Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-30
BY JOHN II. KELLER.

Y beating the Tigers. to 4,
Yesterday in the most thrill
N ing battle staged here this
season, the Nationals made
certain their hold on second
place in the American League race
during the remainder of the Detroit
clubs stay at Clark Griffith stadium.
But victory in the sparkling thinning
setto that opened the series with the
BanCals while quite pleasing to Man.
ager Bucky Harris left him still busy
planning ways and means to combat
the visitors. He is determined to
carry the fight to them forcibly in
this series, hoping to establish the
Nationals so firmly in the runner-up
position that they may be there when
the present home stand ends.
The big part of Harris plans have
to do with his pitching. of course.
and he has drafted a tentative slate
that is expected to cause Tiger bat
ters plenty of trouble. This after
noon. if weather permitted play,
Irving Hadley, who proved so battling
to the White Sox last Tuesday. was
to go to the hill. Tomorrow, Horace
Lisenbee likely will attempt to pitch
real ball game after having eX
perienced difficulty along this line
clash of the series. scheduled for
Tuesday, will find Walter Johnson in
the box, for that is to be the Old
Masters own day.
Zach Strong Until Tenth.
Harris had to employ two pitchers
yesterday to wrest the game from the
Tigers. Tom Zachary, veteran south
paw, starting for the first time here
In National uniform since the sea-
son of 1925, stuck to his task until
after the first batter up in the
Eleventh inning smote a triple, then
Garland BraXton was called on to fin
Ish the job. For the Tigers, Lii Stoner
went the route and while he yielded
eight hits and four passes during the
first nine innings did a good bit of
work during that time. But he was
found for six hits and pass in his
last two rounds and that brought
about his undOing.
Had Zach been properly supported
the game very likely would have
ended within regulation time with the
Nationals winners by 2 to /. The
southpaw gave up but three safeties
and as many walks in the first nine
frames and but one of the two TALES
made by the Tigers in the second ses-
sion was earned. With two gone in
the tenth. though, Zach appeared
through" and three hits that crowded
the cushions were followed by a pass.
He came back to the eleventh frame
to be found for threebagger by the
first batter. yet only poor support Of
Braxton let the Tigers count then.
But the fielding lapses of the Ma
tionals were forgotten in the face of
their game offensives in the extra
innings. They never gave up hope
while the Tigers were scoring in each
extra round and battled to victory in
the eleventh after two were out when
Pinch-batter Benny Tate gave them a
chance by singing to left. Stuffy
Stewart, sent in to run for Tate, was
moved to second by Earl McNeely's
walk, then Manager Harris socked a
single to right to send Stewart home
and McNeely to third. Stewart
stumbled as he crossed the third sack,
but quickly recovered his stride and
registered a tying tally just ahead of
Art Rubles heave to the plate.
Spoke Hits i'm Big Run.
Then Iris Speaker came through
with wallop to left that would have