Evening star., 1925-07-09

at least II OF their last II games.
Barring untoward circumstances,
the Nationals are very apt to do much
better than win just half of their re
naming tilts, and it does not seem
likely that the third place White SoX,
who have played al a .532 rate in the
first half of their season, will be able
70 race along at a .649 clip over the
remainder of the route. A pennant
for Washington is by no means GER
tain. but there'H be none for Chicago
unless the greatest upset in base ball
since the rally of the Boston Braves
in 1914 occurs.
AT that. this White SoX club is ca
pable of giving its league rivals plenty
of fight, even though it did not appear
TO advantage against the world cham
pionS in the second game of the series
here. To gain the edge in the set of
four engagements the Nationals Will
have to be on their toes today and to-
morrow. for Manager Collins has sew
eral capable pitchers in readiness for
action. while those of the champions
corps available are subject to queer
form reyerSalS.
Up to Zach and Ogden.
Unless Walter Johnson reports fit
for duty, the Nationals will have TO
depend upon JeZ Zachary and Curly
Ogden for the remaining battles here.
Time was when Zach merely had to
step TO the Hill in Chicago and victory
was his. But in his only start here
this season he was far from being a
bugaboo TO the SoX. Ogden, although
he worked we'll against the Boston
outfit last week still has TO prove
himself a consistent winner.
The Nationals do not have to worry
much, though, when old Stanley Cove
leskie goes 10 the slab for them.
Against the SoX yesterday the spit
baller toiled in the same cool way that
has characterized all his perform
ances since he donned the uniform of
the world champions to register his
tenth consecutive victory and his
eleventh in twelve engagements this
season. CoVey gave the SOX but one
pass and seven SafetieS, three of the
latter being punched in the eighth in
ming, when the enemy did all its Scor-
ing.
The champions did not have TO work
strenuously to get their markers, Ur-
ban Faber. who started on the slab
for the SoX, yielding eight hits in five
innings, with Tink Riviere in part of
the sixth was generous to the extent
of three passes in addition to hitting
a batter and giving up one healthy
bingle. Ted Blankenship, who finished
the pitching for the Sox, was better
than either of his predecessors, but
was victim of poor support.
Score i'll Round Two.
Three National runs We're hung up
in the second session, d double play
preventing a more complete route of
the SoX then. Joe Judge began the
round with a single TO deep short. and
Ossie Bluege whipped a one baser to
left. Roger Peckinpaugh dragged 9
bunt past Faber. and the bases We're
jammed. Willie Kamm could not
come in fast enough to prevent
Muddy Ruers bounder from becom-
ing a single, and Judge counted.
Covey sent a hopper tC Faber that
resulted in Bluege's demise at the
plate and the erasure of the batter at
first base, but left Peck at the far
corner and Ruel at the second sta
tion. Then Earl McNeeIy slammed
a single to the left garden, and Peck
and Ruel tailed.
a wild throw by Faber was re
sponsible for a score in round 4
Bluege opened the frame with a two
bagger, and Peck sacrificed. Ossie
attempted to get home when Ruel
smashed the ball to Ike Davis and
was run down, but Muddy reached
second base during the chase. Faber
after snaring Covey'S teasing roller
threw wildly past Earl Sheely, and
Ruel raced home.
pass to Bucky Harris paved the
way to a run in the fifth inning. Sam
Rice's inheld retirement advanced
Buck notch, and he took third base
after Harry Hooper collared Goose
Goslin's fly to deep right. Judge
tailed his manager with a two
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