Evening star., 1924-06-13


The formidable lot of double head
ers to come ought not to bother the
club if it continues TO wallop the
ball as il has in its last thirteen
road engagements. Ecluding the bat
terry men, all of the players now
constituting the team have hit for
averages ranging from .3l6 to .466 in
these games. Hitting of that caliber
ought to offset much of the indif-
ferent pitching from overtaxed slab
men. The Nationals may get it in
the string of double bills.
Topping this lot of sluSgers is Sam
Rice. lead-of batter of the club. He
has clouted twenty-Seven safeties in
fifty-eight times at bat to get his
mark of .466. Three other men now
regulars have broken in the elite
900 class for the trip. They are Doc
Prothro with ABS and Goose Goslin
and Mule Shirley each with 400.
twenty-one hits. while Goslin has to
credit for thirteen games twenty
two. Four hits in ten times at bat
In three games is Shirley's record.
Peek Banging the Ball.
Fifth in the list is the veteran
Roger Peckinpaugh. who certainly
mas frightened his batting eye re-
Gently He has participated in all of
the thirteen games of the tour and
hanged nineteen safeties in fifty
legal times at bat for an average
of $50. Wild Matthews, newcomer to
the National ranks, has hit for sis
N seven games, while Manager
Bucky Harris in four engagements
mas slapped the ball for .316 record.
IN the Nationals last two games.
OF an injured foot, batted for .333.
BUT the heaviest hitter has NOT
heen the most effective in driving
Tunners home during the tour Rice.
oespte MS 1866 hitting average. is
credited with sending in bust eight
runs: an amount credited to Both
frothro and Peck. Goslin who tom
ped al other Nationals last season in
enectlye batting. is the leader on this
Trip. The Goose's war club has been
forceful enough at opportune mo-
mentS to chase fourteen runs across
the platter. o''
Shirley. in his few contests has
natted in five tallies, while Harris
mas kn0cked In two. Matthews has
Eet TO shove a run over. An effective
patter while in the game on the road
mas been OSsie Bluege His battinp
sN.eerage .e Tor his eleven games was but
.oo; yet he provided the power that
registered seven markers.
johnson Tops the Pitchers.
Of the pitchers. Walter johnson
ana warren ogden have been most eff
iectiEe In attack. Johnson has made
lour nlts in ten times at bat for 400,
ana driven in four runs. Ogden has
mt at .375 rate, with three safeties
IN eight batting turns, and knocked
IN three runs. Muddy RueI. who has
caught in all but one of the games
or the present trip. has hit for .2se,
HIS record is thirteen wallops in for
ty-hve times at bat and four runs
sent home
Wounded members of the Nationals
remaining with the squad are recov-
ering from their hurts rapidly Rice
ana Goslln. who were pinked on the
feet by Sylvester Johnston in one Of
about now as they did for a few DAYS.
although Rice still complains of some
soreness in the pc dal extremity.
harris foot still pains him a times.
out II does not appear to cut down his
speed to any extent. The swelling in
Wild Matthews knee, caused bv George
Grants low heave Wednesday. has
been reduced and Wild was to get
PACK INTO harness today. George Mo-
sridge declares the soreness has gone
from MS left shoulder. while Joe Mar
una. who dotes upon hot weather.
apparently has been rejuvenated by
the st. Louis climate.
Zahniser In Line as Regular.
Manager Harris was greatly pleas
ed with Paul Zahniser's pitching in
the opening game of the series here.
Zahnny did not do so well at the
performance in the first month of the
season being that against the Ath-
letics in which he bowed to Ed Rom
mel. Lack of control was the Mem
phis graduates chief fault. but that
pitching defect was not in evidence in
his work Wednesday. That victory
over the Browns probably means that
Zahniser will get one of the four
regular pitching turns. an assign
ment planned for him at the Tampa
training camp.
Nick Altrock is in the good graces
of the umpires again. The suspension
laid upon him after A run-in with
Arbiter Rowland at Cleveland has
been lifted and he will resume his
coaching line activities here. With Al
Schadt. Nick is preparing some new
stunts to spring upon the fans next
week in Chicago. where he is a great
favorite. The Windy City folks have
never forgotten Nick's sterling pitch
in in the world series of 1906, when
he was a member of the victorious