Evening star., 1924-07-15


but Curly's best being three SUGGEST
to unload the hurler upon the Nati
following waiver notices. All Curl
Harris troupe is start on the slab
tories and no defeats.
Ogden's latest success was achieved
yesterday and consisted of a 12-to-0
shutout of the Indians, who were let
down with five measly singles. The
Sheik of Swarthmore pitched to-
thirty-three batters during the fray
and nine of them got on the paths.
In addition to the quintet of bingles
Curly gave three passes and one In
dian was credited with reaching first
on fielders choice that resulted in
a third retirement.
Ogden Battles Tribe.
In only two frames were as many
as two Indians on the bases at one
time. With one gone in the first
session Frank Jameson singled and
took third when Iris Speaker slam
med a one-baser to left. But Jamie
clung tenaciously to third, while
Spoke died stealing and Joe Sewell
was an easy out. In the seventh
Curly walked Glenn Myatt, after Sew
ell was out and Riggs Stephenson
after Frank Brewer was retired, then
the venerable Larry Gardner lofted
to Sam Rice. In three frames not
an Indian dented a base.
While with the Macks Ogden was
reported to be troubled with a sore
pitching arm, but he has given no
sign of such an ailment since joining
the Nationals. Probably much of
Curly's trouble was mental. He may
have actually believed his wing was
out of order and pitched accordingly.
But it is certain that he realized his
transfer to the Harrismen meant he
must make good or pass out of the
majors. Naturally, he gave all he
bel
was more surprised than any one
else to discover he could get through
game without any great annoyance
to himSelf.
tory as National-that over the
White Sox here in May-restored his
confidence. Since then he has moved
dowE the Rex Sox in Boston and
here and the Tigers in Detroit and
here, and gone about his work in
splendid form, too. Only once has
he failed to be credited with victory
IN game in which he participated
That was in Sunday encounter with
the Macks here last month Ogden
started on the slab, but gave way to
Joe Martina, who was recorded as the
winning hurler.
Nationals Wallop Ball.
While Ogden was baking the Tribe
yesterday the Nationals went about
registering their third successive vic
tory in a most impressive manner.
They manhandled the slab offerings
Of Joe Dawson. the Indians recruit
from Kansas City, and George Dewey
Metevler most numerically, accumu-
lating is hits. Getting the range
properly after two were out in the
third inning. the Harrismen Unbiased
an attack that netted six hits and as
many runs and brought Metevier to
the mound before the frame ended.
But the newcomer was little better
n mr. daoa
erages were fattened accordingly
Prominent in the attack was Joe
Judge, who once tripled when the
hassocks were jammed and also made
a double and single, driving in five
runs ir addition to counting one him
self. Goose Goslin also made a trio
OF bingles, while all the others in
the lineup got two each except Roger
Peckinpaugh and Ogden. who had to
be content with one apiece.
All of this was done with a re-
Vamped lineup made necessary be-
cause of a notice of indefinite sus-
pension handed Manager Bucky Har-
RS shortly before game time ar
President Ban Johnson to Bucky be-
cause of his wordy skirmish with
Umpire Holmes Sunday forced the
p1lot to view proceedings from the
glandstand He was understudied
most capably at second base by Os-
sic Bluege, regular third sacker,
while Recruit Tom Taylor. late Of
Memphis, held down the hot corner.
Third Is Big Session.
=, Not until two men had been re-
tired in the third inning did the Ma
tfonals begin building their hardy
with a single to center and I,eibold
strolled. Taylor took two strikes.
then checked Rice home with a one,
base blow to left. Goslin dumped the
oaii into right field, scoring Leibold
Goose pilfered second Judge shot a
double down the right-field foul line,
counting his two mates, and Joe ran
home when Peck singled to center
Speaker made a futile throw to the
plate to head off Judge. and it enabled
Peck to reach second. BIuege drew
pass. Tate, who had opened the
inning with Whit, singled to center
MS second time up in the frame, and
home by. iris permitted Bluege to
make third and the hitter second
Here Metevier replaced Dawson on
the slab and the newcomer made
Ogden an easy out.
But Metevier got his bumps in the
next four innings. Three swats and
a pass were punched in the fourth to
produce three runs. Rice rolled to
Fewster, but Leibold beat out a bunt
that Metevier handled and Taylor sin
gled Memo to third. Tom swiped sec
ond and Goslin was walked, filling the
bases Judge emptied them of all but
himself with a bounding triple past
Speaker. Then Joe. tried to score
after Jameson caught Peck's fly in
short left and a double play resulted.
Sixth Is Freak Inning.
Two hits brought tally in the
NTH, Blueges single and Ogden's
double that f1anked Tate's pop-up
manufacturing 1t. In the sixth four
singles were made. but only the first
two figured in a run. Goslin began
the session with a blow too hot for
Brewer to handle, and took third
when Judge shot hit to center.
Goose got to the plate when Peck
banged into a double-killing. Bluege
and Tate followed with one-base
knocks, but Ogden could not help
them.
Rice started the making Of the
final marker in the seventh with a
single to right. Leibold's retirement
advanced Sam a peg before Taylor
flied to Jameson. Then Goslin, with
his third single ofthe game, put Rice
across the plate.
Speaker rushed q pair of pinch
batters into the fray in the seventh.
Stephenson subbed for Fewster and
walked and Gardner stepped to the
plate for Lutzke and flied to Rice.
These subs took the places of the re-
tired men in the field, and Speaker
also got out of the way for Summa
in the last part: Of the frame: