Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-04
HADLEY AND BURKE RATED
AS REGULARS HENCEFORTH
Lisenbee Helps Criffmen Extend Winning Streak to
Ten Games Yankees Are Downed, to 5, in
Thriller Before $4,000 Fans Yesterday.
by JOHN h. KELLER.

by JOHN h. KELLER.
n YEW YORK, July 4.-HavinG
discovered real worth in his
VI young pitchers, Manager Stan
/ ley Harris now plans to use
them regularly during the Ma
tionals' long tour. The pilot intends
to start against the Yankees here to.
morrow Irving Hadley, one of his re.
cruits, who stopped the Athletics with
only three safeties in Washington last
Friday. Bob Burke, who performed
so creditably against Connie Mack's
aggregation Saturday, is very likely
to break in as starter in one or the
games Of the double-headers to be
PLAYED with the Indians in Cleveland
in the week end.
Horace Lisenbee, ace of the young
group and by far the most depend
able of the entire staff so far. helped
his club extend its record winning
streak of the year to 10 games yes
terday in thrilling 6-to-5 battle in
Clark Griffith Stadium, even though
far from his best form. 1t was his
third start IN seven days, and while
he was lifted from the fray, as he
had been in the two previous efforts
of the week, he was somewhat
stronger than when he faced the Red
Sox and the Athletics.
LIS stuck to his task until after one
was out in the eighth inning. Then
he turned the pitching assignment
over to Garland BraXton, with the
Yankees a run behind the Nationals
and having runners on first and sec
ond bases. And he was credited with
the victory, for the Yanks never again
denied the plate, even though Brax-
ton had to give way to Fred Mar
berry with one out and one on in the
ninth.
Crowd of $1,000 on Hand.
1t was a desperate battle, with the
clubs going to deadlock in the frst
three frames and the Nationals, after
forging well ahead in the fifth, COM
PEELED to work to their utmost to
stave off the Yanks' determined bid
for victory. There was everything in
tho contest to thrill the more than
$4,000 present, a record crowd for the
season.
In the first inning Babe Ruth got
his twenty-sixth home rum or the
year, a tremendous drive into the
upper tiers at the center field end or
the open concrete stand. In the Ma
JlO1ldlS DOItlUIt VI thC otAAAS AONAA1
Goose Goslin got his fifth homer of
the season, hoist over the right field
barrier, and in the eighth Tony Laz-
zeri smote his tenth circuit clout OF
this campaign, lifting the ball into
the open stand back of left field.
There also were four doubles and
two triples among the 20 hits socked
by the two clubs. The Nationals
made most of the safeties. banging
an even dozen off three of the four
hurlers employed by Manager Hug
gins.
Urban Shocker started for the
Yanks, but a foot injury compelled
him to retire in the third inning.
Myles Thomas then toiled until he
was bumped out of the box in the
fifth, when the Harrismen put on
their big rally. The left-handed Joe
Giard followed Thomas and went
through the seventh session. leaving
to Bob Shawkey the eighth round.
There was no hitting at Sailor Bobs
expense.
Griff's Take Early Lead.
Neither side lost any time break
ing into the run column. After Ruth
began the Yankee tallying by rifing
the ball 10 the upper part or the
centerfield open stand the Nation
ais came right back to get one more
run than the Yanks. Rice started
their first batting turn with slam to
left center that was good for three
bases. Harris hoist to Ruth was so
deep that Sam trotted to the plate
after the catch. Following Speakers
pop to short, Goslin poled the
sphere over the right field barrier.
In the second inning, the Yanks
were checked, although a tumble by
Reeves gave Meusel, first up. a life.
They did better in the third frame,
though, and forged to the front.
Shocker opened the attack by bound
ing a. single off Judges glove. he
pulled up lame at third when Combs
cracked a two-bagger between Gosiin
and Speaker, but managed to limp In
with a score after Rice caught More
hart's loft as Sam threw to third in
stead of home. Combs made the far
corner ahead of Rice's heave and
tailed when Meusers single followed
Ruth's retirement and Gehrigs walk.
The Nationals, in their half Of this
frame, sent up seven batters to get
a tying marker. Rice was out of the
way when Harris dragged a bunt by
Shocker to Gehrig and beat the husky
first sacker to the base. Shocker's
lame foot panied him SO he had to
retire after pitching to the Washing
ton Manager, so Thomas was on the
hill when Speaker came up to bat.
All Spoke did was hoist to Combs and
that did not help Bucky any.
Thomas Wakes wild.
But Thomas suddenly lost the range
of the plate and walked GoSlin and
Judge, thereby filing the bases. Ruel
came UP and took swing at the
first pitch to him. driving the ball down
the left-field line just without fair
territory. He Jared better with his
next swing, shooting a hot one at
Dugan that all but knocked the third
sacker off his pins. AS the sphere
bounded away from Jumping Joe,
Harris raced to the plate. Bluege also
sent a hot one to Dugan. but TINS
time the far corner guardian managed
to cling to the ball and he stepped on
third to force out Goslin.
The Yanks got nothing out or hits
made in the next two innings. Thomas
singled with two gone. in the fourth,
hut Combs lofted to Speaker. There
were two out when Gehrig crashed
triple against the scoreboard In the
fifth. Meusels best was a short ny
to Rice.
A big time was had by the Nationals
IN their fifth turn. They batted around.
driving Thomas from the box ana
breaking the deadlock by scoring;
thrice. Harris grounded to Lazzeri
at the outset of the round. but Speak
er smote a two-basger to the rign'
field corner. After Goslin walked
Judge drove the ball down the right
field line. 1t struck a peanue Vender'
who was rambling across fair terri.
tory near the end Of the row OF neio
boxes, SO a ground rule held likely
triple to n double.
The blow put Speaker over ana LOS
lin at third base. Ruel then hned a
single past LazZeri and two more runs
we're registered, When Bluege
bounced a single off Dugan's gloved