Evening star., 1923-04-22
Nationals End Their Losing Sheak Virginia Wins Top onos Legion Nee
CAPTURE LAST OF SERIES.
ALTHOUGH OUTHIT, 6 TO 4
Neither Zachary Nor Rommel, Mack's Star, Is Able
to 90 Route-Creat Play by Peck in
Seventh Inning Saves Day for Griffs.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

BY DENMAN
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, April 2l.-
performers ended their stri
when they obtained a 6-to-4
day before the largest crowd that
hes attendance was estimated at c
eating capacity OF Shibe Park is so
nclosurc can be readily imagined.
Jezebel Tecumseh Zachary. vett
opposed by Eddie Rommel, star of
pcned. but neither was able to star
Russell, who turned i nifty job of
!cen bombed from the hill in the
he Mackian staff failed to show II
MS Successor, Warren Ogden, in /
F'ryan Harris.
The contest was humdinger
'onr the spectators standpoint.
| n"ut everything known To base ball
feing flashed at some time during the
| ternour, including 4 Iair of home
ms, in which Bucky Harris and
ing Miller shared
cuthit by a margin Of - to Q. the
ationals had to have the better of
|ho breaks to finish on the long end
| the count. and they got EN- in
Ihelf' big inning. the fourth, when a
I'D throw by the usually reliable
ortstop, Galloway, proved de-
dinE FACTOR in the registration of
Ihrea tallieS.
y sensational double play by Peck,
| hich choked local rally in the
Nenth, was the fielding feature of
lbe pastime.
Griffs First to Score.
As, in the preceding contest the
fatlona1S WeIe the first tO score,
his being personally attended to 10y
drriS, who helted one % RommeIs
terings into the left field bleachers
the second inning. Charity
eged along with a single. but
eIished when Peck hit into Il double
With two away in the opener
iconda found Zachary for Il single
pad had to pull up at third when
auser walloped his first hit "f the
dson over GoSlin'S head into the
inSe~ OF fans in left center. good
r only two bases under the rules.
hey We're left as Miller rolled to
trTiS.
The Mackmen knotted the count in
u next frame. however. and it was
II manufacturer of Washington
itial tally who was responsible
elGh was on by virtue of d single,
tn one gone, when Dykes rolled
Capt. Stanley. who juggled the
ii dong enough to make double
aE lEtppSSip!t. MS put w elCn Oh
& midway la a position to tally
hen Rommel connected for IL liner
center that Evans barely missed
hh ilg Shoestring catch of.
Get Quartet of Runs.
Two doubles, as many singles and
little of the kind OF assistance the
rinmcn heretofore have furnished
cir opponents enabled them to reg
er 4 quartet of tallies in round
ur.. Evans opened with a single to
inter-, and after Judge had been re-
RED in Il spectacular manner by
fhttbewS. GoSlm Clouted to the bar
er in right center. the crowd limit
E him 10 two bases. Harris plunk-
a safety to left that was recorded
u double when AIiller's thumbs
'evented him from picking it up
IompJIy. Evans Tailed. and Goslin !
uld Rave done 50 with ease, but
anager Bush tagged him at third |
Then came one of the breaks the |
ltionals had been looking for !
larrity rolled to Galloway. whose !
" throw bounded past Perkins TO !
e stand, letting in Goslin and Har !
b, with Charity reaching second. |
1t Tailed when Peck looped Texas |!
Iguer to right center
Miller attended TO the scoring of |
= run for the MackS without assist !
ce in the fourth. when he emuiated !
| the season among the open-faced !
It's in left field. Bing also started !
| rally that led to the yanking of !
chary after he had been combed /
- three successive bingles, good for |
tally, in the sixth. and brought
| lien Russell to the mound in a res
|Ie capacity.
Russell Supplants Zachary.
Iiller's contribution was d shot to
inter-. lie reached third on Gallo
ty's safety to right and tailed when
elch rified Il safety over the key
one sack. This induced Busb to
umb Jezebel to the showers and
mmon Russell from the bull pen.
ykeS the first man to face Allen,
owed his mates up notch with a
|lcrifice. Ogden, who had succeeded |
|Dmmel on the slab for the AS after
at productive fourth frame. then
,pped to Russell. who trapped Gal
way off third and ran him back to !,
IL sack, where he tagged Welch, who |
I'd slid in from second. The threat |
|as ended when Russell also stopped |
atthcws' smoky offering.
Conroy reached the far corner in,
,uid on his double into the crowd |
i left and RusselTs sacrifice, but
as left when Rice and Evans sue
ceded only in providing infield re-
ireInentS.
ne AIulellCS demonstrated now a
milar opening should be taken ad- |
antagc of fn their half, only a SEN
tianal play by Peck limiting them |
b one run. Perkins started by emu !
ting Conroy's double. Riconda got a !
ucky single when the wind carried I
IS fly away from Conroy. Hauser |
moved them up with a sacrifice and |
he corners were crowded when Mil |
r drew Il pass.
Galloway tore Russelrs hand apart |
ith an inTield single that registered |
'erkinS, and then came the fireworks. |
WEIGH walloped a ball headed for |
inter that Peck contrived to stab |
18th his gloved hand within "a |
tride of the middle cushion and |
lade a force-out with a back-hand |
uss to Harris, who completed a |
i pid-fire double play by firing to |
udge. This particular bit of fielding |
as gem.
Add Unneeded Tally.
The Nationals added to their run |
al in the ninth. when, with Bryan |,
iarris pitching, Conroy walked after |
ne was out, went to second on Rus |
elrs death and tailed on a safety |
y center by Rice. Sam stole second, |
here Evans left him.
THe tally proved superfluous, but |
looked for time as if it would |
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