Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-05
RY JOHN r. KELLER.

I'm sixth place instead of fourth IL
the American Leagu club stand
incs and two games back of The
500 mark in winning percentage.
That's how the Nationals stand
sfter Tho second successive defeat
handed them yesterday by the Browns
With the Nationals fell Walter
johnson. who marked his return tC
the game this year by banking the
Red Sox only last Monday. In his
second start of the campaign the
great mound veteran was nothing
IKE the ruz2le 10 the hatters of Dan
Howley's club that he was the the
svinrcrs directed by Bill Carrigan. In
sharp contrast TO his three hit record
against the Boston bunch vas the
total of nine safetes he yielded yes
ter,lav when taking a 5-to-3 trouncing.
The Browns lost no time in hand
ing Johnson his licking, punching
four of their clouts-thrce Of them
good for extra bases--in the third
round to get four runs. And Fred
Schultz in the next inning reached
Walter for the hardest wallop Of the
day. a home run drive into the open
stand back Of left field.
Nationals Runs Unearned,
Opposing Johnson on the hill was
the elongated Elan Nangilder, right
handler, who had barely baffled the Ma
tionals before But Elan was good
yesterday. He granted but seven
safeties and two passes and in only
one inning did hits off him lave to
do with scoring. And had he been
better supported then there would
have been no tallying. In fact. good
fielding back Of him all the way
would have BANKED the Nationals, for
not one of their three runs was
earned.
Johnson was wild at times, giving
up two passes and hitting 3 batter,
vet he also registered six strikeouts.
In the fourth frame. after Schultz
hit his homer, Walter famed the
next three batters.
While his offerings were socked Sc
verelv in the Browns big third SEES
xon. Walter might have Jared better
then but for poor piece of fielding
hy Goose Goslin. The left fielder's
misiudgment of fly ball converted
a likely second out into a triple. To
make matters worse for the pitcher.
it was in this frame he pinked Blackie
O'Rourke.
After Schultz got his four-base
blow. Johnson had the Browns well
in check. But too much damage had
been done for a team hitting as poorly
as did the Nationals against Nangilder
to overcome.
johnson moved down the Browns IN
order in the first two innings without
env great effort, while the Nationals
failed to make any use of couple
of singles they got in the opening ses-
sion. West, after hitting safely, was
forced out by Bluege, and Goslin, VINO
socked a one-baser after Ossle was
nabbed in a differing attempt, was
forced out by Speaker.
Browns Get Good Lead.
The Browns crowded plenty of ac-
ton into the third round, however,
when they pounded johnson soundly.
A hit was kept from Schang at the
outset only by Vests great effort;
then Gerber got a three-bagger to left
when his hoist was misjudged by Cos
lin. The Goose made a stab at the
ball, but it bounded out of his hands
to roll TO the open stand barrier.
That started Dan Howley's men on
their scoring way. Vangilder rolled
double down the left field line and
Gerber counted. Johnson then hit
O'Rourke and Adams hit Johnson for
q two.bagger that registered Nangilder
at the counting block. OEourke, who
had pulled UP at third on Adams
safety. tailed with the latter when
Sisler singled past Rigney.
The fifth Brown marker was chalked
up in the fourth inning by Schultz.
nassisted. Fred began the frame by
slamming the ball into the leftfield
end Of the open face stand for
round-tripper. Then Johnson under
went sudden form reversal and
whitfield Schang. Gerber and VAN
glider in succession.
The Nationals. who had been marks
for Vangilder since the first round,
counted in their fourth batting turn,
hut 1t was a poor chuck by O'Rourke
that was responsible for their score.
Bluege. first up in the inning. dribbled
the ball toward third base. ORourke,
after grabbing the sphere, heaved It
wide of his target and it bounded off
Sisters glove SO far into rightfeld
that Ossie was able TO reach the far
corner of the runway. He counted as
Gerber threw out Speaker after Goslln
had popped to The shortstop.