Evening star., 1924-09-16

letting the opponents of the Yanks
push pcnnant TO Washineton
Rather they are bent upon sfeppins.
out and getting it for Themselves
since the start Of the last trip of
the year for each club. the Bucks
have won -four out of seven games.
while the lanks have dropped but
one out Of seven. Yet the Bucks. who
had been undiSputed leaders since the
latter part of last month until yeSter-
day. firmly believe they can more
than match the record Of their rivals
III the homeStretch of the American
League flag race
y pleasing feature OF the Bucks
recent work has been their Steadiness
under fire. Even in the face of
almost certain defeat they have re-
fused to faltcr. Fielding has been
OF nigh order and the pitching gen
orally of good quality. But there
have been batting lapses that have
hurt quite lot. Lacking an op-
Fortune punch. the Bucks have lost
three games within the past week.
But there is no reason to believe this
batting weakness will continue and
whenever the Bucks recover their
usual form with the club they will
step to the front. Their class of
fielding and pitching acked by fair
swattinG would be difficult TO beat.
Crucial Series Now On.
This series in Cleveland promises
To be crucial one. The Nationals
have won here hut once in eight
starts and have played some very
poor base bah on Dunn Field. yet they
were not keyed to such a high pitch
on their other visits here as they are
this time. Manager Harris has four
pitchers ready TO send against the
in
need only three of them. Zachary
was expected to start against the
tribe this afternoon, with Walter
Johnson toiling tomorrow and Fred
Marberry toeing the slab Thursday.
Warren Ogden will be held in reserve.
The Tribe, of course, has some good
slabmen, but their pitcher who has
been particularly effective against
the Bucks this year now is out of
commission. That is Joe Sha ute, who
has given the Bucks their most deci-
sive defeats in engagements with
Speakers outfit. Sherrod Smith. too,
has hurt the Nationals cause great
deal. but since facing him last the
club has been hitting southpaws well
and may make matters more than in
tercsting for Sherry this trip.
However. the Bucks have got to do
better hitting here than they did in
than in Yesterdays contest. particu-
larly. Rip Collins had the Nationals
at his mercy in the final battle OF the
year with the Bucks and allowed
them but four hits. Only once did the
HarriSmen have an opportunity to
crash into the scoring column. That
was in the seventh frame. when they
had runners on first and third bases
with but one out. A double play,
cd
Mogridge Lacked Support.
George Mogridge, who opposed Col
lAS at the outset Of hoStilities.
pit jed a good game and one that or
dil'>rily would bring home the bacon.
but he needed some hitting back of
him. The Tigers got nine safeties
spread from the second through the
sixth frame during his seven innings
OF toll He weathered three of these
five scoring threats. but in two of
the three innings the Tigers punched
blows they contrived to get a man
around the paths and with Collins
hurting in superb form that was
enough.
The first of tbeSe scores came in the
third round. Collins began the trouble
by knocking the ball against the left
field wall for a tWo-bagger. Haney
neatly sacrificed and Manush lifted
a Texas Lacquer to right, counting
the pitcher. Peck followed with a
tumble of Cobb's drive, but the Ty-
ger leader ran himself into double
play at second base after McNeely
caught Heilmanns long fly.
The second Tiger tally was manu-
actured in the fourth frame. Rigney
began the session with a double to
deep center and Pratt sacrificed.
O'Rourke got Rigney home with
sharp single between Bluege and
Peck Woodall followed with another
one-b baser. but Collins rolled into "A
two-ply killing.
The Cobbmen threatened seriously
snappy National fielding Pratt got
double to begin the frame and
oRourke sacrificed Woodall shot
hot Erounder at BiueSe. but
the, National third sacker stabbed the
bali with his gloved hand an though
the impact spunn him around COM
pletely, he managed to get Pratt at
the plate with IA perfect throw.
The only Bucks to get blows were
Ruel, who singled in the third round;
Rice, who singled in the sixth, and
Bluege and Peck. who got one base
wallops in the seventh.
Double Play Snufs Chance.
This seventh inning offered the Ma
tionals their big scoring chance of
the day. After Judge grounded to
Pratt, Rluege lined d single to right
field. Peck followed with drive
through ORourke that sent Ossie to
third But with the stage set for
stirring rally. Ruel rolled weakly to