Evening star., 1926-06-18


orc came--that over the Browns Ill
If does seem that SiSler got All the
better of the trade.
Bush had to take all the punishment
the Browns could give him yesterday
for Boss Bucky would not yank him,
and he took plenty of if. too. In the
eight innings he pitched to the Sister
ties. he Welded IA safeties and seven
bases on balls The safeties were good
for IS bases 3 being home runs. ! a
triple and : doubles
Ken Williams, Cedrirk burst ana
Wally Schang clouted the homers.
Those made by the first two named
we're drives that sailed above the
right field bleacher to the other side
Of Grand boulevard outside the PARK.
Schans'S slam was a liner into the
rghtheld stand.
Bush was socked safely in every
inning and three times during me
frav filed the bases. 1t was crowd
ed condition Of the cushions that
greeted Williams when ne got his toe
hold and swung for a circuit trlppei
in the second session.
Zach Yields Dozen Blows.
Zach was touched for an even dozen
hits netting Is bases, three of the
blows being two baggers, ana passed
six batterS. Five of the SWatS and che
of the passes off Zach though. dld
NOT come until the ninth frame,
when he was working under fairly
comfortable lead That furry kept
the Nationals from a more decisive ue-
feat. for it resulted in five runs.
The Nationals were not so bright on
the runway in the early part OF the
game and twice tossed away scoring
chances. The loss was their fourth III
a row. equalling their season rtcoru
for consecutive defeats that they set
from May IL through May 20 at nome
The defeat also was the ninth sus-
tanned in the II contests they nave
pIaved on this jaunt. They are falIh-
" hoping that Dutch Ruether' Stan
Covelesllie and Walter johnson may
continue to drag something out OF
the fire before the club heads Tor
home Sunday night.
Browns Tally in Opener.
After the Nationals lost any scor-
ing chance they may have had in the
first inning through headless WORK
on the runway. the Browns staked
themselves to marker. Harry Rice
started the attack for the Slslerites
with two-bagger to left field.
Melillo tried to sacrifice. but only
succeeded in popping TO Judge. The
latter. however. fumbled Robertson's
srounder. and Harry Rice took third.
Harry crossed after McNeely bagged
Williams hoist. =
Bush then lost control temporarily
and proceeded to crowd the sacks
by passing McNanus and burst.
Schang sent sharp bounder to
Judge This time Joe clung to the
sphere and beat the batter 10 the
hessock.
Williams delivered a crushing blow
TO the Nationals III the second round
after Bush had done some more weird
pitching. Gerber singled. only to be
forced out by Zach's bunt. Harry
Rice singled Jez to second, and both
runners advanced as Peck made a
eood stop and heaved out Melillo.
Bush. who had all but pitched him
self out to the other batters in the
frame could not find the plate when
Robertson came up and filed the
cushions. Williams quickly emptied
them by socking a homer over the
right field bleachers
More Poor Base Running. 4.
More frenzied base running by the
Nationals in the third got them
nothing but the Browns added a
score in their batting half of the
frame. Schang contributed II When,
with ore gone. he lined the sphere
into the right-tield stand.
Three singles and a. base Cn balls
coming in order after one was out
in the fourth netted the Nationals a
pair of markers. Judge singled and
pulled mp at second when Bluege also
hit. Nc McNeelyfs onesbaser to left reg
istered Judge at the counting block
and a pass to Peck loaded the sacks.
Bluege got home after burst caught
Ruel's loft Bush could not help the
other two runners, grounding to Rob
eltson al third.
In the sixth the Nationals made
a mild threat after two were out,
Peck's single to right sandwiched be-
tween passes TO McNeely and Ruel
populated the bases. Zach frightened,
though, and the best Bush could do
was a pop to Gerber in short left.
Browns Again Get Busy!
The Browns resumed their trek
around the bases in the seventh.
burst began the inning with a two
bagger to right and scored when
Schang crashed g. triple against the
wall back of left center. Wally clung
10 third as BlueGe tossed out Gerber,