Evening star., 1921-05-26

Starting Thursday. the White Sox
open the first invasion of the western
teams, being scheduled for five games.
after which Detroit and Cleveland
come for four each. to be followed by
ST. Louis for tive-day stand.
Win Seven: Lose Nine.
In their swing through the west,
which wound up yesterday with
10-to-5 victory over the White SOX,
the Nationals won seven games and
lost nine. a by no means poor showing
considering the games We're played on
alien territory and with pitching
staff performing far below major
league callber.
Mogridge was the leading hurler of
the Nationals during their tour. win
ming three games and being charged
with no defeats. Zachary is credited
with two victories and one loss.
Erickson split even. one and one;
Shaw won one game. AcoSta lost one
battle. while Johnson, Courtney and
Schacht are charged each with two
defeats.
Mogrdge hurled his three triumphs
without assistance. while Zach and
Erick recorded a victory apiece un-
aided. Zach also pitched losing ef-
fort without relief, but in the nine
other games two or more Washing
ton moundsmen were necessary.
Yankees Fare the Best.
Invading eastern clubs finished sec
ond best to the home talent in the
sojourn on the other side of the Alle-
ghenies, which ended yesterday. New
York alone won more games than 1t
lost 10 and 6. Washington was next,
Philadelphia won five and dropped ten
and Boston finished with five wins and
nine losses.
All the western clubs split even or
did better. Cleveland finishing eight
and seven. Detroit eight and eight,
Chicago nine and six and st. Eouis,
nine and six.
In the National League the home
teams also had the edge, registering
twenty-five victories against twenty
two defeats at the hands of the
westerners.
The Pirates made the best record of
invaders, with nine wins and only
three setbacks. The Cubs were the
successful, winning one more than
they lost st. Louis winning six and
losing seven, and the slipping Reds
chalking up only two victories, as
against eleven reverses.
The Giants kept pace with the Pi-
rates by taking ten and dropping four
the record of the Braves was seven and
three, while the Phillies grabbed four
and dropped six and the slumping
Dodgers won five and lost nine. All
tOld seven contests IN feyQleT cir
cult were postponed.
SOx Score in First.
The Sox cashed a runner in the ini-
slal frame of yesterdays game on a
walk to Mulligan. Collins stiff sim
Sle and Hopes sacrifice fly, and in
TIE second, when they collected three
hits off Mogridge, got another, which.
hut for tumble by Brewer, would
not have materialiZed. With one away.
uir rr-l., To kn nd
went to third when Brewer fumbled
Yaryan's blow to right, and tailed
when Wilkinson crashed an infield
safety off Shanks' glove.
The two tallies We're matched by
the Nationals. with little loss of time.
Brewer paved the way for Washing
toms initial run IN round two with
a hit y walk to Shanks, Gharrity's
infield safety and Johnson's tumble
of ORourke's roller completing the
job. The second tally was uncovered
in round three when Brewers sacri-
flee fly was the prod ucing medium.
following safeties by Harris and
Rice.
Passive in the fourth. the Griffmen
broke out in a rash of bingles for a
three-run lead. Judges double, a pass
to Harris and successive singles by
Rice. Brewer and Miller accounted for
the tallies. With Brewer on.third and
Miller on second. Shanks rolled to
Shortstop johnson. MILLER instead OF
holding his base. ran Erower off third
to his death. Shanks reached second
but Charity famed.
Home Team Gets Close.
A couple of singles and a somewhat
tainted double enabled the Hose to
register twice and pull up to within
one run of the Griffs in the fifth aftel
being retired in order for two ses
sions. Yaryan got the first bingle