Evening star., 1925-07-08

easy tor the Nationals. In WI
game of the set opening the champ
year, the Collinsmen gave every in
though proposition for the club pi
been since the two aggregations first
The victory was the fourth for
ments this season with the NationaI
Tigers, who had the distinction of
with the champions so far.
In today's effort to regain the ad
vantage in the yearly series Manager
Harris was expected to employ Stan
ley Coveleskie, leading pitcher of the
American League. Covey has to his
credit two wins over Collins crew,
but the veteran spitballer is suffering
with a sore foot and may not be able
to twirl as effectively as in recent
starts.
Coveleskie, as well as Manager
Harris and Trainer Mike Martin, does
not believe the ailing foot Will inter
fere with his work, but the spitball
finger has been walking with a limp
since Monday and this morning still
complained of some pain in the in
step. Just what is troubling Coveys
foot is not certain. Trainer Mike
Martin suspects only a slight muscle
strain.
ZdcIl anu USueH uncertain.
But even though Covelesllie, despite
sore foot, is able to pilot his club
to victory, the Nationals still may
find it difficult to provide good hurt-
ing for the remaining two games of
the series. Walter Johnson was ex-
pected to report to the club today, but
1t is not likely he will be able to
take a turn on the mound if he gets
here. And neither Jez Zachary nor
Curly Ogden can yet be accounted re-
liable, Notwithstanding their latest
efforts.
Illness and injuries have played
corps, already numerically small for
team striving to retain champion
ship laurels it gained only after siren
uous battling last year. Walter Rue
ther, who toiled against the White
Sox yesterday plainly was not the
Walter Ruether who performed so
splendidly before he was banged on
the right shin by a batted ball in
Boston last week.
The injury still panied Dutch In the
series opener here, interfering with
his pitching stride and thereby affect
ing his control. The rangy left-hander
granted seven bases on balls. an unu-
sula number for him in contest, and
handed out six of them in the. first
four innings. Only one of the walks
aided the COllinSmen in their scoring
but the large number he issued clearly
indicated how seriously the leg in
jury has impaired Dutchs slabbing
form. :"
Lyons in Superb Form.
The SoX inflicted their greatest
damage upon Ruether and the Ma
tionals in the first inning, when they
got three of their eight hits and a
couple of passes and made ali their
runs, but they threatened repeatedly
thereafter. However, Ruether would
have had to pitch superbly to
overcome the efforts of Young Ted
Lyons, who was in the box for the
White SoX. This rapidly rising right
hander gave one of his best exhfbi-
t1onS of the year. Not until a man had
been retired in the fifth inning did a
National reach first base Then Joe
Harris lashed a single to center and
Ossie Bluege walked, but thereafter
Lyons held the champions at bay until
the eighth.
All told, five safeties and a solitary
pass were yielded by the young hurler.
and but for wild pitch he uncorked
in the eighth round he might have
gone on to a shutout But four
Nationals combed him for hits, Joe
Harris getting two. while Sam Rice,
Bluege and Ruether garnered one
each.
The SoX opened the game as though
they would chase Ruether from the
scene with little trouble Johnny Mos
til, first UP, strolled and took second on
Ike Davis single that Bucky Harris
just contrived to knock down. Manager
Collins sacrificed and Earl Sheely
looped the ball to shert center. With
Earl McNeely tearing in to try for a
catch, Mostil and Davis remained near
their bases, McNeely's best was, a
pickup, so Mostil counted and Davis
dashed to the far corner. Bib FaIk
grounded sharply to Roger Peckin-
paugh, and the latter had to wait for
Buck Harris to get to second to take
a throw that forced out Sheely.
No Chance for Double Play.
Bucky had no chance to heave to
Moon Harris to complete a double
play, so Davis crossed with the second
tally of the inning. Harry Hooper
then singled to left, but fast fielding
by Goslin prevented Falk from pass
ing the middle station. Willie Kamm's
walk filled the cushions, but McNeely
made a nifty catch of Ray Schalk's
long fly.
Ruether walked Davis with two gone
in the second inning. but Collins
forced out Ike. The Sox made scor-
ing motions in the third, only to fizzle
Sheely began the frame with a sin
gle, Falk sacrificed and Hooper stroll
ed, but NcNeely took care Of the next
two batters. Lyons opened the fourth
round with a single and passes to
Collins and Sheely filled the sacks
with two gone. Again McNeely came
to Ruether's rescue, capturing Falkis
loft.
Thereafter the Sox were fairly quiet
Joe Harris single and Blueges walk
put two on with one out in the fifth,
but Peck lifted to Mostil and Ruel
forced out Bluege with a roller to
Davis.
Griffs Tally in the Eighth.