Evening star., 1925-07-01

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Philadelphia club is facing practically
the same program. and a nip-and
battle for the league leadership may
be expected. with the White Sox and
Tigers furnishing the toughest oppo-
.sition.
Griffs Outclass the AS.
Few more gratifying encounters
have been seen by Capital fans than
that witnessed by upward of $4,000
at Clark Griffith Stadium yesterday,
when the Nationals recorded their
fourth victory in the series of five
with the Athletics and vaulted into
first place at the expense of their
rivals.
The score, to 0, indicates the
thoroughness with which the job was
done, but fails to convey the full i'm
port of the achievement Entering
the combat just half a game behind
the Macks, with the goal of top posi-
tion as an incentive, the Nationals
hit in Homeric fashion and fielded
like fools behind superb pitching by
Walter Johnson to strangle Bryan
Harriss, their prize pest, and def
nitely establish, for the time being,
at least, their superiority over the
Athletics.
Barney Near No-Hit Game.
Seldom during his 10 seasons in 10
cal livery has Johnson appeared to
better advantage than yesterday. In
hanging up the 10th shutout victory
of his career Walter missed by only
narrow margin attaining a no-hit
game to match the feat he performed
pol
Sox in Boston on July /, 1920.
For five innings nothing that re-
sembled a bingle was obtained off his
delivery. and the hit credited to Gallo
way In round six was far from diff
cult roller which Peckinpaugh fun
bled, the kind of a chance that Rajah
usually takes care of with conSum-
mate ease. The only other Macklet to
get on the runways was French, who
batted for Baumgartner in the ninth
and beat out a slow roller to Peck by
the narrowest possible of margins.
Bryan Harriss bore down success
fully to emerge unscathed from bad
hole in the opening round. After
whiting McNeely, the slim one was
reached for infield safeties by Stan
Harris and Rice, who moved up on
Goslin's death. Judge was purposely
passed at this point, filling the bases,
and the strategy was justified when
Bluege hit into a force play.
Walter Factor in Scoring.
Johnson took a hand in registering
a run for himself in the second. Peck
led with a bunt down the first base
line and beat Dykes wild throw to the
sack. Roger advanced a notch on
Ruel's sacrifice and took third when
Walter slashed a safety between Hale
and Galloway. McNeely's whack to
Galloway resulted in Barney being
forced at second, Peck scoring on the
death, and when Dykes heaved wildly
in an effort to complete a double play
McNeely continued to the middle
cushion. where he was left when Stan
Harris lofted to WEIGH.
Goslin paved the way for second
Washington marker in the succeeding
session. With Rice disposed of.
Goose connected for d wallop that
struck high up on the right field fence
and sprinted to third before the ball
could be relayed there. Judge then
completed the job by slashing a be-
whiskered single through Dykes.
After three barren rounds, in which
only scratch safety by Stan Harris
was obtained by the Griffs, they got
busy in the seventh and chased five
runs over the platter, combining four
hits with two walks. a pair of sacri-
fees and a couple of alien errors.
The Big Lucky Seventh"
Peck beat out high bounder to
Harriss close to the foul line for a
starter and galloped TO third when
Poole messed up Ruel's Sacrificial
bunt. Muddy swiped second with
Harriss holding the ball. johnson,
then, with the count three-and-two on
him, hoped a cripple and sent it
soaring toward the open-faced stands
in left. 1t just failed to clear the
railing for home run and Barney
made but two bases on it, Peck scor-
ing and Ruel pulling up at third
McNeely beat out a rap to Galloway
in deep short, Ruel scoring and John
son moving to the far corner On
Boss Bucky's rap to HarriSS. Johnson
was run down on the line, Walter
jockeying long enough to let McNeely
reach third and Harriss take second
Rice's fly to Simmons in deep center
scored McNeely and sent Harriss to
third, where Bucky worried the slim
Macklan hurler into granting a pass
to Goslin by bluffing to steal home on
every pitch. With Judge up, Goslin