Evening star., 1925-08-25

today. IS highly important, So far,
Nationals to standott in Sportsm
1t performed against the Mackmen
midable foe for the World Champio
The Browns are difficult to defeat
on their own field, and that goes for
the Nationals as we'll as any other
club.
Handily trounced by the Tigers
yesterday, 13 to 4, the Nationals,
nevertheless, maintained their advan-
tage over the Athletics, for the lat
ter got in Chicago only what the
Champs got in Detroit-an even
break in four games.
But perhaps it is we'll Bucky Harris
and company got that terrible game
out of their systems. The Nationals
PLAYED about as rottenly as they had
at any other time this season and well
deserved defeat.
Ruether Proves Flivver.
The Nationals started Dutch Rue
ther on the slab. and Dutch was
wonderful target for Tiger batsmen.
They 'combed him for four hits in the
one and two-thirds frames he toiled,
and before Vean Gregg could end the
second inning the Tigers were five
tallies 10 the good. Fean was reached
for six safeties and seven runs in the
next two rounds Then Win Ballou
did his first pitching for the Champs.
He gave up four swats and marker
in the last four frames.
Ed Wells, southpaw, went the route
for the Tigers. All the Nationals
could CLEAN off him were eight smacks,
four of them being registered in the
last two innings. They never saw the
~. far oh nad
Moon Harris managed to get a homer
over the left field wall in the sixth
after Goose Goslin got triple. Hank
SEVERED also got a double in the
ninth, but the socks were too few to
mean much.
Back of poor pitching the Nationals
fielded miserably, being charged with
of omission.
Altogether, it was the worst exhi-
bition they have put up this season
Tigers Get Big Lead.
The Tigers staked themselves to
a fine lead in the second inning when
they drove. Ruether from the hill
Manush famed to start the frame,
but Heilmann singled to right. Blues
one baser to left sent Harris to third
and Burke was hit by pitched ball, /,
janming the sacks. Woodall walked,
forcing Heilmann across the plate,
and Wells singled to right scoring
Blue and Burke and sending Wood
all to the far corner. Haney's two
Dagger to GoSlin'S territory tailed
Weodall and Wells. Gregg then as
sumed the pitching job and famed
Tavener, but Fothergill singled Haney
to third. Manush, though, UP for the
second time in the inning, flied to
Rice.
More Tiger runs splattered across
the plate in the third round Goslfn
gave HeilmanR a life at the start
by mufflng Harry's liner. Blue then
singled Heilmann to second and both
runners scored when Gregg, who
fielded Burke's sacrifical bunt, heaVeo
wildly past Bucky Harris. who COW
cred first base Burke took third on
the error and counted when Woodall
doubled to center. Wells then famed,
while Haney fouled to SEVERED and
Tavener skied to Goslin.
Another Scoring Orgy.
Another scoring orgy was staged by
the Tigers in the fourth. Fother-
gill opened the session with two
Dagger to right. Manush beat out a
bunt past Gregg Heilmann lined to
Rice, then Gregg upcorked a wild
pitch and Heilmann scored, while
Manush took second. Blues single
TO left moved Heinie to the far corner,
then Lou pilfered second and both
runners got home when Burke singled
to right.
Burke made second on the throw
home and went to third when Woodall
was retired Moon Harris dropped the
throw from Peck, who had fielded
Wells grounder, and Burke tailed
Haney drew a pass, but Tavener took
a third strike to end the spasm.
The Nationals, who had gotten but
2 hits and l pass off Wells in the first
five innings. garnered a trio Of tallies
after two were out in the sixth. Nc
Neely, hit by pitched ball, ran home
when Goslin tripled down the right
field line. Moon Harris then lifted the
ball over the left-field wall for
round-tripper.
Run No. IS was collected by the
Tigers in the latter part of the sixth
frame. Blue grounded to Scott, but
Burke singled to right and scored
when Woodall dumped a double into
left field. Wells retirement put Wood
all at third, but Scott tossed out
Haney.
In the ninth round the Nationals
got a useless marker. Leibold singled,
only to be forced out by Scott after
Ruel fouled TO Blue. SEVERED then
got his third hit of the day, a double
to center, to send Scott home, Tate
batted for Ballou and shot a one-baser
to left, but Rice lined to Heilmann.
That was all-and plenty.