Evening star., 1928-05-22
DUAL LOSS DROPS
GR|FFMEN TO 7TH
Zach Loses 13-Inning Tilt to
AS and HadIey'S Shit Et-
fort Also Is Futile.
RY JOHN b. KELLER,

PHIL ,ADEllPHlA. May 22.-bACh III
seventh place and their oSing streak
extended to SIX games. Such was the
sad state Of the Nationals today as
they prepared 10 tackle the Athletics IN
the third game of the series.
And it was with no great amount Oh
confidence in themselves that the Ma
tionsls awaited the contiict. Not only
did they lose in both endS OF the
Gouhleheader here Yesterday. but also
lost the services for the time being OF
SAMMY West. agile athlete who has been
natrnlling left field for them lately. IN
The fourth inning Of the first game. west
Sni1,nc a charlevhorSe in the right ieS
when running 10 first after knocking
i,oun6er to the Mack hurler and had
to retire from action.
West was sent back TO Washington
last night under orders to see the ciuo
nl1vsicisn TODAY. He probably will rest
AT home at least q week and rest IN oeo,
too. Being on his feet so much when
his left leg was injured early IN the sea-
son then made Vests recovery from the
hurt SLOW, so no chances will be taken
with him this time.
SiSler Placed in Left.
Goose Goslin. the only outfielder on
the clubs roster excepting West and the
others in regular service still is unable
To throw a bali any distance and there
fore would be little use defensively,
Manager Stanley Harris had to move
Georee Sisler from first base to left and
aenn Joe Judge back TO the initial sta
tion.
Now Sisler is an earnest player, but 1t
has been years since he patroileo the
ottfeld regularly and in the meanwhile
he has lost a deal of the speed that
used to make him a good gardener.
While George. of course, win give his
best TO the Nationals in his new posi-
ton. he can not be expected 10 roam
over the heath with the 1eetness and
certainty with which West was won't TO
perform.
Nor did the lickings they received
Yesterday tend TO fire the Nationals
any. It vas not that they lost, but how
thew lost that was so diScouraglng 10
the men. They outhit the AS, IS safe
ties 10 9. in the initial engagement. yet
took a 4-to-3 trouncing in Is innings.
They came back in the second game TO
make twice as many hits as the AS,
VINO socked just three. yet were repulsed,
z 70 l. this time over the eight and
o1e-han innings route.
The Nationals got two finely pitched
games from Tom Zachary and Irving
Hadley. but so did the Athletics from
Jack Quinn and Fred Walberg. As a
matter of fact, Quinn should have been
returned victor in nine rounds in the
1irst fray, for none Of the runs made
Of him vas Of the earned variety. while
the home crew earned two OF the three
43yeA n4ex
Innings.
Mack Errors Lead to Runs.
Two Of the three errors committed
b. Quinn's support paved the way To
al the Nationals tallies. One was q
poor chuck by Shortstop Joe Boley that
allowed the Nationals TO score twice I'm
Catcher Jimmy Foo Nun q i4ew
= the plate that u BDb Reeves 1ly
- the sixth.
After that sixth inning, Quinn hurled
remarkably. In only one round, the
eleventh. did it seem ne might be nicked
frr another run. Then with one out
he vas combed for two singles in slac-
cession. but Sister attempted TO run
4rcn first base to third when Red
Barnes hit a one-baser and was tagged
with ease By Ty Cobb's heaye 10 Sam
Hale.
Errors hurt Zach, too, but Zach
brought trouble upon himself by COM
nsitftng balk in the eighth that put
Goon N positlon to score the tying
YaEa
Il was Reeves failure TO touch Sec
onc for foTceout Of Eoley after
EcEamoling around with Joe Hauser
RHOsander IN round three that enabled
the AS 20 get their FIRST run. Eoley
lsler was nipped at the plate. but
HAuser counted. something he would
n1t have had the chance had Reeves
played properly. Fozz's homer. q ter
y56c drive over the scoreboard back of
center In the third frame, accounted
for the second Mack MARKER The third
sAln was made by the AS IN the eighth.
which Cobb opened with what was
termed hit, but It was really a wild
throw 70 Judge by Reeves that let Ty
get on. Bob had picked up the bali
elsaxly, and apparently in plenty Of
time 70 retire the batter, but his heaye
pulled Joe far Of the bag.
Ty scampered 10 second after Barnes
got George Haas ny 70 deep center.
and advanced 70 third as Zach baked
Umpire Van GTahan called IL q balk
srgway. although Zach apparently trip
ped Is he was about 20 deliver the ball
When his spikes caught In the slab.
WITH the infeld In. Walter French
lifted the hail oyer Reeves head for a
sickly single. Cobb ran home and the
teams we're even.
Hayes Error H. Costly.
II was Jack Hayes failure 10 pick
Up Fozx'g gTounder after two were out
3n the thirteenth that opened ths way
70 the decisive tally. Following the
error. BoAey sinsiso Jimmy 10 third and
Ess1psc second. HanseF was puFpoSeiy
passed, but Quinn spoiled the strategy
By winning MS game with . smart single
hneo " right
TIE MackE started the second game
aaasp1cio0sly Jimmy Dykes slsmmlng q
hoB1sr against the upper deck Of the
2est-aegd stand After that they got
but t~o more hits of Hadley. How
ever, they were Hauser's single and
F'TeneEs double in the fourth, and ~
Esiiser bao piifered the middle sack
before French landed second score
resulted.
Three successive singles meant moth.
ing " the Nationals when they came
after t8D we're o4t in the third inning
gGT B8aieg N8S SHARED at the plals
when te tried ~ sc0fe from second as
Rice bll. k0t until the nth Gid tn
ci1D avert z ehQi0Dt Then Co8llT
batDec fer Haaiey and walked Barnes
or advanced the GOose q station. hs