Evening star., 1925-07-24


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Prospects of the. Nationals return
ing home in first place in the league
race are not so bright now. That loss
yesterday, while the Athletics were
drubbing the Red Sox. dropped the
champs to second place. True, only
half a game separates the main con-
tenders for the title, but to climb back
10 the top before the first of next
week the Nationals must win one
game more. than the AS, and they
have only two contests in which to
do that.
For time yesterday it seemed the
Harrismen would cling to their lead,
for ay clubbed the Yankees hurlerS
we'll enough in the early part of the
fray. But it appeared that as fast
as the champs collected runs the
Yankees would get most of them back
from Zach. Finally, that worthy was
removed from the scene and Fred
Marberry sent to the mound. Fred
had everything except control for a
time, then fell an. easy prey before
the hammering Hugmen.
Shocker Is Quickly Chased.
The Nationals quickly set about
chasing Urban Shocker, Yankee slab
man, from the game. They biffed him
for seven hits that netted four runs in
two and one-third innings. Zach,
though, could not stand prosperity.
and was nicked for a trio of tallies in
the third round. Then in the fifth
the champs got to Bob Shawkey,
Shocker's successor, for a pair or
markers, but big hearted Zach, in the
latter portion of the frame, gave up
two to the Yanks.
That let Zach out. Marberry looked
good in the sixth round. but in the
seventh he dug his own grave, was
showed into it by Goose GoSltn, and
contrived to pull the earth in after
him. The big fellow, by his witness
filed the bases Then Walter Gehrig,
who had knocked a real home run
into the right field stand while Zach
was toiling in the fifth, got another IN
the left field stand through the aid OF
some weird fielding by Goslin and the
game was over in so far as the Ma
tionals were concerned.
Shawkey Strong After Fifth.
After the fifth frame Shawkey was
master of the Champs until the nlnth'
when they managed to push one run
over. Vean Gregg got into the game
as pitcher for the Nationals before the
Yanks' big seventh inning ended, and
Curly Ogden hurled in the eighth, but
what they did meant nothing. ihe
dirty work had been accomplished.
Singles by Bluege and Scott, Ruels
double, Wards poor throw home after
grabbing Zach's grounder, and Bucky
Harris one-baser netted the Nationals
three tallies in the second inning. In
the third Goslin tripled and came
home after Combs caught Judges fly.
Bluege then doubled and 1t was cur
tains for Shocker. Scott, first to race
Shawkey, promptly bounded to the
pitcher and Bluege was run down.
Then the Deacon was shared on nfst
base by Bengough's heave.
The Yanks wasted a double off Zach
in the second frame, but made good
with four hits in the third. Ernie
Johnson singled to left and raced
home when Shawkey tripled over Cos
Inns dome. Combs singled the pitcher
10 the plate Ward lofted to the Goose
and Ruth whitfield, but Meusel drew
pass and Gehrig poked one-baser to
center to send in Combs.
Two Runs on Three Hits.
Three safeties accounted for two
National markers in the fifth. Goslln
doubled and Judge dragged a bunt
past Shawkey for a single. Bluege
singled to left. tallying the Goose and
sending Judge to third base. Scott
1OTCeQ out blueSet Jul u uhSS SONlANSN
on the play.
More runs for the Yankees ma
terialized in the last part of the IN
ming, With Ruth out of the way,
MeuseI singled to left and romped
home ahead of Gehrig, who socked
the ball into the right field bleachers.
When the Yanks came up in the
sixth Marberry was on the slab and
they went out in order. But not so
in the seventh. Fred walked Ward
and Ruth and filled the sacks by
pinking Meusel He gave Gehrls
nothing good TO swing at, but the
southpaw batter lunged at an outside
pitch and lifted the ball to left field.
Goslin raced almost to the foul line,
stopped short and let the sphere fall
at his feet just within safe territory.
When the ball bounded across the
stand barrier everybody ambled home.
Gregg Relieves Marberry.
Then Dugan and Bengough sin
gIed and after Johnson forced out
Bengough Shawkey singled Dugan
home and johnson to third. Mar
berry was yanked and Gregg hurried
to the slab. Combs, only batter to
face Gregg, forced out Shawkey with
a roller to Scott. Johnson tailed and
Combs tried to take second, but was
nipped.
In the ninth the Nationals got a
useless marker with Rice's two-bag-