Evening star., 1924-10-09

this past season frequently had TO
true OF the current set of frolicS in
best, and never have succeeded in
their rivals.
The broad and capable shoulders of
Jezebel TecumSeh Zachary were to
bear the pitching burden in this most
crucial Yet of contests, and his team
mates could have wished for no more
reliable a person TO lean OR in such
crisis. 1t was Zachary who hurled
the Nationals to their initial series
triumph last Sunday in this city when
ne limited the Giants to half a dozen
SafetieS and recorded a 4-to-3 verdict
over John Needles Bentley, the Sandy
spring farmer boy who took John
sons measure yesterday
Zach was to be opposed by Arthur
Nehf, the slimly built southpaw who
put up such courageous exhibition
on the mound in taking that Thinning
opener from Barney. Nehf was struck
on his pitching hand by a liner in
that engagement, ard the injury be-
came aggravated to such an extent
that he was unfit for duty when his
turn arrived yesterday: but the in
1nred member finally responded to
treatment, ard he today was reported
READY TO deliver at his best pace,
"hich Is an exceedingly fast one
Peck Likely to Play.
IL was be eileved that Roger Peckin-
paugh, whose absence from the las
three games has severely handicapped
the Nationals. would be ready to re-
sumo ms position. at short His
steadylng influence and superb field
ing as Well as the timely hitting on
MS part which marked the first two
games, has been sadly missed The
Grll1s rate many degrees stronger
with Roger out there on the field
even II he has to employ crutches to
get around. The charley-ho in his
leg. though still exceedingly painful
has been carefully treated. and Peck
was hopeful of being able to start
with his limb tightly swathed in
bandages to alleviate the pain Incl
dental to locomotion and to lessen the
chances OF having his injury made
worse or permanent
Johnson's defeat yesterday to an
even greater extent than the reverse
ne suffered in the initial combat. was
oue TO his own deficiencies, much as
we dislike to indict him. He not
only was combed by the Giants for
total of 13 safeties. aggregating 10
bases, but contributed fielding slip
that proved an important factor in
the registration of three alien tallies,
ana was guilty of a blunder in base
running that served to render abor-
tive a Washington rally
Bentley Pitches Best.
Not only did Bentley outpitch John
son by wide margin until relieved
pF McGraW as precautionary meas
ure In the eighth, but he proved
telllng factor on attack with two
bingles, one of which was a circuit
clout that caShed a mate ahead of
him
1t seemed the irony of fate that the
homer which served so tellingly to
settle Johnson's doom should have
been high. looping fly that would
have provided any outfielder with an
easy chance on almost any field eX-
cept that at the Polo Grounds, where
the area on the foul lines is SO re-
str1cted by the huge stands, and that
II should be the only home run its
author had made during the entire
year, and but the second he had re-
corded in the last two seasons
AS 1t was, Bentley's loft barely fell
on the safe side of the upper right
held seat railing, just inside the line,
and had its flight not been interrupted
1t would have curved into Rice's hands
on foul territory.
but IL was just as effective scor-
ing medium as the swat in the eighth
that started Bentley tottering toward
the showers. a terrific liner into the
stands in right center by Goslin. which
gave that worthy the honor of
sharing with Babe Ruth the distinc-
tlon OF being the only athlete ever
10 make three round trip taps in a
single world series. Bentley's rap was
more potent. though, as he found his
battery mate, Hank Gowdy, on the
paths ahead of him by virtue of a
single when he did his stuff while
the bases were devoid of Griffs when
the Goose connected.
johnson Makes Great Play.
Johnson contributed one play that
was meritorious to a degree. 1t was
In the fourth, after Terry had made
three bases on liner to the limits in
right center. that constituted the
mightiest swat of the series. Wilson
followed with a wicke ed crack headed
straight through the box for center
field, which John son intercepted with
his gloved hand and followed by
trapping Terry off third.
Child Lindstrom kicked in with the
most spectacular defensive bit of the
afternoon, however. when he leaped
an astounding distance to spear Nc
Neely's vicious liner in the first in
ming and thereby deprive Earl of a
sure double. 1t was this same 49,
year-old athlete. who has made the
fans all but forget the injured Heinie
Groh. who set the pace at bat for the
entire field. On only one occasion,
when he fouled to Ruel in the fifth,
did Lindstrom fail to get a ball into
safe territory, clean singles bouncing
off his bat on each of the other four
times he appeared at the plate.
Washington's first good scoring op-
portunity was trapped in the third
by Johnon when. after leading with
a liner against the left field wall, he
turned first base with his head down,
and was trapped on Jackson's rely to
Terry, of Wilson's throw, before he
could scramble back to the base. The
play was right in front of Walter,
and his blunder nullified McNeely's