Evening star., 1924-07-20

SuS-i0duhlS WoTlu champion dl
rear OF the rampaging Tigers.
The blow-off yesterday came a
the sixteenth and Fred Marberry.
to get into action, was the victim Of
began the frame by getting his first
Taylor, at third base. Hank Sever
lnpaugh, while Dave Danforth sacr
Then Johnny Tobin, who twic
INTO a cooked hat, poled a onc-bas
tierSChel Bennett was an easy one
sixteenth before Sam Rice banged
hitting for Wild Matthews. made
The Nationals displayed deal OF
ught before SuCcum bing to the horde
from Missouri but expended all their
energy IN IN catching up TO their oppo--
his toilers thrilled the throng in
Clark Griffith Stadium with gallant
rallies tnat moved them UP to even
terms with the Sislertes, who had
profited greatly by the Indifferent
work Of local sla bmen and some afro
cious National fielding. but all these
rallies really accomplished was to
scheduled double header. The Ma
tlonal fare-upS 50 prolonged hoStili-
ties that no effort was made to start
a second contest.
Martina Big-Hearted.
Joe Martina was Harris pitching
selection to check the Browns, who
played in the present series before
yesterday, but as Il pitcher Joe was a
good batter. He played hob with the
while in the fray, socking Urban
ShOcker for a brace of tWo-ba ggerS
that helped greatly at the time. But
Big-hearted Joe also played hob with
his. pitching job and was continually
in hot water.
His poor work spotted the Browns
five runs in the first three innings,
and after the Nationals had matched
this total he promptly set about Civ
ing the visitors another lead. When
Joe walked Gerber at the start of the
tenth, following the second tying
rally of the home club, he was yank-
allowed the hit that Tailed Martina's s
pass recipient, then gave way to
Pinch batter Ossie Bluege, who made
the run that brought his team TO
even terms with the Browns for the
third time in the argument.
Paul Zahniser was in the lineup
just long enough to let George SISTER
hit and give Marty McManus three
Fred completed McManus' walk, then
stabbed in fairly good order until
that disastrous sixteenth.
Urban Shocker eSsayed to battle the
Harrismen with his spit ball. but
they were up to his tricks and ham
mered him unmercifully, once thelr
batting eyes were peeled. r h.ten it,n
blows for twenty-one bases In nine
innings made Manager Sisler decide
that Shocker was through for the
afternoon, so Danforth was called 10
the box. Dave was off to weak
start in the tenth, but thereafter Ter
kept the Nationals away from the
plate, although he was souhu5
smacked..
Protest on Harris Hit.
n.,fortt,,s nearest approach to
trouble after the tenth came IN the
fourteenth, when, with two down
Stanley Harris slammed the pail 10
left field so hard that it went to the
bleachers and rebounded to the
ground far enough to give the Ma
tionals' manager triple, according
TO Umpire Dick Nallin. Secretary Eo
Eynon of the local club, VINO was
near the stand when the nut was
made. declares the ball actually
bounded into the stand and not
against it, and the Nationals nave
lodged a protest against Mann oe-
cision with President Ban Johnson;
Had the ball entered the stano the
hit would have been homer aHd tne
game ended then and there. But Nal
lin did not see it that way, and IL
is dollars to doughnuts that Ban VIII
not see it any Other way but the
umpire's. .o-
a trio of runs in the first inning.
Tobin was passed, and after bennett
and Sisler were retired McManus
walked. Jacobson Tailed his team
mates $ with a double to right center
and Robertson slammed another two
Dagger to send Jacobson home.
Jacobson's bat again was prominent
in the third frame. After Bennett
and Sisler made infield singles and
NIcManus sacrificed, Jake socked the
ball to deep left for another two
ha
plate.
In the fifth the Nationals broke into
the run column by mixing a brace
of singles with Benefits error. ray
lor opened the session with clean
blow to left Peck lined to the same
field, and when Bennett let the bail
get by him Taylor counted and Peek
made second. But Shocker tightened
and the next three batterS were easy
outs.
Grifrs Tie in sixth.
The Nationals deadlocked the af-
fair in the sixth. Leibold famed,
but Harris and Goslin got scratchy
singles. Judge whitfield. then Taylor,
with a Texas League one-Paser to
center, tailed Harris and sent Cos
lin to third. Pecfs walk filed the
bases. Tate bounced a single over
-ShoCker the ball not reaching second
base The blow scored Goslin and
while Gerber and McManus were say
ing prayers over the sphere, Taylor
sneaked in. MartinaS double to
right pushed Peck home and Tate
to third Rice, ninth batter up in
the inning, ended it with a fly to
Jacobson.
Three Brown runs splattered across
the nan after two were out in the
eighth. Robertson began the session
with a loft to Sam Rice, but Martina
hit Gerber and Harry Rice, who went
to the plate for Rego, drew a. pass.
Tobin singled to right. counting the
uair and when Sam Rice let the hit
get by continued to third base. Zen
nett poled another hit to right, tally
ing Tobin.
A brace of runs went to the credit
of the Nationals in their part of the
eighth. With two gone. Martina
doubled, Rice tripled and Leibold
singled Then Harris famed.
Again in the ninth the Nationals
knotted the count. With two out
of the way, Taylor doubled between
jacobson and Bennett and Peck
scored the recruit with a two base
looper into Tobin's territory.
Both sidse tailed in the tenth,
Martina was removed after passing
Gerber and Relief Pitcher Russell
famed SEVERED. Shocker sacrificed
and Tobin singled to left. Goslm's
throw had Gerber tagged at the plate,
but Tate dropped the ball and the
runner was safe. Tobin reached
third base on the error, but Ben
nett flied to Leibold.
Another error at the plate let the
Nationals tie the score for the third
time BIuege batted for Russell and
singled to left. Rice lofted to Ben
nett, but Ruel pinch-batting for
Leibola doubled along the leH.Qatd