Evening star., 1925-03-29

Travis jackson began the round
with a grounder to the left of Roger
Peckinpaugh. The ball did not take
the hop expected by Peck, going past
him for single instead. George
Kelly then flied to Sam Rice but the
ball was caught SO far back in the
field that Jackson had plenty of time
70 take second after the out. Travis
may as well have remained at first,
for he could easily have Tailed on
Wilson's wallop. A bit longer and
Hacks slam to right would have
been good for homer instead of only
three bases.
Then Moon Snyder made a hit that
was almost a duplicate of Jackson's
that started the frame and the Giants
were two runs to the good. 1t mat
tered not that Virgil Barnes famed
and Heinie Groh flied to Earl Nc
Neely, for 1t was three up and three
down for the Nationals in their last
batting turn.
Walter Weak at Outset.
Walter Johnson and Vean Gregg
made their first starts in competition
this season, and IT was the former
who gave the Giants a fine sendoff.
The man who led the American
League hurlers last year plainly was
not himself at the outset today. OF
the first five Giants to face him, two
walked and three singled, That
netted the opposition three runs.
Walter then settled. famed the last
two men to oppose him in the first
frame and breezed through the next
two innings, allowing but one slam,
q scratch single.
Gregg appeared in fine fettle- He
yielded but two singles in his three
frames of work and pitched to only
nine batters. a double play and the
erasure of 6. would-be pilferer help
ing to check the Giants during his
time on the hill Coveleskie gave up
a single IN the seventh and another
in the eighth, then had fate turn
against him in the ninth.
The Giants used only two pitchers,
Art Nehf, southpaw, toiling in the
first five innings, while Virgil Barnes
finished the route. In addition to
granting five safeties and a pair of
runs, Nehf was unsteady and yielded
three passes. Barnes was found for
four bingles, but the three in the
eighth when, the Nationals tied up
the game were decidedly scratchy.
Giants Obtain Early Lead.
The Giants did not hesitate about
starting the run making. Groh, first
to face johnson, drew a. pass. So
OlQ SOutnWOrth, the next batter.
Frisch singled past Judge, but the
hit was SO short that 1t did nothing
more than crowd the sacks. Young's
wallop to center did more 1t tallfed
Groh and Southworth and put F'risch
at third base. JackSon'S single scored
Frisch, but Young could not pass the
middle station Terry famed and
Young, trying a dual theft with
jackson, was caught for a double
play. Wilson ended the hectic round
with a. strikeout.
One of this trio of Giant markers
was offset by the Nationals in the
second session after two batters had
been retired, doubles by Peck and
Ruel doing the work. Another Ma
tionai score was hung up in the
fourth frame. Goslin singled and
Judge did the same, sending the
Goose to third. Bluege's walk filled
the bases, and while Groh was tossing
out Peck, Goslin counted Ruel
strolled, again jamming the stations,
but Gregg whitfield and McNeely lifted
70 Wilson in short left
Griffs Tie 1t Up I'm the Eighth.
In the eighth inning the Nationals
knotted the count. With Rice out
of the way, ball topped by Goslin
rolled along the first base line, and
may have travelled far enough to be-
come foul had not Barnes been so i'm
patient. But Virgil picked up the
sphere with no chance of retiring
Goose, and the blow became a single
Judge sent a bounder over Lin
strom's head to get himself a bingIe
and move Goslin to third. Bluege lust