Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-25

w YHll.E the showing Of the
n Washington entry In the
NV American League this year
was n disappointment 10
the fans. the owners and
the mana cement, il really was ~,
markahle that a base hail team So BE-
set by misfortune from the start SS
were the Nationals could finish as hiSh
as third place In the circuit champion
shin race. And nj the end au hands
must have realized that even had they
plaved ut leak throughout the caH'-
paisn the Nationals scarVciS coul1
have heeu expected To- excel the
record breaking Yankees over the
grueling stretch of ia1 Eslnies.
With nunher OF supposedly SsS'a
Young piicherS carried over fso'n 1he
i9ss season. several highsN'touted re
crui,s on It's roster and the A'd"sir'er
acoufsition NJ an outiielder. who had
been one ef the fteldinS and ,Nai''nS
stars Of the Amcrican League to'
wears. the Washington outtit was
rated high ~ pcnnan, possibility
in the early months NJ this year.
Talent Proves Disappointing,
Rut many of the supposedly good
v,unx pitchers carried over from sne
previous campalsu failed to fulnu sN
pertat.onS. a couple cf veteran hurlesS
nroy.d Of no value tN the club. the
htshty.tuuted phrnoms acquired Tor
int,eld and cutfleld trials never per
formed In an acceptable manner one"
tho championship campaign sot ahoV,
,v,v and th, man who had hltShtestt'd
the league with his reldins ana kat
ting with other ciuhS foF wears was
FAR short uf bclas a natTel WIN t"e
Nationals.
After being ls,llNhooed ny the sl~N.t'
ing press nf the country u" ~,
tlonals fell hat when slNeN e0"'t~"
into the his test, They n"SaN >'V'",
bling as early az sheif ut'i''"s SV<,sN,"
In Florida aud waheseA mnte we"n
,nsy entered the title race. When az
,,,untcd al, hut hopcless failures, they
continued ~ brace aud tor ht'eV thnr
famed to MightnvSS the p@NeA"'
s,ark In the hearts vi thew to'sV"e'S,
H,t as sudden aS their reN'Ne' Ws'S
thytr SUNNI With the season S'a'tN
IL tNa,,h,sds gone, tReN eoiR'itsed e.s'
.nrahlN and we've somTWhAt "" N'''sN
Ia ant~h The wear tn thtgd Wa'Ns
rrnm the time the PLAYERS aNSf"t
,A,t al e,,uAna Same ot them r't"Ht
tn,, at ,h,, trninlnn raup the mNd"
al t',,htuatS. thS Nationals haa NsN"
t,n,,l,it,a. \ sr,l,'N vi tniHsir% a. lN'N
e,s made il atuuSt nnt~'~>tn'e t"' N''
avrr StAnleN ilaert@ e. ptANH ~ >'u"
linz, ,,n an the nsld tWo dNNN h WV
,sssiAn l,,rlus tl,e ,'>htm'l'h *'''sN 50
SON Al un, tiu,e a. "t a t"'.t :" -
nl,>ers wvrv MOI uNalthtt' rV duty
AmAnn ths .>t~uals Wvsv NR3v'
1ohusun. tAea arsN W n'aHF ly4A>''V
ndrhrrn Win htA suffered = mNNNN
anI,ly. Whrn STRUCK M y di\r A"' te'&
httins ,trlll. stan taNetVSNW. "'W
had heen e<pette,t t. h' 81 V"A7s"''
aide help 10 the Vlnh IN a hN.Asas Ny
ryix Sneaker. Whnae hat hat h'tn s's
anea To hera.ue so potent IN tae M
tianals Offensive. amt SAM N've, eaAh
rated uA une ri the best ontheh'efs Va
the huslness.
tohnson and (evelcShie never ~
covered f,on theig hurts suHhv'catss I"
he cf value ~ the rlnh fhe tNtmet
lii not Set to the laN ~ the VhaM
vaMpatsn Nnth MaN ~ Aoa
thau9h he nitched MtlttntlN eN that
,taN N tAtlad theseatter IA pEN\e hele
CW t'oNeN, after reSnrt,as tA 1eslsei
ate sntNlVal meas,lses te rSileNe an
Arn sureptsss, daei,tgsi ,has his pttvh
tns ,k,ls Mare vN<teA and naSsoa uueS
b ua, " the taSe hah picture, fhus