Evening star., 1928-05-11

n seventh place. at least curing
| "A the last few days Of the present
A home stand. viii be started to-
morrow by the Nationals, when
they open four game series with the
White SoX. The Schalkmen now occupy
! the seventh berth in the standing OF the
! American League clubs. but are only
two games back of the local aggregation,
After getting through With tho White
Sex, the Nationals will run into the
/ league sensations of the season, the In
oianS Unless the Harris clan drubs the
. outfit from Chicago deciSively during
the next four days, it may find itself
I next to the cellar when II starts its long
tour on May 2l.
To whip the White Sox 0ecisively. the
Nationals must show much more in a
base ball way than they have recently.
In but three of their last Is engage
ments have they been successful. and
yesterday their second losing streak of
the campaign was extended to four
games when they Succumbed 10 the
Tigers In a 6-to-5 ten-inning affair.
However the Nationals may do better
against the White SoX than they have
AGAINST the other Western clubs that
have visited Washington. In preseason
consideration. the Schalkmen were not
expected Tn accomplish much. and to
cate they have made good the predic-
ticns Of the dopesterS. They have been
last in the league, crawling out of the
cellar only yesterday, when they licked
the Fed Sox TO exchange places with
them.
Few Changes in Chisox.
Outside OF the battcrymen. there have
been few changes made in the White
SoX since last season AS a matter Of
fact, they generally teke the f1elS with
the same players that were employed
the greater part of the 1927 campaign
excepting at sl1ortstop. There Manager
Ray Scf1alk is using the high priced
Chsln1er w CisseI. Bought from Port
land Of the Pacific Coast League for
$4,000 cash and players representing
value of $4,000 to make his total
cost 20 the biz league club Si23.000,
Cissen has been doing good work at his
poSition. although 1t is rath.r doubtful
that he should be appraised as q six
figure player
Bib Fslk. Alex Metzler and Bill Bar
rett again are doing most of the out
fielding. although Johnny Mostil breaks
into the garden occasionally and Bar
rett sometimes is employed at second
base. Bud Clancy once more is taking
care Of nrst base and Bill Hunnefield
cover that bag Willie Kanim retains
his Job at third base, but George Red
fern, who has had four years of service
In the minors, takes over the position
every once in a while The White Sox
have several young pitchers. but neither
they nor the veterans of the Stah have
been getting along any too well this
season. The illness Of Ted Lyons, slab
star of the Chisox for several seasons,
also has hurt considerably.
Weak work afield and lack of punch
with men on the runway injured the
Nationals cause more than wabbly
for some time. yesterday. when for the
second time in FIVE days the club was
licked In an overtime contest.
Brown Lacked support.
Better fielding back of Lloyd Brown
young southpsw making his debut as a
starting i1urler, would have held the
Tigers 10 tuo runs instead OF the four
they got during his two and two-thirds
innings On the hifi. But . poor chuck
toward the plate by ossie Bluege that
was not accounted an error handed the
Detroit oufdt one marker and q wild
neave by Jack Hayes that was regarded
as o nliscue had TO do with the chalk
ing - Of another tally during Browns
term
Irving Hadiey followed Brown and
toiied through the Tigers sixth bat
ting tzKfn. wiaen he gave way TO a
piHEh-bettey Garland Bg3xton, third
Of the Nationals flurieFs In the game.
did weii fer three innings. then was
reached for triple by Charley Get-
ringer ard double by Bob FothergiIi
81 the outset Of the tenth that netted
r-gne%m 80 Aansefsa 4af
The Nationals got III hits. Just as
many as tile Tigers Gnaote. but they
got SIX Of them in the FIRST two and
one-third innings Of the fray, when the
feft-ilsnded Earl Winitehill adorned the
mound for the visitors. Five Of these
six hits punched In rhe second and
third rounds we're good for three runs
end brought the elongated Elan Van
gil6er 70 the southpaws relief. Eiam
Caefied the Nationals batting riot i'm
Faed1steIy. although later he was rocky
in his efforts. However, outside Of the
sixth inning, when he was shelled for
tEO runs that sent the Nationals up N
iss with the Tigers. ne always man
aged 70 tighten with men on the paths.
Tigers Start EarIy.
Two alien tailieS we're registered In
TIE second rcands With one gone, Gen
ringer MM1NeG NKG scored N5fen POfheI-
gil bumped into z double. Paul Easter
AnRis scrstcl1y single. a drifble toward
third baGE. moved the F0tun6 Bon 70
tise far corner. Then Esstef1ing swiper
second. bit ciung 70 that bag ss LaYr,
wo0dsii bounded the ball 10 Eluege
FothergiIi. though. runbied toward Tn
Plate and got there safely when Bius94
miserable throw reached Muddy Rue
fer from the counting block.
The next two batteTs Of The innint
1os1E not solve Browns pitching. bul
the left hsneer developed Wild stxeat
that got him into trouble In the third
Marty AEcAgsnus was osit when HsYF,
Eses eot q single git1 roller " .Ioa
judge. To make matters worse, Judge
threw by hrgt bSse In = ysin tfort "
Gag the batter and Harry reached TN
middle statsSB.
As matters turned OIL. that error 1ls
nes affect fhe scoring Although Hsrrs
EeIsHsnn's 6iHgls did as1iy Itice. Tn,
latter could have gone from first q
third hsse sn the hit sD6, With IN
pass W Gfkrlnger f0li0wing. The sseki