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His hits have proved important in
all of the battles, too, but not more
so than the hits of Stanley Harris,
Sam Rice. Goose GoSlin and Ossie
Bluege. The batting eyes of these
men have cleared remarkably since
the Nationals came home for the stand
against the WeSternerS. The Goose
has busted" the ball at a .455 clip
in the last eight trays, while in the
same tits Manager Bucky has hit
for .452, Rice for .355 and Bluege for
.354. That's socking the ball in great
style, and to these five men must go
much q the credit for the Nationals
squirt. Their hits have told heavily
In the drive that has brought vic
tory in six of the eight scraps with
the West here.
Trio Busy Yesterday.
Three of these men were important
factors in the success of the club
yesterday. Harris, Rice and Goslin
contributing 10 to the total of Il safe
ties amassed at the expense of the
riGht-handed Dixie Davis, once regard
ed as almost infallible when pitching
against a Washington team. and the
left handed Ernie Wingard. Rice
stepped to the plate five times and
came through with a triple three
singles and a sacrifice fly, while Har
ris collected two doubles and a single
in four legal times at bat and Cos
lin got a two-bagger and a brace of
singles in his four trips.
1t was not much of a ball game,
ertistically, but it was a whale of
ball game for entertainment Both
Davis and Stan Coveleskie, starting
pitchers, were soundly pounded, the
former leaving the fray with two out
In the seventh inning after he had
been damaged to the extent of nine
hits and six runs. while the Nationals
veteran spitballer was chased after
one Brown was retired in the eighth,
leaving behind him a record of IL
alien swats that had netted tallies.
The world champions had hoped on
Davis at the start for a seemingly
commanding lead, but the Browns
were kept in the fight by Coveleskie's
uncertain pitching and his equally un-
certain support. And the relief pitch
ers were shaky, too. To make mat
ters worse at the time, Fred Mar
berry's none too good rescue effort
was not well backed in a pinch, and
the Browns knotted the count in the
ninth. Winsard. however. obliginglv
came through with a bit of slow work
during the Nationals last turn at bat
thlt sent the local rooters home we'll
satisfied with the days proceedings.
Champs Strong at Start.
The world champions opened hos
tilities as though they would copper
the game at once. McNeely nicked
Davis for two-bagger. Harris singled
Earl home, Rice tripled to put Bucky
across the plate and Goslin sent Sam
over with a one-baser. In the third
TIor rriS ha 20
ner when Davis uncorked a wild pitch
and Tailed after Williams caught
Rice's loft to short left. Then the
Browns becamea busy.
Williams opened the visitors
fourth frame with a single, the second
OF four swats he helped himself to
during the melee. McManus follow
ed with a two-bagger to tally Ken
and Marty crossed the block by way
of Jacobson's mfield retirement and
La Notes single.
In the fifth the Nationals regained
their three-run lead with a rally that
chased Davis to the showers. 1t
came after two were out. Rice
singled and Goslin doubled Goose's
hit to left was just long enough to
send Sam to third base, but Williams
kicked the ball and the fleet National
scampered home. The Goose was
driven to the plate by Judge, who
singled to left. Then Wingard came
to the slab and stopped the scoring
temporarily.
Sixth Fat Frame.
The sixth was a fat frame for both
clubs. Williams opened the Browns
portion of the round with his third
single of the day and after McManus
and Jacobson had failed to advance
him took third as Dixon singled. La
Notes triple Tailed the two runners
and Bob crossed the plate when
Harris fumbled Vineyards grounder.,
Two were out in the Nationals half
of the inning with Ruel and McNeely
on the paths as the result of passes