Evening star., 1923-09-01

NBeating the Yankees this year has
been too much for DOME Bush's ag-
gregation. either at home or in the
great stadium here. All told. the
clubs have clashed nineteen times.
with the Bushmen getting the long
end of the count on but four Occa :
sionS. The YankS were trounced by
the Nationals the first two times they
were encountered here in April and
in Washington May 2 and June 4.
Bush's team, more than any other.
has helped put the Hugmen far out
in front in the run for the American
League championship.
That victory yesterday was the
eighth of the season here and the
sixth straight for the league leaders
| over the BuShmen. The Yanke weI,
| helped to their last success. though
| as much by erratc Nationals fielding
as Gy their own clubbing. Paul Zah-
/ niser was on the mound for Manager
PuahS crew. and this right hand
I finger was not so lenient with hits
I After a wahbly second session. in
| which he yielded three safeties, Zah-
nisnr was nioked for only five more
| The Yanks. however. made all but
! one of their blows count, although
! Nationals errors twice abetted the
| swats.
| Ruth Falls to Register.
Three of the Hugmen failed To reg
lister biff and prominent among them
| was George Hermann Ruth. king of
| swat. The American League batGng
! pacemaker had rough afternoon of
! il at the plate. Zahniser apparently
! having his number" The first two
! times the Bambino strode to the plat :
! ter he whitfield inglorously, on each
; occasion throwing himself off his feet
! in swinging for a third strike. In the
! sixth inning he slammed into a dou-
nlJN al n
! to get hold of the ball well. but sent
, II too high and ii landed in Leibold' S
! paws.
! Ruth. though. did more than his
| share in turning back the Nationals.
! They kept Pecking away at Sam
| Jones pitching and might have done
! more with the eleven hits they amaSs-
. ed had il not been for the Babes ac-
+ tivities in right field. In the second
/ inning Ruth made remarkab bic
! Ruers single and Evans two Dagger
| In the seventh he made a marvellous
| stop of Goslin's single and with a
! startling heave to Ward. nipped the
| the eight Rice sent a loft toward
| right center. but Ruth dashed across
! the field and speared the ball just
! short of the bleachers.
! The Nationals were most inconsist-
! ent on defense. They registered four
/
! them being sparkling bits OF field
/ ing. but they also made two errors
/ officially - three could have been
/ charged. against them-and the mis-
/ cues paved the way to scores
] lanLs Hit COnsecutiveIy.
/, Successive singles by Meusel. Ward
/ and Hotmann- in the second inning
( accounted for the Ianks' first tally
! Jones opened the third frame with a
! line single to left. When Witt rolled
! to Peck the latter fumbled. then threw
& wildly past Harris in an effort to get
/ Jones at the middle. and the runner
/ continued to third. Jones scored as
=; Dugan hit into double killing. With
] two gone in the fourth. Ward tripled
| to center and came home as Harris
who received Leibold's return, bound
: ed a throw past Ruel
! Then the Nationals got somet thine 9
! out Of their hits. Evans started the
/ fifth frame with a rolling single past
! Scott. Zahniser famed. but Leibold
| sacrificed. and Peck counted joey
| with Texas Lacquer into left There
/. were two out in the sixth when Rue
! singled and Harris strolled. Evans
! bumped Il one -baser that scored Ruel
| The Yankees got their extra marker
! in the seventh. after a pair of then
/ had been retired. Hofmann walked
! and was sent around by successive
singles off the bats of Scott and Jones