Evening star., 1921-07-03

Vastly superior pitching was pro-
duced by Naylor and Rommel, in
cumbents in the slab position for Con-
ME Mack, over that Of the quartet
of fingers who occupied the center
of the diamond for Washington.
NayIor began his duties as If he
were going to have his troubles,
walking two men in the first inning.
but, despite some few difficulties. he
got by without being scored on until
the sixth, and in that period pulled
through with only one counter regis
tered against him.
However, apparently he was weak
ening from the heat. and Rommel
was on the slab at the beginning Of
the seventh. Two hits were made or
Romrnel in that inning, but there
was no scoring, and in the eighth and
ninth 1t was a case of one, two. three.
Courtney Starts Game.
Courtney was perched on the fling
ing slab when Washington took the
field at the beginning of the game.
He did not have enough stun on the
ball to get by longer than four and
one-third innings. and Erickson re-
lieved him. Erickson was taken out
in the sixth to allow Brewer to bat
for him. and Jim Shaw sought an op-
pcrtunity to show why he is drawing
a salary. Jeemes was anything but
successful in his effort. Gaines, a
product of Alexandria sand lot teams.
went in with two on and one down
in the eighth. He was not scored on,
as Rice doubled Witt at the plate
after catching Welch's fly and Miller
balls in the ninth. one on the lead-off
p1an and one after the second and
third batterS had singled.
The Nationals got their lone run in
the sixth: Shanks led off with a
scratch hit to third and raced to sec
ond when Walker went to deep left
near the foul line to catch Gharritys
long fly. O'Rourke singled between
short and third and Shanks scored.
Brewer batted for Erickson, but the
best he could do was fly to right.
and Judge singled to center. putting
men on third and first, but Harris
fouled out to Perkins.
Athletics Score Pair.
Two runs went over the plate for
the Athletics in the fourth. Welch
out at second when Harris tossed
c. Walkers grounder to O'Rourke.
The former Washington outfelder
was safe on the out and was forced
to second when Courtney walked
Perkins. Then came tragedy. as
Dugan singled between short and
third. scoring Walker. and when
Charity made a wild heave to second
to head off Dugan, who was trying
to make that bag on the throw-in.
home station.
These two runs were sufficient to
win. and it is not necessary to dilate
on.things incidental to the other four.
Sufficient to say that had it not been
for some fine fielding at times the
visitors probably would have annexed
more than four during the time fol-
lowing Erickson's removal from the
game.
O'ROurke and Miller Star.
ORourke and Miller are entitled to
hold the center of the stage in full
glare of the calcium in the award of
fielding honors. In the first two in
nings the former made fine plays, one
when he STAYED off a possible run by
going far to his right to get Dykes
hardhit grounder. and turning in time
to head off Witt at second with per-
feet peg to Harris; the other when he
got ]. Walkers grounder almost be-
hind second base and shot the ball to
first ahead of that worthy just by the
proverbial eyelash.
- Incidentally, O'Rourke showed his
gameness by continuing in the game
after he had been knocked cold by
Naylor when the latter jumped back
for the bag after throw to second
to catch him mapping. Naylor had led
offain the fifth with double, and was
ritz called for a waste ball on the first
pitch. and ORourke had the throw in
his hands before Naylor knew what
was up. The Mackian made a des-
perate lunge back toward the bag. and
his hip went full against O'Rourke's
chin. O'Rourke was dead to the
world" until after some heavy and
frequent administrations of ice water.
But he held the ball until it was taken
from his hand. Also he finished the
game.
three of his six catches being difficult.
One, a fly ball along the foul line.
was grabbed about eight inches or a
foot from the ground. And so unex-
peeted was the catch that O'Rourke
and Shanks stood looking at Miller
even after the ball had been thrown
to the diamond. wondering how it had
been done Another catch Miller made
was within few feet of the bleach
ers, when he dragged down c. Walk
er's tremendous crack as lead-off man
in nthe ninth. In the same inning he
handled Dugan's hard liner after the
tv.p men who followed Walker had