Evening star., 1927-09-12
RY JOHN Il. KELLER.


YALE game out of third place
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stand and what they have to
do. And if they tackle the Tigers IN
the four.game series opening here TO-
morrow with the same spirit theS
showed in the game Yesterday Wheli
they downed the White SoX, to b,
in IL innings. they are likely to be
one notch better off in the standlng
of the clubs at the end of the week.
But beating the Tigers has been
nothing easy for the Nationals TINS
season. They have encountered the
Detroit club 20 times thus far ana
won hut eight times. Two or the
games ended with the clubs all even.
In the last series the Tlgers
triumnhed over the Nationals four
times and tied once.
The set with the Tigers Will ne
opened with a double-header. The
extra game was transferred here
from Detroit, rain on August % pre-
venting an engagement at NaVln
Field. Perhaps the rain was bless
ing in disguise, for at that time the
Nationals were losing games just
about as fast as they could.
BY heating the White Sox yesterday:
the Nationals added another annuai
series to their string. The others
which the Harris hord has an ad-
vantage for the campaign are the
Indians and the Red SoX. But the
advantage over Ray Schalks crew
was not gained until after it seemed
the Nationals were hopelessly beaten.
Gallant rallies in the eighth and ninth
innings brought about tie and IN
the twelfth the game was pulled out
of the fire after it appeared the CLUBS
would have to wait until this AFTER
noon. an off date in the schedule, 10
settle the argument.
Four Griff Hurlers Work.
The Nationals employed four pitch
ers during the fray and the Nhlte
SoX used two. Tom Zachary started
on the hill for the locals. but he was
Rounded so severely that he retired
before the third inning was finished.
His successor Garland BraXton, went
along well to the end of the seventh
then gave way to a pinch-hitter. That
brought Walter johnson to the slab,
but in the ninth the veteran hurt his
leg while fielding grounder. so Horace
Lisenbee got a chance to pitch three
innings and get credit for the victory.
All told. the White Sox got 1O hits.
Six of them were CLEANED of Zach
and they were good for four tallies.
But two were made off Braxton ana
the run that crossed while he was
hurting was unearned. Johnson gave
I'D a bingle and so did Lisenhee. Six
teen safeties ratified off the Nationals
bats, Ten were socked while the ven-
cradle spitballer Urban Faher was at
work. He blanked the Nationals until
the eighth inning, when they chalked
up a marker, and faded out of the pic
ture in the ninth after giving up
hit and a pass. Then Ted Lyons
came on to yield seven hits in four
frames and become the loser.
Washington base ball history does
not record another finish similar TO
that of Yesterdays engagement. And
what happened should be lesson for
local fans and officials of the club.
When the crowd surged on the field
after it appeared that Stuffy Stewart
had crossed with the decisive run In
the twelfth inning, it was no easy
matter to get it back into the stands
and for a time there was grave danger
that the game would be forfeited to
the White Sox.
Fans would do we'll to refrain from
intruding upon the playing ground be-
fore the players have left it, Also the
Washington club officials should de-
wise some scheme whereby exit from
the stands to the field will not be SO
easy. In no other American League
park except that at Detroit are spec
tators allowed to intrude upon the
area reserved for play.
Stewart Leaves Base Early.
The Washington's twelfth was
enough to get on the nerves of all
hands, ut that Joe Judge opened the
round with a rousing triple to right
center and it seemed that the game
was in. for only a loft to the outfield