Evening star., 1924-05-11

Staged under Iow-hanging clouds
that leaked continuously from the
second inning on. and in a tempera-
ture more suitable for ice hockey
than base ball, the outlook for the
Nationals was as drear as the weather
until the fag end OF the fray, when
they put on a garrison finish which
nulll1ed a courageous exhibition of
ninglng by the veteran George Dauss
ana made the 5,0o0-odd damp and chill
ed spectators forget their discomfort
Aiding and abetting the meritorfous
mound work of Martina were a quar-
tet OF Performers who cavort in local
nvery-Rice. Goslin, Prothro and
Juoge. The last pulled up lame
and was compelled to retire from the
combat but not before he bettered
even the efforts Of Cobb as an attack
ing force by Initiating one tally and
driving in the other two.
Cobb Upsets Old Custom.
Diamond athletes receiving the trib-
ute accorded Cobb yesterday usually
respond by popping up or whiting,
but not so Tyrus Presented on his
group of men high in the councils OF
the nation, with set of twenty-one
volumes by standard authors, one
book for each year he has been in
contrary to custom by pumping a
single to center. This blow led to the
first tally of the tete-a-tete. but the
Georgian needed some unprogrammed
assistance from Muddy Ruel to work
around to the counting block. 1t was
sandwiched in between aerial deaths
or Blue and Manush. Heilmann then
walked. and the bases were filled
when Prothro was unable to handle
Pratts sharp roller. At this juno
off second, and, on his bad heave to
Peck, Cobb trotted home Rigney then
Tanned, leaving mates on third and
second.
It was Cobb again, in round 2. who
was responsible for the second tally
hung up by the Bengals. Jones
started the session with line double
against the right field fence and, after
Basslers death, moved to third when
Peck threw out Dauss. Blue coaxed
free ticket and the eminent Tyrus
then produced the tally with a siz-
zling single to right Martina vic
t1mized Manush on strikes to end the
threat.
Goslin's Triple Helps.
Set down in order in the opener, the
Nationals broke into the run column
in the second Goslin paved the way
with tremendous wallop that car
ried to the barrier in right field for
three bases and Judge promptly
cashed him by beating out a rap to
Pratt back of the midway. Ruel also
came through with a safety and the
Gr1ns looked dangerous when Pro-
thro moved up both his mates with a
sacrifice, but Dauss was equal to the
emergency, taking both Peck and
Martina on strikes.
Grins made menacing motions that
came to naught In the third Lei.
bold was stranded at the far corner
following his single, Harris sacri-
nee and Rice's demise when Goslin
rolled to Pratt
more promising start was made.
Judge led with safety over second
and advanced notch on Ruers rap
down the left-field line, only to have
Prothro force Muddy, whereupon
Rchbourg famed for Peck and Mar
tina rolled to the box
Again In the sixth the Griffs got
a pair ON the paths when Ruel beat
out bunt and Prothro singled to
center with two down, the faro-up
being squeiched by Rigney, who
gathered In Bluege's bounder
Big DoinSs tn the Eighth.
1t was In the eighth that the big do
inss materialized. Rice blazed the
tran with a double to left, moved up
on Goelin's suicide and checked in with
the tying tally when Judge belted to
right-center. this wallop netting two
bases only because Josephus was linn
Ing On a lame leg. Shirley was put in
to rum for him, and the break of the
game followed when Ruel rammed to
Rtgney: The latters toss beat Shirley
to third. but Judges understudy crashed
into Jones with such force that the
Tiger third-sacker dropped the ball
Then 1t was that Prothro produced the
punch that spelled victory, his rap to
right registering Shirley with what
proved to be the deciding marker
After round 2 pickin's for the BengaIs
were lean. They planted athletes at the
midway three different times. but found
Martina unsolvable at these points
Prothro, Harris and Judge pulling
double play to help him out on one oc-