Evening star., 1923-07-28

The local American League repre-
sentative lost heavily in it's tour that
took itTnto all of the other cities in the
circuit except Philadelphia 1t dropped
sixteen of the twenty-five games played
for road rating of $3.50. The Nationals
lost four straight to the Yankees, were
able only to break even in the four-game
Chicago series after taking the first two
from the White Sox. won only the last
OF four tits with the Browns and were
successful in but one-the third-of the
quartet of contests with the Tigers.
~, Do Well Against Tribe.
= At Cleveland. the Bushmen braced
BIT, and after losing two in row grabbed
the next three battles from the Indians.
ln'the set of four engagements with the
last place Red SoX, the Nationals were
forced TO share the laurels. When the
cub left home the night of July I. it
was in seventh place, but only four
games behind the Athletics in second
position. 1t returned this morning still
IN seventh place and only two and one
half games behind Connie Macks club,
but the latter now happens to be in the
sixth hole in the standings. The In
.dlanS, next to the top, are nine full
games ahead of the Nationals.
While the club suffered from the loss
of regulars incapacitated by injury and
from periodic batting slumps during the
TRIP, lnefflclent pitching was responsible
mainly for the loss OF ground. Only one
pitcher, Jezebel Tecumseh Zachary, was
able TO get credit for more victories
than defeats. his standing being three
to two. And Zach was not so steady
for several times he was forced to re-
TIRE under fire and the ultimate losses
We're charged against succeeding hurlers.
,zach's wins were over the White Sox.
IySers and Indians and his losses to
the Yankees and the Browns
walter Johnson won and lost to
Doth the Indians and the Red Sox and
was beaten by the Yankees and the
White Sox George Mogridge was
n"sed out in a fifteen-inning game
ny the Yankees, came back to down
the White Sox. then lost to the
Browns and Tigers AS relief pitcher,
Allen Russell dropped game to the
IySers and was unable to overcome
me Indians. against whom he went
the route.
Paul Zahniser was credited with
trlumphs over the Indians and the
Red Sox. although he had to be re-
nefed in each game. He lost to the
Yankees and Browns. OF the recruit
moundsmen. Kenneth Sedgwick was
beaten by the White Sox and started
The game that the Nationals won
fEom the Browns leaving the fray
wsth his club in the lead Monroe
Nptchell pitched well against the
TEgers. but lost. He did not pitch
weii against the Red Sox and lost
again.
Drive Ehmke From Slab,
AS in the second game Thursday.
the Nationals yesterday assumed a
lead early In the argument Howard
Ehmke. the Red Sox ace. opened Are
against them, but he had little more
Imam the proverbial glove and PRAYER.
he yielded four hits and two passes
Tor six runs in the first inning and
was nicked for two safeties and a
tally In the second before giving way
70 Lefty O'Doul. The relief hurler
old well outside of the sixth inning.
when he was found for three bingles
and as many scores.
- All told. the Bushmen collected
fourteen safeties and it was Just as
well that they made them count
heavily. for Zahniser. after pitching
excellent ball for five inning, faltered
5n the sixth and in the seventh was
knocked right out of the game. In
.she aforementioned session, the Red
Sox staged six-run rally of their
own. seven hits in groups of three
and four in row and two passes do
ing the work. With two men retired
and the bases filled. Zahniser was re-
placed by Mitchell. The newcomer
ended the rally, but gave up a tally
tp1the eighth. In the ninth. however
ot,.~.