Evening star., 1924-03-28

Peck apparently is reaching hi:
fielding form more quickly thar
either Manager Bucky Harris or Joe
Judge. the other veterans of the Ma
tionals' inner defense. Harris has
been charged with several errors. al
due to wild throws. While the snappy
second sacker has had spells of fun
bling in past seasons. he rarely has
been guilty of inaccurate throwing
In the past week, however. Bucky
has found it difficult to get his
heaves away in the right direction
and several times the opposition has
profited thereby.
Judge Grabbing All ToSses.
Judge has not been covering his
usual amount of territory in the
games this week, but the first saCke
Is grabbing all toSSeS within reaCI
and is shooting the ball to the Other
!ielders in midseaSon form. Perha p>
the lack of warm weather has hin
dered Joe in developing speed, but
now that warm days have arrived he
may get it with a rush.
Tomorrow's game with the Cincin-
natl Reds here will wind up a busy
week for the Nationals. All of the
engagements so far have been tough
ones, and even that of this afternoon
with the Milwaukee Brewers may
prove not so easy as was the tilt
WIN TINS same club at Palmetto last
Friday. Manager Harris, though, has
an OF the eleven pitchers now or
the Nationals roster ready for action
and ought to be able to match the
sharpshooters of the opposition.
Inc battle yesterday with the Car
dlnais was won and lost in the late
stages. Harris used three hurlers
against pair thrown into the fight
by Branch Hickey. but with little
better break in the fortune of the
game two National moundsmen would
nave been enough to bring home the
bacon.
Two scratch singles and n wild
tlroW by Doc Prothro made a run off
raul ZahniSer for the Cards in the
Hrst frame, and with old Bill Doak
spltball expert, going good that tally
seemed enough for Rickey's crew
nut ne" @ nqriers took up the burden
IN the NTH inning. Fred Wingfield
doing the honors for the Griffs and
Blll Sherdell, Southpaw, for the Cards
NIngfteld held the ST Louis men hit
less through two rounds and in the
Eighth banged the ball into the wood
Dehlnd center field for a tour of the
paths, the clout tailed Prothro. who
had singled. and put the Nationals in
front.
Cards Have the Luck.
But this lead was shortlived Every
thIng went the way of the Cards in
their portion of the eighth. Pinch
hitter Schultz looped fluke single
to center and Blades was sent in to
run. Sherdel sacrificed, then Flack
walked. After getting two and
one count on Smith and uncorking a
Wild pitch that put Blades on third
VI Nlngneld was withdrawn and Byron
Specie sent to the hill
Smith scratched a single toward
second off the new hurler, sending
Baldes home and moving F1ack to
the middle station. Bill Hargrave let
one of Species pitches to Hornsby
slip past, and Flack took third and
Smith second. Hornsby rolled to
Harris, whose throw got Flack at the
plate, while Smith went to third.
Chen Bottomly scratched single
sward Peck and Smith skipped home
with the decisive marker.
Griff's Catchers in LimeIight.
The Nationals catchers: Bennett
Tate and Bill Hargrave. attracted
much attention during the pastiming
Tate in the fourth inning gallantly
blocked Hornsby from the plate hut
took spike wound in the forehead
for his trouble and may be out OF
action for several days. He bled pro-
fusely after the collision and gave
way to Hargrave.
Bill distinguished himself in the
eighth inning by keeping the Cards
from winning early in the round
When Flack attempted to score from
third on Hornsby's slow roller tC
Harris Hargrave straddled the plate
in the posture of colossus at Rhodes
and held the. Cardinal at bay until &
throw came from Harris. Flack tried
hard TO get around Bits leg, but
simply could not make that home
plate.