Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-06-25

II the score of the game revertS
back to the first five frames, as 1t
seems it should. the count would be 3
to for the Nationals. They registered
a tally in the sixth inning that certain
" should not have been started. for
by that time the sky. which had been
slightly overcast at the outset OF the
contest, was so darkened by an I'M
pending storm that it was difficult for
the $4,000 in the stands to discern the
players.
AS Stalled in Second Tilt.
It was apparent early in the fifth in
ming that play soon would have to De
stopped. and the Athletics did some
high.class stalling in an effort to pre-
vent the round from being completed.
They we're unsuccessful. although the
umpires paid no heed to the dilatory
tactics of the Mackmen.
The second game was played under
protest by the AS after Jimmy Dykes.
second up in the second inning, drove
hall against the front OF the upper
left.field grandstand. The ball re-
bounded to Goose Goslin's territory,
and his good fielding forced Dykes to
stop at second base. The AS contend
ed the hit was homer by ground
rule, but Head Umpire Giesel paid no
heed to their kick. So President Ban
,Iohnson's office will have little prob
lem to Wrestle with when the official
reports reach Chicago.
There never was a dull moment dur
ing the pastiming yesterday The As
kept the fans in an uproar with their
frequent SquaWking. and to add deal
Of color to the occasion OsSie Bluege
kicked in with a homer into the lower
left.f1eld stand in the first inning OF
the initial encounter, while the Ma
tionals executed a freak triple play in
the third inning Of the final fight.
In the first game q fine National
lead was more than Offset by the
Macks with rallies in the fifth. sixth
and seventh innings, then the Champs
came back in the ninth to get another
lead, only to have 1t tied. They broke
loose with a vengeance in the tenth,
however, to clinch the contest.
Grove Unsupported.
Lefty Grove, who started on the slab
for the AS. was victim of rotten
support, and after five innings gave
way to Joe Pate. another southpaw.
Pate weakened in the ninth and had
to be helped out by Sam Gray. I'd
Rommel went to the mound In the
tenth to become the loser.
Four pitchers were used by the Ma
tionals. too. Stan Coveleskie was
strong until the sixth. then Fred Mar
berry had to be called into action. In
the ninth Curly Ogden toiled on the
slab. and Willard Morrell checked the
NIacks after his club had gone ahead
I'm the tenth.
Emilio Palmero made his second
start as National in the latter part OF
the matinee. Fine support helped him
along until the fourth, when he de-
veloped a wild streak and the AS filled
the bases. Then for the second time
in the afternoon Marberry was called
into play. Joe Quinn found the Ma
tionals too much for him and gave
way to Gray in the fourth frame.
Sam Rice was strong factor IN the
Nationals attack in both games. In
the first he got four hits in six times
At bat, driving in one run and scoring
two others. Sam got three hits in three
times I'D in the second tilt, chasing
two runs home.
-Four runs neatly wrapped and &C.
companied by a card bearing the leg
end, with the compliments OF the
Athletics" were delivered to the Ma
tionals in the first frame of the open.
ing encounter.
Rice socked Groves first pitch to
the wall back Of left center for two
bases and Stan Harris sacrificed. Cos.
lin, though. bounded to Bishop and
the latter's throw to Cochrane had
Sam trapped between third and the
plate. Mickey tried to run Rice down.
then decided to heave to third. The
wild throw sent the ball far down the
left-feld line and Rice scored, while
Goslin reached third.
Hauser and Bishop were needed to
get Joe Harris pop back Of first base,
Max making the catch after a consul
tation with the first sacker. A pow.
WOW, in which Dykes, Galloway and
Grove took part when Judge popped
toward the pitchers box. proved un
fruitful for the AS. 1t was finally de-