Evening star., 1925-09-20

after PInch-batter Hank Severed gr
i'll that frame, the venerable Robert '
by lining a single to right.
Frank McGee, recruit first sacl
that ended the fray, but very likely
the wall for all Lyons cared. His ca
that one-baser,.
Mostil proved wonderful prop for
Lyons on several occasions when it
seemed the Nationals were bound to
brush the pitcher aside and break into
the hit column. Particularly remark
able were Mostil's catches of lofts by
Muddy Ruel and Goose Goslin in the
third inning. THE ChiSoX fielder raced
toward the concrete sun parlor to
drag down Muddy'S twisting smash,
While he darted back to the flagpole
in deep center for the Goose's crash.
Tex JeaneS, OSSfe Bluege and Everett
Scott also were among the victims of
the little gardener who handled, all
told, eight chances during the melee.
:, First Game Warmly Contested.
The first game, a keen battle all
the way, was productive of some
clever southpawing by Dutch Ruether
and a National advantage hard
earned because of the smart pitching
of the veteran Red Faber for six
rounds and the stubborn defense of
the ChisoX. 1t also included Goose
Goslin's seventeenth homer of the
season, a scrcanler over the rightfield
wall; Hollis Ihirstons stingy relief
hurting in the seventh and eighth in
ningS and the threatened collapse of
Ruether in the last four rounds.
There was little conmendable
about the second tilt from local
viewpoint. Jez Zachary, who started
on the firing line for the Champs, was
bumped for seven markers in the sec
ond inning and thereafter it was
merely d case of how large the Sox
score would be ut the finish. Zach
was on the slab for three innings,
long enough to yield eight hits. Allen
Russell followed him and suffered an
eight-hit and eight-run lacing in the
fifth. Win Bailou assumed the pitch
ing burden before that frame was fin
, ished and although he had but two
runs scored against him, allowed the
White Sox to boost their hitting total
for the fest to 25 safeties.
The match quickly developed into
a farce after the big econd session
put on by the Sox. Manager Harris
withdrew his regulars .rom the line
up to such an extent that 19 Ma
tionals got into action LAfore the final
out was recorded. Tho real hero of
the local club was Deacon Scott. He
was the lone National to go the
route.
Griffs Score Early.
In the first encounter, the Ma
tionals grabbed a run before the
White Sox realized where they were.
Starting the Champs initial inning,
Sam Rice sent a drive down the left
field line that became a triple when
the ball rolled under a platform lead
ing into a field box. Bib Falk pro-
tested that a ground rule held the
slam to a double, but none of the UNI
pires agreed with him. Bucky Har-
ris grounded to Ike Davis and Rice
got home while the pilot was being
erased
Then all was quiet until the fourth
frame, when with one gone the Goose
knocked the ball over the right field
fence. Judge followed with a slap
over second that Bill Barrett cut
down, then threw wildly past Earl
Sheely, to let the National reach the
middle station. Moon Harris poled
two-bagger to left to send Judge home
with the last National counter of the
struggle.
The only real scoring opportunity
the Nationals had thereafter was in
the eighth, when Rice singled and
Bucky Harris sacrificed Goslin's
scratch one-baser advanced Rice to
the far corner. Judges best, though,
was a foul to Sheely, and after Moon
Harris walked, to crowd the cushions,
'ossie Bluege waved at the air.
Ruether FaIters Near Finish.
The Chisox got to Ruether for four
hits in the first five innings, but
always when they had runners on the
3aths a tight defense prevented any
Damage to the National cause. With
two gone in the sixth, however, Bar
rett's double and Sheelys single
brought a tally The SoX filed the
bases with two out in the seventh,
only to have a force play check them
They broke through to another score
In the eighth, when Barrett and Sheely
singled at the outset. Falk's sacri-
fetal bunt followed and Barrett
crossed after Goslin pulled down Mos
tilz fly near the left-field stand. Two
were out in the Chisox ninth when
Harry Hooper scratched single to
Bucky Harris and made second when
the pilot heaved poorly to Judge.
Davis, though, concluded the struggle
with a bounder to Boss Bucky.
In the ensuing nightmare the Sox
scored in lunches. In the second
inning IL of them faced Zachary and
In the fifth IL faced Russell and two
faced Ballou. Sheely was lead-of pat
ter in both frames, tripling to start
Zachary's downfall, and singing the
second time up Earl fouled to Ruel
at the outset of the fifth, but singled
the second time he batted against
Russell in the inning. Falk, up twice
in the fifth, got to Russell for a sim
Gle and a double, his second siam
bringing Ballou to the hill.
In the second, Sheely's three -bagser
was followed by three one -basers
and an error by Scott that accounted
for three markers before d man was
retired. After Lyons sacriflced,
Hooper singled two more runners
home. Bayrett then doubled and
scored with Hooper when Sheely hit
safely to left. Falk ended the slaugh-
ter with a roller to Bucl1y Harris.
After Sheely fouled. to Ruel in the
fifth, Falk singled off Russell and
Mostil walked. Two doubles, five
singles and a sacrifice followed be-
fore Russell went to the showers,
leaving an eight-run round behind
him. Ballou allowed Mostil nom
productive one-baser and Kamm
made it a complete frame by ground
ing to Scott. A wild pitch, a pass and
two singles netted the Sox their last
pair of markers in the SIXTH
Lyons pitched to 80 National bats
men. Rice walked in the first frame.