> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.diamondghosts.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # MACKS UNABLE TO KEEP PACE WITH CHAMPIONS - URL: https://www.diamondghosts.com/macks-unable-to-keep-pace-with-champions/ - Published: 2026-04-24T21:58:40.000Z - Updated: 2026-04-24T21:58:40.000Z - Author: Diamond Ghosts - Tags: team:Washington Nationals, team:Philadelphia A's, publication:Washington Daily News ## Griffs Outclass A's to Gain Margin in Series With Them **Shows Strength of Two Clubs;**[**Walter Johnson**](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/johnswa01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com) **Wins Second of Year as Nats Hit Hard** --- ### Leading Griff Batters | **Player** | **G.** | **AB.** | **H.** | **Ave** | | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------- | ------ | ------- | | [Bush](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bushjo01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com) | 2 | 4 | 2 | .500 | | [Ruether](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ruethdu01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com) | 4 | 9 | 4 | .444 | | [J. Harris](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/harrijo03.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com) | 10 | 38 | 14 | .368 | | [Goslin](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/gosligo01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com) | 10 | 38 | 13 | .342 | | [McNeely](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/m/mcneeea01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com) | 4 | 3 | 1 | .333 | | [Rice](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ricesa01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com) | 10 | 41 | 12 | .293 | | [Bluege](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bluegos01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com) | 10 | 36 | 10 | .278 | | [Judge](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/j/judgejo01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com) | 10 | 36 | 10 | .244 | --- **Special to The News** **PHILADELPHIA, Pa.** — In the world series each club is putting its all into every game. The contests, as a result are tests of the real strength of the two league champs. The same is true in every game played between Washington and the Athletics this year. Each of these teams figures it has the other to beat to cop the American League title of 1926. ### Bested by Nats Thus, it is plainly seen that [Connie Mack's](https://www.baseball-reference.com/managers/mackco01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com) club isn't able to keep pace with the champions. They have been outclassed in the seven games played between the two to date, winning but two of them. > Bush vs. Gray > > **PHILADELPHIA** — Today[J oe Bush](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bushjo01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com)is going back for the Griffs, despite his injured leg, wounded when he stopped one of [Earle Combs'](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/c/combsea01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com)liners at Washington Sunday. Joe will be opposed by [Sam Gray](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/graysa01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com), who led the league pitchers until he was injured last year. > > Bush displayed a return to his old form Sunday before he was hurt. Yesterday the Griffs again walked away from the Macks with Walter Johnson pitching his second victory of the year. They beat the A's at bat, afield and in the box. They drove [Lefty Grove](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/g/grovele01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com)and [Joe Pate](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/p/patejo01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com)from the mound, then pounded the third Athletic pitcher, [Fred Heimach](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/heimaf01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com), collecting 13 hefty hits to win, 9 to 5. ### Two Out of Three This made it two out of three in the present series for the Nats. Philadelphia fans are getting wise. They started razzing their ambitious Athletics. Then [Joe Hauser](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/hausejo01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com) gave them something to cheer about when he slammed a Johnson fast ball over the right field wall and also a Louse on 20th-st, which means it traveled a Ruthian distance. Joe also rapped two singles. He's a help to the club, but he can't win games single-handed. ### Barney Hits, Too Johnson himself aided in the Nationals' slugging. He helped Moon Harris, Goslin, Judge and Bluege put over the winning runs. All these Washington gents made two hits, Moon and Barney getting doubles and Bluege swatting a triple. Barney made the Macks waste most of their hits. Two triples came without aiding in their scoring and, after [Sammy Hale](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/h/halesa01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com) opened the ninth with a single, Walter killed hopes of the fans by toppling [Lamar](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/lamarbi01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com), Hauser and [Simmons](https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/s/simmoal01.shtml?ref=diamondghosts.com) in a row. ![An advertisement from 1926 for American-Strate gasoline, utilizing a political campaign theme. The ad features a vintage gas pump globe at the top with the words "American Strate" and a "Motor Gas" cap below it. The main body of the ad is styled like a vertical scroll or ballot, with text that reads: "If you vote a straight gas ticket— We nominate AMERICAN-STRATE. The Regular Motor Gasoline. Try it today. Sells at the same price as other Motor Gasolines." At the bottom, the American-Strate logo is displayed in a bold, dark banner, followed by "The American Oil Co." and a final call to action: "Try AMOCO Motor Oil." The entire image has a grainy, black-and-white newspaper texture typical of the early 20th century.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/9d/ed/9ded1188-58c0-4dc4-a383-eccc24fe015e/content/images/2026/04/image-16.png) Source: (1926, April 24) The Washington daily news. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/sn82016181/1926-04-24/ed-1/.