Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-04


that is not due to end until late Mo,
Bucky Harris and his athletes O
assure them OF fourth place. at least
Johnsonian circuit. And, although I
place Athletics at present. they hav,
better position than fourth at the c
Seven consecutive wins have in.
creased conside rably the spirit of the
Nationals and they We're somewhat
confident that with Walter Johnson
doing the flinging for them this after.
noon. they would lengthen their
straight-vfctory string to eight
They were not counting their
chickens before the Matching was
complete. though. In all the games
of this series the Fohlmen have given
the Nationals a good argument. and
while Danny Macfayden. youngster
was expected to start pitching for the
local outfit this afternoon, the Boston
bunch has quite fair assortment Of
moundsmen to draw upon for relief
work
Four HurierS i'm FIRST Game.
Each side used a couple of pitchers
In the first game yesterday Al
CroWder, who started for the Nj
tionalS and hurled we'll gave way to
pinch batter in the seventh and
was succeeded by Fred Narberry.
Harold Wiltse. southpaw. who began
for the Red SoX, was followed after
the ninth round by Tony Weller, a
right handler.
During his term Crowder gave up
three hits and as many passes for one
run. while Witse in nine innings was
reached for six hits and as many
walks, that Welded Il brace of tallies
MdrberrN. though. was wild and
forced the game into the etra inning
In the ninth. after two were out with
IL Red SoX runner on second. Fred
made exactly ID pitches. Only two of
them were strikes while the last was
a roller that brought the final retire.
ment of the frame.
pass put the first batter on the
runway in the Red Sox ninth, and
later there were three successive free
tickets to first issued by the wild
Texan. He was somewhat unsteady in
the tenth. too. but not as ineffective
as Weller, who was quickly socked for
couple of safeties that settled the
issue.
Griffs Score Without a Hit
\ pass to Tobin. his theft Of second
and Jacobson's single gave the Red
SOX a marker off CrOwder in the third
inning. This was matched by the Ma
tionals in the fourth without a hit.
throw of Regain. who had scooped up
Myers grounder. After Judges stroll
crowded the sacks, the Goose counted
as Bucky Harris drilled into q tWo-ply
killing
The Nationals went to the front in
the eighth. one was gone when Goslin
singled. Myer then walked. and the
Goose scored as Judge drove one
baser to left. But Marberry walked
In IN hnD
CASTOR sacrificed. Pinch.batter Shaner
fouied to Reeves. but Tobin. Rigney
and Jacobson walked, to force across
the tying run.
No time was lost by the Nationals
In getting their run in the tenth
Goslin hit Weller for triple TO deep
center and Myer lined the ball above
Tobins head for a two-sacker. M;.+
berry managed to turn back the Red
Sox in order in their final turn.
Murray Redeems Himself.
Pitchers who We're roughly treated
Wednesday in the second battle of the
series here were sent back to the slab
in the final part of the dual sketch.
George Murray did much better work
for the Nationals than in his few
frames of toll in his previous appear
ance against the Red SoX. Although
he was niCked for nine SWarS and is
sued trio of franks To first. in
all except one instance he had some
thing in reserve when there were men
on the runwayS.
Paul ZahniSer, too. appeared to
much better advantage than he did
In the Wednesday ring -arounIi ROSY
He was biffed safely six times in
seven rounds and yielded four walks.
but had he been better supported he
probably would have made matters
more than interesting for the Ma.
tionals. Deimar Lundgren pitched the
last two innings for the Fohlmen
He was wild. but his passes failed
TO help the llarrismen
A couple of errors hv Regain. Red
Sox second sacker, helped the Ma
tlonals toward a quartet of ;;,llies in
the fifth frame after Zahnise- had
given up only three safeties in the
FIRST four innings. Murray reached
nrst AZ the outset when Regain
fumhled. hut was forced out Al third
by Rice after McNeely walked
GoSlin scratched a single YaS.
Regain. filling the bases When
MHer drihhied a Srounder toward
Regan. however. it seemed a double
play would snuff out the champs.
but The middle station guardian
Kicked the ball 50 McNeely tailed
ana the sacks remained crowded
Squeeze Play Is Factor.
JUdg" followed with q single r.
center 70 drive Rice and Goslin To
he plate and put Myer al third
Then d squeeze PLAY was staged. with
Boss RuckN bunting The batter
vas tossed out. but Buddy scampered
10 the counting hlock
The Red SoN punched a couple of
hits 10 gather a run in the fifth.
stokes opened the inning WIKI a
Fexas Leasuer over Myers head back
of the second sack. Z1hEiSer whitfield
but T"bin scored Stokes with a two
haxCer to right center
The Nationals got To Zahniser for
q nth narker in the seventh sessinn