Evening star., 1925-08-21

headers galore ahead, while the N
them with their arch rivals on Labo
In September the Western clubs will
offer the main contenders the same
OPPOSITION. but OF the Eastern lot the
Macks will draw the seemingly reju.
Nenated Yankees while the Nationals
are scrapping with the ragged Red
SoX. Then there will be six games
between the Nationals and the Ath-
letiCs, and so far the Nationals GER
tainly have enjoyed their clashes with
the team of the City of Brotherly
Love.
If the class of base ball they played
in Cleveland is a fair indication of
what may be expected of the cham
pions during the remainder of the trip
through this section of the league,
they will not lose any of the ground
they have gained so far, even if they
do not widen the gap now existing be-
tween them and the AS. The champs
swatted at opportune moments Tues
day and hit with vengeance Wednes-
day in toppling the Indians, but their
pitching was nothing to brag about.
Classy Twirling Yesterday.
1t was a different story, however.
Yesterday, when they struggled
through IL innings to a 1-to-0 victory
over the Tribe for a sweep of the Sc
with excellent hurling. but they were
also called upon to face heaving of
high order-of such high order, in fact,
that a club less determined than the
champs probably would have been
well satisfied to consider a draw a
moral" victory. But the Nationals
stuck to their task grimly and fully
deserved what they got.
JeZ Zachary, southpaw, who started
olotl he MAJ lc
as we'll as he had at any other time
this season-and there have been sew.
eral occasions, notably that recent
game in which he held the Tigers to
four safeties. that Zach has performed
in remarkable manner. During the
eight innings he toiled before giving
way to a pinch batter he granted but
Ave singles and issued but one pass.
Tribe Baked in Opener.
Only once during his term on the
slab did the Indians have a really
good scoring chance. That was in the
first inning. when with one gone Lee
scratched a single past Bluege and
Speaker strolled. Joe Sewell's retire
ment moved both runners forward, but
Burns proved an easy out.
Thereafter the only Indian, to get as
far as second base while Zach was on
the hill was Burns. He singled with
one out in the seventh and reached the
middle station as Peck, after snagging
SpurGeon's pop, made bum chuck
when trying to double Burns off first
base.
But in the meantime Walter Miller,
the Tribes clever young portsider, was
finging masterfully. He was well
socked but the socks never were made
at oppoStune moments. In the first
eight frames he was found for eight
hits and three bases on balls. But
whenever the Nationals had a scoring
chance he was so good in his work
that they could not get the ball beyond
the infield.
Griff's Early Chances Snuffed.
In the third inning, with Peck out
of the way, SEVERED made the first of
his three safeties of the game. double
to right But Zachary grounded to Joe
Sewell and Rice rolled To SpurSeon.
One was out in the fourth when
Moon Harris walked and pilfered
second base. Goslin's scratch single
sent Moon to third. but Judge famed
and Goslin. who had taken long lead
of the initial sack. was caught by
Luke Sewell's snap to Burns.
With one gone in the nth. singles
by Peck and SEVERED put Nationals
on first and third bases. Zachary
grounded feebly to Burns, who
touched first base, then tossed to the
catcher, who ran down Peck on the
home stretch.
One was out in the sixth when
Bucky Harris singled and Moon
Harris walked. But Goslin popped TO
Spurgeon and Judge grounded to the
second baseman.
Pair OF Singles Wasted.
After Bluege opened the seventh
inning with a loft to Speaker. Peck
singled and was sent to the middle
station by Severeid's one.baser. All
Zach could do was force out SEVERED
with a bounder to Joe Sewell and
Rice sent a short fly to Speaker.
1t was in the ninth that Miller
rose to his greatest heights. Bluege
began the frame by singing between
Hodapp and Joe Sewell and raced to
third when Peck followed with
one-baser down the left field line.
With SEVERED, who had hit safely
three times, at bat, it seemed that
a score was certain. But Hank
grounded to Burns and Bluege was
run down easily, although not be
fore Peck cached third base and
Severed second.
Zachs batting efforts had been so
poor that Walter Johnson was sent
in to swat for the ft-hander. Wal
ter swung at the first pitch and drib-
bled the ball to Hodapp. Peck was
snuffed out so quickly that johnson
had not time to make second on the
rundown, although SEVERED did man.
age to reach third base. But it
meant nothing, for Rice tapped the
ball to the pitcher and was erased at
the initial sack.