Evening star., 1926-09-22


This third game of the series was
a somewhat dreary affair after the
fourth inning. Before then the
Browns gave the Nationals a good
tussle. But Chester Falk, southpaw
pitcher, who started for the Mound
City, bunch. took a good pasting in
the. fifth and both. Elan Vangilder
and Win Ballou. who followed him in
the order mentioned, were we'll
drubbed.
CrOwder Also Removed.
Nor did AL Crosvder. National start
ing hulleE, go the route. For six In
nings AL vas sparing with hits. but
generous with franks, to first Then
the Browns began socking and he
grew wilder. After they crowded the
stations in the ninth. even though
the Nationals we're six runs to the
good. Manager Stan Harris hurried
Fred Marberry to the hill and the
big boy checked the opposition in
short order.
A pass to McNeely at the beginning
of the game blazed the way to the
Nationals initial tally. Sam Rice s
infield erasure put Earl at third, from
where he counted when Goslin socked
q single to left.
filed the bases, a double by Bucky
Harris being sandwiched between
Moon Harris and Bluege's strolls to
first. Ruel failed to help with pop
to Robertson. but Crowder slapped a
high bounder in front Of the plate
and as he was thrown out Moon
Harris got home.
The Browns made good use of a
pass in their half of the second in
ming. Schang walked with one gone
and swiped second. There he re-
manned as Sam Rice made a good
catch of Robertson's liner, but Wally
reached the counting block when
Gerber rifled a onebaser to right.
Mats Get Four Runs.
Four National markers were chalk
Cd up in the fifth frame. Crowder
began the attack upon Falk with
two-bagger slammed against the right
field stand. When Schang. after pick
ing up McNeely's bounder in front
Of the plate, threw wildly past Rob
ertson at third, Crowder scored and
Earl reached second.
Some sound National humping fol.
lowed Sam Rice singled McNeely to
the far corner Goslin singled to
right and McNeely scored. while Rice
pulled up at third. After Bennett
caught Myers high one, Sam Tailed
and the Goose moved to second. He
pilfered third and raced to the final
base as Moon Harris was heaved out.
In the seventh, the Nationals got
three more runs. Goslin opened the
inning with home-run drive into the
right-f1eld stand. Myer lined to Harry
Rice, but Moon Harris walked and
was singled to second by Boss Bucky.
Blueges onebase knock to left regis
tered Moon at the big base. but the
manager pulled up at the middle
Station. Ruels inf1eld retirement ad-
vanced the runners and Crowder's s
hinGle over second scored Stan.
4 In the latter half of the frame, the
browns got their second marker of
The afternoon. With one gone. Van
glider was franked to first and balked
No second. He moved to third as Ben
Inett was thrown out and reached
home when Harry Rice singled to the
middle field.
r. Kept On Scoring.
I The eighth was a two-run round
FOR the Browns. McManus walked,
ionly to be forced out by Schang: Rob
iertson's triple to left center scored
lWally and after Gerber fouled to
lBluege triple to left by burst. pinch
hng for Vangilder, enabled Robertson
10 romp to the plate.
I In the ninth inning. the Nationals
ran their score total to H. Sin
giles by Bucky Harris and Ruel with
"a pass to Bluege in between crowded
the sacks. Crowder drove into a two
ply killing in which Bucky was
tagged at the plate. But Gerber
fumbled McNeely's Grounder and
Rluege tailed. Sam .Rice's line sin
gle to right counted Ruel.
Crowder tired and had TO give way
TO Malberly in the latter part of the
ninth. when the Browns kicked in
with a brace of markers Harry Rice
walked and took second unmolested
Sisler singled Harry TO the counting
block. Miller fouled to Moon Harris
hut McManuS' one eba ser and Schang s
walk loaded the hassocks Then
Crowder pitched wide one to Robert
son and was yanked. Marherry com
pleted Genes pass. forcing Sisler
home.