Evening star., 1925-09-08


advantage that no team in the histo
at this stage of the campaign and fail
But their substantial lead is not
all that favors The Nationals now.
They have but IS more games 10 play.
and only once are they scheduled Tor
as many as two in one DAY. The
Athletics, however, have FIVE double
headers within the next Is days.
Dual engagements are listed with
the Yankees here Thursday and Sat.
urday of this week. The White SoX
are to be met in pair OF tits on
September Is. Two days later the
AS will tackle the Tigers twice in
the afternoon. and on September 2S
the Browns are TO be encountered
twice. Nothing soft about that sched-
ule for club with a lot of pitchers
tottering since the middle of August.
Mackmen Wobbly Af1eld.
The Macks at home were not much
more formidable than the MackS that
dropped two games in Washington
last week. They packed a punch that
was apt to prove troublesome at any
moment, but they were unable to go
through the day without Hopping
around in the field. and their work
on the base paths was simply afro
cious. When the holiday battling
was completed it was clear that me-
chanical ability plus smartness had
triumphed deservedly over sheer
physical effort.
The AS bludgeoned well enough in
both engagements to make matters
quite interesting for the Nationals.
After Walter Johnson, had pitched
through eight innings in fine form in
the morning, they fell upon him in the
ninth for flock of swats that may
have caused considerable trouble had
their runners functioned properly on
the bases.
In the afternoon affair they matched
the Nationals hits numerically and
twice punched blows well enough to
have inflicted more damage than they
did. They uncorked a four-hit assault
against Stanley Coveleskie and drove
that worthy from the slab in the sew
enth round, and in the eighth con-
tinued the attack against Win Ballou.
who followed Allen Russell, Covey's
successor. But Jez Zachary was hus-
tied to the hill after a Mackman had
been retired in the eighth, and he
managed to check a rally that threat
ened to put the opposition in the van.
Griffs Hit All But One Boxman.
The Nationals faced four pitchers
during the double-header and hit all
except one of them. In the morning,
the SOOInDd", fGODSTI NluSSS vi IONCo,
went out of the picture after heaVinE
eight innings that were productive OF
eight safeties and two tallieS for the
champions Stanwod Baumgartner,
another southpaw, pitched the ninth
nd was found for two useless snacks.
Baumgartner also got into action
In the afternoon match, succeeding
John Picus Quinn. who had been
nicked for 9 hits and ) markers in
G,-a StonyVnO6 remained IN
the contest long enough to become the
losing pitcher when the champions
staged a 2-run rally in the eighth.
Rube Walberg, another port-slder,
hurled in the ninth and was invinclble
for that short time.
There were thrills aplenty in the
pastining In the morning Roger
Peckinpaugh made a one-hand catch
that should have satisfied all the cash
customers present that they had re-
ceived their moneys worth and that
also saved JohnSon's bacon at the
time Sammy Hale did some remark
able third sacking and Johnson swung
a wicked stick in addition to cum
ming arm.
The kicks in the afternoon scrap
we're provided by the heavy hitting
of the AS, who refused to be dis
rnayed by 5-run lead amassed by
the Nationals in the first five frames;
the hitting of Bucky Harris, Goose
-Goelin and Peck-each got three
rlams-and the freakish base-funning
by the AS as we'll as some frenzled
fielding by the Nationals in the eighth.
II was a great day for the Nationals
and the fans in every way.
Griffs Start Strong i'm PM
With the morning game tucked
away. the Nationals started in the
second portion of the Labor day bill
as though they would mop up with
the AS. Buclty Harris walk with
singles by Sam Rice and Goslin fol
lowing netted a marker in the first
inning, and in the third, Goslin, who
had reached second on a rundown OF
Boss Bucky that made the second out.
was sent home by Moon Harris stout
single past Chick Galloway.
Three runs sent across in the NTH
round made the Nationals seem sure
winners. Then Buck Harris singled
and Rice sacrificed. Goslin's scratch
hit off Max Bishops gloved hand ad-
vanced the manager a base, and when
Galloway fozzled Moon Harris ground
pr Bucky counted. but the Goose had
TO stop at second base. The Goose
and Moon negotiated n double theft,
hut the latter was retired when OSsle
Bluege bounded to Quinn. although
not DeIOIC mOOI IIdll IL iCoeiiSi StAAA -
base and Bluege second. Peck then
singled to left, scoring both runners.
Seeing the Nationals tear around
the bases must have inspired the AS,
for in the latter part of round
they gave Covey good laclng. sam
my Hale started the bombardment
with single to center ana raceo
two-bagger into right center. Walter
French batted for Galloway and sent
Miller home by Socking a double TO
center Jimmie Pool went to the plate
for Quinn and drew pass. Bishop
clouted a single to center that tailed
French and moved Pool to the far
corner.
Lamar's Fly Is Productive.
Mickey Cochrane flied to Goslin too
close to the counting block 10 permit
Pool to leave third after the catch.
Bill Lamar, however, chased Rice to
the far reaches of right field for a
fly catch and Pool romped home with
the fourth marker of the frame.
In the seventh the AS deadlocked
the match. Smith, a portside hitter of
no great ability. according to the av-
erages, surprised every one by sim
Cling to left field. Baumgartner sacri-
feed and Bishop strolled to first
Cochrane slammed single to left that
scored Smith and eliminated Covey.
Russell rushed into the breach and
quickly retired the Mackmen.
Three hits off Baumgartner, who
had started pitching in the sixth ses-
sion, mixed with Bishops tumble net
ted the Nationals pair of runs in
the eighth. Peck singled and took
third when Ruel got a one.baser.