The Washington herald., 1920-04-21
NATIONALS TRIM MACKEN AGAINC IL BATTLES STATE COII
GDJmen Take Second Game
From Connie Macks Athletics
ny GEORGE L. MoRELANp.


Philadelphia. April 2o,-The game
today reminded the old-timer of the
good old comedy played for a num-
Der of years by Robson and Crane
"a Comedy of Errors"
With hitting the apple and fooz-
ling the pill and substitutes galore
the Nationals captured the game this
afternoon against the Athletics by
a score Of 8 to 5. The Mackites
managed to get three Of the five
runs in the ninth inning.
Washington started out like a
house afire, and before the game had
progressed three innings had scored
flve runs. while the Athletics were
unable to get a man across.
Zach Fine Until Ninth.
Big Zachary, who was sent to the
rubber in place of Jim Shaw. who
complained. of being i'll before the
game. WAS going great guns until
the final inning when the Mack
crew hit him to all parts of the
field They got a homer and two
doubles. but even this was not
enough to cause President Griff to
send in a relief pitcher.
The Nationals began the first in
ming as though they were going to
do some damage. after Judge and
Milan were retired. both Rice and
Roth walked. but Charity fouled to
Perkins.
In the second O'NeiIl shot 4 high
one to left, and both McCann and
Walker permitted the pill to fall
safe. Harris fouled to the catcher.
but Shannon beat out a tap to third.
Zachary. to show his .333 average
with the bat last season was no
fuke. hit one a mile over Wits
head for two bases. sending both
oNeill and Shannon home.
sehooIboy Is Chased.
In the third. Rice was safe when
McCann let a fly drop out of his
hands. and which caused Manager
Mack to send Thomas to that posi-
ton and the local schoolboy, who is
subbing for Galloway. to the bench
On an attempt to help Rice to get
to second Roth famed. Charity
was more fortunate. for he shot a
fast one past third. scoring Rice
Jimmy ONeilf, who had a great day
with the stick. but bad one in the
Held. got a toe-hold and took a
healthy swing. Result, a rap into
the left field bIeachers for a four
bagger. OF course Eddie, the re-
ceiver. scored ahead OF him. That
made the result to nothing.
\ couple of innings passed with
out any damage. but Hasty. who re-
lieved Martin. started the sixth by
walking Zachary. hen he made a
halk. thus helping John Thompson
Zachary to meander to second
Judge tapped the pill toward first
and was out. but the runner reached
third. scoring a moment later when
Dugan permitted a slow roller from
Milan to get away from him.
Game on Ice In seventh.
In the seventh the Nationals put
the game on ice by scoring 4 couple
more runs off Lefty Kinney, who.
was sent in as a relief Offering in
this frame.
Charity started the fun by dou-
bling to left and took third when
o'Neiil made n pretty sacrifice tap
that Griffith tossed far over Du-
gan's head. The catcher scored
when O\eill was being run down
after Harris had hit to Dykes. The
second sacker took second on the
out, whercupon Zachary made his
second hit. a line drive to center,
which enabled "Stan" to cross the
plate with the eighth and last run.
The Athletics. as previously
stated. were unable to get a man
very far during the first trio of
innings. but in the fourth Dugan
slammed one into the left field
bleechers for a homer.
Nothing untoward occurred after
that until the seventh. when S. c.
Walker duplicated Dugan-s rap.
scoring amid shower of applause.
Then the ninth inning and the
fireworks Amos Strunk doubled to
center. and to show he was used to
making homers Walker put an
other one into the left field bleech-
ers. After Griffith was retired, Du-
gan singled TO right, and then I'D
walked old Ira Thomas with a dou-
bic over Sam Rice's head in deep
center field. scoring Dugan.
But that ended the fun. The
next two were easy
Thomas's hit must have gone up
in the clouds and started some
thing. Just as it came down the
rain began to fall, and by the time
the last man was retired the
heavens had opened and it was
pouring.