Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-26

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had it been able to bat to any eXt
the trio of contests, lost two OF tn
Indians that was TO begin this aft
Seventh-poSition Chicago club.
In the Indians the Nationals
Cling to hold to fourth place-th'
and are apt to find the going in
Indians were badly battered by
days. Walter JohnSon'S band ma
while it is battling with the Tribe
the league-leading Athletics. Ths
Not since the season of 1919 has
Washington club finished as low
as seventh in the American League
race. The Nationals that year were
beaten and buffeted about by most
of their rivals, just as they have
been this year.
In the first game with the White Sox
but three Nationals drove the ball to
safety, in the second game only four
got hits, and in the final tilt of the set
yesterday six of the club got one hit
each. As a result only six runs were
made during the series, which is no way
to back good pitching.
Marberry's Work Wasted.
In the last game with the Sox, played
yesterday. Fred Marberry hurled well
enough to carry the battle into the
tenth inning, but with the Nationals
unable to solve the pitching of young
Ed Walsh or the pair Of moundsmen
that followed him for brief time the
decision went against Fred, to l.
The Nationals had two good scoring
chances before they put over their run
in the ninth, in the fifth frame leaving
on second base a runner who had made
hot etc
eighth leaving on third base Muddy
Ruel. who had started the inning with
a double and advanced on sacrlt1ce
by the next batter, Jack Hayes. But
the Nationals cleaned only four safetieS
off Walsh before their scoring session. :.
The White SoX got seven safet1eS OIL
Marberry in the first eight rounds, but
only once during that time did they
threaten trouble. In the second inning
Willie Kamm doubled, with one out,
and pulled up at third when Bill Hun
nefield singled with two gone. Moe
Berg's walk then filled the sacks, but
Marberry struck out Walsh.
All Scoring Late.
One was out in the ninth before the
Sex began the making of their nrSt
marker. Art Shires, who twice had
drilled into a double play, blazed the
way when he bounced a triple off the
right-feld wall. Sammy West had to
go far back for Carl Reynolds MOIST,
and Shires raced home after the catch,
although he barely beat Vests tne
throw to the plate.
In their half of the ninth the Ma
tionals quickly put over the tying tally
and managed to chase Walsh from the
slab. Sam Rice walked as starter,
and, after Goose Goslin lofted out,
scored when Buddy Myer rifled a two
Dagger against the wall near the score
board. West fouled to Berg, but Joe
Cronin and Ruel drew passes. This
sack-loading brought Harold Mcka1n
to Walsh'S relief. McKain threw a
strike by Hayes. Just as the newcomer
Myer headed for home. McKaln' S
throw was low, but it got to Berg In
plenty of time to flag Myer yard or
two away from the plate.
Marberry weakened in this tenth,
walking Hunnefeld and yielding a
single to Berg after one was out. Watty
Watwood picked up McKain's bat and
whitfield, but Fred loaded the cushions
by passing Alex Metzler. Along came
Bill Cissell to become the only White
Sox getting as many as two hits in the
fray. He singled Hunnefield and Grady
Atkins (who ran for Berg) over the
counting block.
No Help for Gooch.
The left-handed Bob Weiland pitched
against the Nationals in the tenth, and
allowed but one hit. That went to
Charley Gooch, batting for Marberry.
There was one out, however, when
Gooch singled and neither Joe Judge
nor Rice could help him.
McKain made only two pitches and
no one was legally at bat against him,
yet he was. credited with pitching the
victory He checked the Nationals
rally with the score only tied, and the
White Sox were ahead when Weiland
took up the mound burden in the
tenth.
Harold Gates, pitcher, who Is the