Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-29

the stretch are somewhat TellOte.
So far the Nationals have played
TO decision SO games and have won
only AZ of them. They have 81 games
to go to complete their schedule and
they need So more wins to have a
total of SIS at the finish.
That means that if they are fortu-
nate enough to get through all the
games remaining on their schedule,
they would have to get through at a
.623 rate for a season record of 50 vic
tories. That's better by us points
than they have played so far,
and every game that goes into the
discard because of inclement weather
from now on will make the necessary
winning rate quite a few points
higher.
The Indians, Athletics and Tigers.
now trailing the Yankees in the first
division of the race, have far better
chances of taking s. games this sea-
son than have the Nationals. iris
Speakers club can achieve such a
record by finishing the season at a
rate around $50. The Macks would
have to finish at about 800 clip
and SO would the Cobbmen.
ChisOx Have Harder Route.
Oddly. the White Sox. although
ahead of the Nationals at present,
would have to play at a rate of .625
TO tuck away IS victories, and that's
n bit faster pace than the Nationals
would be called upon to follow TO
reach the same point.
But the Nationals have lost two
games less than the White SoX and
TO finish their schedule would have
five more games to go than have the
athletes under the guidance of Eddie
Collins. The ChisoX can not retrieve
those two extra losses, while the
Harrismen can do much with those
five extra shots at victory.
The Nationals have two more
chances in the present series here to
put a good Crimp in the prospects of
the White SOX of an S5-victory year.
And triumphs over the locals are need
ed to give the Nationals an even
break with them in the first IA games
of the campaign between the clubs.
The ChisoX have won { of the II
engagements with the Nationals so
far.
Faber Battles Nationals.
To do SO, however Harris and his
cohorts will have to show more hardt-
ness with the fail than they did yes
terday Then Urban t'aber, veteran
moist.bali artist, held the Nationals
TO six safeties, divided evenly among
three innings. and four passes. Only
twice did this attack get anything
for the Champs.
They certainly failed to make much
Of their scoring opportunities. Their
first marker was a gift. Faber's wild
ness forcing the tally over the plate.
But with the bases filled Buddy Myer
of the cleanup notch famed In
gloriously.
It was Ossie BlueGe who failed to
connect on two other occasions when
II seemed that Faber was weakening.
Once Ossie Topped with runner on
third waiting to get home with. the
tying tally and once when runners
were on first and third and wallop
would put his team ahead.
Dutch Ruether. who did the hurting
for the Champs, was not so good
from the start. The White SoX
hoped on him for three safeties and
q fair lead in the first inning and con-
tinued plugging away until their hit
total for eight turns at bat amounted
to an even dozen. Ruether grew
steadily worse until, in the eighth, the
Chisox hung up enough markers to
win decisively.
MOStil 9 single TO rl2ht at the OUT
set of the first SoX round was followed
by Hunnefield's one-baser, ttelder's
choice. Sheely's single and Falk's sacri.
fice fly to produce two tallies.
Griffs Tally In The Third.
In the third the Nationals got one
OF these back when hits by Tate and
Ruether and McNeely's stroll filled the
bases. Boss Bucky made the second
out with a loft to Barrett back of
second base. Rice's pass pushed Tate
home. but Myer whitfield.
Falk's single. Barretts sacrifice and
Eamm's single got a run for the
White SoX in the sixth, but the Ma
tionals came back in the eighth TO re-
main within good striking distance of
the enemy. Then Myers single and
Judges double netted a run.
But the SoX clinched the contest in
the last part of the eighth when some
Of Boss Bucky's strategy went awry.
After Falk singled and Barrett sacri-
feed, Ruether was ordered to pass
kamm. But Schalll lined single TO
right counting Falk and putting
Kamm on third. Then Faber sent a
long fly to McNeely and Kamm
scanM1ered to the plate after the
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