Evening star., 1924-06-05

Having absorbed that 6-to-o de-
feat in ten innings yesterday. the Ma
tionalS will have to triumph over the
Tigers this afternoon and tomorrow
to leave this town with a winning
percentage of better than 500. This
500 hurdle has been too much for the
club to clear in several seasons after
the campaign is well under way. IL
has run up to the mark as ii did
Tuesday only occasionally since 1921.
hut getting over it has proved too
formidable a job.
In an effort to clear the barrier,
Manager Harris has assigned the
pitching roles of today and tomorrow
10 hurlers who apparently are fully
hit for such task. Warren Ogden.
victor in both of his starts since be-
ing transferred from the Athletics to
the Nationals. was to toe the slab
this afternoon. while Walter Johnson
Will adorn the mound tomorrow.
Fielding LnpSeS Prove Costly.
That the Tigers were not subdued
Yesterday may be attributed more to
fielding lapSes than to the brand of
pitching produced by Walter Nc
Grew and Fred Marberry. McGrew.
starting game for the first time
this season. hurled much better than
the five passes he granted would in
dictate. The two Tiger runs in the
second frame were the results OF
sound swatS. but more alert fielding
would nave prevented the pair VI bt-
troit tallies in the seventh that dead
locked the game for the first time.
Marberry. who heaved the last three
frames. was placed in a poor plight
in the tenth by an error of Goose
to the decisive tally.
The Nationals continued their
heavy hitting. amssine twelve
safeties off Lii Stoner in seven in
nings and three off George Dauss
IN of H.,
hurlers though, We're stingy with
ranks. giving only two, McGrew
yielded only quintet of blows dur
ing his term on the hill. while Mar
berry was nicked for four slams in
his three sessions.
The Tigers grabbed a pair of tall
lies in the second inning that Pratt
started with a double. Rigney pop
ped to Peck, but Blue bounced a
homer off the score board.
Nationals Start In Fourth.
The Nationals got one of these runs
and Peck's single that Wingo fun
bled for an extra base doing the
work. In the fifth, the Harrismen
went ahead. scoring twice after two
men had been retired. With Goslin
on first by virtue of n fielder's choice
that had erased Rice, Judge doubled
to count the Goose. Ruel then
singled Joe home. Blueges single
Nationals a fourth run in the sixth
round.
In the seventh the Tigers evene ed
the score. Blue and Bassler drew
passes. Kerr went in to run for
BaSsler. Burke batted for Stoner
and sacrificed.
Haney sent a fast roller to Prothro
that gave the latter avn easy play at
home, but the Doc instead of throw
ing to the plate to get Blue held the
n ha
almost at first. When Prothros
heave finally got to Judge the hitter
was well over the bag and Kerr had
moved to third. Then Cobb sent a
high bounder toward Judge and Kerr
had no trouble sliding under Ruel'S
catch Of Joe's lofty throw home.
Both clubs counted in the eighth.
Prothro's double. fielder's choice
and Richbourg's pinch single giving
the Nationals their tally. while Pratt's
single. Rigney's walk. Blues sacrifice
and Woodall's hit accounted for the
Tiger run.
Nun Chance In Ninth.
In the ninth the Nationals were
unable to take advantage of a good
scoring opportunity. Goslin singled
to right and took second on He'll
manns tumble, Judge walked and
three-and-two count, famed. Prothro
was purposely passed. filling the
bases. Bluege then popped to short
center for the third out, although
Pratt came dangerously close to drop
ping the ball after a running catch.
The Tigers were helped consider
bly, by Goslin's tumble of Blues loft
in the tenth. Pratt had singled and
Rigney had sacrificed when Blue
lifted fly to short left, but the
Goose dropped the ball after camping
under it, and there were two on and
one out, instead of Tiger on sec
ond with two gone. Marberry then
filled the sacks with a pass to Wood
all, and Fothergill. pinch hitting for
Dauss. ended the argument with a
blow to right that scored Pratt.