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BASE BALL EXTRA! i & TWO CENTS XT on oDi Entered* as second class matter . INO. j)ost office Washington, D. C. GRIFFS STOP GIANTS * Win Sixth Game, 2 to 1, Seventh Necessary HARRIS’ HOT SINGLE WITH TWO ON PUTS WASHINGTON IN LEAD AFTER .* TRAILING FOR FIVE LEAN INNINGS Zachary Hit Freely in ; Early | Frames, But Turns Invaders Back Time. After Time. SENSATIONAL FIELDING CUTS OFF MANY ALIEN SCORING CHANCES Rice Reaches Into Temporary Stand to Rob Meusel of Certain Home Run hy Spectacular One-Handed Catch. BY DENMAN THOMPSON. CLARK GRIFFITH STADIUM, October-9.—The Gritrmen defeated the Giants, 2 to 1, this afternoon in the sixth game of the series, the victory necessitating playing of the seventh and deciding tilt of the series tomorrow. lex Zachary, portsider, pitched for the - Griffs, and Arthur Kehf. left-handed ace of the Giants, was the opposing moundsnian. The Giants counted a marker in the opening round. After Lindstrom went out, Bluege to Judge, Frisch singled and was run down when Young tapped to Zachary, “Pep” taking second on the play, from where he scored when Kelly crashed a single to center. In the fifth frame the Nats gained the lead. Peck’s single, a walk to McNeely and Bucky Harris’ timely rap for two bases scoring two tallies lor the local laris. FIRST INNING. NEW YORK—Zachary ' t tossed a • irikc over for the first ball pitched to Lindstrom, Bluege came in fast for Lindatrom’s bunt and grabbing the ball with one hand, made a beau tiful throw to nick him -at first. .Frisch sliced a. safety down. the right field line on the fibst ball;pitched iljpl■ stretched-it to two bases by sliding In under Rice's throw to Harris. Young took two balls then bunted a foul in an attempt to sacrifice. On the' next delivery Zachary took his bound er and headed oft Frisch at third. Bluege ran Frisch back to second where Harris tagged him as he slid into the sack. Young reached second on the play. Kelly ignored a wide de livery, missed a vigorous swing, and lifter fouling one oft at the count Vwo and two lined a single to center scoring Young. It was a clean blow that went to 74cNeely on the first bound, but Harris had no chance to head off Young at the plate- with a relay. Meusel had a count of one and two when he walloped a liner to deep right on which Rice ran back to grab with a leaping one-hand stab. Sam’s feat was heartily applauded. Had Rice missed his catch the ball would have carried into the temporary bleacher seats for a circuit swat and two runs. One run. WASHINGTON —Nehf was unable to get a single pitch over the plate for -McNeely, who walked. Harris hit the first bad pitched to Lindstrom, whose throw to Frisch forced McNeely. The Giants' captain's pivoted heave to JCelly arrived too late ’to double up Harris. Rice took one strike and fouled i>lt another. On an attempted delayed steal, Harris died when Kelly took Nehf’s throw and fired to Jackson. After fouling off another. Rice lined a clean single to right. The stands were in an uproar as Goslin came to bat. Goose, swung on the first ball pitched for a high fly close to the right-field pavilion. Frisch made a desperate ef fort to get the ball, which Kelly could pot reach, but the sphere dropped un touched. Goslin then bounded down the first-base line, and when Kelly fum bled the ball he was safe at first, with Rice roosting on second. Joe Judge, who boasts the highest batting aver age among the Griffs in this series, •with a mark of .474, then appeared, but he was victimized on strikes by Nehf. who delivered only three balls to turn the trick. No runs. SEGONU INNING. NKW YORK —Zachary slipped two strikes over on Wilson. The next one was low, but the one that followed cut a corner of the plate and Wilson retired to the bench. Wilson jawed with Umpire Klem over his decision before going to the dugout. Jackson had two strikes and one ball on him ,w hen he rolled softly to Harris, dowdy took a wide one, then raised a foul which Ruel reached over Into the box seats to get. He would have suc ceeded if an excited fan had net stood up and bumped Into Muddy’s glove. "With two strikes and a ball on him, Gowdy looped a slow floater to left field for one base. Nehf missed a swing and demanded that Klem in spect the ball that Zachary was using. The umpire did this and then put the ball back in play. Zachary slipped another strike over after pitching one ball. Whereupon Nehf raised an easy fly to McNeely in center. . No runs, 1 hit, no errors, 1 left. WASHINGTON.—BIuege failed to offer at Nehf’s first delivery, a strike. He took a ball and then fouled off another strike. Another ball and an-_ other foul followed before Ossie roll ed to Frisch, who had to hurry his throw to nip the speedy Grlffman. . reck was given a big hand when h*. came to the plate. Roger took one , ball, then caromed a single oft Lind* Strom's glove, reaching first befor^ Kadio Programs—Page 23. the ball, wlJch had bounded, toward second base! oopbl be retrieved bv Frisch. After 'inspecting one ba'l Ruel lofted to Meusel, and remained hitless in this series. Zachary was set down on three straight strikes. No -runs. ' ' .’l'—. -Ttep INNING.,. " • NEW P& -—With 1 one strike charged aanhst him Lindstrom sent a vicious liner to. right center, on which lUncame over fast to make a spectacJiar catch. Frisch turned over to hfcf right-handed, as is his custom against southpaw pitchers, took one Ball and then sliced a dou ble downs right field line, his sr ond hit of dimensions at bat. Young fouled off a strike and then rolled to Harris, Frisch taking third. Up came Kelly, who had driven in the Giants' first run* but on this occasion after taking a’ball bounded to Bluege. who tossed him out at first. No runs. WASHINGTON—With a count of one and one McNeely popped to Jackson in deep short. Harris had a count of two and one- when he bounded to Jackson. After working Nehf to the ultimate count Bice lifted a foul which Lind strom sos under on foul territory. No runs. , FOURTH INNING. NEW YORK —Pefik easily disposed of Meusel by tossing his rrounder to Judge x Wilson fouled off a strike, then slashed a single to right. After taking ball, Jackson hit into a double play. Harris made a nice, stop of his roller and fired to Peck at second. Tills forced Wilson, and Roger's heave to Judge killed off Jackson. No runs. WASHINGTON—With a count of two and one on him, Goslin lifted a high Hy Young. With a count of two and two Judge lofted to short left center, where Jackson made a nice catch. Bluege sent an easy chance to Jack- Son. I Who flagged him at first. No runs. i; FIFTH INNING. NEW YORK—Gowdy hit Zachary’s first* delivery to Peck, who tossed him out *at first. Nehf also met the first ball; delivered and died when made a sensational running .catch of his near Texas leaguer close to the foul line in right.' It was a brilliant effort, and the crowd cheered Sam vociferously. Zach ary then took Lindstrom’s easy roller and tossed him out. Zachary earned the-distinction in this round of retiring tlie Giants or. pitched balls. No runs. WASHINGTON—Peck met the first ball pitched .for a line single to left, his second consecutive safety of the day. Ru£l. sacrificed, Nehrf to Kelly. Zach ary met the first ball pitched and rolled Jo - Kelly, who bert him in a race to Unit, Peck taking third on the play. Nehf failed to get his first three de liveries to McNeely, and on another wide one Earl walked. The throng was In a" hubbub as Harris came up. Bucky ■hissed a vigorous swing and swung fu tilely at the next, but McNeely had set Saji for second and arrived there safely pnder Gowdy’s heave to Frisch. Harris fouled off one and took three balls and \hfcn lined a si-igle to right, scoring Peck and McNeely, and going to second on Young's throw-ln. You-g's heave wa; wide, but Harris got no farther •than second. After ignoring twd balls .Klee took a strike and fouled off an other. / third ball followed, but with the crowd in an uproar, Nehf fooled Siam by hooking a third strike over the plate. Two runs. , SIXTH INNING. NEW YORK—Frisch ignored two bfells before taking a strike and fouled off the next for strike two. Tipped another foul and then raised an easy foul to Ruel. On the second 4>aU pitched Young topped a drive in ’front of the plate. Ruel scrambled ■af|er It and nipped him at first. Kelly ®he Wamxm Skf. J WITH SUNDAY MOEHIHO EDITION i 1 j hit the first ball pitched on a hound to I Harris, who tossed him out. No runs. WASHINGTON —Goslin bit at a wide I hook for liis first strike. Ho swung j and missed another of the same 1 character, then was fooled into offer ' ins’ at a bad ball over his head and | sat down. Struck out on three pitched j balls. With one strike on him Judge | narrowly missed an extra base by poling a liner to right that was foul by only a foot. Joe took two balls and then in an attempt to dodge another accidentally hit the hall to Nehf, who tossed him out. Nehf failed to locate the plate for Bluege and he walked. After taking one strike I’eck let a Hall go hy on which Bluege stole second, sliding in safely under (rowdy's high throw to Jack son. Peck then waited for three more halls and a free ticket. McGraw had Karnes and llyan, a pair of his right handers, warming up in the bull pen. With a count of one and one Ituel bounded to Nehf. who tossed him out. No runs. SEVENTH INNING. | NEW YORK —Meusel had a count • of two and one when he lifted a fly 10 j short right center, where Harris backed up and got it. Wilson met the first ball pitched for a looper to right, on which Rice made a des perate effort, but Sam could not quite reach the ball and it was recorded a single. Jackson poled a vicious foul on the wrong side of the left-field foul line, and, after taking a ball, raised a fly that Goslin captured near the line after a sharp sprint. Gowdy had one strike on him when he looped an easy chance to Harris. No runs. WASHINGTON—The fans stood en massed as the Nationals came to bat for their "lucky half" of the seventh. Zachary bunted the first ball pitched and died when Gowdy worked fast to get off a throw to Kelly. With a count of two and one McNeely lofteif a foul to Kelly. Harris took a pair of strikes and two poor deliveries be- flj ing. to Wilson.. No runs. EIGHTH INNING.' NEW YORK —Prank Snyder, J}an ager McOraw’s first assistant ’To Catcher Gowdy, was sent In to bat for Nehf. The big fellow took a ball strike out Lindstrom. The count,tm Frisch was two and two when he sent a soft roller th Harris. No runs. WASHINGTON—Rosy. Bill Ryan was sent to the slab by McGraw to suc ceed Nehf. The big right hander had a count of two and two on Rice when 'Sam grounded to Frisch. Goslin passed up two called strikes. Goslin protested the second pitch and stepped out of the box. Umpire Klein ordered Rosy Ryan to go ahead and pitch while Goslin was not at the plate. It was high, however, and called a ball. After tak ing another wide one, he stood and watched Ryan hook a third strike over. Judge took three straight balls and walked when another wide one fol lowed. Bluege* was easy for Ryan and Kelly. No runs. NINTH INNING. NEW YORK—Young fouled to Blue go. Kelly singled to right. Southworth ran for Kelly. Meusel forced Southworth, Peck to Harris. I’eck hurt his injured log and was helped off the field. Judge had his foot injured on this play when Meusel stepped on it. Taylor went to third base, Bluege to short. Judge continued In the game. Wilson fanned. The ■ club manager anticipates no unusual confusion when the llckets for the seventh game go on sale this afternoon. "Oh, they’ll go on sale, all right!” he asserted. "Holders of ticket stubs will be served first, and they will ho given seats in the same section, but not the same seats they occupied previously,” he added. RACE RESULTS. LAUREL. FIRST RACE. Clear View, *20.10, *IO.BO, 93.00, won. won. Trevers, 511..'10. 97.80. second. Ampolnc. 5.1.40, third. Scratched—Oiotnor, Relic Fay. SECOND RACE. Oriona’ Sword, *12.20, $520, *4.80, won. Bevmvjfk, *B.IO, 94.30. second. Owen Tudor, *4.00, third. All go. THIRD RACE. Candy Kid, *2.70, 93.00, 92.G0, won. Snowdrop, 910.90, 90.00, second. Arbitration, *17.80, third. Scratched Retire, Dangerous, Major Finley. JAMAICA. FIRST RACE. Wrack Lane, 0 to 1, 2 to 1.1 to 1, won. New Hope, 6 to 5, 3 to 5, second. Carthage, 1 to 1, third. Scratched—Battle Dore, Marjorie C. SECOND RACE. Anticipation, 10 to 1, 4 to 1, 2 to 1, won. * Rosa Yeta, 8 to 5, 4 to 5. second. Stormalong, 5 to 2, third. Scratched—Superlative, Demijohn, Byron, Cork Elm, Gladys V, Warren Lynch. - Closing Stocks and Bonds on Page .30. WASHINGTON, D. 0., THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1924-FORTY PAGES. |__ BOX SCORE | ' NEW YORK AH. R. 11. O. a. E. Lindatrom, 3b 4 O O 11 O Frisch. 2b 4 O a 1 3 « Young, rs 4 1 O I O O Kelly, lb 4 O 3 II 11 Meusel, If 4 « O 1 " <> Wilson, cf. 4 <• ‘-2 1 ° ° Jackson ss ** ° s'* ** ** dowdy, *J * * * Nehf, p ° ° ° f JJ Ryan, p. JT. ......... « « « ° * * T,UUv. 33 I • *» » Sn f d»r-b»tt»S lot l« HsWfc ’ . WASHINGTON AB. n. If. «. a. E. McNeely, cf IS 1 « I ° 0 Harris. 2b 4 0 14 5 0 Rice, rs 4 0 14 0 0 doslin, H 4 O O I O « Judge, lb O oil o o Bluege, 3b. “ O «» I •* Peck, ss 52 1- Taylor, 3b « « ° " V » Rue., ® « * i o Zachary, p i{ ° ** Totals... - 4 - 7 15 ° SCORE BY INNINGS , =3 45« T S O R. New York 1 O O O O O O O O- I Washington « ** » <> 2 » » ° - * ' SUMMARY Tw«-ba*e hit—Frl«b. S. ‘ " ba " ,_o " ****' Stolen bn«f»— MoXofly, Uluegc. struck out—By Zstkirr, St •»>" Double pity*—Harris to Feek to % r h(, 4t by Ryan, 1. Juilar. Klein, at plate j Lett on h*«e»—Yew York, 4t Waal.- Dlneeti, at tlrati Rulgley. at »ec- InKtuH, •. «»di Connolly, at tnlra. CROWD GATHERS SLOWLY AT HOME-COMING GAME <>. *' '' ,* R * -if J 1 - • • A BV JOHN B, KELLER. CLARK GRIFFITH STADIUM—The fans did not gather early today for the sixth snipe, pt .the 1024 scries for the baaeSbalf flhamfllpnship of the fcofle At 12:15- o’clock only the cent®- field bleachers were filled. There were- a number of enthusiasts scattered about the spacious concrete stand back of left field, .but those in the main stands could not have numbered more Jhan a few hundred. . ~ At 12:30 the Nationals came out of their dugout for batting practice. Byron Speece, underhand hurler, went to the slab to give the club swingers some exercise. His assistants were A1 Schach't and Joe Martina. About 10 minutes after the Nationals took the field the Giants appeared for a side line warm-up. • Jcz Zachary went to the hill for the Nationals, as many predicted. When the Giants took their batting drill, Walter Huntzinger did the flinging. Huntzinger and Pep Young of the National League champions are to be married this week. Young will wed Miss Dorothy Pelnicke In Brooklyn tomorrow night. Huntzinger is to marry a Philadelphia girl Saturday. Pep Young In base ball, but Ross * Youngs outside of the game. He signs his name Qn his base ball con tracts, though, with that "s” on the end of it. Art Nehf. southpaw, who pitched the first game for the Giants here Satur day, mounted the slab for the Na tional Leaguers again. At 1:30 o’clock, just before fielding practice started, players of both teams gathered about the plate, the throng at that time well filling the stands, arose and all uncovered and stood for a minute in silence In memory of Jake Daubert, former Cincinnati flrst sacker, who died this morning. It was an impressive tribute to the memory of a great ball player. The Nationals have taken the field for practice. Peck is at shortstop, but is moving about somewhat stifllly. The Giants also have a limping ath lete. He is Young, who took one of Johnson’s fast ones on the leg In the game at New York yesterday. Zachary Is warming up to pitch for the Nationals, while Nehf Is unlim herlng to do the hurling for the Giants. Umpires today are Klem behind the plate, Dlneen at first. base, Quigley at second base and Connolly at third. All the stands are well filled now and the band is working overtime to keep tho crowd entertained. A battalion of camera men Is lined up before the box to be occupied by President Coolidge. They have snap ped about everything else about the park. Just as the President got to his flag-draped box the band played “The Star Spangled Banner." All players of both Clubs stood before the presi dential suite. / Judge Landis, high commissioner of base ball, and John McGraw, manager of the Giants, came across the field to be introduced to the President. The Giants are using their changed line-up against a left-hander. Terry Is out of the game, so Kelly has gone to first base, Wilson to center field ' and Meusol to left field. Calvin .Griffith Robmson, JJt \carn of for a sketch'in'a boys’* magazine.* He’s Mrs. Griffith's nephew and Mr. and Mrs. Griffith’s adopted son. First, blood for the Giants! Kelly's single to center, after Young took sec ond on a fielder's choice, while Frisch, who had doubled, was being retired, rent Pep home. Bluege had made a great flop and throw of Lindstrom’s bunt to get that young fellow, but Rice's one-hand leaping catch of Meu sel’a liner In front of the centerfield bleachers was a more sensational play. The ball seemed on the way to a home run. Rice’s line single to right and Kelly’s fumble that put Goslin on first did the Nationals no good in the opening round. Harris had forced out McNeely, who had walked, before getting caught at tempting a delayed steal, and Judge fanned after the two men got on. Gowdy got a lucky hit in the Giants’ second He pushed at one of ii’ach's slow pitches and the ball looped to left, Just out of Ooslin's reach. It meant nothing, for Wilson let a third strike pass by and Harris had taken care of Jackson before the wallop, while Nehf gave McNeely a little Jaunt in center. Another ' National hit went for Sweeny In the second session. It was a scratch by Peck that Lindstrom could not quite handle. Bluege had been thrown cut by Frisch beforehand, although Ossie gave the Fordham flash a great run for It. Then Ruel, who has yet to make a hit in the series, filed to Meusol and Zachary watched a third strike float by. Rice proved an In-and-out fiielder in the third frame, but It did no harm. Ho followed a spectacular catch to his right -of Llndstrom’s liner with 'some sluggish fielding of Frisch's hit that bounded off the field-box barrier and made It a double for Frankie. But Young and Kelly could not pole the ball by the infield. Nehf was given little to do by the Nationals in the third. Jackson took excellent care of McNeely and Harris, while Rice put up an easy foul for session of the afternoon. Peck, sore leg and all, did much .to shove the Giants aside In the fourth. He tossed out Meusel and after Wilson singled to right took Harris’ throw of Jackson’s grounder and relayed to Judge for a two-ply killing. Wilson slid Into second hard enough to take Peck off his feet, but It did not seem to harm the short fielder’s bad leg. Nehf seems to be getting better as the game goes along. Neither Goslin, Judge nor Bluege could get hold of (ho boll decently in the Nationals’ batting part of Ahc fourth. The hardest hit ball of the Inning was off Goslln's bat. It was a weak fly to Young. First hitless frame for the Giants was the fifth, but It took a great catch by Rice to make It so. He went tearing almost to the foul line for a shoe-fop grab of Nehfs.looper while on the dead rim. Harris and Judge also were after the fly, but neither had a teal, chance to get 1£ Gowdy hkd rolled to. Peck before Sam’s field ing feat was accomplished and Zach tackled Lindatrom's grounder after ward. Harris was the big noise of the Na tionals’ fifth, although Peck and Mc- Neely assisted their leader nobly. CLEARVIEW WINS FIRST EVENT AT LAURELBY NOSE Travers and Ampoiac So Close Official Announcement > Needed for Decision. THREE IN BUNCH MAKE CLOSEST OF SEASON New Low Records Expected if Present Weather Condi tions Continue. Bf.fPial Dispatch to The Star„ .RACE TRACK. LAUREL. Mil., Octo her 9.—Despite the fact that she sixth game of the world series was being staged in the National Capital, the main artery from which I.aurel Park draws its daily patronaxe. the at tendance this afternoon was not ap preciably affected. Many who had journeyed to 'Wash ington in the hope of seeing the Na tionals and Giants in action and had failed to gain the coveted tickets of admission turned in their disappoint ment to Laurel Park for solace. It seemed that the crowd In the most part was an overflow from Clark Grif fith Stadium. A bright sitn added just enough warmth to the atmosphere to set the blood tingling through the veins of both man and beast. The clear, cool, crispy, dry weather of the past week has resulted in the racing strip be coming lightning fast, and students of the sport predict that track records are in imminent ganger of being shat tered should the course continue in its present condition throughout the meeting. With the New York and Canadian seasons drawing to a close there is a steady influx of the more pretentious racing establishments from those points, and the meeting bids fair to eclipse any of its predecessors in point .ftf.cpmpetitlon ,and,tarUli»h«. . 4 tA co'itu.ticmcd affair * olds attracted a field of li in the first event, with P. B. Codd's Rose Cloud the one most favored in the specula tion, although the entry of Ampoiac and Gold Trap were not without friends. First Race Thriller. The finish provided the greatest thrill of the meeting, hut noses sepa rating the first three to cross the line and it was not until the official plac ing was posted that the crowd was able to tell which had won. Ralparri's Travers outbroke the procession and maintained sway to the eighth pole, where he was joined by A. Nicolai’s Clearview and Ampo iac. In a dingdong drive the three raced head and head for the last 50 yards. Clearview managed to win the verdict by a nose, while Travers had but a like margin over Ampoiac. Orion's Sivorrt Wins Second. Timber Tophers, which had never won a race, held the center of the stage in the second. Fifteen had been named over night through the entry box, and all accepted the issue. On the strength of her last effort, when she ran second to Ralparr's Warren ton, Dixon Josephine was installed the favorite, although practically everything in the race received more or less play. Bright Lights display’d an excel lent turn of early speed and led the pack for the first three-quarters of a mile, when he was supplanted as the pacemaker by Beverwyok. The latter did not last long, being used up in forcing too fast a pace. On the final turn of the field Orion’s Sword moved into command and under a well Judged ride by Smoot was home four lengths In front of Beverwyck, while Beverwyck had 15 on Owen Tudor. Alloy On came to Grief at the seventh obstacle and Dixon Josephine finished last by almost a hundred lengths. Third Race a Flivver. The poorest excuse for a race fun In Maryland during Ihe current sea son came about in the third, a 5Vi furlong dash for juveniles, styled "the Carroll.” In fact at no singe of the race did it ever rcstfinble a contest. Harry Payne Whitney’s Candy Kid had cen hack to the exclusion of all others and went to the post a most prohibitive choice. The Peter Pan colt was the quickest in motion, and opening up a five-length lead going down the back stretch was merely being hand ridden at the end. Had Ivan Parke so elected the Whit ney youngster could In all probability have won by just twice or three times the margin he did. Trailing six lengths in back of Candy Kid at the finish came Walter J. Salmon's Snow drop, followed by Arbitration. The others were only out for the air. Peck began the fireworks with his 1 second single of the day and Ruel’s sacrifice with Zachary's retiremen* put Rajah at the far corner. Then McNeely .walked and made a thrilling steal of' second. Harris waited for a three-and-two count to bang a sin gle between Frisch and Kelly that tallied both his mates and put his club' In front. Bucky got to second when Toung threw the ball in, but Rice gazed calmly at a strike after working Kehf to the three-and-two point. “My batting eye feels good today,” remarked Goose Goslin to newspaper men before the game, and then he proceeded to knock a ball pitched in batting practice literally over the right field fence; applause echoed. BASE BALE EXTRA! TWO CENTS Yerterday’s Circulation, 100,539 TWO CENTS. NATS AND 37,000 FANS PIN HOPE ON ZACHARY TO TAKE SIXTH GAME Team and Followers Confident He Could Take Measure of Nelif and Giants in Crucial Battle. HARRIS SURE FIGHTING QUALITIES OF GRIFFS WOULD BRING VICTORY Peckinpaugh in Line-Up Bolsters Inner Defense and Strengthens Attack. Coolidge Is at Game. BY HAROLD K. PHILIPS. CLARK GRIFFITH STADIUM, October 9.—Game to th • core in the face of tremendous adverse odds, Bucky Harris and his never-say-die teammates went into the sixth tilt of the world series before a roaring crowd of 37,000 frantic fans here this after noon, fighting with the desperation of the knowledge that Ilv base ball championship of the world hangs in the balance. One down in the count and the professional gamblers in t!;- side lines ready to call them losers at i to 1, the Griffmen wen* into battle with their brawny foemen supported by the most loyal legion of fans that ever crammed its way into an overpackcd stadium and overflowed by the hundreds to precarious perches atop nearby houses, astride accommodating trees and even from the tip edge of one telegraph pole high enough to barely peep over into the park. Tier upon tier, row after row, in ! solid. fluttering- lines. those fans roared enuouragement to their stout hearted idols out on the diamond, matching their own gameness with the undaunted spirit of the struggling Nationals. Even when old Tom Zachary, upon ■Whom Bncky Harris pinned his hopes for the victory that would tie the aeries at three-all, yielded twj safe ties in the alien first inning that net ted the Giants a rnp, the fans never gave up hope,, and in the .fifth their rewarded.*{k?n Wftwliipigv ton took the lead by one rUn, all but smashing Art Nehf, the enemy ace. out of the box. It was a game that matched those t\vo stirring, record-breaking tilts with which the series were opened here five days ago. And time after time when the pinches came or when some stirring play by the locals drew fresh cheers from the throng. Presi dent Coolidge witnessing his second world series game in a private box beside the Washington dugout rose to his feet In excitement. Beside him stood Mrs. Coolidge, no less thrilled by the tense battle for the world's greatest base hall trophy than her distinguished husband. It was a crowd that only the National Capital could assemble. One might almost say that the whole world was watching this battle of the century for within the small spades of this historic old stadium were grouped the accredited digni taries of most of the larger nations of the world. But overshadowing all else were those faithful legions of everyday fans who had been so loyal with voice and purse to the Nationals in the days of defeat as well as in these latter, balmy days of champion ship. It Is a great, rollicking crowd — a crowd hoping for the best, but out for a holiday despite the wo^st. Eager to spur their heroes on at the slightest provocation, these thou sands of flushed men and women,"boys and girls rose in their seats time and again to spatter a trembling at mosphere with roar upon roar of frenzied applause. Old Tom Zachary, who humbled the mighty Giants Sunday, and who was called upon by Clark Griffith to save the bacon today, had been warm ing up on the side lines. On the op posite side of the diamond, just in front of the foemen's dugout. Art Nehf, ace of the invading twirlers. had been practicing his pep shoots, too. There was a sudden lull, a silence that was tumultuous in its oppressive ness in the face of such a throng— -the lull before the storm. Now it has broken In all of its fury. The game is on—a king may be crowned iu the next two hours. .Fairly sparkling with bristling pep, the Nationals run out upon the dia mond. Slowly Zacli follows aud the stands raise up as a unit. 37.000 per sons working with the precision of a machine, to hall the man upon whom Washington pins Us hope, its faith, its ail. Suddenly Zachary, squirming, rhyth mically ties his elongated frame into an impossible knot and when he comes out of It the ball is flashing its way straight for a Giant. Behind him Bucky Harris and his teammates wait.' They are calm, grizzled vet erans now. Not the nervous, over zealous novices that went into this fray for the first time, and the first line of defense Intact, because re liable Roger Peckinpaugh pi in his accustomed place at short with Bluege attending to the-hot corner at third. There is something more than mere determination in this team to day. It Is self-assurance, confidence in their ability to win. There was no sorrow out here to day over Walter's second defeat. In fact, one veteran of long years' stand ing declared that at least three of the Giant blows that had been charged against the old master as hits should have been called errors. Ready to Drive Again. "Win today, forget yesterday.” ( That was the overwhelming thought that began In the Washing ton dugout, swept over the field and reverberated through the stands I banked high with pulsating humanic a dominating note that it seenu simply could not he denied. It w.i - j the old, “n er say die" spirit thai swept the Nationals to the American League pennant in the greatest driv ing finish base ball that was evei known. As the players arrived at the pari; by twos and threes, every one wa calling on that old fighting, dogg refusal to accept defeat Out on the side lines, where professional gam , -biers weighed the odds with balan.es of cold facts, the chances are againsi Washington—three to one that Grif fith will lose. This staid old Capital of the United States was getting ha. . into Us normal state of mind today. It was not one whit downhearted and, per haps, more loyal in the face of pos sible defeat than ever. With its remarkable faculty of adapting itself to unusual circum stance: in extraordinarily short time, the city has become a world series veteran in the brief span of three days, and that, together with the ur gent need for quiet nerves in this su preme test, found its reflection in the gathering crowds. Once more dawn found a sleep few holding patient vigil at the gates of the bleachers where a fortunate 2.000 or more may squeeze in on tin only ‘ickets available. least Saturday and Sunday, however, every one of these seats had been filled by 10 o'clock. At noon today there were several hundred vacant spaces, but no doubt that they would be gobbled up an hour before the game was call ed. By the dozens eager persons ar rived on foot, in automobiles, and even in some rather rural-looking conveyances that old inhabitants said were horses and carriages. Girls Wall in Line. In tlie few who waited all night for seats in the open stands were two girls and it was they who got the first tickets sold at 9 o'clock this morning, ,'s a result they occupied front row places, equal to most and better than some of the choice grand stand and box chairs that had been sold several times over two weeks before that glorious, though rainv day in Boston that Bucky Harris and his team mates clinched the American League pennant. When the first attendance reached the ball park, sleepy, but ffill of pen shortly after daybreak, the weather was clear but crisp. A few hours later it was still cold, almost perfect football weather, and old timers looked around anxiously wondering whether it would be a day suitable for a veteran like Zachary. Old Sol. however, smiled with benign glory upon Washington and two hours before game time his flaming personality had warmed things up to such an extent that even the earlier arrivals In the stands began discard ing lightweight overcoats. Wherever that sun shone it was positively hot and no place did it shine with greater ferocity than upon the diamond. At 11 o'clock Meyer Goldman and his band troop :d into thes park. There was an instantaneous whoop from the rapidly filling open stands. The leader had begun seating his musicians just back of home plate, but the whoop from center field swelled Into a roar. Goldman grinned joyously, motioned his bandsmen to rise, formed them in line and inarched them across the field, playing that rollicking, spirited tut.A Take me oat to the ball game, 'lake me out with the crowd; » reed me on peanuts and crackerjack. I don't care if I never get back. Oh. root, root, root for the home team. It’* one. two. three strikes you aie out— It's the old ball game. That was just the spark those men and women needed to set off a mighty explosion of cheering, hokvling and screaming that never ended from that moment. Chairs were quickly rushed to cen ter field and the musicians kept up an incessant concert until the two teams appeared for batting practice. There was no time for music then, anyhow. Hours before the time the reserved section gates were to be thrown open the proud possessors of (Continued on I’age 2, Column g->