Evening star., 1925-07-31

games over the Athletics to an equ
leaders.
OF course, the absence of Johnson
during the entire tour and the fact
that the Nationals at different times
were deprived Of the services of Peck
fnpaugh, Judge. Fluether and GOSlin
while they were sojourning on the
frontier accounts in a measure for
the fact that they were limited to an
even break in the West, but why they
have been able to win but one game
in four played against the White SOX
here with their full strength again
available is not SO easily explained
How Griffs Have Flunked.
q When the Nationals hiked west
ward on July they possessed a com
Portable lead over the Macklets, the
figures then reading:
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o. Since then the Nationals have pro
ceeded at but .476 pace, with 10 vic
tories offset by II defeats. while the
16 wins credited to the AS against
setbacIs shows them TO be travelling
at .696 clip, the standing this morn
,ing being:
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This shows a net gain for the
Macks of u points while the Ma
tiOnals have lost .044 in percentage.
No Evidence of Dissention.
Rumors of dissention in the ranks
of the champions may be safely set
down at plain bunk Griffith and
Harris both deny any friction exists,
which they probably would do in any
event. but all efforts to find any evi-
dence of lack of harmony among the
players or between them and the
-Hana cement have failed. and we are
convinced that none exists.
Nor can their recent poor showing
he attributed to any tagging of the
fiery spirit which marked their pen
nant-winning effort against great
odds last season. The boys all seem
TO be trying just as hard as ever,
only TO have their efforts consistently
nullitied, either by ineffective pitch
Ing, inOpportune hitting. or both.
Yesterdays game was a case in
point. If Stan COVeleS<ie had a sore
arm or was otherwise lacking in con-
dition there would have been some
logical explanation for the manner in
which he was maltreated by the White
SoX, and if Hollis Thurston had made
a regular habit OF subjugating the
Nationals his splendid exhibition of
hurting would have oCcasioned no
surprise.
But there was nothing wrong with
Covey. He felt good, warmed up i'm
Pressively and apparently possessed
all his stuff, yet was BILE to battle
the Hose at all and had his string Of
consecutive victories cut at 13 in a
most decisive manner. while Thurs
ton, who heretofore has enjoyed only
Indifferent success against the Griff-
men. merely toyed with them.
What's the matter with the
Nationalist"
- Your guess is as good as another.
Go 10 it.
Sox Sock Vigorously.
. The daily habit recently contracted
by Washington pitchers of handing
the enemy a first-inning lead infected
Goveleskie yesterday and put the
Sox 4 up on the Nationals before the
latter had a chance TO bat. They
svere all earned, too, on ringing bin
bles by Mostil, Falk. Hooper, Kamm
and Sheely, the Iatter's contribution
being a double.
. A pair Of swats Of two-ply dimen-
-sions by Mostil and Collins boosted
Thicago's run total to. > in the second
Inning. After being solved for a pair
of safeties in the third, Coveleskie
gave way TO a pinCh-hitter and the
pitching burden was transferred to
fhe shoulders of Nean Gregg.
: The lanky lefthander gave evidence
Gf unsteadiness as soon as he entered
the box by walking Mostil, wild-pitch-
4ng him TO second and then passing
collins. Sheely's single was good for
one run, and, after Collins took third
bn Falk's long fly, the manager tai
lied on a double steal with Sheely
while Gregg held the ball.
! Vean kept the SoX at bay for the
next two rounds, and when he, too,
was yanked for a pinCh-hitter, Fred
Marberry made his customary APP
pearance. The Texan failed to i'm
prove on the work Of his predecessors
and was nicked for quartet of tallies
in his first round, the seventh; singles
by Hooper, Kamm and Davis. Mostil's
double a passed ball by Ruel, a wild
throw by Stan Harris and some
faulty headwork by Marberry himself
being involved.
: Allen Russell alone of the local
Fingers displayed any class on the
hill. He toiled through the last two
rounds and set the SoX down in order.
Until the NINTH when singles by
Stan Harris and Rice and Goslin's
long fly produced the run that saved
Them from the ignominy of a shut
out. the champions We're helpless be
fore Thurston The closest they came
10 scoring previously was in the fifth,
Syhen Judge doubled and was tagged
at the plate by Falk's fine throw of
Peck's single. The sixth was the only
nther frame in which the Griffs got
snore than one hit. and then Leibold' S
single and Stan Harris intield safety
got Memo no farther than the middle
cushion.