Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-03

pleted the pass, although johnson
officially was charged with the walk
as potential tying and winning run:
were on the base paths. At that, al
might have been well had Earl Nc
| Nicely. who had broken into the line
| up in time to score the run In the
eighth properly judged hoist from
Larry WoodalFs bat.
Fly Misjudgement Costly.
But Earl. In center field, first ran
| in as the sphere scared toward his
| territory, then raced back. but too late.
| He leaped high for catch. but the
| ball bounded off his gloved hand and
! fell for three-baSe hit that let the
two Tiger runners dash over the plate.
Fred Marberry promptly replaced
Braxton on the slab and the first
batter he pitched to was thrown
out while Woodall was held at third.
A hit to drive home the third Tiger
run Of the round followed, though.
and that third run proved just the
one needed by the visitors for victory.
as the Nationals rally at the expense
of Lii Stoner, who hurled in the ninth
against the home club, Melted but
two safeties and one tally.
OSSie Bluege drove the first Ma
tional run across the plate when in
the second inning. which Goose Goslin
had opened with a triple. he followed
Ruefs foul loft to Jack Warner back
of third with a single. But 1t also
was bluege who failed to field as
sharply as he usually does in the
fifth inning when the Tigers put
themselves three runs to the good.
Bob Fothergill began the Tigers
Wifi first
safety of the game off Johnson.
Harry Heilmann followed with a one
baser and the Nationals score was
matched. Then Neun skidded the
ball toward Bluege. but it glanced
from the third-sacker's hands and
went to left field for hit that moved
Heilmann to the second sack. After
Bernard de Viveiros had sacrificed.
Woodall, who was to cause so much
trouble later. slapped the ball to-
ward Bluege.
Tigers Forge Ahead.
This time the third -sacker fumbled.
He recovered the ball quickly enough
to hold Neun to the middle station.
but not with enough speed to prevent
advance to the plate nor
to get throw to first base fast enough
to flag Woodall. who was credited |
with a hit. Whitehill fouled to Ruel, |
but in a hit-and-run play that fol- |
lowed Warner drove the ball through
the place Bluege had left when the !
Tiger runners got under way and !
Neun counted. A double by Charley |
followed and so did fourth |
run.
One was out in the seventh when |
the Nationals opened their tying rally. |
Goslin singled and, after Ruel walked. |
Bluege partially atoned for his earlier |
wabbly fielding by cracking a two.
Dagger to left to score the Goose and |
send Muddy to third. AS Reeves |
grounded out Ruel counted and Bluege /
advanced a base. then Johnson drew
L pass. Sam Rice surprised the Tiger
nfield with bunt that sent the ball |
'olling over Whitehilps hands for
single and registered Bluege with the
ying tally.
That brought Holloway to the box
n Whitehill's place and Harris be-
anne the third retirement of the round
when he hoisted to Heilmann. But
Holloway yielded a run in the eighth
hat Iris Speaker, back to the game
or the first time since Saturday,
when he suffered a sprained wrist,
opened with a single. McNeely was
ent in to run for Speaker and Judge
acrificed. fine stop back of Sec
md base by Gehringer held Goslin's
rive to a single and McNeely to O.
ne-base advance. Ruel lofted to
lehman in rather short right field,
nut the fleet McNeeely managed to
ace to the plate ahead of the throw.
Marbery Hit for Run.
Heilmann started the ninth-inning
tack that was to win for the Tiers
nth single to left center, his third
uccessive hit off Johnson. Neun
united, but Johnson grabbed the ball
nd heaved to Reeves. heading off
lehman. The lefthand swinging
Ted Wingo came up to bat in De-
'iveiros' place and as Walter threw
second wide one to the pinch. batter
'eun made his all-importapt theft of
econd base. When the southpaw
'raxton came to the slab for the Ma.
ionals Wingo was withdrawn and
larty McManus, a right-hand swing
r, substituted at the plate. McManus
walked and McNeely's disastrous mis-.
Judgment OF Woodall's loft followed.
Harris made a fine stop and throw
o get Pinch-batter John Bassler, first
0 face Marberry, while Woodall chung
o the far corner, but Warner smote
single to tally Larry.
The home crowds hopes of a tying
ally at least in the ninth were raised
shen Reeves began this round with
ripple and scored after Heilmann got
nder Pinch-batter Benny Tate's long
DIST. Rice got an infield single, but
9th Harris and McNeely grounded to
he infield to end the contest.