Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-02


Should Crowder hurl this after
noon. it would be his first appearance
against the Red SoX. After the for
mer Birmingham moundsman Joined
the Nationals. the Fohlmen were not
encountered until this week. From
what the Red SoX have revealed in
the TWO gimes so far played in this
se.ies. they are not particularly for
mid ible against pitching Of "a re-
spectacle class.
They have batting power at that,
however. and probably would prove
Troublesome should the General be
es liberal with passes when he faces
them as he was when he pitched
against The Collinsmen.
@Rhe Nationals were apt to face a
Red SoX southpaw this afternoon.
Either FredNHeimach, who pitched in
he ninth inning yesterday, or Harold;
Wiltse. who toiled in the ninth Tues
day was expected to he Pilot Fohls
choice. The Nationals were hoping
that HeimacK would get the call
over Wiltse. They seem to have
much more respect for the fiinging
"f the younger portsider than for
that of the. erstwhile Athletic.
Game Devoid of Thrills.
After Tuesdays snappv affair. the
game yesterday was a fearful thing
to witness. 1t lacked by only two
minutes being twice as long as the
series opener, and despite the action
necessary to record 26 runs it was
practically devoid of thrills for the
fans. 1t was mainly battle between
clubs apparently endeavoring to show
which had the poorest pitching. The
Red SoX won the contest, but only
by wfsker.
Four National pitchers went to the
slab during the endurance contest and
. all but one was manhandled. George
Murray never was especially good
from the start and retired under fire
in the fifth, leaving filled bases behind
him. Without loss of time the Red
Sox reached Fred Marberry for sock
that cleared the sacks and Fred be
came so weak in the sixth that he
had to give way to Bill Morrell.
Bill was fortunate to get away with
a mediocre exhibition until two were
gone in the eighth. Then old man
Stan Coveleskie. who had pitched a
remarkable nine innings only the day
before, came in to put the Red Sox
where they belonged.
Murray Was Lucky.
off the first three hurlers the Red
Sox got Is safeties and nine passes:
of Covey they got but one pass.
Murray was lucky enough to be
credited with the pitching victory. but
after he had helped TO reduce greatly
an early National lead. Marberry and
Morrell managed to keep the game
close continually by allowing the
Fohlmen to offset advantages the Ma
tionals repeatedly accumulated with
II hits and four passes at the eX-
pense of parade of F'ohl's fingers.
Bryan Harriss was first of the Red
Sox pitching procession. Three in
nings were enough for him. They
Melted the Nationals four runs, but
in the same rounds the Red Sox got
two off Murray. Fred Wingfield took
a shot at the Champs in the fourth
and was soundly trounced. Tony Wet
ger toiled in the next three frames.
and he did better than the pitching
Of the opposition, for during that time
he gave up but three runs to seven
made off Murray and NIarberry.
At one time while WelZer was pitch
i,L. the Red Sox were within tally
Of the Nationals. due to Marberrys
inefectiveness. but they dropped back
In the seventh. and a pinch batter
forced Weller out of the lineup.
Morrph Chased or Hill.
Paul Zahnlser assumed the slab bur-
den for the Fchlmen in the eighth
and was nicked for a score. but the
Red SoX came right back to chase
Morrell off the hill and once more get
within a run Of the Nationals. So the
marker made off Heimach in the ninth
made the Nationals feel a bit easier.
1t was just one of those games that
make the fans wonder how pitchers
can he so poor. and all of the $500
in the stands were more than happy
when the last out was recorded.