Evening star., 1924-07-10

However, while the Nationals were
playing the Tigers to a stand-off,
thereby maintaining their three game
lead over the guests, the White Sox
helped the local cause by toppling
the Yankees and placing them one
and a half games behind the league
leaders, q gain of half a game. So
keen is this American League flag
chase at present that half a game
means practically as much as three
or TOUR games did to the New York
ers at a similar stage of the campaign
last season.
To score a double over the Tigers
today Manager Harris was figuring
upon trotting out his pair of right
hand aces, Walter Johnsan and Fred
Marberry. Both have been hurling in
splendid form this season and given
a few runs to work with may reason
anly be. expected to carry through to
victory. However, more than good
pltchlng Is needed by the Nationals
isht now. Another punch must be
deVeloped if the club is to keen itself
IN the championship quest.
c IN the nrst game yesterday. though.
sc Mosrldses Southpaw Slants
were nothing like as effective as
those of Ed Wells, the Bethany COL
lege product, sent to the slab bv
the Iygers. But one of the four hits
the Nationals made off Wells in the
nrst seven innings was really sound,
tnoush the trio clouted in round
eight was of a hardy variety.
Mogrldge permitted the Tigers to
custer swats three times and each
cluster, eluster netted tallies Neither Allen
II
the eighth and ninth innings respec-
lively allowed any Tiger batting lib
critics whatsoever
Inc Iygers threatened trouble in
eaen ea1, or the first two innings and
Then Blues triple to left and Rig
neys single to the same territory
accounted for a marker
In the fifth Wells started the run
mmaeni9e maeni9e ee by dribbling a single past
the Tiger hurler to third and Ma
nush's single scored him. Hanev
feared to attempt to get home after
Rice caught Cobb's fly, but ambled to
out Heilmann
Aogrldge dug his own grave in the
seventh. Following Wells single to
left, George messed bunts by Haney
and Manush and the bases were
crowded. Cobb relieved the situation
BILE play in which one runner was
killed on at the plate, but Heilman
poked a single through Peck that
scored Haney and Manush,
The Nationals had their best early
scoring chance in the third. when they
1ammed the sacks before a man was
retired, but Rice, Matthews and Har-
rls could CLEAN nothing off Wells.
Ihey got to the former Bethany
collegian in the eighth, though. to
ting for Russell, began the frame
with a sharp single to center and
took third when Rice poled to left
for a base. After Heilmann caught
Harris forced out Rice, but Goslin
tripled his manager to the plate.
Goose was stranded at third as Judge
flied to Cobb.
The second game was replete with
extra base hits, although the swat
total off each starting pitcher was
low. Warren Ogden, who went into
the ninth session for the Nationals,
yielded homer, a triple, a double
and single in the first eight innings
and single and a double before Civ
ing way to Russell in the final frame.
Rip Collins was nicked for two
triples, as many doubles and a pair
OF singles during his term of seven
innings. Sylvester Johnson hurled in
the eighth for the Tigers. Neither
of the relief moundsmen gave up
safety. =
In addition to the half dozen swats
Ogden also handed out four passes,
but sharp fielding by himself and his
mates nullifed them. Collins was not
SO fortunate in his support and their
careless fielding told heavily against
the Tigers.
At the outset the Tigers promised
to become mean with their bats, and
lost little time in getting a run
70
left only to be trapped off second
base by Tate's throw to Peck. Then
Manush poled the ball to center for
a hit that ordinarily would be good
the sphere took a freak bound by