Evening star., 1924-08-25

Manager Sisters action in directing
that Dixie Davis and George Lyons
spend Sunday in the Capital while
their mates were travelling indicates
this pair of righthanders Will be
started against the Griffs. Davis
long has been poison for the Ma
tionals, but Pilot Harris believes he
has an effective antidote in the per-
son of Walter Johnson and he is eX
pected to pick either Zahnlser or
Marberry for the other battle.
New ,York's loss again at the hands
of the Tigers in the big town while
the hometown gang was winning
here yesterday boosted the Nationals
to within one lone percentage point
of the top rung in the championship
ladder and puts them in a position
where a pair OF wins today would
hoist them to the peak, regard ess
of how the Hugmen make out against
the Tribe. 1t might serve to nave
them out in front when the four
game set between the two leading
rivals for the banner gets under way
in Gotham next Thursday. What a
smashing series that promises to be!
Grifs' InfieId ScintiIIates.
Sensa tional work of the Bucks in
field stood out in that Sabbath setto
with the White Sox, five double plays
being pulled with clocklike precision
and speed. Four of them were
started by Peck and the other by
Bluege
on offense the Griffs did not do
SO we'll getting but eight hits in the
eight rounds, but Barrett at short
contributed three costly misplays and
Robertson and Lyons we're unsteady
in the pinches, with the result that
runs enough were garnered.
Jezebee TecumSeh Zachary allowed
the visitors 10 hits, but he kept them
pretty well scattered, and landed his
eleventh straight victory over Chi
cago, the Sox not having been able to
beat him in the past two years.
The Sox were the first to break
the ice, getting a run over in the
third. Barrett led with a clean single
to left and Schalk pushed him along
with a sacrifice. Robertson then
came through with a meaSly little
roller over second that was just out
of Peck's reach, and Barrett gained
the plate standing up. The Sox did
their best thereafter, but that solitary
run was all they could attain.
AS the game wore on, that one
tally loomed large, and the big
throng was becoming fidgety and
nervous but the fans were Gained
in the fifth.
McNeeIy's Double Starts 1t.
For starter Earl McNeely pulled
a double down the left field foul line,
reaching second by means of a great
slide. Harris bunted toward first
Sheely dashed in and made a nifty
one-hand pickup, but his throw to
Kamm was a little high and McNeely
again slid into the bag under the
ball. This put two on and no one out,
and Rice followed with a pass to first,
filing the bases. This was enough
for Robertson. Ted Lyons being sum-
money to essay the task of getting
out of the hole. He might have sue
ceeded, too. with proper support. Cos
lin followed with roller to Collins,
and double play looked sure. but
Barrett dropped the ball, McNeely
getting home. leaving the sacks still
crowded. Judge then sent roller to
Collins, whose toss to Barrett killed
off Goslin but Harris hoped home
on the play, and when Barrett made a.
wild throw to first for a double play
Rice came over. Bluege famed and
RueI rolled to Sheely to close the
round.
In the sixth the Bucks fourth and
final run was registered. Peck led
with a single, but Zachary forced him
at second with a bounder to kamm.
McNeely hit the air with three blows,
but Harris came through with a
clean single to center. Rice negouat-
ed a base on balls, filling the bases.
Lyons then failed to get the ball over
for Goslin, forcing home Zachary.