Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-09-27


day that it would get at least an e
scoring 9-to-7 victory to give it
the Nationals this season. Unless I
the Browns will enjoy the distinct
Iohnsonian circuit to point the way
paign TO the local aggregation.
About all that the Nationals got
the satisfaction of learning that ii
Clarence Franklin Thomas, a 2l-ye
from Nashville Thomas worked t
though charged with its loss revealc
man. Had the veteran Hank Sever
OF the recruit properly. Thomas mi
league debut.
The youngster in his five frames of
toll, struck out seven batters, walked
five and was guilty of two wild
pitches. But SEVERED had a couple of
passed balls charged against him, and
generally failed to uphold his part of
the battery work.
Thomas yielded six hits, four of
them in the fifth inning, when the
Browns overcame an early National
Ahree.run lead. Harry Kelley, another
youngster who was with the Champs
for a time this year before being
farmed to New Orleans, finished the
game and took his bumps. But
Kelley, as well as Thomas, probably
is a much better mouldsplan than he
showed in the Saturday fray.
Vangilder Checks Champs.
Opposing the Nationals at the outset
of hostilities was Joe Giard, southpaw,
who has been a thorn In the side of
the club all season. But JoeOtook
enough punishment in three innings
to cause Manager George Sisler to
send Elan Fangilder. right handler, to
the hill at the start of the fourth, and
in only one inning were the Nationals
able TO do anything against him. That
was the eighth, when they got three
of their game-total of eleven Sa1etleS
lfor a mild scoring rally.
The Browns were helpless before
Recruit Thomas hurting in the first
inning, but the Nationals lost no time
in getting a tally in their initial
batting turn. Rice sent high
bouuder to McManus. and streaked to
first before Marty had chance to
throw. McManus was more fortunate
after grabbing McNeely's grounder,
and tossed for an out that let Rice
make second, A wild pitch to Goslin
put Rice at third. and after the Goose
waved at the air, Sam counted when
Moon Harris poled a one-baser to LETT
Thomas had a stormy second ses-
sion on the mound, due mainly to
Severeid's seeming inability to handle
the slants of the recuit pitcher, but
the Browns only managed to tie the
score. Jacobson began the assault
by seeking the ball into the tempo
rary stand back of left field for a
.ground-rule two-bagger. The rookie
Ancorked a wild pitch while heaving
to McManus and Babydoll dashed to
the far corner. McManus swung for
a third strike. but SEVERED dropped
the ball and Marty reached first
safely.
Browns Knot Count.
Jacobson could not get home then.
but he did when Evans singled to
center. McManus pulled up at sec
ond on the hit and as Dixon famed
negotiated a dual theft with Evans.
Robertsons walk crowded the cush-
ions. Thomas then frightened and at
Girard'S expense registered his third
strike-out of the frame, but 1t only
meant the second out. Bennett,
though, ended the inning with
roller to Moon Harris.
In the third round, the Champs
banged their way to three runs. With
Rice out of the way McNeely dragged
q bunt past Giard for a single and
raced home when Goslin, by dint OF
good running, made triple of
crash against the right-f1eld barrier.
Moon Harris bounced a single off
Gerber's shin to tally the Goose and
took second when McManus, who got
the ball on the rebound, heaved hec
tically to the National dugout. Moon
stopped at third when SEVERED
singled to left, but after BlueGe
whitfield the big fellow rumbled to
the plate as Scott scratched a one
baser past Robertson.
Thomas walked the first SiSlerite to
step to the plate in the fourth. then
whitfield Dixon. while Robertson
watched third strike speed past.
and Bush, who batted for Gard
was soundly bumped and supported
none to well by his catcher in the
fifth, when four runs were chalked
up by the Browns.
Bennett began the attack by beat
ing out a hot grounder to. Judge at
first base. Gerber forced out Ben
sett and before Sisler drew pass a
wild pitch put Ray at second. After
Rice shared Jacobson's long fly, both
Der tailed while Sisler took third
when a pitch to McManus went
through Severeids paws. McManus
shot a onebaser 10 left to score
Sisler. Marty checked in at the mid
, die sack when Evans singled to CEN
ter and counted with Joe as Dixon
doubled to the far reaches of left
field Robertson strolled, but Bluege
stopped the scoring drive with a re-
markable one-hand catch of Van
elders low liner.
Get to Kelley in Sixth.
Kelley was pitching when the
Browns came up in the sixth and they
promptly fell upon the youthful right
Wander for a trio of markers. Ben
nett walked and Gerber sacrificed.
When Sisler famed, it seemed Kelley
was to have an easy round, but the
Browns could not see things that way.
Jacobson walked and stopped at sec
ond while Bennett tailed, when Nc
Afanus singled to center. A pass to
Evans filled the hassocks. Dixon then
rif1ed double to right and jacobson
and McManuS registered at the count
ing block.
The Browns got their ninth marker
In the seventh session. NanGilder got
a life when his grounder was fumbled
by Scott, and Bennett sacrificed. Ger
ber's two-bagger to left sent the
pitcher home, but Ray was stranded
at second as Sisler lofted to Goslin
and jacobson grounded to Kelley.
The Nationals got nothing off Van
glider, who started pitching in the