Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-07

american League STANDINGS now
being waged by Nationals anc
i White SoX at Clark Griffith
Stadium promises TO be a red
hot affair all the way. A sample OF
what may be expected in the last three
tits of the series was offered in the
inaugural Of the struggle yesterday
when the home club, after taking long
count midway of the match. came back
TO have its opponent staggering at the
ropes at the finish However. the big
early lead gained by the White SoS
proved q iife-Saver for them. They won
on points, 9 TO s.
More tuSsling of such a vigorous
variety was likely this afternoon for the
Nationals defeat in the set starter re-
duced them TO a birthplace tie with
their guests. and being tied with any
club for fifth place is not To the WASH
ington aggregation'S taste. The Ma
tionsis want the berth TO themselves or
better. and they'll be in there fighting
tooth and nail for at least two wins IN
the remaining three engagements of the
block with the Windy City men,
Manager Stanley Harris was 10 send
to the slab this afternoon Garland
BraSton. his slender southpay ace, who
early in the week stood the Yankees on
their heads and who for more than a
month has been about the beSt-looking
pitcher put forth by the Nationals. Ted
Rlankenship was likely to be Garland'S
pitching rival although there was a
chance Manager Lena Blackburne would
send 70 the Hill again Ted Lyons, who
hurled third of an inning yesterday.
Six Pitchers Show Wares.
There was quite a parade to the hill
In the series inaugural, each club en-
ploylsg q trio of hurlers. Milton CASTOR,
Fred Marberry and Bob Burke did the
fiinging for the Griffith gang. and Urban
Faher. Grady Adkins and Lyons for the
BIacSburne bunch. For a time, Castor.
who started for the locals, was king Of
the hill. After Faber was driven TO
cover. though. Aiilt also weakened to
such an extent that the ChiSoX got TO
him for a flock of hits and runs IN the
fifth frame, and before Marberry could
che.k the onslaught the visitors had
accumulated seven markers and mace
INSIGNIFICANT the four-run lead picked
I'D bv the Nationals in the first three
sessions.
After Fabers departure the Nationals
found the going mighty rough while
Adkins was doing the slabbing until
the ninth. Then with National on
second and two out. Grady blew higher
than the Monument and Lyons had to
come to the young fellows rescue. The
furry of base hits and tallieS, however,
left the Nationals a run back OF the
White Sox total that had been COM
pleted with the making of marker
at Burke's expense in the first half OF
the final inning.
There was plenty of hitting through
out the fray. the Nationals walloping
the ball at the start and the finish
and the White Sox filling in with
SackfuI of safeties. Fifteen hits bounced
of the bats of the visitors and Il were
fired BY the home artillery. Ten of
the Chicago hits were yielded by Gas
ton. Half the Washington total was
picked OF Faber in the first three
innings.
Faber Easy to Solve.
The Nationals scored in each of the
rounds Faber was in action. They got
to the spitballer for two safeties in the
first frame and with a misplay by one
Of the enemy got two runs. With Sam
Rice out Of the way Jack Hayes got
life when his dribbier was kicked by
the expensive Chalmer Cissell Faber
hit Red Barnes and Joe Judge hit
Faber-for a single. Hayes scored on
the hit. Barnes tried 10 and was nip
ped st the plate. Judge reached Sec
oud on the throw that tagged Red and
counted as Bob Reeves hit for a base.
double, two singles and a sacrifice
we're necessary TO the making of lone
tally n the second session. Sammy
West got the double at the beginning
Of the inning Ossie Bluege dragged a
ount BY the pitcher for base hit, but
West overran third and was shared.
Muddy Ruefs one-baser pushed OSSie
10 the far corner. from where he tailed
after Alex Metzler collared Gastons
high nne
Hayes two-bagger. a passed ball and
Barnes sacrifice fly quickly put over
run in the third. After Judge lined
out Reeves smote a triple and Black
n1Tne yankeo Faber Adkins came
along and threw cold water all over the
Nationals batting aspirations until after
the White Sox had stepped well to the
front
Successive singles by Carl REYNOLDS
and Willie Kamm and an infieId era
sure that produced a run in the fourth
indicated that the visitors were getting
the range Of Gaston's pitching. They
loSt no time IN the fifth in convincing
every one that Nit was their meat.
What an Inning.
Buck Grouse singled and Adkins
walked. Singles by Bill HunnefeId and
Bud Clancy followed. Johnny Mosttl
banged sacrifice fly and REYNOLDS and
kanln socked one-bsSers. All this was
Rood tor four runs and sent CASTOR TO
tne cooling shower Metzler and Cissell
tne first two 70 face Marberry each
cracked double and three more
markers were registered. The Sox were
in front. 9 10 4.
They got another run in the ninth
mainly because Burke after fielding a
punt made q. poor chuck 10 third base
clancy nad started the inning with
oodoIe, but il seemed he should have
oeen caught al the far corner when