Evening star., 1925-06-05


A good stand at home. however
probably would put the Nationals at
the top of the league, or within a few
points of the top, by July l. Twenty
one games are to be played here, but
not conseCutively. for the club is to
jump to Cleveland for a single en-
gagement with the Indians week
after next and to Philadelphia a week
thereafter for one tilt with the Mack
Hen.
The Nationals have anything but
nn easy proposition on their hands at
the start of the Vests first visit of
the year. The White SoX here for
four games, beginning today, have be-
come obstinate foemen under the
leadership of their new manager,
Eddie Collins, and are quite capable
OF making the champions look to their
laurels. The Chicago outfit is near
enough to the local bunch to wrest
second place from IL by sweeping the
series, so Stanley Harris and company
more than likely will have to work
under high pressure for a few days
at least.
Pitching to Tell Tale.
However, if the Nationals get the
class of pitching they received from
their veteran staff in New York, the
ChissoX probably will not bat as freely
as they have done recently. Walter
Johnson, Vean Gregg and Dutch
Ruether toiled in fine form against
the Yankees, all but Johnson going
nine innings on the hill. The heat
of Monday told against the veteran
right handler, forcing him to retire in
the eighth inning.
Ruether yesterday turned in a very
well pitched game, holding the Yanks
to four hits in the first seven innings.
They got three socks and as many
tallies off Dutch after two were out
in the eighth when the Nationals were
sailing along under A seven-run lead
and brought their hit total to eight,
with a bingle in the ninth round.
Considering weather conditions, it was
easily Ruether's best effort of the
season.
The Nationals, who had fallen into
the habit of wasting many wallops,
revealed no such fault yesterday.
They slapped Herb Pennock for seven
hits and five runs, forcing the left
handler to leave the scene with
out in the fifth frame. One hit mixed
with some wild work by Walter
Beall, former Washington sandlotter
who relieved Pennock and toiled
through the eighth inning, netted a
tally, and in the ninth Sylvester John
son was reached for a hit and a
marker.
Joe Judge was the big gun of the
Nationals attack. He pounded Pen
there were no teammates on the bases
and also got to Pennock for single
that showed Goslin to the plate. The
Goose contributed triple and a dou-
Bile to the attack and pilfered three
bases, once getting home in a double
steal negotiated with Ossie Bluege.
Griffmen Start Early.
The champions did not delay their
run-Getting. McNeely started the first
inning by reaching the initial sack
when Dugan, who had fielded Earl's
grounder, heaved the ball over Geh-
rigs head. Bucky Harris promptly
doubled McNee!y TO the plate and took
third as Rice grounded to Gehrig.
Goslin's two-bagger Tailed Bucky and
Goose moved up as Judge went out.
Bluege walked and with Goslin exc
cuted the dual theft that let the Goose
register at the counting block.
Judges homer into the right field
bleachers in round added the fourth
run, and in the fifth Goslin's triple and
Judges single produced the fifth mark
er. The one-baser also brought Beall
to the mound. He got along well un-
I'll the seventh, when he plunked Cos
lin in the bread basket and passed
Judge. The pair of Nationals pulled
the second double steal of the day and
after Bluege famed, Peck singled the
Goose and Joe home with runs s and Z.
The eighth and last National tally was
Judges homer, again into the right
field bleachers. off Henry Johnson in
the ninth.
Yanlls Score I'm Eighth
Combs triple with two gone in the
first, Shanks' single with pair out in
the second Ruth's walk in the fourth,
Behgoughs single and Wanninger's
double in the fifth and the hitting of
Combs in the sixth were all the Yanks
could CLEAN off Reuther in the first
seven rounds. But they awakened
after two were out in the eighth.
Dugan and Combs singled successive
ly and Ruth walked to crowd the
paths. Witt was sent in to run for
the Babe and got home with the others
when Meusel, who had slammed the
Nationals into submission on the two
previous days, trippled past Goslin.
Ruether then tightened and Paschal,
batting for Gehrig, was an easy out.
Bengough singled with one gone in the
Yankees ninth, but the others were