Evening star., 1923-08-19

1t VIII be. remembered that the
Nationals took the final game of The
series in July and scored three
home this month.
Today's engagement was nerve
wrecking affair for each club. Judges
homer of Dixie Davis gave the Ma
tiona1s a great send-off. but thereafter.
in favor of a pinch batsman. Davis
was quite stingy with blows. In
fact. he never offered Bush's outfit
real opportunity to count. once
Judge had gotten that long driver
out of his system.
Znhniser Hard Pressed.
II was different with Paul Vernon
Zahniser, who opened fire for the Ma
tionalS Zahniser apparently had
much on the ball when he could get
il across. but almost every batter that
stepped to the plate forced the hurler
TO pitch himself out.
They hit him at no iufrequent inter
walls, too. and from the time that Ken
Williams Increased his seasons home
run total to twenty-One by knocking
a ball into the rightfeld stand in the
first inning until a pair of singles
and couple of walks enabled the
Browns to tie the score in the eight
Zahniser was an uncertain quantity
both to the Nationals and Browns.
With this third run across, Browns
resting on all of the bases and only
one out. Bush considered that ZahnSer
had had enough for the afternoon and
sent Allen Russell 10 the hill. Acting
Manager Jimmy Austin countered by
sending Pat Collins to bat in Davis
place. Bush's guess was better for Col
Inns hit into double play.
Austin missed with another guess
when he sent Dave Danforth to the
slab in the ninth. Dave did not dis
color the ball during his one inning
IF work so far as amy one could dis
cern. nor did he do much else with
it. Sam Rice gaZed at four wide
pitches and ambled to first. Judge
came through with a nifty sacrifice
but Muddy Ruel's- roller resulted in
! the hatter'S eraSure and did not per
| NIT Rice to move from the middle
station. Harris. however. clouted
I Justify TO center and Rice gdlloped
/ 70 the plate with what proved to be
! the decisive tally.
! First Inning Productive.
! Leibold and Peck were out of the
way in the first inning when the Ma
tionals broke loose. Goslin raped
/ toward second and was safe as Ger
| ber barely managed to Sian down the
! ball. Rice drew a pass. Then Judge
! leaned against Davis third pitch and
! sent the sphere sailing into the right
! field stands for circuit drive that
! netted three runs.
! The Browns got back one of these
markers in their portion Of the first.
sitions. but Williams refused to he
baff1ed by Xahniser's slants. He Sc
! lected one To his liking. met the ball
cleanly. and il landed in the same
stand that had been a resting place
for Judges wallop.
| SchleihnerS single was wasted by
the Browns in the second frame, and
Leihold's Texas Lacquer was thrown
to the winds bv the Nationals in the
third. but the Mound CITY crew made
use of three safetics in the fourth.
McManuS rolled to Peck. hut Sew
ereid singled over second and pulled
up at the middle sack as Ezzell lined
a onr-haser to center. Schleibner
forced SEVERED. BlueEe electing to
make the play at third instead Of
trying for an easy two-ply killing
that could have been started with q
10 right. counting Ezzell.
Hits Go to Waste.
Zahnisers double went for naught
in the fifth inning, while in their
i half of the session the Browns got
nothing out of Gerher'S single and
JacobSon's two-b -bagger. a double play
occurring between the hits. Each
club sma cked single in the sixth
and the Nationals got another in the
seventh that only helped to fatten
batting records.
In the eighth. however. the Browns
made the count all even. Jacobson
began the frame with a single to
right. McManus sacrificed and Sew
ereid drew a pass. When Ezzell hit
safely TO left Jacobson scored. but
SEVERED stopped at second Zahniser,
though. cut loose with a wild pitch
that put the runners on second and
third and filled the bases by walking
Schleibner. Here Russell was rushed
into the breach. and Collins. pinch
batting for Davis. rolled into dou-
BILE play.
After the Nationals had forged
ahead in the ninth the Browns threat
! ened seriously in their final turn at
bat. Tobin scratched hit to the
side of the mound. and reached sec
ond after Bluege made wild heave
past Judge. Russell hurled the ball
into Gerber's shoulder. Williams laid
down 4 neat, bunt advancing both