Evening star., 1924-09-20

must consider the weather factor al
to them and a continued rain thai
, gagement altogether might be quite
SO far. both clubs have been able to
hold their schedule, but yesterday the
Nationals were rather fortunate &c
stage a tilt here, and weather fore
casts for today are not so promising
cancellation of a game at this stage
OF the race would be almost as dis
astrous as defeat for either of the
clubs now in the thick of the pennant
hunt Should the Bucks have to let
slip by game that could not be
played later. they would concede prac-
tlcally half game to the Yankees
unless the latter were beaten or also
held idle by inclement weather at the
same time
So the cry of the bucks now is, "Stay
away rain They are eager to grab
another contest here and make GER
tain their entry into Chicago Monday
at least deadlocked with the Yankees
at the top of the circuit.
Browns Are Formidable.
While the Browns were rather easy
yesterday, when the Nationals tri-
umphed Is to 8, the leaders do not
discount their opponents here one
whit Poor pitching brought about
inaugural of the three-ga series,
but they showed plenty of punch in
attack and are likely to take deal
of beating any time.
Overnight pitc ling selections of
the managers forecast a duel of
southpaw slabmen this afternoon.
Pilot Harris was expected TO send to
the hill Jezebel Tecumseh Zachary,
who recently demonstrated he could
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as with one. For the Browns. Dave
Danforth was to start. He worked
only a couple of innings while the
Yankees were here and was supposed
to be in the pink of condition for u
go at the Nationals
The hurting today would have to be
very poor indeed, to be as weak as
that produced by the Browns mound
corps yesterday. Manager Sisler
trotted six men to the box in an eff
fort to stop the Nationals, but none
was effective. Dixie Davis, who
started the game. pitched to but five
batters, while Elan Vangilder also
was chased from the hill in the open
Ing inning.
Then came George Lyons. who was
driven out in the fifth frame after
one batter had been retired. Ray
kolp then assumed the mound bur
den and lasted through the seventh
session. George Grant did the fling
ing in the eighth inning and lastly
was Walter Lasley-
Nationals Fatten Averages.
All the St. Louis hurlers did was
fatten National batting averages by
yielding Is safeties- When they were
not being hit, they were hitting Har-
rismen or walking them. Earl Nc
Neely, Sam Rice and Goose Goslin en-
joyed themselves at the expense of
the throwers, each collecting four
bingles.
In the meanwhile neither of the
National hurlers distinguished him
self. George Mogridge, who began
the fray, went through three hit
Tess innings, then let five or six bat
ters facing him in the fourth get
blows. Fred Marberry was rushed to
the box and was tapped firmly dur
ing the remainder of the swatfest.
In addition to scoring a victory,
the Nationals hung up a season scor-
ing record for themselves. Nine of
them splashed across the plate in the
first round a greater number of them
than had counted before this year in
a single inning. In a way, the frame
made up for the terrible punishment
the Bucks had to withstand in Bos-
ton last May when nine Red Sox
solitary session.
That Big Round Yesterday.
The tale of yesterdays big round is
worth while. McNeely opened the af-
fair with a single TO left and took
third when Harris hit to center for
a base. Davis smacked Rice on the
leg with the ball, filling the bases.
Goslin drew a pass and McNeely got
home unmolested. Judge lifted a
Texas Lacquer to right that counted
Harris. That was the finish for Davis,
Bluege, first to face relief pitcher
Vangilder, famed Peck, thoagh,
doubled to right center, tallying yRice
and Goslin and moving Judge to the far
corner. Ruel walked to croy&d the
sacks again. Mogridge rolleI to Nc
Manus near second. The. taI was too
slow to enable Marty toFtry for a
ward the plate hopingjto force out
Judge. but the throw(was wild and
when the ball BOUNCED against the
grandstand, Judge ,gnd Peck got in,
while Ruel took taird and Mogridge
Up came McNgely for the second
time in the inTing. and for the sec
ond time he stlgI>d, the safety being
a bounder Robertson at third. 1t
tailed Ruef, but Mogridge pulled up
after advancing a base. Harris slid
d grounder to Robertson and Mog-
ridge was run down, but not before
McNeely got to third base and Harris
to second. Rice's scratch single off
Gerber's glove scored McNeely and
moved Harris to third and Goslin' S
rap to right sent Harris home and
Rice to second. Lyons then replaced
Vangilder and famed Judge to end
the scoring bee.
1t was well the Bucks got that
healthy lead, for the Browns got to
Mogridge in the fourth for a quartet
of runs, and hammered Marberry in
three other innings for good gains
But the Bucks continued to sock the
opposing pitchers, the only one not
rialdinp q tally heinz I.asleY. who