Evening star., 1924-06-12

Shirley's work yesterday indicates
that Joe Judge. regular first-sacker
probably will not have to hurry treat
ment of his injured right leg. His
performance in the first game against
the Browns ought to give the recruit
first -sac cker the confidence in his abil
ity he has lacked thereby keeping in
good order the National infield while
Judge is in the hands of the surgeons
and rnasseurs.
Trainer Mike Martin is OF the opin-
ion that Judges leg needs a good
rest. although Judge, when he left
yesterday for Washington. believed
he would be ready to resume play
after the club finishes its series here
and in Chicago. He is due in Wash
,ngton tonight and tomorrow the in
Jured limb will be examined and
X-rayed.
Not Recurrence of Old Trouble.
Judges hurt is in the same locality
in the right leg where he sustained
an injury last year that put him hors
de combat for some while, but he does
not think the present trouble a re-
currenoe OF that of the past cam
A ball Babe Ruth hit in the first game
Of the National-Yankee double e-header
May IS. The hard clouted sphere
struck Judge on the under side of the
thigh just above the knee. Little at
tention was paid to the injury then.
but in Cleveland Tuesday, when Joe
slid into second base and jammed his
right leg against the bag. the pain
returned and he had to withdraw
from the contest after the inning was
completed.
1t is unfortunate that Judge is
forced out of action, for he had been
playing the game of his career this
season. Joe's hitting has been hard
and timely and his fielding of a spec
tacular character He has been espe-
cially proficient at initiating double
plays this spring, setting the pace for
all other first-sackers in this particu-
lar. However. if Shirley can play up
to anything like the standard he es-
tablished yesterday, Judge will be
able to take rest long enough TO
round him into splendid condition.
Zahniser in Fine Form.
Paul Zahniser gave the Nationals a
well pitched ball game yesterday.
Heretofore this right handler has
but against the Browns he was in
great form in that respect, allowing
but one pass and that in a frame
when he gave nothing else. In the
first seven innings the Browns got
only three hits-all singles-off Zah
niser They made three in SucceS Ssion
in the eighth to get their lone run,
but had Zahniser exerted himself
trifie moro they probably would have
been BANKED Nor was Zahniser ap-
Mcmillan got the seventh and last
hit off him in the ninth.
Behind such a good brand of pitch
ing the Nationals shook themselves
out of the slump that had engulfed
them for four adyS and played more
like first class outfit. They smoth-
cred Urban Shocker, their arch en-
cmy on the mound; Bill Bayne and
George Grant under m avalanche of
hits Probably Elan Vangilder, who
hurled the ninth for the Browns, only
escaped unscathed becaues the Ma
6onals were too weary from earlier
efforts to continue the onslaught. At
that, eighteen hits for twenty-seven
bases ought to be enough for any
club in a game.
A Natinoal run was manufac ctured
in the first inning when Rice got a
double and Matthews a bunt single
off Shocker. Harris forced out Wild.
but Gerber miscued on Goslin's tap
and let Rice get home.
Shocker Is X. O.d in Fourth.
Matthers two bagger, Harris re-
tirement and Goslips single brought
another tally off Shocker in the third
and the spitballer was driven out by
a fusillade of blows in the fourth
Then Prothro's single, Peck's sacri-
flee, Shirley's triple, successive one
base blows by Zahniser and Rice, and |
Harris sing,e after Matthews retire |
ment, netted three runs and sent |
Shocker to the showers.
Bayne, relief hurler, put out the
side by tanning Gos1in, but was re-
placed after the fifth frame by Grant |
The third pitcher was given a pair of |
bad innings, singles by Ruel, Prothro |
and Peck, Shirley's two-bagger, Zahn- |
iser's out and Rices sacrifice fly max !
ing four runs in the seventh, while !
Goslin'S homer, RuePS pass, Peck's |
single, Shirleys one-baSe blow and |
SISTERS tumble of Rices drive ac-
counted for three markers in the |
eighth. That was all