Evening star., 1923-06-05

The Nationals themselves are not
ia be sneeZed at these days. however.
as was demonstrated yesterday. when
they shangha!ed the Schangless Yam
KEGS into their third straight reverse,
5--2 hunning their own string of
wins to three and boosting them
selves notch in the ladder to sixth
place. after having dropped seven
contests in row.
Znhniser Outpitchcs Bush.
Mound maneuvers of nature too
battling for the champions to solve
We're furnished by Paul Vernon Zah-
niser, recently of Memphis. who was
tided over rather uncertain opening
period by the double -play-making ca
pabilities of his mates. and then pro-
ceeded to outpitCh the veteran Joe
Bush. who was neither as rfeady nor
as effective as a hero of w,y.ld series
c"mbats is expected to be. T:e South
crn Association graduate, who was
starting his second game in the big
show. yielded bingles in effective
groups in only one round, while the
Nationals got to Bush for timely
Swats in four different frames.
Joseph Leslie's effectiveness ap-
prared to lie lessened by the absence
IN Gotham hospital of Huggins'
Une-man catching staff. Wa1lY Schang,
who was injured in the morning game
here on Decoration day, and whose
future as Il diamond performer now
is shrouded in doubt. Fred Hofmann
worked hard and changed mitts at
frequent intervals. but failed to meas
ure up to the standard of excellence
maintained by his disabled fellow re-
ceiver.
Grifs Take Early Lead.
Bush paved the way for WaYhing
tons '-Hitial run in round . by walk
ms Bluege after Judge had beSh set
down. Rluege stole second az Lei
f1 npH " Ia
rluntcd q slow ball to center for
single> Harris also thieved his wav
10 the, middle cushion. but was left
with ituel. who walked. when Zah-
niaer struck out.
PeCk's Texas Lacquer in the third
was wnsted. as Scott was in front
Of Gos.in'S terrific liner and Rajah
was picked off at Pipp's station by
Bush
In the following frame the bases
were loaded with Bushmen. bat to
no purpose. A sliced single ts left
by Judge started it. Bluege walked
been disposed of. the latter through
Dugans agile handling of a shot to
his left Ruel was purposely passed
The wisdom of the strategy became
ously famed.
The home talent gave Buah no
trouble in the fifth. but. it was diff
ferent in the succeeding session,
u. j
opened the frame with whack to
the middle pasture. Bluege followed
with safety to left and the pair
advanced a notch on Leibold's sui
Harris cashed Judge and Bluege
counted when Ruel sent Meusel back
for long fly.
Rice's Double Productive.
Rice's double to center proved the
entering wedge for run No 4 in the
seventh and Witt helped the thing
along by playing tag with the ball.
scoring on Peck's long fly to Witt.
a rap TO Scott that Bluege beat
out led to the fifth and final Wash
ington marker in the eighth. Bush
Imuned Leibolds popped attempt to
bunt. but recovered and tossed to
Pipp. whose peg forced Bluege at
second. Harris sent Leibold to third
on double to center. and the latter
tailed when Ruel rammed a single
TO Scott in deep short.
Griffithian double PLAYS checked the
Yankees in each of the first three
frames. Dugan's single over the mid
way with one gone in the opener. a
looper to left by Ruth that fell un-
touched between Peck and Goslin and
the wounding of Pipp filled the bases.
whereupon Meusel bounded to Bluepe
FOR twin killing.
Wards lucky bounce over Peck's
mead gave him credit for a safety in
the second, whereupon Scott drilled
into a two-ply death by shunting to
Harris. while Wits safety through
the box in the third was nullified
when Peck started a dual demise at
the expense of Dugan.
Ruth damned a long single to CEN
ter in the fourth and, after Pipp non
ped foul, stole second as MeuseI fam
ned. but was left when Ward met an
tnf1eld death.
Yankees Finally Score.
Pipp got no farther than the initial
station when he received 2ahniser's
only pass to open the seventh and
both Hofmann and Bush had been
retired in the eighth before the Yam
KEGS contrived to break the ice. This
they did through the medium of a
triple to left center by Witt. Dugan's
1nheld blow to Peckinpaugh and a
three bagger by Ruth that carried to
the Scoreboard. Babe was left perch
ed on the far corner when Pipp shunt-
ed to Harris
Scott got a bingle for himself aft
er two of his mates had been set down
in the ninth. Zahniser then ended IL
hy slipping a third strike over on
Hofmann.