ... 1 team for Cal! Marl- Drives in Two at Fhilly. and Hale was run down, and the men- I Lonitvtllft !2 4 Wallace buried fcr Briliheart and Henna¦ Moss and Stunault. j boro 11-W or 93 and ask for S. D. Gray. to Langford 1* was the Goose who dro\e over two ace was removed altogether when the the winners. of the tallies >esterday when the Harris pitcher tossed,out Walberg but the A’s Kan*** City. 51? 1 j Capital Cltv League contracts will be against to Columhua 9 14 3 Midgets to clan stacked up the Athletics j tbrea*ened rum the Nationals' one- signed and uniforms issued ‘onight at a Davis hurled Sam Rice an and bat- in the D*vi* Nelson ft-hva"k and Peter# Meek- ! 11-to-5 win Corinthians yester- frx the first time this season j run lead ninth. er Harris and Ferre,! meeting of Clovers at 138 F street over t>d their wav to a 5-t©-4 victory. tFifteen mnints. flarknefs i southeast at 7 ©clock Clovers have day. run total to Lia s Error Embarrassing. Hr boosted the Nationals' canceled their game with Fort Wash- a 12-to-lt two w hen at the outset of the fourth j With of way, Cobb ground- SOUTHERN ington Jackson Seniors copped Bishop out ASSOCIATION. for Sunday. Call Atlantic decision from Dumores yesterday oa frame he luffed one ofWalberg's pitches ed sharply to Lisenbee The pitcher 3058-W for games. his second B H E Georgetown playgrounds. cvw the nghtftel(S itnee for smacked the ball down, but after re- 1 4 ft 1 and in R-.r-n «.rh*m All Nome run of the campaign, trieving It hurled wildlv by Judge and New orleana .. 1 5 4 Addison A. C. plavers are requested 1 Williams hurled well yes'erday a* round eight it w as the Goose s hot liner j Tv did not pull up until third base w as , Well# and Cooper; Kar*. Osborne and to report tonight at 8 o’clock at 125 s The figure above is that of Horace who hJs 1928 j York Insects defeat Rock Cre-k.% that went through Joe Hauser hands •cached Cobb was credited with a single ! Lisenbee. hurled effectively in debut yesterday, while the picture in Stahiman. K street Manager Ingram will mat- 1 :Bto 4 Yorks want a game Sunday. fyr s single to send in the tally breax- and charged with a two-base the upper right-hand corner is a likeness of Goose Goslin. whose second homer of the season was instrumental in beating « line plans for the fifth Lisenbee j Ltt’le Berk 712 season. ' Call Georgia 2817. fnc a deadlock existing since the error, but it really was an error all the ! the Marks. Choranoora .. 3 ft 1 ?swing This second hit also put Gov- 1 way. for a true throw by the pitcher j •tohnt-n fiumftftt wi K*dmon Pi*r-y aad Takoma Tiger*, who will meet tomor- later to the decisive marker hate checked bv a M ne- ree. row nigh* a s 3 o’clo'-k at the home of TRAPS. Ma rn score would the runner TIGERS FARM FHILLIPS. ? AEEY WIKS AT ! Memotvs 4 9 Garrett Waters. *lO3 Fifth street, are vard cr two Speaker followed Cobbs , ; 7 . as well as righthanders front Barnev*s Bears Are Favorites DETROIT. April 17 championship th« For a has banced the offerings of bluffing ville of the Southern Atociatlon, has Mobile will give his Moes» the doubles at ca-- H» quickly, lured Cobb off third by • Atlanta 4 f» : A. talent a thorough and South tournament fcj Jack Russell and Charley Ruffing, hurl- | a throw to first, then whipped the sphere - been farmed out to the Toronto club pence DudSev ley Morton. Fn- C. inspection s trapshooting In Season Starting Tomorrow of and Ant Thursday evening 5 © clock Fair- breaking 85 ou* of IbC targe'.'. em of orthodox persuasion, and those of ! to Bluege and trapped the veteran on i the International League. t da*' and Couaineau at on ¦ Harold Wilts*-, Merle Settlemire and; the runway. who the ball from the and in Walberg, fuse < Cobb tried to reach home slid ; Br th« Att-sut-d P:*u than the of s;d* Thev all look alike to the with up He almost made it safe- cent stronger entry port ¦; spikes i 17. — Eight it year. Deacon Scott Ceos* these days ly, too, for Bluege's return was wild j YQRK. April Er is playing hitting seems to have Muddy’s teams well matched on paper shortstop. Gosha's free j and the ball popped out of for sn excellent effect upon others in j The catcher just got It in time to form the basis confidence Buffalos Bisons. the champions, open had glove. t cf Co ay against the Baltimore Orioles George th- Washington line-up The club fol- j tag Ty and take a braising President John nv severe ~ out NEW’Toole and owners of Interna- Earnrhaw. called by Baltimore lowwd an 11-hit offensive at home on, from the runner's spikes for his effort enthu- Bur dav with, one of 10 hits here yester- during the play, but tional League clubs for a successful sias's ‘ the greatest of all minor league : ' ft Spoke made second j season, P” S.J day and onlv three of the safeties made ) hit safely twice and 1928 opening tomorrow. pitchers." will be on the mound. Miller who had i The Beam, Observers have estimated that the Off Walberg in the opener of the sene* ; walked once before, sent a harmless Newark popular favorites wasted. It does - during the Winter months, open the league is at. least 25 per cent stronger with th* Athletics mn roller to the pitcher. than year. xeea ths* the Nationals are discover- season as hosts to Toronto handicapped last trig what the wood is for after putting by the absence of Walter Johnson, It no rood at all during their (s manager and pitcher He is in a Wash- to use ington DOG Spring exhibitions. FAST TRAVELING hospital Hugh McQuillan, an- RACING AT LAUREL other pitcher, is suffering from a sore BALTIMORE. April racing Nats Weakened Defensively. A1 will the 17 —Dog arm Mamaux pitch open- at the Laurel Speedway, which will start % ing game. June, pick up in attack, •astrffff: « in will be carried without the The chb neeff< to w**t. ft....- ftft 0 i\\o o o Toronto boasts a pitching staff in on too, for at present it is cone too strong ‘ *« • 4 * ® l benefit of muttael or other betting svs- GLUM. O2 05 first class condition. Bill O'Hara will defensively, due *o the absence of reg- : iqftf. lb...... 4 1 313 j tems. according to Joseph B. Boyle, Go*hti. 4 3 2 2 O call on Jess Doyle to pitch the opener Buoky with- rt -If # # 2 S president of the company. Urn. Harris* enforced 1 Gattsel. rs.-rs l 4 5 Jersey City the line-up beca>use of an * 3J o 1 3 * i and Rochester should drawal from (Uwet*. 3b I I -il"! • 2 have a hard-fought opening aihrg foot left the infield quite shaky Ho*l. e. * * « 1 l *? series very likely will 2b 4 « 1 * * 2 Frank Gilhoolev is making hia man- WESTERN LEAGUE. Md no* the Nationals Lises bee, p '• go set with J» _* _l agerial start with the Fkeeters. hile hive to through the a Jl J» Jl Billy the former Pueblo ft: Oirab* 3 arriving here Totals 34 5 1® 2? I* 3 Soutftworth. Brave. Qk ahems City, Wscbu*. ift. makeshift outfield. After Giant *:ar, is ll Rice waa * «. and Cardinal leading Twiaa 14 ASi*ni!, By lbs Associated Frets, r v y rut moved Goslin Cobb Hiller. Hale T»«-ba*a hit* ra? •• ;• V field, shifted Ganael to right and —GHIb. Miller. Rr»h*p. Hale (21. Gasrel, || jfef v:| left fndt' B*«a* ran—Ciaalia stale* b»*«_ Sam West in center for the last Corhrane harritkea— Uaettbee Ganael Pep. NATIONAL. alf of the ninth round. hie nls'»—Hale, tliehnp t* Ht«wr. left on Batting—Grantham. Pirates, Sut » .B*9. last was , baaea—H'aehlntten. 8: Philadelphia F»r»t Runs— Erlach. ?. The mentioned combination «»« 3; oit Cardinals. TODAY base h*U*—Off Lt»eeb«e. W»!H*rt. to take the field here again this after- I. fttrsrh •*jl—B* Haiherr. 3. Htt by Hits—Grantham, Pirates. 11. —AT— now; should Connie Mack start a right- pitrber—B* Ltaenbee (Rale*. Lnatm—- Doubles— Grantham, Pirate*. 8; Bot- play —M*s»r* Barr- 3'altip ant Btneea. Time tomiey. Cardinals, hand pitcher. Ganael will some- a tout** 8. outfield, of the •f tame—l hoar set 43 where in the regardless •—— —.....i,. Triples—Rironda. Dodgers, 3. style e? pitching employed by the lead- Homers—Frisch, Cardinals. 3. Havre de Grace er of the white elephants, as long as FIRST SCHOOL Stolen bases—Frisch. Cardinals, 2. SEVEN RACES DAILY Fire is on the sick hat. Trainer Mike PREP NET AMERICAN. just little * *'**'•• Martin declares Earn is a Bitting—Meuse!. Fenni. B B irala l«*»M LEAGUE CLASH TOMORROW Yankees. .588. loin* Stattna, IJsIo r> m bs'ious. but Sam believe* himself to be Runs—Jamieson, much mor* ill and it is doubtful if the Indians. 7. •*portal B A * train leai»« I Upon request of the Devltt tennis Hits—J, Sewell, Indiana. It. Station, p n Sparttl any during , train*J »f" rnnatat I 2 ift ve'c-ren will see seme* the team the match ctrded between that Double*—Cisseil. White So*, Manush, of m*»l ">erhe« par- series here. fft *®d f»t»- HUtaier* SiaoiarC Tigers , sciviol and Friends yesterday a* the Blue, Browns, 3 each. g IIBf Litesbee Performs Weil. Triple*—Langford. Indians. 2. prep ? , —Grandataad and pad epener of the school league was Homers—Gehrig. Yankees; AbMlloinx**'•*'• eovernineof Lser.be* ! Goslin. ta»*’ ieviudint Horace made ha flirt start pos’poned until tomorrow, it will be Nationals; Hauser. Athletics; Todt, fled es the championship season in the box , played on the Friends courtr. starting So*. 2 each. riEAT ItACE. AT * Sft PH. against the A t and went through hit at 3 o'clock. Stolen base*—Bluege. Nationals. 2. cm* innings m good form. The Maek- mer. nicked him for eight safeties, four of them douoiee. and he pa/fed three bs’teri m addition to hitting one Yet ' — properly supported Li*w ould have yield- 1 1 ed but one run. The first three hits off him were two-bagger* and in two of the first four frames the A s had a ] brace of men on the runway, once with j «» out and again with two out, but > Ltoenoe* tco strong for them Had the Nationals been defeated. Bob ! Beeves, endeavoring to fill the injured i Hams’ sheet at second base, would j ha * been ducted the got’ He was of two irisplays in pinches the Suiltyrst of the errors pacing the vav to two runs for the foe that deadlocked the \ everknown. 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