Evening star., 1925-03-22


Then. suddenly, the Nationals found
themselves in a clouting mood. Joe
Judge, first up in the ninth, slapped
the ball to center for a base blow.
Ossie Bleuge went up to sacrifice and
laid down a bunt toward third base
Heine Groh came in fast for pick
up, but dropped the ball and Judge
was at second and Bleuge at first be-
fore the fielder could recover the
ball and get 1t to the initial bag.
Roger Peckinpaugh, who twice be-
fore had failed in pinches, also was
instructed to sacrifice and also bunt-
&c. toward the far corner. This time,
Nehf essayed to do the fielding. He
got the ball entirely too late to try
for Peck and his heave to Groh
failed to get to third base ahead of
Judge. With the sacks filed, Ruel
lifted to Hack Wilson in left and
Judge tailed after the catch, while
Bluege and Peck each advanced a
base as Hack heaved to the plate.
Mogrtdge Drives in a Pair.
Mogridge put the finishing touches
TO the rally by bounding a single
past frankie F'risch that let Bluege
and Peek reach home. Earl McNeely
Frisch, but the Nationals had amass-
ed a comfortable lead.
Frisch and Pep Young, the first
two Giants to face Mogridge in the
last half of the ninth. singled, but
F'risch was held to second by Nc
Neely's fast fielding. Travis Jack
sons ny to McNeely was short and
the Giants had to hold TO their bases
after the catch. Then Long George
pitcher, with a seemingly easy
double play in sight. tossed to Bleuge
at third, retiring only Frisch.
1t appeared that Mogridges care
lessness might get him into difficulty
when Wilson singled to center. tally-
ing Young, while Kelly pulled up at
the middle station. But everything
was over when Big Hartley popped to
Peck behind third base.
The Giants outhit the Nationals, 9
to 6, slamming Jez Zachary and
George Mogridge for all their blows.
Zach was socked FIVE times in the
first three innings, four Of the blows
coming in the third round, but two
of these safeties were decidedly
scratchy and. given better support.
the red thatched southpaw may not
have been scored against.
Ruether Allows No Hits.
Walter Ruether gave the Giants
nothing more than two passes from
the fourth through the sixth frames.
He had a wild spell in the fifth ses-
sion, but soon recovered his poise.
Mogridge was punished most in the
final frame.
The Nationals failed to get a hit
off Hugh McQuillan, right handler.
who pitched the first three innings
for the Giants. They did not hit
Southpaw Jack Bentley, either, but
they did not have to, for he walked
four of the five batters he pitched to
and gave up marker. Virgil Barnes
was reached for the first Washing
ton hits, singles by Gosliu and Judge
in the sixth session, and they helped
make the tying run. Then Nehf
came to sthe scene and the National
batters awakened.
The Giants mixed four hits off
Zachary with some weird fielding for
a brace of runs in the third inning.
Wilson opened the frame with a
single. scratched off Judges glove,
only to be caught mapping off first a
moment later. Hartley singled to
deep left, but it seemed that Zachary
would escape without a score against
him when Snyder, batting in place of
McQuillan, flied to Rice.
Faulty Fielding Aids Giants.
Trouble for the southpaw followed,
though. Groh slammed to short far
enough for a single. Hartley was
practically at second when Peck made
a throw for an attempted force play,
Hartley was at the bag before the
ball got there. and the sphere, tossed
wildly. Travelled on to center while
HARTLEY took third and Groh second