Evening star., 1924-06-17

For six innings, the second tilt of
the series was a fine mound duel be-
tween Johnson and Hollis Thurston,
with the former holding the honors.
Each club had scored in the first
frame and the Nationals had gained
slight lead in the fourth due mainly
to Goose Goslins home run hit into
the right field bleachers. But hits
had been few for either team and the
way the pitchers were going along
there promised to be a scarcity of
blows during the remainder of the
fray
Then suddenly Johnson lost all
sesson and Whte sox qneEy m
the bases. Up came Harry Hooper,
who long has been rank poison" to
Johnson, and the veterans homer put
the enemy we'll out in front. But Thurs
Ted Blankenship, had nothing to brag
about AS result, the Nationals
scraped in five runs in the eighth and
thought themselves on Easy street.
Russell Also Blows up.
But Russell, who had stopped the
Sox in the seventh, emulated all the
preceding hurlers and went skyward
in the Sox eighth. He made it easy
for them to get the three tallieS need
ed to deadlock the count, and Martina,
not to be outdone in generosity, per-
mitted the winning run to get away
from MIN.
Any chance the Nationals may have
had to rally again were killed by
George Connal1y, who hurled to them
in the ninth frame This Connally
stopped the Harrismen just just as
cold yesterday as he did Sunday after
noon, after they let a game get away
from them. and as he did in wash
ineton last month when he acted as
relief pitcher after his club had
overcome a seemingly healthy Ma
cIy
hurler certainly appears to have the
sign on Harris crew.
All told, the Nationals got ten hits
and were handed two passes, while
two batters were hit by Chicago box
men. But this amount OF swatting
and gift bases all went for Sweeney
against eight safeties augmented by
as many bases on balls charged
against the trio of Washington
moundsmen. Any chance the Harris
men had of winning was tossed into
the grave dug by their pitchers.
Errors figured in the early runs of
both clubs, RuePs miscue helping the
White Sox in the first inning and
for the Nationals in the second. Then
Harris single and Goslin's homer
were punched in the fourth to give
the Nationals brace of tallies.
Barney Goes to Pieces.
Johnson went to pieces in the
seventh and walked Grouse and
Thurston. the opposing batterymen.
Archdeacon bunted safely to fill the
bases. Collins fouled to Goslin, but
Hooper crashed a circuit drive over
the right field screen Russell then
assembled the hill and quieted the
Sox for time.
Thurston and Blankenship were
victims of National batsmen in the
eighth. Russell began the inning
with a double to right, Rice walked
and Matthews beat out bunt, load
ing the bases. Blankenship went to
the slab and hit Harris, forcing
Russell home. Goslin singled Rice
and Harris across, and after Ruel
popped to Falk in short left Prothro
singled Goslin across. Peck also
singled and Shirley walked. filing
the sacks again, but Russell, up for
the second time in the inning, let a
third strike go by and Rice fouled
to Grouse.
Russell apparently had nothing in
the Cox eighth. nor did Martina re
Chicago rally with walk, but Grouse
popped to Peck. Mostil batted for
Blankenship and scratched single
off Russell's glove. Allen scrambled
first threw wildly past Shirley. That
put Barrett at third and Mostil at
and Russell to the clubhouse.
Collins single off Martina sent
Barrett and Mostil home, and HoopePs
retirement let Archdeacon count with
the tying run. Sheely then poled a
single to center, tallying Collins.
What followed made no difference.
Martina is charged with the loss of
the second encounter with the White
Sox here. Russell left only enough
runs on the paths to tie the score
when he retired. The hit that put on
Collins, who later made the winning
rim was CLEANED off oyster Joe.