Evening star., 1926-05-11

Neither of the utility iiHielders on
the roster of the luh has displayed
any great worth - - Ihird baseman.
Buddy Myer. who does his toilinG
around the short field when he is III
the game. certainly is not comfortable
around the far corner, Nor Goes
Stuffy Stewart who works i'll fine
style as a second haseman, appear at
home when transferred 10 third.
Harris Pointed fer job.
Manager Harris gave much thought
to the third base situation during
Spring training. lie even went so
tar as TO do Il deal of practicing at
that station himself. evidently tigur-
ing that in an emergency he might
shift to the far corner and send Stew
art to the post ne vacated. But Harris
plainly intended 10 resort 10 such an
expedient only in case of injury to
Bluege. II would he too desperate
measure otherwise
From what the Nationals have
shown in attack So far this sea son,
they are apr Ia need emergency bat
ters often Although they are well
up among the clubs IN hitting, the
Champs frequently ars unable TO de-
rive any great benefit frOln their of
fensve. and 50 far their hitters of
high rating have not been SO depend
able in crises There are many times
in a campaign when = ball club needs
all the swattinG strength it can mus
ter, but rarely can it afford to sacrl-
flee any grea, amount of defensive
strength quite Ghely to be necessary
to get the added power in attack.
There was considerable difference
low 1antx TNt
strength and the attacking power of
the Champions. Afield they performed
with machinclike precision, but at bat
they were unable 10 get Il thing out
of the six safeties and two passes they
CLEANED off Hollis ThursIun. Young
ChisoX right -hander
Covey Hurled Well.
Stanley Coveleskie. on the slab for
the first eight innings. pitched well
for the Nationals. too. lie gave up
six swats and walked three batters,
but was unfortunate to have three of
the safeties clustered in the seventh
round. when the ChiSoX did their
scoring Two of the hits were some
what fuky. but they did the damage.
Falk started the trouble in the
seventh, when he opened the frame
with a sharp single to left. Spencer
Harris hit a bnundcr down the first
base line that be :lua = single when
it bounced off Judges glove and rolled
lust beyond Bucky Harris reach. The
rap sent Falk to third. Grouse then
sent a drive down the thirti-haSe line.
fair by inches only. 1t WAS good for
two bases. Sendin" Falk and spencer
Harris 10 the counting block.
That was al for the ChisoX off
Covey After Johnny Tohin took the
spitballer's place at hat and sacrificed
in the eighth. Harry Kelley hurled
against the Collinsmen. They got a
couple of hits off the youngster in the
ninth, both going for Sweeney.
Early Hitting Light.
During the first six innings but two
Nationals got on the runWayS. Roger
Peckinpaugh bounded a single over
the midway station to start the third
frame, and in the sixth, with two
gone, Earl NcNeely beat out bunt
along the first-base line. Neither man
got to second base. Singles by Sam
Rice and Joe Judge were wasted in
the seventh. as was PeckS bunt hit
down the third-base line in the eighth.
Then came the ninth-inning flare-up
that soon was Quelled by the able
Thurston. Boss BuclI~ drew the Chi
SoX pitchers first pass of the after
noon, and pulled up At second when
Rice singled to right. Mostil had to
go to the scorehoard for a spectacular
catch of Goslin's fly, and could not
return the ball in time to prevent the
advance of BuCl;y and Sam to third
and second, respectively
Judges stroll filed the sacks, but
Biuege, who had twice rolled to Third
Baseman Hunnefield and famed once.
lofted to Scott in short, and Myer
stopped everything with a hoist to
Spence Harris in right.