Evening star., 1924-09-07
Nationals Maintain Lead by
Fifth Straight Victory as
Yanks Win Again.
RECORD CROWD EXPECTED
TO SEE FINAL CONTEST
Gates to Open at Noon for
Throngs-All Reserved Seats
Sold Days Ago.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

BY JOHN B. KELLER
rounding pitching stars Of the
several other clubs in the American
League for victories appears to be
lne forte of the pennant-hunting
Nationals these days. At least, they
have specialized in that phase of the
bustln business in their last three
series.
Herb Pennock. brilliant southpaw of
the world champion Yankees. was the
victim of Bucky Harris crew last
week, Ed Rommel. one Of the best
right-handers in either major circuit.
took his punishment while the Macks
were here Labor day, and yesterday
Howard Ehmke. who since his transfer
to Boston by Ty Cobb has had that
worthy talking to himself was knocked
for an s-to-2 home club riot
Tear Into Ehmke.
To score their fifth straight win and
maintain their two-game lead over the
fanks. who walloped the Mackmen
the Nationals tore into Ehmke at the
outset and ran uo a four-run total that
must have made the Red Sox dizzy
The visitors. even though they kept
Mogridge's offerings. were absolutely
unable to get anywhere with their
hits until after the Bucks had staged
two more club swinging exhibitions
and forced the Hubtown star hurler
to call it day at the end of the sixth
round
The home boys were outhit by the
invaders. Il safeties to 10. but they
punched their blows wonderfully
cd
able to cluster clouts of MogrIdge
effectively, getting but one hit in
each OF their two scoring frames
when passes. fielders' choices and
long flies aided considerably in the
run-making. All OF the local swat
ting was done at the expense or
Ehmke. Bill Piercy, who hurled the
last two rounds against the Harris
men, pitched to seven batters with
out being damaged materially.
End Home Season Today.
This afternoon, the Nationals are
to appear for the last time this year
in an American League championship
game in Clark Grifith's Stadium, and
a crowd of record proportions for a
base ball contest in this city Witness
ing the engagement with the Red Sox
would not be surprising.
All reserved seats for the game
were sold days ago. but there will
be much room in the big stands for
general admission ticket holders.
However, they probably will be filled
early for the gates to the park are TO
be opened at noon. The Police De-
partment has carefully planned to
handle the throng of .frenZied fans
bound to see in action their favoriteS.
whom they firmly believe will bring
to the National Capital it's first major
league pennant
Pitching choices for the final game
were tentatively announced last
night by the rival managers. Stanley
Harris of the Nationals expects to
use either Warren Ogden, a right
handler. or Jezebel Zachary. south
paw. For the Red Sox. Alec Fergu-
son or Jack Quinn will go to the slab.
The Nationals leave tomorrow
morning for Philadelphia to open a
four game series with the Athletics.
the first part of a string of 90 games
to be played on the road to end their
titular campaign.
Bucks Break Even. at Least.
In scoring over the Red Sox yes
terday Mogridge made his record for
the season against that club read
two wins and one loss and. incident
ally. assured the Nationals of an
even break at least in the campaign
with the Boston representatives. 1t
was the 11th win in Il games
with Lee Fohl's outfit for the clan
of Griffith.
Mogridge pitched a canny game.
seemingly never exerting himself
unless absolutely necessary. He
went through only one inning. the
sixth, without yielding a hit. but not
1a
itors reach him for a run. In four
of the frames the first batter to face
the southpaw got on base-this oc-
curing in both of the counting
rounds-and three times the Red SoI
had a couple of runners on the paths
with none or one down.
But George was able to turn them
back runless until after his club had
earned him generous lead. Then
he issued a couple of passes and both
figured in the opposition's scores.
The Red Sox threatened to cause him
some trouble after two were out in
the ninth when they filled the bases
with three singles, but the cagey
southpaw quickly recovered his poise
and made an easy victim of the re-
puted slugger, Ike Boone
The Nationals fielded faultIess1y
behind the portsider, once negotiat
tnS play at q ilOSl oPPOI-
tune moment. They also met the
ball with vigor to give him a good
send-off. All except Roger Peckin7
paugh and Mule Shirley broke into
the Nationals hit column, Manager
Harris, Sam Rice and Ossie Biuege
contributing two swats each. Both
of Harris wallops were triples and
drove in three runs. Bluege also
knocked a trio of counters across
the plate.
First Inning Decisive.
AS it turned out, the issue was de-
cided in the first inning when the
Bucks gave Ehmke a hot greeting.
Earl McNeely opened the Bucks ini-
tial batting turn with hopper to
Bob Ezzell, and the latter could not
get the ball to first ahead of the bat
ter. Then Bucky Harris gave the
sphere a mighty sock that sent it
soaring high over that part of the
outfield between Ira Flagstead and
Ike Boone.
That must have been the signal
for the other Nationals to get int
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