Evening star., 1925-07-04
MATS FALL FORE
EHMKE IN OPENER
OF DUAL BILL, IA
Gregg and Russell Prove In
effective Before Onslaught
of Fohlmen.
MATS SLUGGING STREAK
STOPPED BY F0LH STAR
10000 Crowd Into Fenway Park
for Double Holiday
Attraction.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

BY JOHN B. KELLER.
FENwAY PARK, Boston, July 4.
The Nationals dropped the first
game of today's double-header to
the Red Sox.
The score was 7 to 4.
Vean Gregg, veteran left-hander,
was sent to the box to start the first
game. q, It was the third start of the
season for him. Opposing Gregg was
Howard Ehmke, ace Of the. Hose
hurling corps.
Sam Rice's single in the third, scor-
ing McNeely, who had walked gave
the Nationals their first run and put
8. Harris, who had singled, on third.
Goslin popped out to end the inning.
The Nationals lead was erased in
the Red SoX half when two singles.
a walk and q long fly gave the Fohl-
men run. Another single by
Vache scored Flagstead and Pro-
thro. Todt flied to McNeely to end
the inning.
The Nationals came back in the
fourth and wrested the lead from
the Fohlmen with d three-run rally.
Leibold batted for Gregg in this
frame and Russell went to the box.
Russell, however, was ineffective
and the Red SoX added three in their
half putting them two runs to the
good. A single by Prothro, former
National scored two of the Red Sox
runs in this frame.
Marberry replaced Russell in the
box in the sixth.
The attendance was 10000.
FIRST INNING.
WASHINGTON singled to
left. S. Harris drove into a double
90 T<NIk Toe
walked. Rogell threw out Goslin. No
runs.
BOSTON-F'lags:ead rolled to Peck
Prothro went out the same way.
Boone singled to right. Vache fan
ned. No runs.
SECOND INNING.
WASHINGTON-J. Harris walked.
Bluege forced ]. Harris, Prothro to
Rogeil. Peck hit into a double play,
Lee to Rogell to Todt. No runs,
BOSTON-Todt lifted TO Rice. Ro-
CELL walked. Lee forced Rogell, J.
Harris to Peck. Lee was caught off
first and thrown out. Gregg to j. Har-
ris to S. Harris. No runs.
THIRD INNING.
WASHINGTON - SEVERED famed.
Gregg took a third strike. McNeely
McNeely stopping at second. Rice
lined a single to right, scoring Nc
Nicely and putting S. Harris on third.
Goslin flied to Flagstead in deep CEN
ter. One run.
BOSTON-Bluege tossed out Picin-
ich. Ehmke singled through the box.
FlagStead knocked a long single to
left, sending Ehmke to third. Prothro
walked. filing the bases. Boone flied
to McNeely, Ehmke scoring and Flag
stead taking third after the catch.
Prothro stole second. Vache singled
to center. scoring F'lagstead and Pro-
thro. TOdt flied to McNeely. Three
runs.
FOURTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-J Harris walked
Bluege singled to center, J. Harris
stopping at second. Peck fouled to
Vache. SEVERED walked, filling the
bases. After Gregg fouled one. Lei
bold replaced him at the bat. Ehmke
fumbled Leibold's hot smash, J. Har-
iris scoring and the bases remaining
filed. Ehmke was charged with an
error. Lee went back in left field for
McNeely's pop. s. Harris singled to
right, scoring Bluege and SEVERED
and sending Leibold to third. Rice
flied to F'lagstead. Three runs.
Washington. Rogell scratched a hit
off Russelrs glove. Lee sacrificed.
Russell to ]. Harris. Picinich walked.
Ehmke famed. Flagsread walked,
filing the bases Prothro singled to
center. scoring Rogell and Picinich
and sending Flagstead to third. Boone
singled to center, scoring Flagstead.
Prothro stopping at second. Peck
threw out Nache. Three runs.
FIFTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-Go singled to
right. J. Harris singled to deep short,
Goslin stopping at second. Bluege
hit into a double play. Prothro TO
Rogell to Todt. Peck lined to Vache.
No runs.
BOSTON-S. Harris lost Todts high
fly in the sun and it fell for two
bases. Russell threw out Rogell, Todt
holding second. Todt took third as
Lee went out, j. Harris to Russell,
who covered first. Picinich walked.
Ehmke forced Picinich, Peck to S.
Harris. No runs.
SIXTH INNING.
WASHINGTON = SEVERED singled
TO center. Tate, batting for Russell,
flied to Vache in short left. McNeely
flied to Flagstead S. Harris famed.
No runs.
BOSTON - Marberry now pitching
for Washington. Peck made a good
stop and threw out Flagstead. Pro-
thro singled off Marberry's glove.
Boone famed. Vache popped to S.
: Harris. No runs.
SEVENTH INNING.
WASHINGTON Rice popped to
Prothro back of third. Rogell threw
out Goslin. Prothro threw out j. Har-
ris. No runs.
BOSTON IT Cd t walked Rogell
fouled to Bluege. Lee hit into a dou-
BILE play, S. Harris to Peck to j. Har-
ris. No runs.
EIGHTH INNING.
WASHINGTON = Bluege flied to
Vache. Lee threw out Peck. SEVERED
walked. Marberry popped TO Rogell.
No runs.
BOSTON-Picinich walked. Ehmke
j fouled to SEVERED. Flagstead singled
TO right. sending Picinich to third.
y Prothro singled off S. Harris glove,
scoring Piicnich, Flagstead stopping
' at second. AS Boone famed Flagstead
tried a double steal and was safe at
third when Bluege dropped Severeid's
throw. Prothro made second on the