Evening Star Newspaper, May 24, 1922, Page 24

- Nationals Showing TAKE 8 OUT OF 14 GAME WITH THE WESTERN CLUBS| In Sixth Place As They Oppose Yanks in New York |- Today, Climbing by Scoring Over White Sox in Series’ Final, 3 to 2. e BY DENMAN THOMPSON. S EW YORK, May 24—A mental survey by Clyde Milan of ‘the past N two weeks of his regime as pilot of the Nationals has convinced him he has something to be thankful for. By downing the White Cox in a close contest yesterday, 3-2, his club made it three wins out of four games with them, paralleling its record against the Indians, split even in two battles with the voracious Tygers and fim:shed' on the short end of a 1-3 game with the ambitious Browns. Eight victories against six reverses during the initial.invasion of the capital by the western teams— not so bad. of the entire team. But Milan's outlook has gloomy aspects, too. George Mogridge, looked on as his main reliance in the | box, Is temporarily out of the run- | ning with neuritis_in the shoulder on the salaried side of his frame. Walter Johuson, although returned victor in his last three starts, has looked impressive in none of them and what the future holds for the Kansan is problematical. Phillips and Gleason are question marks, and so is Erickson, who bobs up with wild ways to mar otherwsie skillful hurl- ing, while young Brillheart remains considerable of an unknown quantity. Judged only by his last start Zachary finally has reached the form expected of him, but more evidence is needed than one five-hit game, as Jezebel this season has developeéd symptoms peculiar to the in-and-outer. Shanks and Bush Alling. Shanks’ battered hands still are far from well and the restricted area he is covering indicates that he both speed and enthusiasm during his enforced period of idleness. Bush is recovering from the injury to his groin received last week, but prob- ably will not be able to resume ac- tivities at the far corner for several days. With a curving corps of more than doubtful caliber, the prospects for the Nationals in the immediate future are none too bright, considering the pro- gram confronting them. This consists of games today and tomorrow against the Yankees here, with juicy gate receipts, due to having the mighty Ruth as an attraction to offset the not unexpected wallopings that may be the portion of the Griffs. They may win here, but that is not the conclusion to be drawn from the seven former clashes between the two .clubs, of which the Nationals an- nexed just one. The Hugmen then must be encountered at Georgia ave- nue Friday, Saturday and Sunday, - whereupon six games in three days are listed with the Red Sox at Boston, followed by three in Philadelphia. The Griffs return then for a Sunday contest with the Red Sox before hik- ing for the west for a string of six- teen settos. Not a comforting out- look for a club with shaky slabbing. Francis gave another sterling e: hibition of mound work in outpitch- ing the widely advertised Charley Robertson in the get-away game in ‘Washington yesterday. He permitted the bunching of three bingles in round 2 and also was in trouble in the first The Griffs now are two rungs removed from the bottom of the ladder, in sixth place, only two games behind the Mackmen, who hold third posi- tion, despite the fact that their percentage is no better than .500, and but seven and a half games in the rear of Furthermore Ray Francis has furnished convincing evidence that he may be relied on to take his turn at flinging with an even chance of winning, and Roger Peckinpaugh shows unmistakable signs of having emerged from the batting slump that affected his defensive work and the morale lost | the front-running Yankees. HOW GRIFFS AREFHITTING Mogridge . Brower Smith i Rice udge . Gharrity Harris Goslin Bush Shanks " Motte 17 12 1 2 28 120 3 8°e 13 5 » 15 0 1 4 8 24 8 0 1 Zachary . 8 13 3 0 3 icinich 8 18 4 0 1 38 126 28 3 21 6 14 3,0 1 1 28 5" 0 0 Jonnson 81 2 0 2 oebel 718 2 0 1 | Phillips 8 13 1 0 & | Gleason 8 13 1 00 11040 86 3 o0 ° Wood: 1 100 0 | Bluege 1 190 00 ON THE SIDE LINES Milan was umable this morning to |- ;name his ching choice for open- |ing game with the Yankees today. { Johnson, Gleason, Phillips and Brill i heart all were on the list for con- sideration. ‘The Nationals this season are mak- ing a bold bid for a new record in the matter- of . registering double | plays. They pulled three at the ex- | pense of the White Sox yesterday. Goslin falled to accomplish any- thing with his flail, but he contribut- ed what was by far the best fielding bit of the afternoon when he snared | Schalk’s foul fly in the eighth. Goose squeezed the ball, after a long chase, at the end of the field boxes in left. He crashed into the concrete railing after making the catch, but clung to i the, pill. Peck more tham made amends for his miscues earlier in the fray when he collided for the three-bagger that produced the Griffs' winning margin in the seventh. Sheely, a tall chap, had to_leap high to spear Gharrity’s hot 'liner with his gloved hand in the second. Shanks was easily doubled off first as a result. Harris knew he had bumped into something at the plate when he at- tempted a double steal with Judge in the opener. Schalk is anything but a giant in stature, but allen base runners invariably bounce off him as if he were made of rubber. REDS A BIG SURPRISE IN NATIONAL LEAGUE and third, due to unsteadiness of his own and on the part of those in back of him, but in the last seven sessions allowed only four scattered hits, and Some of his support was mighty helptul. Given a life on Pecks' bad throw, Mulligan reached the - midway in round 1 by stealing as Collins fanned, and Mostil was hit by a pitched ball. Francis tossed out Strunk to ease out of the hale, but was nicked for a tally in the second, when Schalk and Sheely ingled in 'succession, the former scoring when McClellan hit double play started by Peckinpaugh. Francis paved the way with a pass for another Sox tally in the third, al- though ‘it was directly traceable to errors behind him: Mulligan got the walk, Treached second when Peck messed up Collins' roller and bath advanced on Mostil's sacrifice. Peck momentarily fumbled Strunk’s offer- ing. but recoyered and nipped Collins sliding back - into second. Mulligan set sail for the plate and scored standing up when Harris heaved to the grandstand. p ‘Washington’s early scoring chances were few and far between, Robertson displaying & puszziing brand of box work. Harris got on in the opener, when Mulligan erred and reached third on Judge's single, only to die at the plate on an attempted double steal. In the second Gharrity drilled into a Jdouble play after Shanks walked, ‘while Brower's single and a ‘walk to Goslin in the fourth went for naught when - Hooper got under Shanks’ fly. The Griffs’ blg inning was the sev- enth. Brower started with his second safety, a Texas leaguer to right and was forced by Goslin. Goose took Becond on Shanks' single to . left, tallied on a double to right center by Gharrity and the latter, with Hank, raced to the dish when Peck pickled one to the scoreboard for three bases. Rajah attempted to tally after Hooper snared Francis’ loft and was doubled up at the plate. > . R. H. PO. A. 0 2 3§ 1.0 1 4 o 0 2 1 0 0 & 0 0.1 1 90 1'1:3 o LR SR B2 | S ) 0 0 3 @ 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 o BY JOHN B. FOSTER. While the American league is hav- ing a nice enjoyable hullabloo over the good work of the Detrolt and the Philadelphia teams—the latter for the first time in seven years far enough above water to see the shore—the National league Is all “het up” over the sudden belligerence of the Cincin- natis. - The Reds are running red against the eastern teams. They trimmed Brooklyn three times and lost one game to them. Boston was spanked two to one and the Phillies went out of the city bruised and beaten three games to none and after a hard fight. too. The Glants have been outplayed three to nothing with one more game left for the present trip. Even the St. Louis Cardinals with their Hornsby and their well boomed |, pennant aspirations haven't done as well as’ Cincinnati, in fact wors with any kind of showing agains: Boston they might have led their league. If Pat Moran the manager of thi: team which seemed to be doomed fortnight ago to the inevitable posi tion of runnerup for the second divi- sion, can carry some of the fire that his players now show into the east- ern fight, Cincinnat! wl look it it means to be more than a local meteor. = i B e AMERICAN "ASSOCIATION. Louleville, 5; Columbus, 4. Indiavapolis, 4 Toledo, 3. Kansas City. 8: St. , Milwaukee, 7; Minneapolis, 6 (10 innings). FLORIDA STATE LEAGUE. Tampa, 6; Jacksonville, 5. Lakeland, 2—3; Orlando, 0—M4. Others_ postponed (rain] [ FIEDMONT LEAGUE. Raleigh, 5: Dagville, 1. . Winstou Saiem, 7—1:' @ 1 High Foint, ) Durtiam, 2o 1T Upper picture shows ll,’:ix as victim of H"rd’ednupir Francis’ fly to right. ’s run was not needed, as hi: e. i l.r::zl: pi:ylm?errigim Harris dying at home when he attempted a delayed steal of home in the first_inning, which he put on with Judge, who was on first. Robertson threw to first, and Sheely shot the ball to the plate in time to nip Harris b; 2 y a short margin. CHESTY MOULTON TEAM HAS CHIP ON SHOULDER i OULTON ATHLETIC CLUB, M an active junior class organization, hot on the trail of a city championship this year, is carrying a chip on its shoulder and looking for some team to knock it offi— if it can. The nine has met and vanquished some sturdy aggregations so far, and, being a glutton for work, wants to take on more. Just now the Moultons are hankering for matches with the Brookland Nationals and the Ottawas. They would like to meet the former Sunday and the latter Decoration day. Other teams in the sixteen-year by the Moultons. Edward McGinni: be pleased to hear from other junior title aspirants. phoned at Franklin 3854, between 6 and 7 p.m. The Moultons have much good ma. terial. Their roster includes Infield- ers Ford, McMah‘(fi:. Curtin, McGinni: Donovan, Lydon, McDonald and Potts; Outflelders McClellan. Morris, Dent, Phillips, Santo gnd Barhams; Catch- ers Baker, Lucds and Reynolds, and Pitchers Lydon, Van Houten, Thomp- son and Speebok. These boys are to report for practice on the Moulton field tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. - Omo class of the Brightwood M. E. Sunday school has a team that craves action in the unlimited class. Tele- phone challenges to Main 4956 before 4 p.m,, or Columbia 3200 after 6 p.m. Ariels, who: have won ten straight, want more _competition. District tea interested should telephone Lincoln 2142. mgdon Athletic CI defeated the District Fire Department, 6 to 2. Thompson was on the mound for the ‘winners. Park Athletic Club’s manager would like to get in communication with the Mohawk Juniors regarding & Sunday game. The Park boss may be telephoned at Frankiin 36 be- tween 5:30 and 6 p.m. Smith’s pitching helped the Har- lems to a 4-to-0 win over the Euclids. 1 Swiftowin theen- dorsement of well- dressed men is Flectstreet—an Ide shirt’' cut from the finest acroplanc cloth,which comes HEIE T e i division also will be accommodated who manages the Moultons, would He may be tele- He let the losers have but three hits. Oriental Tigers are to play the Bel- monts Sunday, starting at 3.30 o'clock, and the Service Detachment of the 9th and 10th Cavalry Regiments Tuesday in a double-header, begin- ning at 1:16. The contests will be decided in Union Park. Dupont Athletie Cl will be un- able to keep its engagement tomor- row with the La Salles. The game was to have been played on Monu- mont lot diamond No. 4. Eagle Athletle Club desires gimes with the Lexingtons, Wérwicks and other fifteen to sixtpen year teams. Send challenges to Manager George Bayliss, 1011.Queen street, Alexan- dria, Va. Liberty Athletle Club is casting about for engagements with junior division teams. ¥or games, “write the management at 1708 3d_street, or telephone North 7643. Seat Pleasant Reserves downed the Parks, 9 to 7. Brewer of the victors got four hits in as many times at bat. ‘Woodley Athletic Club took the measure of National Capl! Post, V. F. in a 10-to-3 “emcounter. of the winners made a Chaconas wing when the shortsto triple a minute previous Nash Leads the World in Mosor Gar Poree HE smooth, vigorously ‘powerful performance of the Nash persists over an uncommonly long period of * time,with but the mostinfre- quent need for atinkering” " orstuningup,” sothatthe car hascemeto be known every- where as a long-lived car. : : Fours asd Sixes Prices rangé from $965 40 $2390,f.0. . facstory N. Y. a Phila. at 1 tried to count in the seventh decided the i MEMORIAL DAY SHOOT AT WASHINGTON CLUB A six-evemt program has been Brepared for the Memorial day trap shoot to be conducted by the Washington Gun Club om fts Srounds off Benning road, at the east end of the Benning 'bridge. The ahoot, which wiil be regis- | tered with the American Trap shooting Association, will start at 10 o'clock. Four events will be at twenty- five targets, each with a 16-yard rise. The two other events will constitute a fifty-target handicap shoot from 16 to 22 yard rise. Handicaps will be based on/scores Prizes will be given classes, under the Lewis tem. The entrance fee of §5 include targets and registration fee with the A. T. A. After these items and expennes are deducted the balance will be added to the prise list. homer, two doubles and a single in four trips to the plate. Fourth' Presbyterians want matches with Sunday school teams in the six- teen-year-old class. Send challenges to Manager Vernon Hill, 2621 Georgia :‘;enua. or telephone Columbia 9264- Mount Pleasant Athletie Club wants to hear from the Diamond Juniors regarding a game Saturday. The Mount Pléeasant management may be telephoned at North 5428. York Athletie Club took the meas- pre of the Plymouths In a b5-to-4 game. Holmes and Clemmins starred for the winners: Kensington of the Montgomery County League will entertain the Grotto nine at Kensington Sunday. Play will get underway at 3 o'clock. | Radio Francees pitcha fina game. Harry Da Hoop run baytween da base —_—_— INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE. . Baltimore, §; Jersey Oity, 0. 4; Newark, 3. ronto, 5. ; Buftalo, 0—8. Byracuse, Hochester, ATISTICS OF MAJORS ‘Win. Lose. 087 633 611 583 JSI15 484 500 AT2 500 484 A% 482 7452 419 400 371 GAMES TOMORROW. Wgun. at New York. at Boston, Cleviand at Detroit. RESULTS OF YESTERDAY'S GAMES. W. L Pet. Win. Lose 12 600 613 581 » 15 BT 543 18 18 et ‘400 367 GAMES TOMORROW. Brookiyn at Phila. Cincinnati. Chicago at Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh at 8t. L. RESULTS OF YESTERDAY'S GAMES, New York, 5 (10 tunings). . Loais. TEXAS LEAGUE. Beaumont, 16; Shreveport, 2 (7 innings; iveston! 2; Wichita Falls, 6. San Dallas, 5. 8; Hot: VETERANS’ BUREAU NINE WINS FIRST LEAGUE FRAY )4 cisive tally in the ninth. The losers slammed Miles for twelve safeties, but were unable to bunch them effectively outside of the second and third innings. Sullivan was the leading hitter of the in four times up. Another good sandlot league tilt was staged by War and Printers in the Departmental circuit. These nines battled for eleven innings to | 2-2 score. The Printers got their runs in the seventh inning wheu[ they mixed three of their four hits| with some passes issued by Lusby.! Webb kept War's clouts scatte i except in the fifth and-eighth ses- | sions. On “Packa By Ed. Hello boys!! How you lika Packa Da Punch? We gotta mew nick-a-name for Peck. ‘We gona eall him Packa Da Puach. He in fulla ambish to win basa ball game. Before da game begin Packa Dx Punch talk to da boys; he say, “Boys, we lay basa ball game too polite—too mucha lika da cake eat—geeva too | ucha imitashe of Tilla Da Walk. He say we maka da fumbla—kicka da ball—droppa da ball. Peck tal da boys besta place to dreppa da ball is outside da fence. Peck say, “Tony wan haif theeuka dey play golfa game—othra half theenk it is foota hall game.” ‘Wan half da ump theenk it is game calla put an take. We geeva da beeg umpirate mice-a whiska brush to dusta da plate; d ealla da strika da ball for Washeenton pitch. Peck say da boys ean win da game wem dey mak’ uppa da mind to play onla basa ball game. Evra time Packa Da Punch put on basa ball suit he packa da punch to win onla wan game—bass ball gam He say wan game is enough to win for Packa Da Punch play vera mice quick-a-stop—grabba da ball weeth lefta han—pitcha da ball weeth righta Joe for mak’ outa. howl from mavy yard bleeckh. Gosleens Da Goose maka da eatch from choeolate fce-a-cream bleech— mak’ eveabody clappa da kan—droppa da askamovsa ple—mak’ gooda bis for Clarka Da Griff. lika da monk. Browa Da Turk hear da whistle—ecoma low Have ETERANS’ Bureau nine, new member of the Federal League, made an auspicious start in that circuit yesterday when it encountered the Washington Barracks aggregation on the latter’s field. The Insurance crowd showed fight aplenty and grabbed a 3-to-2 victory. The winners got only two hits off Sullivan, but one of them was a triple by McKeown that sent in two runs in the third inning. A Washington Bar- racks error and some speedy work on the paths accounted for the de- TONY THE BARBER (Registered United States Patent Office) He geeva azsist to Swifta Foot Riee an Goaleena Da Goose. Buckeye Harress grabba too mucha da It from Browa Da Turk—raisa da We lika to see Doughnutta Bush coma back fo old banana stan at thirda base. Two Strong Rivals POSSIBLE FOR PITTSBURGH TO TAKE THE LEAD TODAY Can Go Ahead by Winning From Phils if Reds Agaip Best McGrawmen—St. Louis, Third Con- tender, Like New York, Is Skidding. ITTSBURGH, which has taken advantage of the siump affecting the P Giants and St. Louis to make a three-cornered race in the Natibn: League, had a chance today to take the lead by winning from Phil- adelphia, providing Cincinnati made it four straight from New York. Such a turn of events® would give the Pirates a margin of 007 in the percentage column, although there would be no actual advantage in games. ¥ Y &he Giants tried hard to emerge from their losing streak yesterday, but after tying the score in the ninth, were beaten in the tenth, 6-5, by the Reds, while the other skidding contender, St. Louis, used six pitchers il a_vain effort to stop the Boston Braves, who won, 8-6. Doak was credited with his first defeat of the season, while Rogers Hornsby rapped out his ninth homer. ; g Meanwhile the Pirates outbatted |a winning margin over the Yankees Philadelphia and won, 10 to 3, Max |and an even break in the series. Carey turning in-a good day's work Bing Miller of the Athletics, who with two singles, a triple, two walks, | is close on Williams’ heels in the three rung and three stolen bases, | slugging race, also collected his tenth while Brooklyn, behind Al Mamaux's | four-base wallop, but the Mackmen good pitching, made a clean sweep of | lost @ close game to Detroit, 6.5 the series with Chicago, 6-2. Ty Cobb knocking in the winning Bebe Ruth watched his chief rival [ run during a ninth-inning rally. for the home-run hitting crown, Ken-| Speaker's” all-around play and neth Williams, clout his twelfth for | Uhle's pitching enabled Cleveland to the blow giving St. Louis snatch another from Boston, three pitchers were registered by the winners. Ordnance easily disposed of Sales in a 10-to-3 War League contest Pfieeger pitched well for the winning nine and played-a good flelding game. Navy mecored elevem times in the third inninz while beating Justice, 19 to 5, in the Government League. Four homers were clouted by the winners, Keller getting two and Frazer and Flaherty one each. A two-run rally in the sixth inning gave Liberty Loan an §-to-7 win over Commissioners in the Treasury cir- | cuit. Talbot, Liberty Loan third- sacker, got three safeties im four efforts. St Teresa added to its Potomac League lead with a 4 to 2 win over Standard Oil. Beall pitched well for the winners and contributed further to their success with a home run. Pitcher fray, getting a triple and two singles City Post Ofice ran wild in a 13- | to-6 Commercial League game with | jts in three innings and beat American Security. Mader of the vic- | National Museum, 18 to 5, in the tors smashed a homer and two Colored Departmental League. Brown singles to lead both “téams at Dat.|of the losers with three hits was the Government Printing Office bunched [“‘ormtle)' of the losers hit for the!batting star of the fray. circuit. | qPransportation mped Shops un- er a 13 to 6 count in the Terminal Southern Rallway took the meas- - ure of American Railway Express in | R ¥ M C A Morning League. a 16-to-2 Terminal R. R. Y. M. C. A. ners hit to all corners of the " ot | BOL League match. Seventeen hits Off | “Go o0y poreny Datry took a 19 to lugfest from Potomac Electric in the Merchants' ns clattered across the innin; Commerce won third straight in | the Junior Departmental League in an {11-to-6 encounter with_ Interstate | Commeree Commission. Snyder made a homer for the Hooverites. vl Da Punch’ =~ West Washi Ingte save Central uow Presbyterian 12 5 trouncing in & Sunday School League. Trippitoe, West Washington hurler, struck out * twelve batters. COLLEGE BASE BALL. At Urbana—Purdue, 5: Ilinois. 3. 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