Evening star., 1925-06-07


Opposing Walter was Charley Rob
ertSon and he faltered in only two
innings, but those lapses were enough
TO boost the Nationals in the race.
The world champions punched a brace
of singles and a two-bagger in the
third round for a couple of markers
and repeated the performance in the
eighth.
Johnson Strong i'm Ninth.
Following that opening inning.
johnson was in a really tight stu
alton only once. That was in the
ninth round that Eddie Collins started
with slashing twobagger to left-cen-
ter. The next three White Sox to
step to the plate. though. could not
help their manager.
Eddie was one of four Chicagoans to
get on the paths after the initial Ses-
sion. With two gone in the second,
Grouse reached first base when his
srounder rolled through Roger Peck
inpaugh's paws. One was out in the
fourth frame when Falk singled to
right and he remained at the first sta
ton while a couple of White SoX were
retired. Grouse got on again by usher
ing in round five with a double, but
he was too ambitious and was nipped
trying TO make the hit a three bagger.
There were two out when kamm sin
gled to left in the seventh. 1t simply
was a case of too much Johnson" for
the visitors.
The Sox got their lone tally without
losing much time Mostil opened
proceedings by popping to Buck Har-
rts, who ran back to short center
field for the catch. Then Davis got
the lone pass Johnson gave up during
the afternoon. Collins, who still
swings a mighty warclub,. socked the
and before it was returned to the in
field by Rice Davis was across the
plate and Collins perched on second
There Eddie remained. for Sheely
lifted to LeiboId and F'a1k watched a
third strike flash by, although he did
not believe it was such and told Um-
pire Rowland so.
Griffs Go to Front.
The Nationals were slow in launch
ing their attack, but when they did it
was sharp. 1t was a case of three up
and three down in the first frame and
Judges stroll to first in the next one
availed nothing. But the third was
far different. Ruel began 1t with a
single to center. Then Leibold slap
ped the ball down the right field line
and Muddy raced home while Memo
ran to the far corner.
But the umpires decided that
ground rule concerning fair hits
bounding over the field box near the
end of the stand held the blow to
double, SO Ruel had to return to
third base and Leibold to second
They did not remain there long. AT
ter Johnson skied to Falk, Harris
lifted a. fly to rigth that Collins,
Hooper and Sheely ran for but
missed, so Muddy tallted and Memo
t-I IN 10
started a force play on Harris, but
Leibold counted. Rice promptly pill
fered second, but Goslin's best at the
time was a high one to Mostil in cen
ter.
Robertson proved master of the
world champions during the next
four innings, although he was in hot
water at times Ruel's single and
Kamm's wild heave of Johnson's roll
er in the fifth put the Nationals on
third and first bases with none out,
but the next three men were retired
without either runner, advancing.
Boost Total in Eighth.
Goslin opened round with sin
gle to center and Judges out moved
him forward a notch. But the Goose
was bagged trying to steal third
while Bluege was at bat and the lat
ter, after singing, was trapped off
the sack and thrown out. Ruel hit
for one base with one out of the
way in the seventh, and was forced
out by Johnson, who got no aid from
Leibold.
The Nationals, though, made their
position more secure in the eighth.
Boss Bucky, first up, slammed a sin
gle to right and Rice sacrificed. The
National manager got to third after
Hooper caught Goslins fly and came
home when Judge poled double
down the left-field line. Bluege fol
lowed with a one-baser between
Kamm and Davis that sent Judge to
the scoring block with the final coun-