Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-22
FACE. A'SSIX TIMES
lin NEXT FOUR DAYS
Double Header Opens Series
TomorrOw-Beaten by Red
Sox. 9 to 2.
BY JOHN n. KELLER.

Gamma AEack's band of Athletics, who
nave been occupying second place IL
khe Iop-si0e6 American League most OF
the season. come here tomorrow TO
start a series With the Nationals that
kgiil keen both clubs exceptionally busy
Nor four DAYS Six games are TO be
&played Il Clark Griffith Stadium with
the AS, the heavy schedule being the
result of pcstponanentS Cue 10 rain
when the diamond stars Of the Quaker
CITY we're here ia April.
TIE series viii open tomorrow With
double hea dsT and there will be another
Stv1n bill offered to patrons OF the
Washington Club On, Monday. Sunday
,ano Tuesday the nggregaticnss will stage
ISingls engagements only.
Immediately after the Tuesday TIT.
Hhe Nationals will head. for Bose on
Nhere they viii erdeavor to battle with
the Red Sex IN double headers on three
Successive DAYS then on Il 'ay back
10 WASHINGTON, where they are 20 make
"a long stand. they will stop over in
philadelphia for week end clash.
1 This Hock OF six games in the next
Nour DAYS will mean much to the Ma
,Tsorals in their struggle 70 climb into
Hhe first division. where they rightfully
belong according TO the brand of base
HAL they have been flashing in the past
flour weeks after weak eaTly-seaSon
kperfu,manee. This morning. the clan
Naarris vas nine and one-half games
Behind the secon6-place Macknlen. IN
5ess IL takes at least four Of the half
xiozen impending tits with the runner
Aip club TO the Yankees II viii find it
GiHcult 20 make the upper bracket for
&one days.
g Maeks Held Slight Edge.
To GATE the Macks have outplayed
the Nationals in SO far as winning per-
eentage m the .irterciuo series rs con-
.cerT1e6 OF eight games between the
rvt1sts. the Quaker City men have
gee five. However. in but one OF
games did the Macks win by a
7ver That was the game here on
SAprll Is when they triumphed 10 To 0.
4In three OF the four engagements won
In : rrw hy the AS n Philadelphia last
Srronth the Nationals were licked by a
slone run. and III the fourth they were
Bea1en By two TALES. The AS had 10
20 70 the thirteenth inning 70 bag their
SzSt game by q oIle-T1n margin.
me last time the teams met the Ma
4acnzls tviurnphed That was on May
TT. Since the Nationals have played at
"a better pace than their Philadelphia
rivals TO be exact. the clan Harris,
following its May II defeat Of the
Nackisr horde. has moved along at a
Leie clip. while its rival has Travelled
al z sci rate Seemingly, the clubs
ssre well matched. and the six-gan1e set
heres, hould be productive OF tough
I11ssling.
weather permitting. Nationals and
Red Sox were 10 stage the rubber OF
their block Of five engagements this
Afternoon. The series this morning
AEtrod two-au. the Red Soz pualing iip
TO even terms with TIE local sggrega-
&ion yesterday By registering s-to-2
triumph. 3
: Morris Cheeks Gr5nmen.
Il strong pitching by big Ed Morris,
recruit from Mobile, Who graced the
kIan for the visitors. and weird work
S,v I'd Kenna, recruit from Minneapolis
ems. T accounted 3g rout
Cf the NATIONAL. EOkl434 co.. puting
ksctors TO the sacesm tt the He'd Sox
were the wildness of irving Hadley.
@rho started against them on the hill,
and pueriie pitching by Milton Castor
sHz6leyg successor.
This Morris, who has been one OF
ahe sensations Of the cHcuit this sea-
&on. Welded eight safetfes, q base on
&,aTls and hit a batter In addition, his
support kicked IN with an error. YET
ksr but two innings were the Nationals
kah.e TO act results with their seeking.
hCrce they clustered a double and
single fer marker and another time
two successive two-baggers accounted
Ter q tally.
But none 81 the Washington scor-
Are was done until after the Red Sox
lad acquired q healthy lead. Hadley
1ogt ali his cunning In the second in
&rEng, passed two batters. hit, another
land was hit b. three others. This
srsetted the visitors four mrs and made
aaore hits OF CASTOR. who flashed the
Kane and twice punched blows for
blocks Of three and two runs Castor s
Inability to locate the plate helped the
foe also Two Of sf1e three walks he
Rranted were turned into TALES.
Kennz's Work Weird.
The Red Sox scoring might have been
Eecuced 10 the extent Of five runs,
Ahoug1 had Catcher Kenna been
&teadisr IL his work His endeavor TO
kEun-down, almost single handed, Char
icy Berry. who was trapped of second
sDase IN The second session. threw away
D. chance 10 make the third out. Two
lEiien runs we're registered Immediately
Hheseatter. With one gone, Hadiey
wsIkec Bill Regain. Bill sWiped second
VI a EnS1E0 D1A& AAC4i
Phi Todt vas hit Waily Gefsoer ground
Tpslt but Berry's double sent TWO TALES
sIyeE.
Berry took long lead III the mid
de sack, but Kenna instead Of tnne-
f6tately throwing 70 Jack Hayes or Boz
k3SeeTes, either OF whom might have
tEagged the runner. chased almost 20 the
bass before cnuckif1g. The chuck vas
aa1lc and Berry regatned the bag Then
Gra- vsss <~.e 80 rSsz
Egies we're banged CT Hsoley 70 register
kGWo more runs.
Gerber and Berry singled in succeE-
.eion Of CASTOR ~ the outset Of round
sfour. but stuck At third and first bases
kreEpectlvely, While E0Tris tOok a third
S3tTlke and Roshreck fouled out. Then
Ene RED SoZ pair caasyed 2 dual theft
kenna b11Teo a tipow 70 second, Their
whipped thep all toward third Had
shs hesVe been good, Gerber would nave
been trapped for thigo out The pal
iSent ~ OSsie Bulge low. however, anc
Gerber regainec third topping the bass
guardian g he sid IN.
Hubnen in Triple Theft.
Castor was upset, 700. Only men.
NA..y Dut that MAS enough He passed
BUDDY Nyer, tnen way reached for Z
HjGgle b. Ira FlagstcaG that drove 0gel
EAao runs. 4 pass ~ Doug Taatt flliec
af3s bases and the He'd 60z engineered 9
.frlple theft ~ltn Myer crossing the piaA
! fer The thsro run Of the inning, POI
s.ff1S triple theft though, Castor was Il
blame With 2 deliberate gind-up h
gave the runners good lea6s, then threy
the pail low snd Yeil vide o. the plate
Kenna hAd 70 chance " tag the incom
arg Myer
FEC Barnes double and Goose Cos
@sE s single coming after Two we're Oil
ACCOUNTED tQE z National Enarksr u
&ke Chlg6 frame. One vas o4t ia lns
yEaztn when succsEStNf doubles BY Bol
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