Evening star., 1927-09-14

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in the two games remaining
to be played with this lot and
Y II the Nationals will be assured
Of a hold on third place in the
American League standings for rev
days at least TrOuncing George Nor
iartv's men 3 to . and to ) in the
z double header at Clark Griffith sta
dunn yesterday. the Harms horde
leaned from a tie with their opponents
to the position that the visitors can
not get only for themselves before
leaving town,
Now the big Job of the Nationals
seems to be to cling to the third perch,
for their chances to attain the second
place they occupied month ago is
so slight as to make the attainment
virtually impossible. The runner-up
Athletics have i more game tho play
as have the Nationals. Should the AS
take hut SOf the Il, the Washington
outfit would have to win Is OF it's re-
manning engagements to Get ahead of
the Philadelphia aggregation. And
that's not being done by big league
clubs this year.
Good pitching helped the Nationals
Yesterday to their twin victory, for
they did not hit hard enough to set the
world atire. Both Tom Zachary and
Garland BraXton, who southpawed
slants to the Tigers in the first game,
were rather sparing with safeties,
while Horace Lisenbee was none too
liberal in the second encounter of the
afternoon.
Few Hits for Tigers.
The Tigers got just six hits and
- one pass from Zach in the first seven
sessions of the initial engagement,
and in but one session were they able
Is To make their clouting tell After
Zach gave way to a pinch-batter,
Braxton yielded three swats and one
walk in two rounds. Lisenbee was
nicked for eight hits and granted four
walks in the latter part of the bill,
but never was trailing the Tigers.
Harris and company faced three
Tiger hurlers during the double
header The bespectacled Josh Bill
ings, somewhat fresh from Brown
University. was before them through
out the first game. He was sturdy
during the first five frames, granting
but three hits and two walks. In
the last three rounds, however, the
Nationals solved him for four safe
ties, two passes and all their runs.
Lii Stoner's pitching was somewhat
spotty in the second setto. After he
had been reached for II socks and
runs in seven innings. he stepped
out to leave the last inning to Owen
Carroll, and Owen allowed but one
bngle.
In the first game all of the Ma
tionals in action except Bucky Har-
ris. Jack Hayes. Braxton and Pinch
batter Benny Tate hit safely. BraX-
ton had no turn at bat. while Tate did
smite a sacrifice fly that sent in the
tying tally. Goose Goslin's bat was
q great help, for single from it put
over the Nationals first score and a
sacrifice fly in the eighth chased over
the decisive tally. Harris and Ossie
Bluege headed the attack in the
next scrap, each banging three hits.
Bengals Stop After Third.
The only worthwhile attack launch
ed by the Tigers in the first game
came in the third inning. Blue began
that round with a single, then Geh-
ringenewa e3,ea : Zachary1 for a triple.
McManussrou5di only pop to Harris,
but 5IeHmann. sent a low liner to
right and though Rice caught the
ball in not so deep territory, he caught
1t on q dead run and had no chance
TO steady himself for good throw to
the plate. AS a result, Gehringer
crossed after the sphere was collareG
The Nationals did not swing into
their scoring stride until the sixth
that Rice began with a triple over
FOthergills dome. Harris walked
only to be forced out by Speaker and
in such a way that Rice had TO cling
to third. But n single by Goslin sent
Sam to the big base. Ruel opened
the seventh with a stroll to first.
When Bluege singled to left, Fother-
gill kicked the ball. That moved
Muddy to third and let Ossie take
second. Hayes could not help his
teammates, but Ruel scampered to the
plate after Fothergill dragged down
Tate'S long drive.