Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-22
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

ST. LOUIS. 6ly 22.-Until the
young pitchers of Bucky Harris staff
realize that when they are assigned to
the slab pitching is not a matter of
q few innings only, but of whole
ball game If possible, the Nationals
are going to run into much more of
the same kind of trouble they en-
countered here yesterday when they
tackled the Browns in a double
header.
The Washington club was defeated,
8 to in the first engagement mainly
because Horace Lisenbee for the
seventh time in succession failed to
last q contest after starting. After
going along fairly well for seven in
nings, the Memphis graduate faltered
in the eighth and blew with bang in
the ninth, then Fred Marberry was
hustled to the slab. just in time to
yield one freak single that filled the
bases and an honest double that drove
in three runs and settled the issue
then and there.
In the second game, after the Ma.
tionals had forged well ahead in the
eighth inning, Irving Hadley, who had
appeared to considerable advantage in
the earlier frames, went blooey and let
the Browns start a rampage. Had
ley's ascension so prolonged the last
half of the eighth that darkness caused
by an impending storm forced Umpire
Bill Dineen to end hostilities sum.
marily just after Garland Braxton had
been hailed to the hill to effect a sec.
ond retirement. SO the game revert
ed to the seventh inning and the score
that stood s to in favor of the Ma
tionals had to be reported officially as
q 2.to-2 tie.
Breaks Against Mats.
There were many socalled breaks"
against the Nationals in the first con-
test. a couple of decisions by Dick Nal
lin, who eficiated behind the plate in
that tilt, hurting the clubs cause con.
siderably. One of them so irritated
Manager Stanley Harris that he pro.
tested violently enough to be ordered
to the clubhouse. That kept the pilot
and seeond-sacker out of action in the
latter part of the twin bill, too, but he
was expected to return to the lineup
this afternoon. During Buckys alb
sence yesterday, Stuffy Stewart, de-
spite a badly hurt right hand, took
pretty good care OF the middle sack
job.
But these unavoidable breaks" in
the first game and the fast fielding
displayed by the Browns in both en-.
gagements they came through with
three double plays in each part of the
twin bilD did not hurt the Nationals
nearly as much as did the complete
collapse Of Lisenbee in the ninth
round Of the opener and the slipshod
hurting done by Hadley in the eighth
session of the curtailed clash.
In the first game the Nationals out
hit the Browns, Is safeties to 10. They
got all but two of the clouts on Sad
Sam Jones. One of the hits off Jones
was Goose Goslin's eighth homer of
the season, loft into the right-fleld
bleachers. and three Of the blows
were doubles that netted the Nation.
ais runs. Then Al Crowder hurled
through two frames and, well sup.
ported, BANKED his former teammates.
Held Good Margin.
That let Lisenbee go into the eighth
inning with q 4-to-1 advantage and g
record OF Ave hits and four passes on
his delivery back Of him. What hap
,,ans9 with one gone IN the eighth
singles are socked by Ken Williams
and Harry Rice, and the former gets
home after Stewart makes a sensa'
tior1aI, catch OF Spencer Adams foul.
Maybe Stewart did wrong in grabbing
Adams hoist, but the, hits made by
the two previous batters indicated
that Adams might knock the ball out
! of the park II his term at the plate
was prolonged. :.
( Iris Speaker made whale OF q
catch of Steve O'Neill's loft to end the
! inning, but the Browns started right
after Horace again in the ninth. He
apparently had nothing that fooled
! them. Otis Miller ripped two-bagger
to left, then Mellillo stepped up to
! swing for Crowder. Melillo did not
have to swing, for Lisenbee had lost
! all idea of the plates location and a
pass resulted. That was enough to
bring Marberry to the scene. Blackle
! O'Rourke tried to sacrifice as soon as
the new pitcher got to work, but ne
I did better. He bounded the ball over
Freds head for a single that filled
the bases. Then Bennett crashed o
double to the right field corner that
drove his three mates across the
{ counting block and the Browns had
the game tucked away.
J OF course, some poor headwork by