Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31

HI MPING three pitchers
soundly while their slabman.
Bump Hadley. Welded six
4 .safeties, the Nationals yes
terday scored their second
straight victory over the III" RS by
a count Of 10 to l. The triumph left
the second-pla club, led by Bucky
Harris, five games up on George Mori-
arty's outfit, it's closest competitor
for the runner-up position in the
American League race.
Early in the melee the Nationals
lost their fielding and hitting star,
iris Speaker, who sprained his left
wrist when he collided with Johnny
Neun, Tiger first baseman, while
running out a drive. But Sam Rice
assumed Spokes place in the bat
ting order and appeared anything
hut the sick man he had been for
two days previous, seeking triple
and a single i'm his four turns at the
plate.
Goose Goslin, though. was the
spearhead of the locals attack, con-
Meeting safely each time he batted.
He hit two doubles and two one
hasers. Muddy Ruel. right back of
Goose in the clubbing list. smote n
two-bagger and two singles in four
efforts.
Thirteen Hits by Griffs.
All told, the Nationals collected Is
aafeties for 10 bases. Six of these
hits were made off Rip Collins, Tiger
starter, who blew In the fourth round
and had TO be relieved by George
Smith after two were out. Enough
runs had been cleaned off Collins to
lick the Tigers, us the game turned
out, but the Nationals scored at
Smiths expense when he backed the
lore hit he yielded with couple OF
passes and his support faltered. In
their last two batting turns the locals
faced former teammate, Dad Ham
kins, and Dad was bombarded In
both.
Hadley, in going the route-a con-
siderable feat for a National pitcher
these days-for the fourth time this
month. was we'll nigh invinclhle
after his first inning. Then two hlts.
coming after two were out, netted
the Tigers their lone run. After
that but seven of the visitors got on
the runway. and only in the seventh
inning, when single 1oiloWeo
Bumps one pass, were as many as
two on at one time. Hadley struck
strike by the batter.
Tigers Score First.
The Tigers did their counting In the
f,rst inning after their lead-on and
second batters had been retired with
ease. Manush starte dthe run with
a double down the left field line and
1t when Fothergill shot
single to right. i,
McNeely was the only one Of the
to knock the ball beyond
the inner Gordon I'M the opening round |
and his hoist went directly to Wingo. |
The Tigers were not troublesome Tor
Hadley in round two. but Bucky
Harris bunch put over tying taily. |
With Judge out OF the way, Goshn
heat out smart grounaer 10 Snose
stop McManus. The Goose swlpeo
second and scored when Ruel rified |
a one.baser to left. AS Bluege whined,
Muddy also pilfered the middle sta
ton. but Reeves could give no help.
Gehringer was the lone Tiger TO
see the runway in the third. getting |
on after two were out when Reeves
funnbled, then cl1ucked to first poorly, |
while not a National was able to do |
any damage to Collins. But after the |
visitors had wasted Nouns double |
that came with two gone in the fourth, |
Collins suffered a rough humping.
Nationals Forge Ahead.
Four hits and pass netted the Ma.
tionals three runs. Rice celebrated
his return to the lineup by cracking
n triple to left-center as a. starter.
Judge strolled to first, then Goslin
singled Sam over the plate and Ruefs
ne.baser to right crowded the has
socks. Bluege popped to McManus,
hrt Judge tailed as Reeves forced out |
Muddy, Hadley lined a hit to left to
shoot the Goose over the counting |
block, That brought Smith to Collins
relief and the best McNeely could get
ofy the new hurler was a roller to |
short.
Neither side got anywhere in the
fifth. nor did Hadley's muff of Harris
throw that put Manush on second with |
one out net the Tigers anything in
the sixth, but the Nationals collected
some more runs in the latter round |
Goslin doubled, and after Ruel fouled |
to Neun a pass was drawn by Bluege |
and Reeves walk filled the bases. |
Hadiey pushed a roller to Gehringer |
and the latter's heave to McManus |
forced out Reeves as Goslin got home. |
Bluege followed the Goose over the /
ffnal base when McManus. trying to
complete a two-ply killing, chucked |
wildly past first.
With two gone in the Tigers sew
enth, woodall got Hadley's only pass |
and Blue, batting in Smiths plaoe,
smote a single to move the catcher 10
third base. Warner, though, let a
third strike go by.
Hawkins Hammered.