Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-08-05

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was at the end OF his string.
Zach's pitching in the final tilt with
the Tigers may mean that the south
paw has found himself after n flock
of reverses that must have been nerve
racking to him. If he has, the Cham
pions mound corps would be bolstered
considerably. They have been strug-
Cling through a trying period with
only a couple of tirst-class hurlers at
hand most of the time, Walter John
son having been back in harness but
a week after a long lay-off.
Pitchers SoreIy Needed
The Nationals pitching department
Is short-handed at best, for it consists
of but eight men, and one of them an
untried recruit in major circles, who
Joined the team only yesterday. Win
Ballou, who needed several days to get
here from the Chattanooga club by
way of his home in Harlan, KY, was a
regular winner in the Southern Asso-
citation, but he may need a deal of
polishing before he measures up to
big league standard.
But with Zach returned to his 1924
form, the Nationals probably would
not have to do much worrying about
their mound staff from now on. 1t
would restore the balance of the reg
ular working corps and perhaps give
the relief fingers some much-needed
rest, Fred Marberry particularly. Fred
has been complaining of soreness in
his salary wing, and according to
Trainer Mike Martin only rest will
eradicate it.
Although Zach had not won a game
since July up to yesterday, some of
his work in the meantime was of high
order. He was barely nosed out in his
turn on the hill in st. Louis and at
Detroit was partly a victim of weak
support. Lack of control hurt him in
New York and against the White SoX
here, but he showed no signs of that
fault yesterday when he toppled the
Tigers.
Zach granted but two passes, and
one of them was issued purposely.
He opened the Tigers seventh by
walking Harry Heilmann. Lu Blue
sacrificed, but Jack Tavener was
whitfield. Then Boss Bucky Harris
ordered Jez TO frank to first the often
dangerous Larry Woodau. That
done. Zach proceeded to fan Pitcher
Earl Whitehill
Grants Only Four Hits.
The National southpaw was nickea
for only four hits, all singles, and
three of them We're made in the sec
ond session, when the Cobbmen did
their scoring. Fred Haney began the
third round with a single, but there
after the only Tigers who reached
first base We're those passed to that
station in the seventh The Tarheel
achieved seven strikeouts, Blackie
ORourke and Tavener twice being his
victims
Zach also took part in the attack
tnat proved the undoing of Whitehill,
his portside slab opponent. He
caromed a triple off Heilmann's feet
In the seventh inning, when the
Champs staged their winning rally.
BT it was Boss Bucky himself who
was the handspring of the offensive.
Bucky stepped to the plate four
times for as many hits, his double
In the third cashing Zach with the
Nationals initial tally and his second
two-bagger counting Hank SEVERED
with the tying marker in the fifth.
And he got a single to knock in his
clubs last run, when the GriffS fell
upon Whitehill for four swats in the
seventh. Whitehill did not issue a
pass, but the Nationals did not need
any. They made ! of their 10 hits tell
heavily.
Zachary got himself into trouble in
a moor
chuck after fielding Heilmann's high
bounding single. Heinie Manush was
on first by virtue of a one-baser to
right when Jez hurled the ball to
the Nationals dugout and counted
easily, while Heilmann proceeded to
the far corner. When Blue poked a
single to left tallying HeiImann af-
fairs looked dark for the southpaw.
but he saw to it that Lu did not
pass second base and thereafter had
the Tigers practically at his mercy.
Griffs Get Busy.
The Nationals did not lose much
time cutting down that Tiger lead.
Zach slipped a grounder past White
hill that O'Rourke grabbed in plenty
of time TO flag the batter at first,
but Blackie whipped the ball by Blue,
enabling Zach to make second base.
Earl McNeely lifted to Manush, but
Bucky Harris, whose single in the
first inning had been wasted, came
through with a double to left-center
that counted his pitcher
Neither Sam Rice nor Goose Goslin
could help Bucky and in the fourth
round Ossie Bluege, after singing with
one down, died stealing for the final
out, but the Champs got busy again
in the fifth. SEVERED launched the
attack then with a single to center
and Zach sacrificed Woodall went
into the diamond for McNeely's pop,
but Boss Bucky rifled a wobagger
to right that chased SEVERED to the
plate and deadlocked the fray
Following a quiet sixth inning, the
Nationals went at Whitehill in earnest
and sewed up the game. Roger Peck
inpaugh began the assault with a
sharp single to left and dashed home
when SEVERED fired a double directly
across the third sack. Whitehill made
a mess of cutting off Bob Fothergill's
throw to the plate, enabling Hank to
continue to the far corner.
Zach then got his triple off He'll
nnann's feet to tally the catcher and
after the Tiger right-fielder made a
sensational catch of McNeely's looper
to short right-center scampered home
when Buck Harris singled to left for
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