Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-08-22

daily around, nine wallops, a walk
and a trio of sacrifices figuring in the
handful of counters they accumulated
Only two of their safetieS were
wasted. the seven others proving
potent factors in aiding runners to
complete the circuit of the bases
After he faded from the picture TO
make room for Zeb Milan. who fiv-
vered in the role of pinch hitter.
'Hozay' AcoSta stepped INTO the
breach and limited the visitors TO
solitary blow in the last four frames.
If the Cube had started the same-put
then, what's the use.
Zach Pounded From start.
Zach was made a target right from
the outset. Strunk. the first man 10
face him. hit safely. took second on
Eddie Collins sacrifice, ana scored
Yhen Weaver crashed safety to ielt.
Suck dashed to third on Jackson
9'exas League double to center and tai
he'd after Rice got under Felsch ny:
Set down in order in the folo"lhS
frame the Pale Hose resumed their
attack on Jezebel in the thlrd; A1ter
one out Eddie Collins waited Tor.
0ass and completed the circuit when
Weaver poled a lusty triple to the
wall in right The latter scored him.
self following Brewers catch OF
Jackson's short loft. The rookie
gardener had to extend himself 70
reach the ball and was too much OIL
balance to get off an effective peg.
Viewers audacity in attempting to
score on a ball caught so close TO tne
infield probably caught Brewer nap
ping, at that. e
Schalk's neat bunt and Cicotte's Din
to left with two down in the 1ourtn
went for naught when Strunk rolleo
to the box. but E. Collins paved the
way for another marker in the sue,
ceeding stanza. The peerless SecOMu
sacker lined single over y Nelii
head and Weaver followed WIN d
bunt that netted him a mt Mneh
Zachary slipped in fielding it. jack
son advanced the pair of them with
a sacrifice. Shanks boxed with Felscns
roller. but grabbed it in time to Ell
face Collins sliding in to the oish-
The other Collins. John. shanoed a
double 70 right that rea4tereo " third
and was left, with Fe1sch on tnlro'
when McMullin lofted to Brewer
With Acosta doing the pill propel-
ling the Sox compiled only one Saiees
in the last four innings, TINS oeihs
a double to right center by the new
table Eddie Collins. He was promptly
snuffed at third when Ghar1lty
ciutched Weaver's bunt on the first
bound and fired the ball to Shanks.
Grin. Neglect Opportunities
The Griffs had several chances TO
break into the run column, Out the
only one taken advantage OF was :
the eighth. Judge walked IoF d
starter. Roth singled 70 cehts a P ane
the corners were crowded. wnen hlce
heat out a whack that weaver man
aged to knock down as 1t was pass
ing over second. Cicotte WORKED haro
on Brewer. but failed to induce MN
to offer at bad balls and nnaiiy ol1
the very unusual thing, for him, OF
walking the Reading Rambler, 1orc-
ing Judge home. Harris long ny 70
Jackson enabled Roth 10 reacn the
rubber. The uprising subsidized Wneh
Shanks hit into dual Killing HILL
ated by Weaver.
lures in the opener when Juose
bingled and took third on Rlce ;
donble to left center. after Roth fouled
to Schalk Brewer popped TO +. Sot
Inns Harris walked and snanhS re-
the bases fully tenanted when Jach-
son got under his aerial onerins.
Harris was forced by ONein after
shunting a single over second In the
fourth and Gharrity's failure to keep
his head up gummed the caros II, .ne
fifth. Pat had opened with ciean
ran to center when Milan, designated
to hit for Zachary, lifted .foul 10
Schalk. Charity was streaklng IL
for second before he became APP
Drised of what was going on and When
he did hot-foot back to first found
the hall there ahead of him. This
nullified Judges double down the line
in right. which netted Josephus an
extra base when Strunk contributed
bum chuck.
ONeill received no encoura cement
after FASTING the pill to left for two
sacks in the seventh. and the same
lack of offensive support was notice.
able when he started the final frame
with a safety in the other direction
Bad News for Nationals.
George Erickson is due to face the
Alabaster Hose this afternoon. He
will be opposed by Claude Williams,
southpaw, whom the Nationals con-
tend is the luckiest pitcher in the
league He must be. The Griffs
have contrived to beat him total of
one time in the last two campaigns.
in which he has given the locals nine
setbacks.
Bob La Motto may be some relation
to the weIl-known Finnegan. Latest
is that the Tampa shortshop will not
report to the Nationals until Tommy
Leach's club has cinched the pennant
in the second section of the Florida
state league.
The White Sox have picked up Albin
Dahlin, a right hand pitcher from the
semi-pro ranks in the vicinity of Erie,
Pa. Griff looked him over four years
ago.
fair assemblage of fans turned out
Yesterday despite the unsettled
weather, the paid attendance being
5,177.
Milan will patrol his old beat in the
garden this afternoon. He has about
recovered from an attack of charley
horse in his leg.
LeibOld and RisberE on Shelf.
Memo Leibold and Swede Risberg
are on the crippled list and may not
appear in the current series the for
mer having a spEained hand and the
latter an infected finger. Until they
return Strunk will hold forth in right
field and McMullin at third. with
Weaver covering short.
Jackson's double in the opener was
a cheap affair. 1t was fly back OF
second base. just out of the reach OF
O'Neill, Roth and Rice.
Roth pulled a Juggling act after
taking McMullin's liner on the rur
with one hand He finally managed
to get a good clutch on the ball.
Brewer made a good forward run.
ming catch of Jackson short fly ir
the third, but his slowness in getting
rid of the ball permitted Weaver &c
score from third with ease.
Shanks fumbled Felsch's rap in the
fifth, but recovered in time to erase
E Collins at the plate.
But for the heavy condition of the
grounds Rice would have nippec
Weaver at the counting station ir
the first inning. His throw was per-
feet, but the ball bounded dead after
hitting the grass.
Schalk's tap in the fourth was per.
fectly placed. Bay beat it out DESPITE