Evening star., 1925-08-27

Since assuming the lead in the
American League race the Nationals
have been somewhat fortunate in that
they appear to be no more helpless
than the erstwhile leaders. In their
last six games the Athletics have
matched the Champs four losses. But
the AS can't lose today for they have
no game scheduled. and the Nationals
can't lose first place today as result
of their rivals inactivity.
Tomorrow afternoon Bucky Harris
and company will seek victory in d
new field. Comiskey Park, at Chica-
go. Three games are to be played
with the White SoX. while the Mack
men are clashing with the Tigers in
Detroit. The SoX have held the
Champs to an even break in the
Windy City so far. but the MackS have
walloped the Tiger in his lair. How:
ever, ii was a different Philadelphia
club that visited Detroit in May and
July. Nor do the Nationals look the
same these days.
Ferguson Tolls Tomorrow.
Bucky Harris plans to send to the
hill for the opening game of the
White Sox series Alex Ferguson.
transfer from the Yankees, who did
such effective pitching against the
UP to the standard he established in
his debut as a National, he will be
difficult to beat. If he drops back into
the class in which most of the
Champs hurlers now seem to be. the
scribes in Chicago may have to in
stall adding machines in the press
box.
Consider the record of the National
pitching the past three days. In De-
Mnnd9N Sla
knocked for 10 safeties, totaling 10
bases Here Tuesday two were reach
ed for 9 hits. totaling Il bases. Yes
terday were trotted to the slab and
the Browns combed them for 13
slams, totalinS "a bases. Showing there
must be some weakness in the pitch
ing department at present
Stanley Coveleskie started the
hurting for the Champs and he left
after two rough innings Dutch
Ruether then got into action for less
than an inning. but long enough to
be charged with the defeat Fred
Marberry followed Ruether and toiled
through the fourth round. He was
not quite right. but gained the dis
tinction of being the first of the
beavers to put over a scoreless frame
for the Browns, the fourth.
Win Rallou, recruit from Chatta-
two innings each. All the Browns
CLEANED from the efforts of these
pitchers were two homers, Bobby
Lamotte hitting one in the fifth in
ming and Harry Rice one in the
eighth. Both were drives into the
right field stands.
Boxmen Given Poor Support
To make matters worse. the Ma
tionals failed to support their hurl
erS properly. Only two errors were
charged against the Champs in the
box score, but their poor mechanical
play frequently aided the Browns,
and one error of omission helped pave
the way to four alien tallies. Sam
Rice went to sleep on his feet in
the third round, when he had an
opportunity to throw for a third out,
and before the inning could be end
ed the Browns had sewed up the
game.
Had the early National pitchers
delivered in any decent style and
the fielders been on the job the cluo
might have increased it's lead over
the AS, for the Browns sent a sorry
flock of fingers to the box. They
used Joe Giard. Frank Davis, Dave
Danforth and Elan Van Glider il
order, and all were unsteady. Giard
lasted two frames, Davis three and a
third, Danforth tWo-thirds of an in
ming and Van Glider finished. How
ever, despite / hits, bases on balls
and hit batsman, the Champs never
were able to get anywhere worth
while after the third frame. Plenty
of them got on the bases, but II
of them remained there.
The Nationals started as though the
St Louis jinX was to be knocked cold
IN -,
Harris boys netted a couple of runs in
the first inning. but the Browns came
right back with two, made from Harry
Rice's single. Sisters triple and ia
cobSonS sacrifice fly.
Griffs Score Another Pair