Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-26
PORTS|DE HURLERS
CHOICE Of HARRIS
Howleymen Have Edge in
Mound Work and Take Two
More From Mats.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

ST. LOUIS. July 26.--Stanley Har-
fss. boss of the Nationals, was hoping
old Tom Zachary and young Bob Burke
would be able to stop the Browns this
afternoon in the second successive dou-
ble-header his club has with Dan How
ley's pesky crew.
Harris has tried about everything else
IN a pitching way against the Howley-
men this season, but the count against
his club in battles with them stands
nine games TO three Maybe these left
handlers may break the spell, Harris
thinks.
The Browns advantage over the Ma
tionais was boosted to six games yes
teriay in q i2-to-S and 6-to-5 twin bill.
Both counts favored the home club, ana
the only satisfaction the Nationals got
out Of the affair came from forcing the
Browns to 60 to the twelfth inning to
bag the latter part Of the bin. These
Nationals may take plenty OF hckings,
but they don't always take them easily.
In the first game the Nationals got
irving Hadley three-r1n lead on Alvin
Crowder, but Hadley was so generous he
handed the runs right back to the
Browns In the nth, and turned over the
game TO Fred MarberTy. The Browns
Jumped on Fred In the sixth to break
the deadlock. and In the seventh, when
the Nationals played weird base ball.
tucked away the game.
Ninth-Inning Rally Brief.
The Nationals did little against Wal
Ter Beck. who succeeded Crowder, but
they managed to boost their score total
NJ the expense Of Dick Cofffnan with
brief ninth-inning rally. They hit Dick
hard enough TO make their count for
the game IA Safeties, Just one more than
the Browns got Of Hadley and Mar
berry. Lloyd Brown. who hurled one
round against the Howleymen, yielded
no hits.
sam Jones and Walter Stewart the
latter left-hander. started poorly Ia
the second game. but each braced after
the first session and had but one poor
round thereafter The Browns stepped
tionais caught them IN the eighth when
they forced Jack Ogden TO come 10
Stewards relief They had found Stew
art for nine hits. On Ogden they got
but one Ia four and one-third innings.
Jones granted but dozen hits, but two
Of them made N the twelfth yanked the
game from him.
Judge and Rice Hit Hard.
Joe Judge and Sam Rice were the
big hitters for the Nationals, Joe sock
ing safely three times IN the first
game and Sam three times In the
second. There were two honers In the
initial encounter, Ed Kenna getting
runway, and BIaciie O'Rourke getting
one when Wally Echang was on. It
was Heinie Manush, though, who was
the big noise az the double bill The
Browns left-fe1der was married Tues
day, and yesterday celebrated the we'd
ding by getting two singles, q double
and triple for perfect first-game
average, and single and triple the
1rst tRo times - batted in the second
game.
Al the Outset 81 the irst game. The
Nationals threatened TO blast Crowder
from the hin. Barnes and Rice singled
and . pass = Judge filed the bases.
But there VS. one out and Bluege
Crunin hoisted % McNeely. The Browns
did better III their first batting turn.
getting run With Biuc's double and
successive SACRIFICES by OsRcurke and
Manush.
In the third inning the Nationals
waited until tHo were out 70 begin
their run-maki1n. Goslin ti1ouRht he
had homer with drive into the upper
right nEld stand but the han landed
foul by inches. However. the Goose
drew pass and pulled IN &C the far
corner when Judge doubled. HlueRe's
single bounded By O,Rourke and chased
over two taliies The Browns came
right back to tie the score. Hadley's
and Harris wildness helped the home
club and but Tor great catch By Sam
Rice the Nationals might have been
sunk then and there.
Kenna Cracks Ont HoIner.
Schang walked, Crowder sacrificed
and Blue walked CsRourke forced Blue
and had Harris made q good per to
Judge the inning would have been over.
But the throw vas wide and the double
play missed. Came q double By Mauueh
% put Scilane over and . pass 70 Kress
Milling the sacks. MCGOWAN cannoned
. liner 20 right that looked q real hit
while on the way. but Rice backed
against the stand barrier, reached high
ban.
In the fourth the Nationals had
jolly time, but 50 did the Browns In
the nth. Kenna,S homer, Hadieys
single. Barnes two baeger, Rice's eacri-
ice and Goslin's single on Crowder
netted three runs IN round four. IN
round i've, the Browns drove Hadley
70 cOyer with Blues double, OsRourke's
single and ManuShs triple. Marberry
came On to fan Kress, but McGowan's
loft 20 Barnes got the tying tally
across.
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