Evening star., 1927-05-09

nDHt UL tire HNiiNo 'AtH 49,
Browns. a game that was
made the rubber of the set here wher
Dan Howley's athletes scored al
S.to.3 Sunday victory TO balance theil
crushing defeat Saturday, and a goot
showing 10y Hollis this Afternoon
might prove just the tonic the Wash
ington club needs to pep 1t up for the
block of four contests starting in I'M
caco tomorrow and the big series tt
- follow i'm Cleveland and Detroit.
Chicago promises TO be no soft spot
for the Nationals. Under the guidance
of RAY Schalk successor TO 1ddle Col
. Inns the White Sox have been step
ming along at a swift pace since the
start of the season. While SchalK mas
no flashy infeld and outfieid, his clun
has been playing first-class base ball
and getting some fine pitching. In
fact. the White SoX seem to have
been getting better pitching than any
other of the Western clubs TO date.
oddly the White Sox for years have
been tough customers for the Nation
ais 10 handle Even when the Wash
ington Club has been moving along in
fine style against other opposition and
the Chicago outfit has found the road
none too smooth. Charley Comiskey's s
crowd has been a stumbling block in
the path of Clark Griffith's athletes.
And the White Sox always have been
more or less of pests insofar as the
Nationals are concerned on the South
side grounds in Chicago.
During their pennant-winning years.
the Nationals always encountered
fierce opposition in Comiskey Park
and last season Bucky Harris and his
crew probably had more breaks
against them in games in the Chicago
plant than anywhere else.
Griffs Fear No Jinx.
However, the Nationals will carry
no inferiority complex into the Windy
CITY this time. All hands feel that
the club already has had its full share
of misfortune in the nature of injury
and Illness and that they can beat
the breaks of the game, come what
rnay. Having carried on in pretty
good order so far, despite all that has
happened TO them. the athletes are
not bothering much about an ancient
jinX.
Harris, though, is having more fur
rows put in his brow by his pitching
corps. He thought Stan Coveleskie
was ready for another trial yesterday,
hut the veteran spitballer. as on the
three other occasions he started.
proved unfit this time. Covey pulled
up with sore arm after two rounds
on the slab, and George Murray then
took a turn for one inning with moth
ing but a prayer, and a poor one at
that, and lost the game. Al CrowdeT
followed Murray for two frames. He
was just as wild as the big Tarheel.
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Covey and Murray together.
Covey gave up hit and couple
Of passes, Murray walked a batter.
hit another and was nicked for two
safeties. while Crowder. issued two
free tickets to first base and was
found for four smacks.
After. the Browns had sewed up the
game Irving Hadley took a fling at
pitching, and his work was the best
OF the day. He allowed a single in
the first and a pass in the last of his
three sessions on the slab. He seem
ed to have more on the ball than his
three predecessors together.
Zachary Squelches Mats.
While all this damage was being
done to Harris hurlers, one Tom
Zachary, who used to do a deal of
southpaw singing for the Nationals.
held the Washington contingent at
bay in splendid manner. He was
reached for nine hits and a pass, but
once his club jumped TO the front in
the third inning Zach bore down with
vigor and effect until after the
Browns We're enjoying a comfortable
advantage.
The Nationals opened briskly
against Zachary. Sam Rice doubling
and Speaker singing after one was
out in the first lining. but Cullop's
best was foul to Williams too short
TO permit Sam to try for home after
the catch, although Spoke did take
second when Ken heaved to the plate,
and Judge was thrown out by
O'Rourke.
An error by O'Rourke helped the
Nationals toward a run in the second
session, however. After Reeves made
the second out when he was caught
on first following his single, Blackie
made a spectacular stop of Muddy's
grounder then hurled the ball over
SISTERS dome and the runner reached
the middle station. Covey surpris-
ingly singled to center to get Muddy
home.
In their half of the frame the
BROWNS Immediately evened matters.
and a bum chuck by Ruel helped
them considerably. With Williams
gone. Harry Rice beat out a roller to
stewart and Schultz walked. Ger.
bers hoist to Sam Rice let Harry
Rice take third. and while Dixon was
at bat Schultz dug for second. Stew.
are came up for a short throw, but
RuePs heave sailed over the second
sacker's head to center, and Harry
Rlce. who had not attempted a theft
scampered TO the counting block.
While Murray was on the slab in
the third inning, the Browns staked
themselves to three-run lead.
George passed O'Rourke and hit
Adams, then was hit for a single by
Sisler and O'Rourke tailed. When
Reeves threw low to Judge after
fielding Williams sacrificial bunt. the
bases were filled AS Harry Rice
forced out Ken, Adams scored, and
Schulte's nebaser put Sisler across
Reeves Triple wasted.
Reeves triple, that came with one
down in the Nationals fourth, was
wasted, but in. their portion OF the