Evening star., 1923-09-06

BY beating the Red Sox. to 4, yes
terday. in the final game of the year,
between the clubs in Boston. the Ma
tionals assured themselves Of the an
nual series with the aggregation now
led by Frank Chance. 1t was the
twelfth victory over the Boston
American League entry for the Bush
men and should the Red SoX take all
Washington next month the final
standing between the clubs would
read: Nationals. IL; Red Sox, 10.
lncidentlly it gave DOME Bush's
crew the last series in Beantown. the
win being its third in four matches.
The Nationals have done well in the
bailiwick of the Red Sox this year.
grabbing seven Of the eleven engage
ments contested there. So far. seven
tilts have been staged in Washing
ton and but two went the way of the
ChanCemen.
MOSrldge Shows the Way.
For the third time this year
George Mogridge was sent against
the fieryhosed brigade. and for the
third time this year the veteran
southpaw finished with colors flying.
On occasions Mogridge's support was
not as it should have been, and at
times Mogridge himself was a trifie
shaky. All told, however, he pitched
brand of ball that ordinarily would
win nine times of ten.
Manager Frank Chance tried three
pitchers, but his first guess was too far
off to make the second and third hurl-
ers of any use. Alec Ferguson opened
fire for the Red SoX and was the victim
of an assault that in one and two
thirds innings gave the Nationals the
ball game. I'nen Lester Howe pitched
through the seventh frame and Frank
O'Doul stabbed the last pair of innings.
Each was damaged by National bats
men.
Both Ferguson and Mogridge passed
through stormy inaugural sessions. In
the Nationals first, with Leibold out of
the way, Peck uncorked ii single and
took third when Collins dropped Cos
Inns fly just short of the center field
bleachers. Judge singled Peck home
ard Goslin to third and made second
base on the throw in. Goslin tailed
and Judge took third as Charity hit
safely and Judge crossed as Ferguson
cut loose with a wild pitch.
The Red SoX came back with a venge-
ance in their half of the first frame
Mitchell singled off Bluege, Pecks fun
bic gave Collins a life and FlagStead
walked to fill the bases. Burns doubled
to left, scoring Mitchell and Collins, but
Flagstcad was nailed at the plate by
Goslin's magnificent throw to Charity
That ended all Red SoX scoring until
the Nationals had the game well in
hand.
Griffs Put Game on Ice.
They got it that way in the second
inning. Bluege walked and, after
Mogride flied to Collins, took third as
Leibold hit a one-baser to right. With
leckinpaugh at bat neat squeeze
play was worked, Bluege scoring and
Leibold moving to second. Goslin
tripled Leibold home and Judges sin
gle sent the Goose to the plate and
Ferguson out of the fray.
Howe stopped further counting in
that session, but was not so fortunate
in the fourth. Then a pass TO Evans,
Bluege'S retirement and scratch hit
by Mogridge, of which Burns made a
wild heave to Howe at first, produced
u marker.
The Nationals eighth run was made
off ODoul after two were out in the
final inning, Pat Gharrity's triple and
Bucky Harris single accounting for it.
After the opening frame the Red Sox
got but five safeties off Mogridge. A
clout over the left field fence by Joe
Harris, first up in the fourth inning:
singles by Shanks and Picinich and
McMillan's fly to Leibold gave the
Red Sox run in the ninth.