Evening star., 1923-08-17

According to those supposed to be
In the know. the White Sox are not
losing prestige wholly because they
have been losers.
While the fans here are keen for
winners, they are good sportsmen.
too, but the impression prevails that
the Sox lack spirit, that too many
games have gone TO the opposition
this season when a bit of fight might
have pulled them out OF the fire.
The Sox. the fans contend. are too
passive. too prone to accept defeat
before they should. So the fans here
are looking to the Cubs for real base
ball punch.
The SoX certainly did not display
much spirit yesterday when they took
9-to-2 beating from the Nationals.
but the latter We're full of pepper
from the start of the fray. In fact,
DOME Bush's outfit has been break
ing out" with pepper since it hit this
town Wednesday morning. 1t kept
on its toes all the way through the
double header that day and with any
two-ply victory that would have
put 1t in fourth place in Ban john
sons circuit.
Bushmen Start Fast.
It opened yesterdays fray in whirl-
wind manner and never stopped
fighting as long as there was any
hghtlng to do. AS result. the final
Nationals victors by wide margin
and just one-half game behind their
opponents. who head the American
Leagues second division. The series
between the clubs ends today and a
triumph will send the Nationals to
st. Louis ready to battle for a place
in the upper bracket.
Allen Russell, who has been used
infrequently this season as a starting
pitcher for the Nationals and Leon
White Sox from the Dodgers via the
waiver route, were mound opponents
At the outset of the Bushmen's third
game here. Russell went the route.
debut as an American League hurler.
was driven from the game in the
third inning. Hollis Thurston finished
on the slab for Gleason's club.
Cadore was the victim of some
sluggish fielding by his mates in the
first inning. when the Nationals grab
bed a couple of runs. but he was a
target for National batsmen in the
third session before he departed from
the mound. Three singles, a double
former National Lacquer before he
gave way to Thurston. leaving a pair
of runners on the paths. Thurston
had his troubles. too. being nicked
slammed by the Nationals during the
afternoon.
Good support Helps Russell.
Russell did not pitch any too brill
fiantly, granting twelve wallopS and
three passes in addition to cutting
loose with a wild pitch. The Sox hit
him In every inning except the eighth.
but good support frequently saved
the hurler from serious difficulties.
Three times the Nationals came
through with double plays that end
ed White SoX innings. A pass to Peck
and singles by Rice and Judge gave
the Nationals their first. run in the
worked a double steal, the former
scoring. Collins aided in the theft
by making a wild return of Grahams
throw to second base.
The third was big frame for the
Bushmen. Leibold singled to right
md took second when Hooper booted
the ball. Peck sacrificed. then Goslin
singled, Rice doubled. Judge drew a
walk and Ruel hit one-bagger. Here
Thurston replaced Cadore. After Har-
ris flied to Hooper. Bluege singled and
Russell drove in the fifth tally of the
inning with a double to right.
Ruers two-bagger and Harris sim
Gle coming after two We're out pro-
duced marker in the seventh inning
The last National run was made in
the eighth. Leibold's double, Peck's
sacrifice and Goslin's single doing the
work.
The Sox grabbed a run in the sec
ond inning which Falk opened with a
single. After Kamm was retired. Nc
Clellan raped to Russell and the
pitcher tried to get Falk going into
third base. but the throw to Bluege
was too late. Falk scored after Lei
bold caught Graham's fly. Thurston's
double and Hooper's single gave the
Sox their second run in the seventh
inning,