Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-29

notion the Nationals may DC tu0i {
rung down. But let HIM tell 1t.
Right now we are only three
games behind the club that has got
to be licked by the team that WINS
the pennant" the Washington mag
nate observed after watching his
charges defeated for the first time
in their last eight starts.
Following short trip to Boston
we will be on our own lot for three
weeks solid, while two of the Iead-
ing contenders will be playing on Tor
eign fields, and some changes in the
standing are due to result CieVetano
has made remarkable race OF ~
and to date has shown no signs OF
slipping. but the team doesn't inquire
to be riding along at the crest
throughout the campaign me ram
KEGS have hung on their heets win
great tenacity and at the rate tney
are going now they hope to be IN the
race to the finish, But it Is a haoi.
New York clubs have of cutting out
a strong pace at the outset ana theh
fading toward the close. look TO
see this happen again
Is banking ON His Pitchers
The Nationals are only eight
games in the rear of the ldlanS ana
seven games back of the Yankees
with the season considerably less than
half run-just nicely placed 10 ad-
vance when the going staSts 70 get
rough for the pace settlers. with our
pitchers finally giving indications OF
delivering the goods the washington
club cannot be disregarded as a con,
tender Fair. average pitching is all
that is needed to keep US in the run
ming: we've got everything else AS
stated before. we are only three
games back of the only team really
to be feared-the White Sox-and
nna
series-when the Chicago club visits
Washington 1 like the outlook for
the Nationals We grabbed seven
straight games without the services
of one of our best playerS-Harrfs.
Stanley will be back in the lineup
team. Then with the hurlers holding
UP their end the Nationals will sur
prise a lot of dopesters who have con-
signed them to a standardization
berth"
Cribs Lose; Go to Boston.
Today the Nationals are enjoying
an afternoon OF. being due to entrain
this evening for Boston. where for the
next four days they will do battle
being listed for disposal in that
period Their string of consecutive
victories was ended in decisive
manner yesterday, when Bryan Har-
ris of the Athletics pitched them into
submission and gave the Macks their
score. e., is a fairly accurate gauge
of the merits of the two clubs as
they performed in the final tilt of
the series.
The last previous game won by the
Athletics was in New York on June T.
In their joy at emerging from the
three weeks period of unbroken re-
verses the AS tossed their gloves and
caps in the air by way of celebration
More than half of the nine hits
garnered by the visitors off Erickson
went for extra distance. a brace of
triples and trio of doubles giving
them a total of sixteen bases on their
blows Only one of these bingles was
wasted, the others being effectively
manufactured in punches.
Thomas triple. a double by Griffin
and sacrifices by Walker and Dugan
netted the Macks two tallies in the
opener. These Immediately were off,
set by a walk to Judge, singles by
Rice and Shanks and an infleld out.
After the first inning the much
vaunted hitting strength of the Griffs
was noticeable only by its absence,
Mack's Texas League rookie permit
ting but three scattered singles in
the final eight innings. in which only
twenty-five Nationals faced him.
Singles by Strunk and Wyatt, with
a sacrifice sandwiched between, sent
the AS into the lead in the fourth.
and all doubt as to the outcome Of
the battle ended when they hoped
on Erick for four biffs in the eighth.
Perkins single. doubles by Strunk
and Witt and Myatt's triple netting
three runs.
With Harris displaying almost per-
feet control and retiring the Griffs in
one-two-three order they never had
a lookin for victory. but the visitors
last three superfiuous tallies never
would have been registered had
Rices usually accurate arm not failed
him. There were two out when Per-
kins singled to center with Strunk
on second. Any kind of an average
peg would have nailed Strunk at the
platter, but Sans toss was far wide
of its mark.
Milan was the only Griff to get un-
duly familiar with the delivery of the
altitudinous Harris. Zeb collected
two safeties and also stole a base
O'Neill turned in fine play on
Griffin in the fifth. but fielding hon.
ors for the day went to Dugan. The
visiting shortstopper killed off three
embryonic bingles. initiating a dou-
BILE play on one of them. Calvo. bat
ting for Erick in the eighth, was one
of Dugans victims. Snyder finished
the game for Olaf, the three Macks
who faced him all dying by the aerial
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