Evening star., 1923-09-19


OF course. making third place will
mean something in the way of cash
for the players, but that does not
interest the public particularly-and
the public pays. Just now the chances
of the Nationals getting into the third
notch are somewhat slim. The Tigers,
at present occupying that position,
have twenty-one games to play.
Should they win but ten of them the
Bushmen would have to take twelve
OF their remaining sixteen engage
ments to finish in front of Ty Cobb's
aggregation.
Job to Catch Browns.
Then there are the Browns to be
considered. too. They are only a game
behind the Tigers. Nine victories in
their remaining nineteen contests
would give Jimmy Austin's bunch
500 mark for the season. To beat
that it would be up to the Nationals
to grab eleven of their sixteen bat
ties.
Beating the Browns yesterday was
not as easy for the Nationals as on
Thursday. The home crew really was
fortunate to get on even break in the
double header by nosing out the OPP
position in a 2to-1 second battle after
taking a 5-to-1 trouncing in the
starting bout Dave Danforth, south
paw, completely outpitched JeZ Zach
ary and Allen Russell in the initial
tilt of the afternoon.
Ray Kolp of the Browns and Paul
Zahniser of the Nationals were slab
rivals in the nightcap. Neither ap-
peared to have much on the ball. The
Nationals managed to bunch blows ef-
fective1y in only two innings though,
but the Browns were successful in
this respect in only one frame.
Zachary was the losing boxman of
the first game. yielding three runs
before a twisted ankle suffered when
sliding into second base in the fifth
compelled his retirement With two
down in the second session. SEVERED
doubled and Whaley drew a pass.
Schliebner's two-bagger knocked two
tHllieS across In the fifth Evans. at
third. made a two-base error on Wha-
ley's smash SchIiebner sacrificed and
Gerber singled Whaley home. Allen
Russell, who pitched the last four
frames for the Griffs, was hit for a
brace of singles and a double for two
runs in the ninth.
Charity WaIIops Homer.
Pat Charity saved the Nationals
from a coat of whitewash when sent
in to hit for Russell in the ninth.
He connected with one of Danforths
slants driving the ball down the
Williams and Pat completed the cir
cult.
Both clubs hit freely in the second
encounter, but the Nationals got their
runs first, then played almost a
strictly defensive games+s Singles by
Ruel and Evans and Bluege's retire
ment produced a tally in the fourth
and in the next round Leibolds dou-
BILE. Peck's sacrific and Goslin's single
brought another. Ezzell's one-base
rap, Tobin's out and McManus single
gave the Browns their marker in the
nth
During the course of the dual bill
the Nationals equalled the major
league record for double plays made
by club in a season, established
by them last year. by raising their
total for the present campaign to
16S. Zachary started a two-ply kill
ing in the first inning of the first
game and Bluege was the originator
of another in the first inning of the
second struggle.
The Browns were to make their
Anal appearance here of the year
this afternoon, only one game being
listed. Capt. Bucky Harris, out of
the Nationals lineup yesterday be-
cause of a sore leg, may return to
action today.