April 4, 1925 The Washington Post P S1 - Nats Defeat Mobile by 5 to 3
Nats Defeat Mobile by 5 to 3
By FRANK M. YOUNG.
Johnson, Russell and Mogridge Allow Nine Safeties.
Champs Set Down in Order in Four of Nine Innings.
MOBILE, Ala. April 5 According to the oldest inhabitants, the largest crowd, with the exception of those attracted by the Dixie series of 1922, turned out here this afternoon to see the world's champions perform against Kid Elberfeld's Bears.
Like the fracas of yesterday, the game was a rather listless one until the end, when the Mobile lads suddenly rallied and threatened to tie the count. Their efforts fell short, however, the Nationals being on the long end of a 5-to3 score when the final out was made.
In response to a general request, Manager Harris started Walter Johnson so that the fans could get a look at him, the Big Train working for one inning and then giving way to George Mogridge, who toiled for six, Allen Russell relieving him. The Bears used a pair of mounds-men, George Murray, former Yankee and Red Sox, and Tony Welzer. These two divided the work into four- and five-frame shifts, respectively.
THE Nationals were always in front but their margin was not so large that they could do any loafing. It was in round S that things looked rather dark for them. With Washington leading, 4 to 1, Russell had a mighty hard time getting the locals out. He retired the first batter to face him in jig time but Cueto singled to left and walks to Riley and Ducote jammed the runways.
The Cuban came over on Jones' roller to Judge, on which Ducoto was forced at second and Wilkie then slammed another into Goslin's territory on which Riley registered. This blow enabled Jones to get to third with the run needed to tie the score, but it never did any more sproutiug, as Kelly's best was a grounder to Peck.
The Bears' only other tally had been coined in the third when, with two dead, a real hit by Cueto and scratch ones by Riley and Devormer turned the trick.
Murray sent the Nats back to the bench as fast as they showed up at the plate in the first, but in round two they managed to bunch half of their entire game allotment of hits and they were turned into a trio of markers. Goslin started the fireworks with a sizzling single to right, took second on a passed ball and third while Judge was rolling out, Bluege bringing him home on a clean one to left. When Peck parked a lusty triple almost to the fence in center, Ossie trotted over and the Rajah followed on Ruel's long sacrifice fly to right.
"FROM Cueto to Ruel" was the way the tally made by the Nats in the fifth was labeled, it being a gift, pure and Simple. Muddy started off by bounding to the little Cuban short-stop and he booted it. Mogridge's suicide advanced the runner a base and, after McNeely had rolled out, Muddy came home when Cueto let Harris' grounder get through him.
Bluege picked out one to his liking and smacked it over the fence in left in the ninth for the other run credited to the Harrismen. With the exception of the frames in which they scored, they were never dangerous. The Washington bats apparently were made of dead wood and they netted but six bingles, the Nats going down in order in four of the nine frames.
Elberfeld's boys got nine hits as their share, but these did not come at opportune times. Two were obtained off of Johnson's delivery, but both were wasted, while it took them three to get their run in the third.
By FRANK M. YOUNG.
Johnson, Russell and Mogridge Allow Nine Safeties.
Champs Set Down in Order in Four of Nine Innings.
MOBILE, Ala. April 5 According to the oldest inhabitants, the largest crowd, with the exception of those attracted by the Dixie series of 1922, turned out here this afternoon to see the world's champions perform against Kid Elberfeld's Bears.
Like the fracas of yesterday, the game was a rather listless one until the end, when the Mobile lads suddenly rallied and threatened to tie the count. Their efforts fell short, however, the Nationals being on the long end of a 5-to3 score when the final out was made.
In response to a general request, Manager Harris started Walter Johnson so that the fans could get a look at him, the Big Train working for one inning and then giving way to George Mogridge, who toiled for six, Allen Russell relieving him. The Bears used a pair of mounds-men, George Murray, former Yankee and Red Sox, and Tony Welzer. These two divided the work into four- and five-frame shifts, respectively.
THE Nationals were always in front but their margin was not so large that they could do any loafing. It was in round S that things looked rather dark for them. With Washington leading, 4 to 1, Russell had a mighty hard time getting the locals out. He retired the first batter to face him in jig time but Cueto singled to left and walks to Riley and Ducote jammed the runways.
The Cuban came over on Jones' roller to Judge, on which Ducoto was forced at second and Wilkie then slammed another into Goslin's territory on which Riley registered. This blow enabled Jones to get to third with the run needed to tie the score, but it never did any more sproutiug, as Kelly's best was a grounder to Peck.
The Bears' only other tally had been coined in the third when, with two dead, a real hit by Cueto and scratch ones by Riley and Devormer turned the trick.
Murray sent the Nats back to the bench as fast as they showed up at the plate in the first, but in round two they managed to bunch half of their entire game allotment of hits and they were turned into a trio of markers. Goslin started the fireworks with a sizzling single to right, took second on a passed ball and third while Judge was rolling out, Bluege bringing him home on a clean one to left. When Peck parked a lusty triple almost to the fence in center, Ossie trotted over and the Rajah followed on Ruel's long sacrifice fly to right.
"FROM Cueto to Ruel" was the way the tally made by the Nats in the fifth was labeled, it being a gift, pure and Simple. Muddy started off by bounding to the little Cuban short-stop and he booted it. Mogridge's suicide advanced the runner a base and, after McNeely had rolled out, Muddy came home when Cueto let Harris' grounder get through him.
Bluege picked out one to his liking and smacked it over the fence in left in the ninth for the other run credited to the Harrismen. With the exception of the frames in which they scored, they were never dangerous. The Washington bats apparently were made of dead wood and they netted but six bingles, the Nats going down in order in four of the nine frames.
Elberfeld's boys got nine hits as their share, but these did not come at opportune times. Two were obtained off of Johnson's delivery, but both were wasted, while it took them three to get their run in the third.
