Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-01

honor of being runner-up to the
Yankees, who stubbornly refuse
Il 10 falter in their American League
race pace-setting. the Nationals
are playing their best base ball of the
8 season. And they'll have to continue
doing so, too, for a few days at least
& If they would leave here Sunday night
for New York entrenched in the sec
ond place they now occupy.
Right now. Bucky Harris bunch
not only is directly engaged in sweep
ing the Athletics from its path, but
also is fighting against the fast
moving White Sox and Tigers. These
two Western clubs are yielding no
ground to the Nationals in the bitter
struggle. The Chicago crew is on
even terms with the local lot so far
as game Grating is concerned and actu-
ally is but five percentage points
back OF the Nationals, while the
birthplace Detroit aggregation is only
two games away. It's a mad scramble
far behind the Yan6s.
: During the past two days, though,
1.-The Nationals have shown that they
really can fight for victory and may
he expected TO carry the battle to
the opposition at any time. They
FLASHED deal of this spirit yesterday
Nwhen they ran their record winning
streak of the season to seven games
by beating the Athletics the second
time in the series.
~ Battle All the Way.
f<Twice in scoring their 6-to-5 win
they had to fight their way to even
'sterlns with the Mackmen and 1t was
not until the ninth inning that they
put over the decisive tally. 1t was
only the fourth time this season that
40 Nationals 40 vol 1fn1 ir, la ,ir,f n
to drag a game out of the fire.
II Bucky Harris sent four hurlers to
The slab and Connie Mack two.
Horace Lisenbee, who started for the
home crowd, was lifted after three
Innings. He had been hit freely and
was wild, the Macks getting a good
start at his expense. Bob Burke fol-
lowed Lisenbee for an inning, then
Garland BraXton assumed the mound
burden. The Nationals plugged away
until they contrived TO get enough
runs in five frames off Neal Baker.
recruit, who started for the Macks, to
deadlock the game. That brought Joe
Pate to the hill for the AS at the
outset of the sixth.
.3sBraXton and Pate staged merry
duel. with the visitor getting an edge
In the seventh, when the Washington
southpaw was reached for a run.
After Pate gave up a tying tally in
the eighth, Braxton weakened in the
ninth and was replaced by Fred Mar
berry when two were out and a Mack
man was on second. Marberry quick
" brought about third retirement,
then the Nationals socked Pate for
the winning run before one was out
In their last batting turn.
Goslin Leader i'm Attack.
Goose Goslin was the spearhead of
the National attack. He got three
hits in five trips to the plate, the
blows driving over four funs. 1t was
his safety in the ninth that finally
toppled the Athletics.
There was scoring by both sides in
the opening inning, but the AS were
In front of the Nationals at the con-
Clusion of the round. Bishop began
the game by strolling to first, only to
be caught when he attempted ITO
pilfer second. French walked and
Jared better. He was singled to third
by Lamar and crossed the plate when
Simmons smote a one-baser to left.
lamar, who reached the far corner
on the blow, tailed when Hale forced
out Simmons.
In the Nationals half Rice was out
OF the way when Harris drew a pass.
Bucky set sail for the middle station.
He got there, and continued to third
when Perkins wild heave went to
center. Speaker strolled, and as he
was forced out by Goslin, Harris
raced home.
The Macks got two more runs in
the third, when they backed a pass
with some solid swatting. Lamar
walked as starter and Simmons
trfpled to center. After Hale was
thrown out, Simmons counted as
Dykes ripped single between Bluege
and Reeves.
Griffs Score Twice.
Two were out in the Nationals por-
ton of the round when they got to
Baker for couple of markers. Har-
ris walked and scored when French
missed making a shottop catch of
Speakers liner, the ball rolling almost
to the right field fence. for double.
Goslin then looped a single to left and
Spoke dented the counting block.