Evening star., 1924-05-07

As it is constituted now, the Red
Sox team is neat-looking one, but
even though it has won it's last six
games and is well up in the race it
does not impress one as being strong
enough on paper to take the meas
0re of several other outfitS-for in
stance. the Tigers, the Indians and
the Browns-over long stretch of
engagements. Yet against the Ma
tionals it is playing like a pennant
winner. which makes it seem that
Washington's entry in the Johnso-
nlan circuit championship contention
Is weaker even than was at first sus-
pected
The Nationals certainly failed to
cover themselves with glory yester-
Day. Their starting pitcher, Paul
Zahniser, may have had something on
the ball. but generally he failed to
throw it near enough to the Boston
batters to be effective. After a dis
astrous first inning. in which he filled
the bases with passes and was
slammed by Danny Clark for a dou-
pie that chased in three runs, he was
through. Fred Marberry took up the
burden and although he was damaged
In the sixth session the Nationals
really had chance until the eighth,
Tor they had gotten to Southpaw Os-
car Fuhr for enough tallies to make
the game a struggle. But that Red
Here's What Happened.
Here's what happened. In the first
Yrame the Nationals were on their
toes and got a run without the sem
Dlance of hit. Richhourg hunted
and was thrown out, but Bucky Har-
ris walked. He reached second when
Joe Harris made a bad throw after
Fuhr had tried to trap the National
entertain off first. With Fuhr hold
ing the ball, Bucky stole third, then
sam Rice lifted a high one to Flag
stead and Bucky romped home after
me eaten. 50 far, so good. but then
came trouble in the Red Sox's first
time a bat
F1agstead walked. Wamby sacri-
need. Veach walked and Joe Harris
walked. examining the sacks. Collins
forced out Flagstead at the plate.
nut Clark poled the ball to deep left
and Veach, Joe Harris and Collins
raced home. while the hitter pulled
up at second base.
There was nothing more doing for
the Red Sox in that period and in the
I%urth the Nationals crept closer to
Judge drew pass and took second
on Ruel's bunt single. Prothro
crashed one-baser to center, scor-
Ing Judge, but Ruel stopped at sec
Cond Bluege's scratch hit filled the
bases. Then Marberry forced out
Ruel at the plate and Richbourg was
an easy out.
Red SOx Increase Lead.
The Red Sox increased their lead
in the sixth, when a single by Joe
Harris and double by Collins. after
one was out. followed by Clark s
single accounted for two runs. The
Nationals, though, came back in the
eighth with a rally that netted a
brace of tallies. Rice shot a double
10 left and after Goslin popped Judge
doubled to the same territory. Ruel
flied to Veach, but Prothro singled,
scoring Judge.
Then came that terrific Red Sox
eighth. That Marberry was prac-
tically out for the day had been
apparent from the sixth session. but
he stuck to his guns. The rebound
though was fearful. Fifteen times
Red Sox came to the plate in the
eighth and ten of them faced Mar
herry'S pitching. AS it turned out
there was no need of a relief hurler
except to end hostilties within a
neasonable time. Six hits, a pass. a
shit batter and an error by Ossie
BIuege netted the opposition eight
runs Then Slim McGrew was rushed
10 the mound, and he had his troubles
for a time but he escaped with only
knne run being counted against him
sand left three Red Sox perishing
ION the paths.
Pinch batters were thrown into the
turmoil in the ninth by the Nationals,
Bbut they meant nothing. Spotting
s1hese Red Sox three runs these days
lis bad medicine for the Capital crew