Evening star., 1928-05-23
BY JOHN n. KELLER.

BY JOHN n. KELLER.
PHILADELPHIA. May 2S-After con-
cluding their series With the Athletics
this afternoon, the Nationals will move
on to Boston to buck one Of the sur
prise clubs of the year. Six games in
four davs are 10 be played with the
Red Sox with the set being broken by
the jaunt of the clan Harris back to
Washington Sunday for single TIT
with their present foe. .
Time was when the Nationals looked
forward with pleasure to block OF
battles with the Boston crew, II
generally meant a lot OF easy wins. is
different now. though. Here are the
Nationals Topping around at the bot
tom Of the league while the Red SoN
are scrapping stoutly against all corners
and making a really impressive show
ing
For the opener Of the series tomorrow.
Boss Bucky has picked Horace Lisenbee
as pitcher. Perhaps irving Hadley, who
held the AS TO three hits here Monday
only to lose his game. will SO to the
slab against the Carrigan crew on Fri
day. Should these fellows fail again.
Harris may send all his hurleTs into
the double headers TO be played in
Boston o, Saturday and Monday.
Another Overtime Licking.
Maybe it's not in the books for the
Nationals 10 win these days. they were
licked again Yesterday. the score being
Z to against them. although the
Macks had TO wait until two were out
in the last half of the eleventh to
register the decisive run. No matter
how hard they try. the Harrismen get
nothing.
II was. the seventh loss in a row for
the Nationals and the fourth success
sive game in which they were beaten
by one run. Incidentally. II was the
second time in two days they were
licked In overtime The Nationals have
vet to win an extra-inning game this
season.
Sam Jones hurled most of the way
for the clan Harris. not giving way
10 Fred Marberry until after the AS
In the ninth had made run and put
a man in fine position TO score another
that would tie the total the Nationals
had built up with q brilliant 4-run
rally in the early half of the frame.
Sam, in eight and one-third innings,
yielded 10 hits and passes. Mar
berry granted the hit that drove over
the tying tally and gave UP two more
after two were out in the eleventh.
The Nationals. too, got Is safeties.
Two Of them we're honers. Jones got
the first of these when no one was on
base in the second inning. It was made
OF Ed Ronmel, who was found for IL
Of the Nationals waIlops. Goose Cos
lin got the second homer when he
hatted for Jack Hayes in the tenth
II come with Ossie Bluege on first base
and deadlocked the fray. Singles by
Jones and Barnes followed and Mack
ordered Howard Ehrnke to Rommel's
rescue. Joe Judge slammed Ehnlke
for q triple that put the Nationals 2
20 the good, but Jones and Marberry
could not check the AS and make the
lead hold. Ike Powers dashed the
hopes Of the Harrisnen in the last two
innings.
Handicapped in Outfeid.
In justice to both Jones and Mar
berry. it must be said they might have
Jared better in the ninth had the Ma
tionals real outnelder in left instead
Of transplanted first sacker. who Is
trying to do his best. but can't do
much where he is A regular gardener
very likely would have collsred Al Sim
mons fy for an out instead of letting
il bound from the stand for a three
naeger and he would have shared Ed
Collins loft that fell for double. Sisler
unfortunately misjudged both Of these
and il was these efforts by pinch
hatters that put the AS IN the game
again.
Three singles ratified Of National bats
to net run in the first inning, al
though the tally vas not registered
until after two were out. Barnes singled
as q starter and after Rice hoisted TO
Haas took third as Judge snacked a
one -baser. Elsler waved for a third
strike, but Ruel singled Red 10 the
counting block.
The Nationals got another nun in the
second session after two were out. II
was surprising contribution by Jones
in the form Of loft against the left
held upper stand. Any drive against
this barrier here Is homer.
The a 5 could not hit Jones safely in
the first two frames. but they reached
hirr for walk and three hits in the
third 70 20 into the lead. Hale drew
the pass and pulled up at second when
Boley singled. Ronnel sacrificed and
Dyes doubled two runs across. Cobb's
single sent Jimmy home.
TIE As cot q fourth marker with
two hits IN the sixth Hauser Yifed the
ball against the scoreboard. Barnes
ran back and leaped high against The
tsliy-teiier. only 10 miss his second
sensational catch Of the game. The
hDhsTe Fekounde6 10 center and Hsuser
dio not pull I'd until third base vas
reached. C9clrane got single To right
70 get Joe home.
Grins Take Lead in Ninth.
Then the Nationals splurged into
the Lead In the ninth, only 10 have the
A's come back 10 tie. Blueee began the
Washington attack With a single and
the game was deadIocked when Cos
lin, swinging for Hayes. got MS fourth
homer Of the season with loft over
the right field wall Reeves famed
bat Jos3eS singled Barnes drove Cobb
hack 10 the right feId barrier IN an
efnrt II crag dClNa q Tremendous Ilniet