Evening star., 1923-05-26
by JOHN u. KELLER.

BOSTON, May 26.
In a brilliant pitchers battle between
Howard Ehmke and George Mogridge
the Nationals defeated the Red Sox this
afternoon.
Washington got its first tally when
Rice, who led off the fourth inning with
a triple, scored squeeze play by Evans.
They scored another run in the seventh
on four singles.
J. Harris hit homer for Boston's S
lone tally in the seventh.
The victory gave Bush's outfit not
only the edge in the set Of three Tits
with the local aggregation. but achieved
an even break in the fourteen engage
ments played by the Nationals since
leaving home three weeks ago tomorrow.
FIRST INNING.
WASHINGToN-McM threw out
Buege. S. Harris flied to Reichle.
Mitchell threw out Rice. No runs, no
hits. no errors, none left.
6osToN-Mitchell singled to center
Picinich fouled to Judge. Reichle hit
into a double play, Bluege to S. Harris
to Judge. for the forty-fifth double play
of the year. No runs, one hit, no
errors. none left.
SECOND INNING.
WA5HINGToN-Gos popped to
Burns. Judge flied to Reichle. Evans
singled to center. Evans died stealing.
Picinich to Shanks. No runs, one hit,
no errors, none left.
HOSTON-Flagstead walked. Burns
famed. Flagstead was out stealing.
Charity to S. Harris. ]. Harris walk
ed. Shanks singled to right. ]. Harris
going to third Mcmillan famed. No
runs, one hit, no errors, two left.
THIRD INNING.
'WASHINGToN-Mitchell threw out
Peck. Shanks threw out Charity.
Nogridge cineled to center. Bluege
second. S. Harris forced Bluege, Mitchell
to Shanks. No runs, two hits, no
errors, two left.
BOSTON-Ehmke was called out on
strikes. Mitchell was safe on S. Harris
tumble. Mitchell went to second on a
wild pitch. Picinich dropped a single in
center. Mitchell stopping at third.
holding third. Peck tossed out Flag
stead. No runs, one hit, one error, two
left.
FOURTH INNING.
WASHINoToN-Rice tripled to left
center. Goslin walked. Judge popped
to Burns. On a squeeze play Evans
bunted. scoring Rice. 1t went as a
sacrifice for Evans. Goslin stopping at
second. Peck flied to Reichle. Char
hit, no errors, two left.
Charity dropped his pop fly. ]. Harris
lined to Goslin. Shanks singled to CEN
ter, Burns reaching third. Mcmillan
hit into double play, Bluege to s. Har-
ris to Judge. No runs, one hit. one
error one left.
FIFTH INNING.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS fouled to
Mcmillan. Blregc was hit by pitched
ball. s.. Harris got two bases when
J. Harris dropped the ball.. Bluege
hidden bali trick on S. Harris and tag.
ged him off second. Rice flied to Flag
stead. No runs, no hits, one error, one
left.
6oSToN-Evans came in for Ehmke's
fly. Mitchell fouled to Judge Picinich
hied to Evans. No runs, no hits, no
errors, none left.
SIXTH INNING.
WAsHiNGToN-Goslin singled to
center. Judge lined to Ehmke, whose
throw to Burns doubled Goslin. Mitchell
threw out Evans. No runs, one hit,
no errors. none left.
eoSToN-Reichle flied to Rice. Bluege
the bank in left for Burns long fly. No
runs, no hits, no errors, none left.
SEVENTH INNING.
WASHiNGToN-Peck scratched a hit
past Mcmillan. Charity singled to left,
Peck stopping at second. Mogridge
popped to Burns. Bluege singled to
center, filling the bases. s. Harris sim
gled to center, scoring Peck and leav-
ing the bases full. Rice fouled to
Iicinlch. Goslin was out, Burns to
Ehmke. One run, four hits, no errors,
three left.
BOSTON,. Harris lined the ball over
the left field fence for a home run.
Shanks flied to Evans. Mcmillan flied
Cne run, one hit, no errors, none left.
EIGHTH INNING.
MISUNDERSTANDING struck cut