Evening star., 1925-07-27

they had to go through II innings to
the club thoroughly appreciates this
Tomorrow the Nationals are dl
the White Sox in the opening serie
the Western group to Washington.
the Collinsmen with Pitchers Jez Il
1t will be Walters first appearance
in action since June 80. when he
neatly disposed of the Athletics, allow
. ing them but two scratch bingles. The
big fellow seems to have fully recover
ed from the tonsilitis attack that has
had him on the shelf all this month.
If he takes up his work where he
= left off. the Nationals are apt TO
travel at a faster pace than they have
been for three weeks.
= That double win in New York gave
the locals trip record of nine vic
tories against eight defeats, nothing
for a championship club to brag about.
When they left home the night of
July 3 the Nationals had a lead OF
two and a half games over the
Athletics. The Athletics. though, did
SO well on the road that it's up to the
champs to do some tough tussling if
. they would regain the lead.
Gain Full Game OH lIacks.
They did some yesterday to pick
up full game on the leaders while
and Dutch Ruether just about pitched
themselves out in their endeavors TO
subdue the Yanks. Each was credited
with a victory, Covey's win being his
18th in "A row >and his 14th in Is
games this season, but each had to
give way to Fred Marberry before his
game was ended.
Covey went out to make way for
pinch batter in the ninth inning of
har HnA lc
were a run TO the bad, while Ruether
left the scene in the second game
after the champs had gone ahead in
the eleventh. Covey' held the YankS
10 six hits, but was liberal with passes,
issuing four. Ruether was pounded
freely, giving up a dozen SafetleS in
10 rounds, and also walked six batters.
He was in trouble in all innings eX-
cept the eighth, when not Yank got
on the runways.
Herb PennOCk NictimiZed.
Herb Pennock was a victim of the
National batterS in the first tilt,
faltering after he had held the Champs
at bay for eight frames. None of the
three runs made off him in the fourth
inning was of the earned variety, all
crossing after he had errer in a play
that properly executed, would have
resulted in d third out.
But Herb was driven out in the
ninth by a two-hit rally, and Waite
Hoyt and Urban Shocker, his sue
cessors, were punished before the Ma
tionals finished the round.
Sam Jones went the route for the
Yanks in the second battle, and though
hit often, spread the safeties we'll un-
til the eleventh, when he was nicked
for three.
A pass paved the way TO the Yanks'
initial tally in the opening encounter.
With one gone in the third frame,
Ernie Johnson walked. Pennock
sacrifice and Combs singled the run
ner home.
Griffs Score Three Times.
In the next round, the Nationals
collected three markers after Pennock
erred in attempting to make third
out. Rice began the inning with
a two-bagger. Goslin famed and
Judge lifted to Ruth, Sam moving to
third after the catch. Bluege drove
the ball toward Pennock. but the
pitcher, after fumbling, heaved wildly
over Gehrig's head, letting Rice count
and Bluege reach third. Peck then
bounded a homer into the left field
stand.
The Yanks nicked Covey for another
run in the sixth, successive singles by
Meusel and Gehrig tallying Ruth, who
had gotten on the paths THROUGH a
fielder's choice. An error by Bluege
helped the Hugmen to go ahead in the
seventh. Schang walked and dashed
for third when Johnson singled to
right. Rice got the ball to Bluege
well ahead of Wally, but Ossie failed
TO cling to the sphere and the Yanl<
catcher was safe, while Johnson got
to the middle station.
PennoCk rolled a one-baser by Har-
ris, scoring Schang and putting John
son at the far corner. Johnson
crossed the plate after GoSlin caught
Combs fly for the first out of the
frame, and when the Goose threw to
the uncovered second base PennoCk
advanced TO that point. Ward and
Ruth, though, were easy for Covey.
Ninth Round Is Productive.
The Nationals threatened to regain
the lead in the eighth, when they had
the bases filed with none out, but
Gosltn started a two-ply killing with
a grounder to Pennock and Judge
famed. 1t was different in the ninth,
however.
Bluege began that frame with a
single to left and, after Peck saCri-
hced, crossed with the tying run when
Ruel lashed a one-baser to Meusels
to bat for Covey, so Higgins with
drew his southpaw hurIer and sent
Hoyt to the hill. After Moon strolled
he was replaced on the runway by
Adams. McNeely singled, scoring
Ruel, and Shocker replaced Hoyt.
Buck Harris fouled to Schang, but
Rice's looper to right bounded by Ruth
for a double that chased Adams and
Earl to the final block.
The Nationals began the run-mak-
ing in the next struggle. Bluege shoot
ing the ball into the left-feld stand
for a home run in the second inning.
But the Yanks got to Ruether in
the third for a pair of markers.
Paschal got a clean single to left to
open the inning and Ward followed
with a scratch single to Bluege. Ruth
sacrificed, then Meusel sent both run
nerS home with a one-baser to center.
Yanks Boost Their Lead.
In the fifth frame the Yanks boosted
their lead. Paschal singled and Ward
sacrificed. Peck knocked down Ruth's
sizzler to deep short but it was good
for a single. and when the National
shortfielder failed to show much speed
In retrieving the ball Paschal turned
third and headed for the plate. He
easily beat Peck's wide throw to
SEVERED.