Evening star., 1924-06-26
Veteran Star Never in Sc
rious TroubIe-Griffs Take
Lead in First Inning and
Hold 1t to End.
Wild MATTHEWS AND RICE
IN SENSATIONAL PLAYS
Throng on Hand to Cheer League
Leaders in Battle to Retain Lofty
Position-Long Hits by Harris,
Goslin and Judge Feature Aft
ernoon's Pastiming
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

BY DENMAN THOMPSON.
Providing timely stickwork in cup
port of effective pitching by Walter
Johnson the Nationals ran their string
Of consecutive victories to ten by taking
the first game Of their double-h header
with the Mackmen today; score, 5 to 0.
Stanwood Baumgartner, a left-hander.
was the victim of Harris fighting clan.
the latter punching bingIes off him il,
three different rounds Harris and
Goslin teamed up to provide the first
run in the initial round. Judge drove
IN pair with a double in the sixth
and Harris, Judge and Ruel collaborated
TO manufacture another brace Of tallies
in the eighth
Sensa tional fielding feats abounded
Matthews, Rice, Bluege, Riconda and
Strunk all distinguishing themselves on
defense.
1t was the I05th shutout victory of
his eighteen years of big league service
for Johnson, and by tanning three Of
the visitors the veteran boosted his
total of strikeouts to 3,14S.
crowd estimated at close to 25, 900
turned out to see league leaders in
action after three weeks absence on
the road. The distinguished fans in
cluded Mrs. Calvin Coolidge and her
two sons, John and Calvin, jr
The President arrived shortly after
the game ended. He was given a
hearty ovation by the crowd, which
stood with barred heads as the band
played The Star Spangled Banner.
FIRST INNING.
eHilADELPHiA-Bis rolled to
Harris. Strunk lined to Goslin. Strand
tripled to left center. Hauser famed
No runs.
WASHiNGToN-Rice popped to Ri
conda. Bishop tossed out Matthews
Harris doubled down the left field line.
Gosln tripled to scoreboard, scoring
Harris Baumgartner threw out Judge.
One run.
SECOND INNING.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. popped TO
Judge. Riconda fouled to Ruel Mat
thews made spectacular one-handed
catch of Galloway's drive to left CEN
ter. No runs.
WASHINGTON = Riconda made a
smart play of Ruels foul pop. Peck
walked. Bluege lined to Simmons
johnson lined to Simmons. No runs.
THIRD INNING.
PHILAoELPHIA-Perkins popped to
Judge. Baumgartner popped to GosIin
Bishop flied to Rice. No runs.
WASHINGTON-Rice walked Mat
thews sacrificed, Riconda to Hauser.
Harris fouled to Riconda. Goslin was
thrown out, Bishop to Hauser. No runs.
FOURTH INNING.
PHiLADELPHIA-Ha tossed out
Strunk. Strand flied to Goslin. Hsuser
tripled to the bleachers in left center.
Simmons walked. Riconda forced Sim
mons, Peck to Harris. No runs.
WASHiNGToN-Judg lined one to
Strand. Strunk made a nice running
catch of Ruels foul fly. Strand came
in for Peck's short fly. No runs.
FIFTH INNING.
lLAOELPHlA-Bluege tossed out
Galloway. Perkins singled to center.
Johnson caught Baumgartner's pop
bunt and doubled Perkins off first with
a toss to Judge. No runs.
GToN-Galloway threw out
Bluege. Johnson fouled to Hauser.
Rice flied to Simmons. No runs.
SIXTH INNING.
PHlLADELPHIA-Bi shop walked.
Strunk flied to Matthews. Strand
forced Bishop, Peck to Harris. Bucky's
toss to Judge had Strand doubled up by
a full stride, but Umpire Ormsby ruled
otherwise. Hauser pushed a single to
left, Strand taking second. Simmons
flied to Rice, who got under the ball
in left center after a sharp sprint. No
runs.
NGTON-Matthews singled to
center. On Harris bunt to Baumgart-
ner, the pitcher fired wildly past Bishop,
both men being safe. 1t was scored as
fielder's choice. Goslin's swinging
bunt to the box resulted in his death
at first and the advancement of his two
mates. Judge doubled against the right
field fence, scoring Matthews and Har-
rs Ruel rolled to Bishop, Judge TAX
ing third. Simmons came into short
left for Peck's high fly. Two runs.
SEVENTH INNING.
PHILADELPHiA-Ric scratched
hit off Bluege's glove. Johnson
knocked down Galloway's hot smash
and recovered the ball and forced Ri.
conda with peg to Peck. Perkins
popped to Peck in short left. Baum
gartner famed. No runs.
WASHINGTON = Bluege popped to
Bishop. Johnson rolled to Bishop. Rice
fouled to Perkins. No runs.
EIGHTH INNING.
PHlLADELPHiA-B popped to
Peck. Strunk singled TO center. Strand
forced Strunk, Peck to Harris. Harris
tossed out HauSer. No runs.
WASHINGTON-Matt popped to
Riconda. Harris poled a double over
Strunks head. Gosiin walked. Judge
pushed a single into left, scoring Har-
ris, Goslin pulling up at second. Ruel
singled to center scoring Goslin. Baum
eartner cut off Simmons throw and
tagged Judge at third with peg to
Riconda Peck fouled to Perkins. TWO
runs.
NINTH INNING.
PHILADELPHIA - Simmons singled
to Peck in deep short. Riconda singled
to right, Simmons stopping at second
Galloway lined to Goslin. Bluege re-
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