Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-14

nFhe Nationals started slowly
against the Western clubs, hitting
lightly and losing the first game to
the Browns, but since they have been
whaling away for dear life. Four wins
in a row have been registered, the
fourth over the White Sox yesterday
in a IS to game that opened the
series with Eddie Collins club NIT
ing the Nationals to third place in
the American League standings.
Average Ten Runs Per Game.
In the ave games here with the
West, Bucky Harris outfit has comb
ed opposing pitchers for 73 hits In
1876 times at bat. These hits, totaling
107 bases, have Melted SO run-an
average of 10 runs q game.
Four times the Nationals have hit
in double figures, waiting untm yes
terday to chalk up their greatest
total of Safeties. They Socked four
White Sox fingers for 20 hits that
were good for 80 bases. Three triples.
four doubles and 10 singles leaped
from the bats of the Harrtsmen.
Mixed with these were three passes,
and every pass was converted into
run.
Prominent in this terrific onslaught
were Earl McNeely, Goose Goslin ana
Muddy Ruel Earl stepped to the
plate FIVE times, and each time he
cracked out a hit They were pro-
ductiye hits, too, for Earl drove
across the plate four runs in ad-
dition to registering q couple him
self, The Goose helped himself to
pair of triples and a single, scoring
twice and sending another tally
home. Muddy, with double, two
singles and a brace of passes, did
not knock in any markers. but his
keen eye put him in position 70
score four times.
-Four White Sox pitchers took all TINS
punishment. AL Thomas, who appear.
ed to such advantage when he helo
the Nationals to couple of hits ana
heat them in Chicago last month,
started, but failed to last through the
first inning. A f1ve-hit reimbursement
drove him from the slab with the
round only one-third completed. NIL
tor Steengrafe followed Thomas, but
0tiit under fire in the fifth. George
ConnalIy pitched through the sixth
ana Hollis Thurston finished the game.
Rnns were made on all except Con,
nally. III
White Sox troublesome.
!, was weil that skA M i6aals kwsre
il such a hitting mood for the White
Sox were real threatening most of
ffe way. They were not phased IN the
least by the seven-run lead the Ma
fionals staked themselves to in the
fIr,st three frames and before the NTH
inning ended had whitfield that lead 70
lone tally. That was done at the ex.
nAnse of Dutch Ruether, who after
fhren good innings weakened in the
fo,,rfh and did a fadeout in the nftn,
living way to Fred Marberry AFTER
Two Chisox had been retired in this In
ming. Seven Of the eight hits cleaned
of Dutch were concentrated in the
fourth and fifth sessions.
Marberry did not find the going any
TOO smooth. He had one bad inning,
when the White Sox again got WITHIN
q, run of the Nationals, and AFTER tnat
frame in which wildness got MN lnto
trouble. But he was fortunate In that
his club always came back for more
markers after the White Sox Tailed,
and he finished his days work with 9
snappy ninth inning, the second OF
the game in which not visiting play
er got on the runway:
The Nationals did not wait to
arnass a. substantial lead. Three
Singles and a brace of triples on
Thomas Melted four markers IN the
first frame and in the second a pass
is Ruel, followed by the singles Of
Ruether and McNeely off Steengrafe.
were good for tally. Passes TO
Moon Harris and Ruel were turned
into runs by Ruether's and McNeeiy's
singles in the third.
Ruether Driven Out.
rr,,n,, +ho white Gay heran IN make
the afternoon interesting for Dutch.
with one gone in the fourth. Shelly
singled and after Barrett flied out
scored when KamIn doubled. Gra-
howksi's one.baser sent Willie to
the plate. Dutch got himself into
trouble at the outset Of the fifth by
passing Mostil. Hunnefield, who
singled Johnny to second, was forced
out by Collins, but singles by Falk
and Kamm. with double by Shelly
sandwiched between, gave the Sox
four more runs, resulting in Dutch's
recall.
The Nationals came right back at