Evening star., 1927-07-27
I'VE OF JOE'S EIGHT HITS
TELL in CRIFF VICTORIES
,rts Tying Run and Uouts Club to Lead in 81
Paves Way to 6-5 Win in Eleventh.

eleventh. Muddy's sending over the
last run Of the afternoon.
The first game was good pitching
| duel between Irving Hadley and
George Connally until the latter blew
after getting two out in the eighth
Hadley gave up nine hits and three
passes. but only in one other than
| their scoring session did the White
Sox bunch as many as two blows.
Connally welded seven hits and four
passes, Ave of the hits and three of
the passes, one OF the latter inten-
tional. being clustered in his last two
frames.
Each side used three hurlers in the
nightcap. Horace Lisenbee started
for the Nationals. but was withdrawn
after being reached for four safeties.
two walks and four runs in two
rounds. Bob Burke then worked six
innings. and in the last OF them al
lowed his only walk, hit and tally
after two were out. Fred Marberry
went the remainder Of the route, and
after passing the first man to face
him did not let another White SoX
get on the runway in the three rounds.
Chisox Hurlers Weaken.
Elmer Jacobs held the Nationals at
bay for four innings, but lost his cum
ming in the fifth after retiring the
first man up and passed out, leaving
behind him seven hits, two walks and
three markers. Ted Blankenship. who
succeeded Jacobs, yielded six hits. two
of them coming with one out in the
ninth causing his removal. That
brought the left-handed Charley Bar
nabe to the hill. to allow five safeties
and pass and become the loser.
In the initial encounter the White
SoX put over their lone run in the
fourth inning. With one gone BIB
Falk doubled and Bud Clancy walked.
Willie Kamm hoisted to Speaker, but
Ward singled Falk home. Judges
double, Goslin's infleld retirement and
Bluege's single knotted the count in
the seventh. then the Nationals pro-
ceeded to sew up the game after the
first two men up in the eighth had
been erased.
Speaker walked and tailed as Judge
doubled. Goslin was passed purpose
ly. but Ruel doubled and two more
runs registered. Bluege drove the
ball to the leftfield corner. scoring
Rue1. but was caught at the plate
when he tried to make homer of
the blow.
Lisenbee Chased Early.
A pass and two singles off Lisenbee
accounted for two White Sox runs in
the first inning of the second game
and a single, walk and sacrifice fol-
lowed. by Alex Metzler's double,
brought two more alien tallies in the
second session. The Nationals got
three of these back in the fifth when
Rice hit a two-bagger, Wards tumble
gave Harris life. Speaker and Judge
singled and Goslin doubled.
Burke had two out in the White
Sox eighth when he passed Barrett.
A double by Falk followed to chase
Bill home and put tbs visitors two
runs to the good. That lead went by
the board in the Nationals ninth.
With Rice out OF the way, Harris
singled and Speaker doubled, chasing
Blankenship to cover. Then Judge
socked the new pitcher, Barnabe, for
a single and the White Sox were tied.
Goslin lofted to Barnett, but Ruel
walked and only a great catch by
Metzler forced the game into over.
time. A looper to short center from
Bluege's bat appeared certain to land
safely, but Metzler came tearing In,
made dive for the ball. grasped it,
rolled over and came up for decision
In his favor.
1t did not take the Nationals long
to get their big run in the eleventh,
though. After Speaker popped to Bill
Hunnefield. Judge, Goslin and Ruel
hit successfully and the double header
was matter of history.