Evening star., 1924-09-01
MATS DOWN MACKS,
IS, IN FIRST GAME;
2l,o)O SEE CONTEST
Zachary Holds Philadelphia
ScoreIess Eight Innings, But
Weakens in Ninth.
JUDGE LEADS ATTACK
WITH FOUR SAFE HITS
Triple, Two Two-Baggers and Sim
gle Aid in Scoring on
Baumgartner.
ny JOHN ID. KELLER.

lG Increased their tirSt-piace lead
,ver the Yankees in the American
league race to two full games by
,eating the Athletics, to ), while
the New Workers were idilns'
rr.ntv-one thousand persons saw
h. game Macks and Griffs viii meet
gain this afternoon and Ianks and
ed Sox are duv to clash in d par
If battles.
With Joe Judge leading the attack,
le Nationals got to Southpaw stan
ood Baum@artuer for eleven hits IN
ven innings this morning. Joe WAS Il
irdy sluerer, "oruecting for a triple
o doubles and Il single Bryan Har-
IS hurled tn. tiGhth frame against
n + Bucks and was not touthed. JfZ
Zachary sent his PorlS'fe sIants TO the
.1ackncn for eight rounds and was
damaged only by fpVr batsmen. The AS
Jared in Tn, uinth ani banged Zach
r,r three successive singles, all very
. ratchy, that loaded the bases. An
u..r bow and some weird Buck field
liz, but finally both Zach and the team
cam back to earth and stopped the
-allv after three runs had crossed.
sam Rice and Bucky Harris con-
rihuted fielding features that electrl-
fed the crowd ot nearly $4,000 at
great one-hand running catch of
'hapmdn's liner to right center, and
the seventh Harris was right on
9 job with Il remarkable stab of
-ir.TonS low liner and Snappy
hTo.v to first that doubled Hauser.
score in First Round.
The Nationals Jumued into the
.coring column in the opening round.
onr crratic fielding by the Athletics
iGing the locals. With McNcely out
{ the way Manager Harris got
f. when his roller vas fumbled by
,ykes. After Rice l1fted to Hduser.
aumgartner tried to snare Harris
# first, but tossed wildly and Bucky
1ok second GCslin sent his Boss
ONE with Il single to right. Judge
oil"wed with two bagger TO the
anne territory that put G"oSe at
-hird. but Blu"Ce fouled to Hale.
a pass. Il single. an infeld out and
sacrifice fly accounted for
'-ati"nai tally in the second session.
uel strniled and Peck singled him
, second. Both runners advanced on
1Chary's out and Muddy counted
ter Lamar caught McNeely's lof.
arris also flied TO Lamar, leaving
eek stranded.
Score in Fourth.
Ruel opened the Nationals fourth
vatting turn with Texas Leagu
iouble Ia left. but Peck lined to Sim
Goons and Zachary to Miller McNeely
.houGh. walked and Harris poled the
sall to left. scoring Ruel. Rice, how
cver. could not aid his mates, lofting
% Miller.
Two more Washington markers were
ung up in the seventh. With Harris
one. Rice beat out slow hopper to
'hapman at short. Gnslin lofted to
Dykes. but Judge slapped double to
1ght-ceater and Rice by some speedy
work on the paths beat to the plate
Baumgartner'S relay of Lamar'S throw
Judge took third on the heave and
'ounted a moment later as Bluege sin
led to left. Rue!. ended the rally with
roller to Dykes.
/ Get to Zachary in Ninth.
The Athletics. who had gotten but
'our hits OF Zachary in the first eight
rameS, ahd We're unable to reach sec
nd base. staged Il rally in the ninth
ha- worried the Nationals for few
minutes.
Scratch hits in succession by Hale.
fsmar and Miller filed the bases and
fauser shot single to right. count
lG Hale Rice fumbled the tap and
.aInar scored. while Miller took
'ird and Hauser to second Sim
MS grounded 70 Peck and Hauser
DIS run down, Peck to Harris. Then
-kcS tapped to BlueEe. whose toss
Harris forced out Simmons Bucky,
ugh. made Il wild heave to Judge,
ing for "A double-play. and Dykes
Zched third. Chapman, however,
1ed the game with a pop to Peck.
FIRST INNING.
PHILADELPHIA flied to Cos
Fin, who murcd 1t. Lamar popbunted
80 Bluege. who threw to Judge,
'oubliug Hale. Miller famed. No
unS.
HINGTON-McNeely flied to
simmons. Harris was safe on Dykes
tumble. Rice popped tc Hauser.
Harris took second on Baumgartner's
wild throw past HauSer. Goslin sim
gied to right, scoring Harris. Judge
touhled 20 right, sending Goslin to
.hird. Bluege fouled to Hale. One
'un.
CECnNn INNINC