Evening star., 1925-05-06

BY the time the world champions
return home for clash with the
Nackmen on May % an entirely diff
fcrent alignment probably will be
presented. How the rivals then will
bc placed is a matter of con nieCture.
but Harris titleholders are contem-
plating the excursion without any
uualmS. confident of their ability to
more than hold their own in the bat
ties on alien fields.
"A certain amount of bad weather
Is to he looked for in the West at
this time of the year. especially in
those lake towns" said Harris today.
I'VE all are in generally good Condi-
ton. however, and have experienced
enough cold, rainy days already TO be
pretty well accIimatized. so | don't
think we will be unduly handicapped,
especially as the other fellows Will
have to play under the same condi-
tiOuS as Wc do.
The race in our league is a mighty
tight affair now. but that's Just the
situation this gang of mine thrives in,
and if we don't come back home lead
ing the procession the club that does
will know it has been in a battle"
Harris Uses 21 Players.
Only five players on the local roster
-McNaIly. Johnson, Zachary. Cove
leSkie and RuSSell-failed to get into
action in that 9-to-4 setback the Ma
tionals were handed by the Red SoN
Yesterday and toward the close the
latter was industriously warming up
in the bull pen TO be prepared for
possible use.
All told. u of the local athletes
We're flung into the fray in an effort
10 overhaul the big lead amassed by
the Red SoX in the early innings
when Mogridge and Kelley were
roughly handled, but ii was just not
to be. the only satisfaction derived
by the Griffs during the afternoon
being that both their rivals for the
tupmost rung of the percentage lad
der also were vanquished.
The fact that ii wasn't AIogridEe's
day became painfully apparent in the
second inning, when he WAS Knocked
out of the box. The SuX accumulated
half = dozen runs before Gregg could
retire the side. Mogridge walked
Nache and Wild pitched him 10 second.
lie then famed Todt after the latter
had crashed "a synthetic home run.
The bases were filed when LeibOld
fumbled Prothro's fly. Connally rap
ped a double to left. just outside Of
Bluege's reach, scoring NaChe, and
IieYing'S single to center scored Pro
thro and Conualy. Kallio also hit
safely. and when F'Iagstead followed
suit. to fill the bases, Gregg replaced
NGogridge. Neau forced in a run b.
walking Wamby the first man to face
him, and when Boone crashed dou-
ble through Judge two more tallies
were over. The rally was snuffed
when the next two SoX lofted.
Kelly Also Is Raped.
Three more runs accrued to the
Sox in the fourth, Kid Kelley being
the victim in this instance. Kallio
opened with a single to right and
scored when F'lagstead Walloped over
Goslin's head for two bases. Wamby
then walked and tailed with F'laggy
on Boone's double to left center. Ike
was cut down trying to stretch his
bow on :. !iarris' relay - B}uege
Of LciboId's throw.
Lone singles by Stan Harris and
Wid Matthews were the sum total of
damage DONE TO kalliO's delivery in
the first three rounds. In the. fourth
Stan Harris double to left and Cos
Inns triple down the right field line
produced the first Washington marker.
Judge then walked and after Bluege
had famed Huether also drew a free
ticket when he batted for Peck.
Adams was put in to run for Ruether.
Joe Harris then was summoned to
3it for Ruel, but the newcomers best
effort with the bases loaded was a
roller to Connally.
The Nationals were not quite
through. for in the eighth Leibold's
single. Stan Harris second double and
. triple 10y Rice ended Kaliio's tenure
OF the mound, with two more runs
charged against him. but Ferguson,
whose shift to the Yankees was be-
ing consummated at about that time.
then was injected into the battle and
muzzled the Griffs. after yielding It
safety to Judge that produced an
other tally.