Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21

ETROIT, August -V.-AAt"t
holding second place in the
American League race since
the latter part of June the
Nationals relinquished 1t to
the Tigers today in the first game OF
a double-header that Went 10 the
home club. 5 TO q.
The victory put George MorlartN
crew into the runner-up position with
only a very slender margin over the
Nationals. but in the second part OF
the bargain hill it stuhhornly defend
ed its hold and went through Is in
rings to a SIS break.
The nightcap had lasted 3 hours
and IS minutes before Umpire in Chief
Bill MCGOWAN decided it was too dark
to continue hostilities and called it
a day to let the more than 10000
cash customers present 60 home to
cold suppers.
Now Nationals and Tigers will en-
gage in another double header on
Monday afternoon. being content to
stage only a single game on the Sun
DAY date.
Home runs by Harry Heilmann and
Marty McManus frustrated the efforts
of the Nationals to regain the second
notch in the latter part of the dual
sketch. Beilmann made his in the
eighth inning when there was no one
on base to deadlock the contest. while
McAlanus got his in the eleventh
while Bob Fothergill was roosting on
the middle sack to match runs the
Nationals had made in their early
part of the round. Both were drives
over the left-1eld wall.
Stoner Outlasts Marberry.
Fred Marberry and Lii Stoner were
opposing pitchers at the outset of the
second clash and Stoner went the
route, allowing II safeties. while
Marberry passed out of the picture
in the fourteenth, leaving to Garland
Braxton a runner on third base with
two out. Fred was nicked for 10 hits
and Braxton for none.
Benny Tate and Iris Speaker
tried desperately to help the Ma
tionals' cause in the second clash, each
getting three very productive hits. but
their efforts were shaded by Heilmann.
who in his first four trips to the
plate got double. two singles and a
homer for the Tigers.
The Nationals had no license tn
take the first game, getting only five
safeties off the left-ha nded Earl
Whitehill. and four of those came in
Zachary. who started for the Harris.
men. lasted six sessions, during which
he gave up nine hits and all the
Tiger scores. Then Clayton Van
Alstyne, recently recalled from Br-
minghan1, hurled two frames and al
lowed but one wallop.
Rice's Error Counts.
Tiger scoring in the first game
started after two were out in the third
round. Warner whipped a single over
the middle base. but when Blue 1ofted
toward right-center it seemed the Ben
gals would be checked. Rice, however,
let the ball trickle through his hands,
and Warner raced from first base to
the plate.
All of the other Tiger tallies were
Of the earned variety five safeties
and two passes yielded by Zachary
figuring in the making of the runs.
Gehringer opened the Tiger fourth
with a single, and pulled up at second
base when Heilmann hit safely.
Manush fouled to Judge, but Fother-
gill rifled a two-bagger to center to
register his teammates at the count
ing block.
Zach lost his control in the sixth
and walked Blue as starter. Lu was
Immediately forced out by Gehringer.
hut Heilmann also drew A pass. Then
Manush cracked a single to middle
field to score Gehringer. Helmann,
who had checked in at second when
Heine hit, got home as Fothergill
smote the ball against the left-field
wall for his second double of the fray.
Manush tried to follow Harry over the
plate. only to he tagged by .Blueee' s
relay of Goslin's return.
All of the Nationals early hitting
in the clash was done by Speaker
end Bluege. With two gone. Spoke
singled in the first frame and Judge
walked. but Manush came in fast for
q low catch of Cioslin's short looper
Elueee walked with one out IN the