Evening star., 1924-07-19

reach OF tIrSt-place tie. vest
battle on their hands this aftern(
position. They were TO tackle Geor
engagements, while the Tigers we
Boston bunch has not been botherin
as the Nationals are concerned, get,
Browns are opponents is nothing ca
Something has happened to tn
tarrlsmen to many victories not SO
as result OF so many double -heade
did not perform impreSSively yeSter
This faltering at the Jag end OF cont
tits, unfortunately 1t costs the \
the Yankees, proved disastrous on
here and put dalnper on the work
Nor have the Nationals moundsmen
been delivering in the superb style
that characterized their performances
not so long ago. In fact. the hurting
staff has slipped to such an extent
that Manager Bucky Harris was at his
wits end in selecting slab artists for
this afternoons dual attraction. He
expected to use oyster Joe Martina
in the opening number of the bill.
but could not declare himself as to
the pitcher for the second game. Re
Gently SO many pitchers have been
called upon for single contests that
the haraSsed pilot cannot very well
foretell who will be available for
uuty III any particular game
First Loss Here for Ogden.
Warren ogden worked through
eight and a third innings OF yester-
days fray on the slab and was a
loser for the first time since coming
In compiling his record of six straight
victories for the Griffs. ogden at
times was not so steady. but never
so uncertain as he was i'll this third
battle of the Brown series.
Curly seemed to have little on the
ball yesterday, being hit hard all the
way. and only superb fielding kept
him out of serious trouble before the
ninth inning Then he lost his cum
ming altogether, and had to give way
TO Fred Marberry. With the departure
of ogden, the National defense
buckled and a chance to climb to a
first-place tie with the Yankees was
The game really was played en-
tirely in the ninth inning, as it turn
ed out. The Nationals entered that
frame with a 5-to-4 advantage and
everything went biooie. Ogden, who
had been pitching none too well, be-
came worse. and Urban Shocker, who
went to the slab after Ernie Wingard
the Browns batting portion of the
final frame, proved a lamentable fail
ure, despite dilatory tactics employed
by his teammates to give him
forth was rushed to the mound by
the visitors in the nick of time, and
he had everything necessary to tame
the none too wild home aggregation
Beans Spilled in Ninth.
Ogden began the ninth by slam
ming the ball into the ribs of Harry
Rice, who stepped to the plate in
place Of Wtngard. although the frank
balls, as the pitch that hit the batter
came after three balls had been
thrown: Johnny Tobin forced out
schel Bennett poked a single past
Bucky Harris and the trouble started.
Marberry replaced ogden on the
mound and apparentiy; ;.f had q enough nnort TO
George SiSler took several pitches,
but fouled to Tom Taylor finally
Then Marty McManus sent roller TO
Peck and Rajah fooled it sufficiently
to miss getting any one, SO the bases
were crowded. Along came Baby Doll
Jacobson to promptly unload them
with Il scrceching triple to center.
Gene Robertson flied to Memo Lei
bold. but it was somewhat late for
such u play.
The Nationals staged few fire
works of their own in the last half
of the ninth, but it got them nowhere.
IeiboId, first to face Shocker, drew
a pass So did Harris and the sacks
were jammed when Goose Goslln
bounced single off ShockerS pitch
ing arm. The blow panied the Brown
hurler so much that Danforth was
called to the slab and the Nationals
chances of success went into the
ashcan.
Telling Punch Missing.
Taylor, first to bat against Dave,
got nothing better than a foul to
Robertson. Joe Judge did bit bet
ter. flying to Bennett deep enough
to permit Leibold to tally after the
catch. Muddy Ruel also lifted the
ball toward left field, but Bennett
found it easy to make the final out.
The Browns began their scoring in
the second inning, Robertson's sin
gle. Severeids triple and Gerbers
one-base blow accounting for two
runs before batter was retired.
The Nationals matched these tai
lies in the third. Rice doubled to
left and Leibold tripled to center.
After Harris lofted to Tobin. in short
right, Goslin sent a fly to deep CEN
ter. Jacobson collared it, but could
not throw home in time to head off
Leibold.
The fourth frame saw the Nationals
go to the front. Ruel singled, only
singled Rajah to third and Rice
strolled. filling the bases. Leibold
hit to left for a base, scoring Peck
and Ogden, while Rice pulled up at
second A chdnce Tor more runs was
lost, though, when LSarris forced out
Leibold and Goslin grounded to Nc
ManuS.
Ogden Pounded in Fifth.
This lead was lost in the fifth.
Ogden walked Tobin to start that
inning and Bennett doubled to count
his teammate. Sisler promptly sin
sled past Harris to count Bennett
and deadlock the game. McManus
sacrificed to put his boss on second,
but the next two Browns were easy
outs.
A miscue by Sisler let the Nationals
take the lead again in the second
half of the fifth With two gone,
Ruel and Peck walked. They ad-
vanced a base when Wingard un-
corked wild pitch and RueI got
home as Sisler fumbled Ogden's tap
Thereafter little action was no.
Gceable until the fatal ninth.
Judge picked up Robertson's hot
grounder in the eighth and darted for
first, but the Brown was coming
down the line so fast that Joe had to
slide to the sack for a put-out