Evening star., 1925-06-25

the honor position in the America
during the series, too, but recent pei
it may not be gained without consid
The Nationals handicapped then
place by dropping a 5-to-3 game to
beating the Red Sox. Now the cha>
the pace-setters So if the locals arr
probably will have to sweep the emit
Mackmen.
So far this season. the Nationals
have won more games from the Phila-
delphia outfit than any other club In
the league. Nine times the teams
have met and five times the champs
have been successful In, competition
with the other clubs since they last
met, Nationals and Athletics have
played at almost the same gait, leaV-
ing little to choose between them In
figuring upon the outcome of the i'm
pending series.
Lack of Punch Costly.
To overhaul their great rivals, the
Nationals very likely will have to
show more punch and offer better
pitching than they did yesterday In
the second engagement of the series
with the Yankees. Sad Sam Jones.
who hurled for the New Workers,
gave the locals every opportunity to
bag the contest. He issued nine bases
on balls and gave up eight safeties,
including a brace of triples. but they
stubbornly refused to take advantage
Of his generosity.
However, all may have ended well
had not Curly Ogden mixed some
weird fielding with some equally weird
pitching. Curly started d game Tor
the first time this season and got
along in great style for four innings,
only one Yank denting the runways
in that time and then by virtue OF a
pass. But in the fifth and sixth
innings, in each of which the fanks
got two hits. he filled the sacks and
escaped trouble only by a whisker
In the seventh. Curly Topped alto
gether and before he was relieved by
Allen Russell five hits, d pass and his
own hectic heave after fielding bunt
netted the Yanks four tallies ana
paved the way to another.
The story of that inning is the story
of the Nationals defeat. Wannlnger
began the session for the visitors with
a two-bagger to right field. Jones
bunted and Wanninger dashed to
third. Ogden slipped in fielding the
ball, then made a poor throw TO
Bucky Harris, who covered first, but
Sad Sam was credited with hit. even
though a good heave may have nlppeo
him. Dugan slapped a single to LETT,
sending Wanninger home with the
run that tied the Nationals tally
made in round /, but Jones pulled up
at second. Then the real trouoie
started.
Ogden's Error Damaging.
Combs bunted, and Ogden. who
grabbed the ball. had an easy force
play on Jones at third base in slght.
But Curly threw far over Bluese 5
head to the field box barrier along
the foul line, letting Jones score,
Dugan take third base and Combs sec
ond. Veach made the first out of the
frame with a pop to BSs Bucky, but
Meusel looped a single to right cen
ter that registered Dugan and Combs
at the counting block.
Meusel attempted to pilfer second,
but was cut down by Ruels throw to
Peck. Gehrig, though. walked and
took third as Schang singled. That
satisfied Harris that Ogden was
through for the day, so Russell was
brought to the slab. While Allen was
pitching to Ward who ultimately
famed, Gehrig tailed in a double steal
negotiated with Schang. Harris re-
turn of Ruel'S toss was just high
enough to permit the Yankee runner
TO slide home safely.
That was all for the Yankees. even
though they got men on the paths In
the eighth while Russell adorned the
hill and drew one pass from Fred
Marberry, who twirled in the ninth.
But 1t was enough, for the Nationals,
despite free use of pinch-batters and
a runner in the last two rounds, could
not catch up.
The champs got to Jones for a
marker in the opening inning, a pass
TO McNeeIy. Bucky Harris single and
Rice's intield retirement doing the
work. Passes to RueI, McNeely and
Harris and Ogden's single after one
was out in the second proved useless.
Ruel's walk going into the discard
when he tried to run from first to
third on Curly's short hit, while
Rice's best with the sacks jammed
was a loft to Combs.
Score i'm Late Rounds.
Two Nationals were on with one out
In the fifth, but Goslin flied to Neach
and Rice died stealing while Judge
was at bat. Ogden'S fan left two
champs stranded in the sixth, and a
double play offset a pass to McNeely
at the start of the seventh. Things
were a bit different in the last two
frames, though.
GoSlin began round with a triple
to center and raced home as Judge
was retired, Gehrig to Jones. Bluege
singled and Peck walked. Leibold
was sent in to run for Peck, but
neither of the Nationals on the paths
advanced, as Joe Harris, batting foe
Ruel. sent long fly to Veach. and
Ruether, pinch-batting for Russell,
rolled to Ward.
McNeely opened the ninth with a
single. only TO be forced out by Buck
Harris. Rice's infield demise moved
Buck forward a peg, and he took
third base unmolested. from where he
came home when Goslin slammed his
second triple of the day. the hit this
time going to right field. Judge s
walk put the tying tally on the run
ways. but Bluege bounded harmlessly
to Jones.