Evening star., 1924-06-19

A tied game and a rain postponement
with the Red SoX are on the Washing
ton calendar. These will be taken care
of when the Hub crew invades the Ca p
ital June 29-July 2. But one game
will be played the first day, Sunday
but dual bills will be staged the Monday
and Tuesday following.
A Yankee postponement will become
part of double-header Saturday,
July 5.
Following these extraordinary bills
will be six double-headers with western
clubs, to be held between July and "a
The completion of these will bring UP
to date the most-marred Washington
spring schedule the club has expert
enced in years. But one poStponement
occurred during the western tour
despite an abundance of rain, that with
the Browns last Thursday.
Griffs Have Margin in West.
That 5-to-4 victory over the White
Sox yesterday gave the Nationals an
even break in the White SoX series, an
advantage of eight victories to seven
defeats over their western rivals during
the first invasion of that section of the
league this season. and restored them
to a 500 standing in the circuit.
1t was quiet contest for eight in
nings, but the finish was a thriller
Neither starting pitcher went the route
Gorham Leverett of the White Sox being
.
while George Mogridge worked himself
out of action in the ninth. The Ma
tionals got an early lead off Leverett,
then Red Faber came to the mound
for the first time this season and stop
ped them cold until the last round.
In that session the Nationals came
to bat trailing, to 4, and Matthews,
first up, was retired on a close de-
ciSion at first. But Harris, with a
three-a.nd-two count. singled to left and,
after Goslin fouled to Kamm. Ruel
strolled. Bluege shot a grounder to
second, but Umpire Rowland called
Muddy safe and the bases were filled
The fans and the Sox roared loud and
long about the decision and Eddie Col
Inns protested so strrenuously that he
was elected from the game. Peck
came along with a single to left that
scored Harris and Ruel, putting the
Nationals ahead. Shirley forced Peck,
but the Harris men still were full of
fight when they took the field in the
last half of the round
Have Bad Luck at Start.
But everything broke against them
at the start. Ray French, who had
assumed Collins job at second, was
first up and he singled to left
Mogridge then messed Mostirs bunt
and threw wildly to Harris, who had
covered first, and there were two
White Sox on the paths. Sheely sac
rificed and the National ssouthpaw
walked Falk. filing the bases. Out
went Mogridge and in came Fred
Marberry, main relief hurler of the
Harris men these days.
Kamm, first to face the new pitcher,
rolled to Mule Shirley, and the re-
cruit first sacker made a good play
to get French at home. Barrett had
not done any hitting during the
fray, so Archdeacon was sent in to
bat for the short fielder. But
Maurice's best was a roller to Shir-
ley and everything was over except
the formality of Umpire Rowland
being escorted off the field under
police protection.
Each club dented the plate in the
opening round. In the Nationals
half, with Rice out of the way, Mat
thews singled through. Sheely and
came home when Harris doubled to
left. center. After Goslin rolled to
Sheely Ruel strolled, but Bluege
fouled to Kamm.
Mogridge's WiIdness Costly.
Mogridge's wildness helped the
White SoX to their run. Hooper was
passed to start the frame and was
singled to second by Collins. Mostil
sacrificed and Sheely walked, filling
the bases. Falk executed a perfect
squeeze, scoring Hooper. Collins and
Sheely were stranded when Bluege
tossed out Kamm.
In the fourth the Nationals jumped
to the front. Bluege beat out a bunt
toward third and took second when
Leverett, who had fielded the ball,
threw wildly past Sheely. Peck sim
gled Ossie home. Shirley sacrificed
and Mogridge hit for a base, sending
Peck to the plate, but Rice popped to
Sheely and Matthews grounded to
Collins.
The Sox tailed in their half of the
fourth, which kamm began with a
faulty double that Goslin misjudged
Barrett's out put kamm at third. and
after Grouse made first when Shirley
Matthews catch of a loft by Elsh,
who batted for Leverett.
The game was deadlocked by the
Sox in the fifth. Mostil flied to Cos
lin, but Sheely doubled to left and
scored when Falk followed with a
two-base hit to right that Rice ap-
parently played rather poorly. This
rally was ended by Kamm's loft to
Goslin that resulted in a double play.
Sox Go Into the Lead.
In the next frame the Sox went into
the lead after two of them had been
retired. A third strike was called on
Barrett and. after Grouse singled to
right Faber famed. Hooper. though
dumped a Texas Lacquer into left
center that Gosln just failed to grasp
firmly after a hard run, and Grouse
got to third base. Collins singled
Grouse home and Mogridge hit Mos
til, crowding the sacks. Sheely, how
ever, ended the session with roller
to Bluege.
Then everything was quiet until
that livid ninth.
CAUGHT ON THE FLY