Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-19

With his pitchers being maltreated
SO regularly. Bush does not know
which way to turn to find one that
may give his club a fair run for the
game. He was expecting to use Wal
ter Johnson this afternoon in the
final tilt of the series here. However.
JeZebel TecumSeh Zachary-and Wal
lace Westinghouse Warmoth will be
In the pen limbering their arms from
the start of the fray. Apparently it
takes three or more throwers To get
the Griffs through a contest these
days
The club is getting runs. sometimes
by hitting and sometimes by judi
ciously permitting the opposing
pitcher to hand them out. but it
seems that no matter how many
Griffs get around the paths, our cour-
teouS throwers endeavor to let more
of the opposition travel the route. If
the Nationals are to mean anything
at all in the campaign, something
must be done for the pitching staff.
and done quickly, too.
Yesterdays Game Il Sample.
The clash with the White Sox yes
terday was a fair sample of how the
National hurlers are performing.
George Mogridse, veteran southpaw.
was supposed to have enough to
bother Kid Gleason's gang. but he
lost all his cunning in three innings
and was knocked for a flock of goals
In the fourth. That session saw the
Sox drive Mogridge to the showers
with a six-hit barrage and Allen Rus
sell, Woodworking relief twirler. also
suffered punishment before the inning
ended.
The SUGGEST gave the Sox seven
tallies. enough to make the lone one
the Nationals had counted In their
half of the session seem insignif1-
cant. But the worse was yet to come.
Rush thrust his slabmen into the bat
10 Oh Do, Oah
cruit from the Southern Associa ton.
worked the fifth and sixth innings
and was nicked for a pair of markers
In the first one. enough to give the
Sox a winning margin as it turred
out later. Then Jay Bee Brillheart
bumped vigorously. Jack Hollings-
worths windmill delivery was tried
against the Chicagoans in the eighth.
but its breeze did not feaze the Sox
their plate denting business.
While this slaughter of National
pitchers was taking place. one
Michael Louis Cvengros. a portsider
wearing a Sox uniform. did some
right nifty hurting. For six innings
three hits and tally. He began to
tire in the seventh. when he issued
three walks in addition to a pair of
clouts for two runs. and in the eighth
MS SlreIlS IN ie1t MIN. lie trle0 TO
pass to first all of the Griffs who
faced him, and before Ted Blanken-
ship. relief pitcher. could get his
bearings FIVE Washington runs had
crossed.
Joe Judge Has Bronchitis.
Joe Judge will not bet back into har-
ness until the club returns to its own
tamping grounds. week from to-
,norrow. A throat specialist exam
Ined Joe yesterday and declared he
had a severe attack of bronchitis.
The doctor advised Judge to return
to Washington Immediately, but he
will remain with the club at least
through the ST. Louis series
Sam Rice broke into the lineup
yesterday for the first time in a week,
batting for Zahniser in the eighth.
Sans effort was grounder to Kamm.
The outielder may get into today's
engagement.
Goose GOsIin bruised a foot when
the fourth inning. and was replaced
I'm left by Red Hargrave from the
fifth session on. Hargrave originally
had gone in to bat for Russell, SO
the host of pitchers used later by
Bush drew the fourth position in the
clubbing list.
Zahni>er had fair speed. good
curve ball and control in the two in
nfngs he worked. He apparently
knows how to field his position, too,
for he got to first in a hurry when
1t was necessary. and backed plays
well, Mostil and Charity collided
at the plate when the former was
scoring in the fourth inning, and for
a while the Sox centerf1elder was out.
The Sox surprised even their most
ardent admirers when they began
hitting. Nineteen clouts set a record