Evening star., 1924-05-08

The game likely will be a severe
test for the Griffs at bat. for Lee
Fohl, who bosses the Red Sox, counts
upon using Howard Ehmke on the
mound. In his few innings of toll,
after relieving Al Ferguson Monday,
Ehmke proved a tough problem for
the Nationals to solve.
Other than the result, the most
pleasing feature of yesterdays bat
tie so far as the Nationals were con-
cerned, was their splendid fighting
spirit. In the other games here the
club lacked the dash, both in offense
and defense, so necessary to sue
cessful big league outfit, but it pos
sessed plenty in this third set-to. The
Nationals had to fight, too, for
George Mogridge. although he gave
the club it's best pitching here so
far and held the slugginS Red Sox
to nine safeties over the heightened
route. was at no time steady. He was
generous enough to issue seven free
tickets to first. and in but two of
the eleven rounds did an opponent
fail to get on the paths.
Grifs Field Brilliantly.
This unsteadiness in their pitcher
the Nationals offset with brilliant
plays, two of them coming when the
Red Sox threatened serious damage,
and doing some spectacular work in
the outfield. The Red Sox hit Mog-
u,
National outer wall of defense plenty
to do.
The Harrismen also were courage
Gus in attack. They had to be, for
they had their early lead quickly
themselves in ruck when their
ninth-inning batting turn came, de-
spite that they had been pounding
Hits off the old spitball finger were
frequent, IN all thirteen being regis
tered, but generally when Quinn
found himself in grave difficulty he
pitched himself to safety or was
saved by the stellar fielding Of his
There were two Nationals. though,
that Quinn was unable to pitch by
a. most critical moments. Doc Pro-
thro and Sam Rice swung wicked war
clubs in pInches, accounting for two
runs each. and the Doc, although fail
ing to hit safely in the eleventh, put
Joe Judge in position to take ad-
vantage of Qunn's wild pitch that
let in the decisive marker.
The Nationals started scoring in the
second session. Goose Goslin sim
Eled to right and took second when
Shano Collins manhandled the ball.
Joe Judge and Muddy Ruel were out
field fly victims. but Prothro, with a
siam to right, sent Goslin home. With
one gone in the third, Mogridge sin
gled and Lance Richbourg doubled to
right. Mogridge played safe and
stopped at third. Then Rice sent
both men in with a single along the
right field line.
Red Sox Tie 1t Up.
The Red Sox matched these tallies
IN the fourth and fifth frames. Bobby
Neach walked to open the former
round, Joe Harris singled, and so did
Collins, scoring Veach. Hank Shanks'
single filled the bases, some snappy
work by Rice holding Harris at third.
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and Harris counted after the catch.
The Red Sox score in the fifth was
que to Ira Flagstead's single past
Prothro, Bill Wambsganss' sacrifice and
Veach's one dagger to center
In the eighth the Red Sox forged
ahead. Joe Harris singled, Collins
sacrificed and Shanks drew a pass
ONeilrs fly to Richbourg was deep
enough to let Harris reach third after
the out, and he was singled home by
Dudley Lee.
This run the Nationals nullified in
the ninth. which Judge began with a
two-bagger to right. Bucky Harris
look leaf out of Lee Fohrs book
Prothro sent Collins SO far back to
catch high one that Judge could
have romped to the plate. but he
came in sliding. Ossie Bluege fol-
lowed with long double to left CEN
ter. 1t was wasted, as Mogridge
rolled to Shanks
The Red Sox got Flagstead, first up
on in their part of the ninth, but he
was forced, out and there were no
more threats by either club until the
eleventh. In that round Goslin went
out, Shanks to Joe Harris, but Judge
pOled a single to left and Ruel dupli-
Gated the feat, Judge, however, being
held to second on Muddy's wallop.
Prothros retirement moved both men
forward notch. Then Quinn,
no had a two strikes and one ball
count against Bluege, uncorked a
wild pitch that let Judge score.
With Lee out of the way Joe Con-
molly pinch -batted for Quinn in the
Red Sox eleventh and strolled, but
the Nationals still were fighting, and
clinched the game with double play
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