Evening star., 1924-07-11

the locals. 1t was this lot of athl,
black mark on the Nationals other
them for four in a row.
50 Manager Bucky Harris and
alarm the impending invasion OF IL
Cuyaho9a. The Indians are to sta
Stadium tomorrow, beginning a
single games are to be conducted
the schedule, subject to revision by
Getting rid of postponed games is
not so easy as it used to be. When
the Tigers arrived. everything was
1hought ready for the disposition of
SIX games in four days. But inter-
ference = climatic and otherwise =
with these plans leaves the clubs
Win none of their postponed games
really played off, and if today's en-
.ounter should by any change be
worse off than they were at the start
OF the series
Twilight League Base DalI.
rms condition was brought about
partly by yesterdays lurid afternoon
At Clark Griffith Stadium, when Ma
nisx rI9i,als "a ana Iygers were slated to
neaNy doWnEDur of rain shortly after
clock delayed the start of a game
LOT nfteen minutes, then the contest
deFeioptd into such d rough-and-
ready affair that four hours and eight
minutes were needed TO reach a 10
to-lo decision in favor of the Tigers
In thirteen innings
That loss dropped the Nationals to
a nrSt place tie with the Yankees
who bagged a couple of tilts from the
White Sox. and Manager Harris ag-
gregatlon was saved from a fall into
second place only because il managed
TO rally strong enough in the late
starting second encounter to make
the score S-all before the gloom of
approaching night ended hostilities s
at the close of the fifth inning.
ABOUT everything that could happen
IN nase ball cropped out in the two
riots. In the first the Nationals en-
ployed twenty players six. of them
pitchers, while the .Tygers hurled
fourteen athletes. four of them sla .
men. INTO the fray None of the
moundSmen appeared to any great
advantage. nor did some of the play
ers OF both sides. The Nationals won
the game twice. but lost it three
times. on two occasions holding the
lead. .
The Tiger pitching procession in :
cluded Kenneth Holloway. Sylvester
Johnson. Bert Cole and George Dauss
IN order. while those adorning the
slab for the Nationals as they ap-
peared were. Walter Johnson. Allen
russell Byron Sueece. Joe Martina
lez Zachary and Fred Marberry
pauss relieved Cole in the ninth when
the Nationals We're mussing things and
locked. proceeded somewhat roughly to
a victory. Marberry hurled the last
Two innings for the Nationals and
lost his stuff in the thirteenth.
Tigers Get to Russell.
1t was off Russell, however, the
Tigers got most of their runs.
Allen was, for him, exceptionally un-
steady and was well bumped in the
sixth and the eighth granting, all
told. seven tallies. While he was
perched on the slab the Nationals
last lead was dissipated and only the
most prolific use of pinch players and
a. timely single by Sam Rice brought
about ID tie with the Tigers after two
were gone in the ninth
The run getting in the seesaw first
game began in the Nationals third
turn at bat. Bluege and Johnson were
and Harris tripled. After Goslin
walked Judge singled Harris across;
then Ruel poled hit to right that
counted Goslin with the fourth run
Both clubs dented the final base in
the fifth round. Bassler was on first
with two out when Walter Johnson
wobbled. Manush's double got the
singled both his charges home and
Heilmann followed with triple.
Blue walked to first and Johnson to
the showers. Russell came in and
pitched but one ball to Rigney before
Blue was nipped trying to steal.
The Nationals got their tally off
Sylvester Johnson, who had succeeded
Holloway after the third inning.
Blues erratic fielding of Matthews
bunt. Harris sacrifice and Goslin's
single accounted for the tally.
Lurid Game After Fifth.
Russell had couple of lurid in
nings and so did Cole, who followed
Johnson after the fifth. In the sixth
the Tigers knotted the count. Rig
ney, Pratt and Bassler singled sue
cessively, Rigney scoring. Wingo
batted for Johnson, but his retire.
BurkeS tap to Russell resulted in
Pratt's demise at the plate, but the
National pitcher filled the bases by
hitting Manush and walked Cobb to
force BaSSler home.
Cole was reached by the Nationals
for another lead in the seventh. Har-
riS doubled and Goslin rolled to Blue.
The Tiger first Sacker tried to snare
and Bucky scored, while Goslin made
the middle station. Judge bunted
safely, but on Ruers grounder to
Cole Goslin was run down. After
Peck flied to Cobb, Bluege singled
Judge home.
That National lead was short-lived.
however, for Russell went blooie in
the eighth. Bassler socked his third
successive single and got to second
as Cole hit. Burke bunted and Russell
tielded the ball. After holding it for
d time, he finally decided to toss to
first. The throw was wild and the
bases were crammed. Then Harris
bobbled on Manush's grounder with
d double-play in sight and everybody
advanced a base.
Cole scored after Rice caught Cobb's
fly, Heilmann singled Burke home,
Blues walk again loaded the sacks,
and Manush tailed after Rigney's
loft was bagged by Griffith. Russell
gave Pratt a pass to jam the has
socks for the third time in the round
and Harris handed the pitcher a pass.
Speece came in with most gen
erous spirit, too, and walked Bass
ler to force Heilmann home. Cole
ended the misery with foul to Ruel.
Rice,s Hit Tells in Ninth.
That five-run rally put the Tigers
three to the good, but after Martina
stumbled through the ninth against
the Cobbmen, the Nationals by last
minute effort deadlocked the riotous
affair. Judge began the ninth with a
two-bagger and Ruel singled. That
let Cole out and brought Dauss to
the slab. Gagnon was sent in to run
for Ruel. Leibold batted for Peck and
walked. filling the bases, Bluege's re-
tirement scored Judge. but Gagnon
held third while Tate, hitting for
Martina, rolled to Burke. Rice took
two strikes, then singled to score
tsagnon and Leibold, but Griffith was
an easy out.
The Nationals had a real chance to
break up the game in the tenth,