Evening star., 1923-09-10

r TAVING absorbed a 5-to-2
II trouncing from the Ath-
= letics at the Georgia avenue
ball yard yesterday, the Nationals
are not displeased by a schedule ar
rangements' that permits them 10
idle today and tomorrow.
Three successive days OF rest
would have been their portion, but
for adverse weather that pre-
vailed when last Ty Cobb and his
Tigers we're here, Rain then pre-
vented the playing of the FIRST game,
of the series and three times before
the Georgia Peach and his crew de-
parted from the National Capital re-
fused to allow the contest to be de-
-cided. So, Wednesday, just Wednes-.
day for other clubs, will be a work
day for Cobbmen and Bushmen
here.
Three regularly listed battles with
the Tigers will follow. them the
remaining western clubs will par
their respects for the last time this
year.
The Browns are to arrive Sunday,
booked for six games in four days.
One of the extra tits is due to
July postponement here and the other
to a st. Louis rain-halted engage
ment. necessarily transferred to the
Georgia avenue field.
Many Days of Rest
After the Browns leave, the sched-
ule is spotted with open dates. The
Indians are. slated to exhibit here
September q. % and % and the
White Sox September "a, 25 and 26
Unless postponements compel the
use Of otherwise. free days, the
Nationals then will be idle until
September 2S, when the Athletics
/ return for a two-day stay.
philadelphia will be visited by Bush
and his athletes October 1, 2 af1rI
3. The Red Sox come here for one
game, October 4, a doubie-header
the next day and the final battle
of the season Sunday, October z. The
saturday date has been moved for
ward a. day TO permit the use OF
the park for the foot bail game be
tween Georgetown University and
! the Quantico Marines.
The Athletics found the Bush11ian
! easy pickin " Yesterday, hfttiue Je3
Zachary ana 81 u Russell hard and
timely, out nlu nc Elsitors sue
cess was dpS eSer handling Of
| pitchers BY II .rwd Connie Mack
aSob Hasty. ...-f .fs.d permitted In,
! two hits up to ,.l- seventh round. be
came wobbly ia ..I4l session. and after
| putting two Nationals on the paths
was yanked in favor OF Fred Heimacn
! R1mmci QueILs Rally.
I The newcomer did not allow any
! EscoringJ but when he filled the bass=
| in the ninth. out he came and Ed
Rommei went in. Two of the men
/ left on by the second Athletic pitcher
got home before Rommef could quell
the National uprising. Had either
Hasty or Heimach been left in fhe
game a few minutes longer. the
Macks probably would have gone
, home beaten
/ Two singles and an out gave the
Athletics a tally in the first inning
then Zach checked them until IN.
sixth when double. a sacrifice anG
! a one-base blow gave them another
! run. Three singles and a sacrifice
| in the seventh accounted for third
| marker off, Zachary, and Russell was
, on the slab, when the Macks' came
! to bat for the eight time. a couple
| of doubles and a single off the spit
baller yielded n brace of runs Cy
Warmoth held the visitors scoreless
| in the ninth.
The Bushmen got half of their
total of six hits in the ninth for TWO
tallies. Goslin found Heimach for
a double, but was out at third when
Rice sent roller to the pitcher
Judge singled and Ruel walked So
did Heimach, after hurting two balls
and strike to Harris. Bucky drew
a pass, forcing Rice home. and Judge
scored as BIuege was thrown ou,.-
Evans ended the rally with roller
to Scheer.