Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-02
GR|FFS ARE LICKED
IN STORMY TUSSLE
Hugmen'S Big Third Session
Tells in Tilt Tia, Sees
Harris BaniShed.
RY John r. MILLER.

together and insist upon win
L. ming ball game. Tbs they did
Yesterday. but they had to tuSSle
70 secure their S-to-3 victory over the
Nationals and thereby maintain their
league lead over the ambitious Athletics
at two games. Incidentally. the defeat
dropped the Nationals to fifth place.
A turbulent affair was this staged be-
fore Herbert Hoover. Republican pres'-
Dental nominee. and more than $4,000
Capitai fans II seemed 10 the tan>
that I'll decisions at critical moments
were unfavorable TO the Nationals AND
they let the umpireS know this even
70 the extent Of hurting few pop bot
ties al the chief official, Dick Naiiin
In the seventh inning, OF the throns
81 Griffith Stadium. only the nominee
81 the G. O 2. remained cool auG calm
throughout the afternoon.
Several times the PLAYERS OF both sides
INDUCED in heated arguments with ta@
game officials and Manager Stanley
Harris Of the Nationals was given the
Dir bv Umpire Bill Guthrie when ne
protested too violently 8 decision handed
down BY the Chicago florist. This was
in the ninth inning when Harris
though, he had prevented a theft OF
second by Leo DurocheT. AT hrs',
Guthrie. too. thought so. but changed
ntzNO
WORDS followed and Harris wGS oroerco
70 leave by the nearest exit.
No: an Artistic Contest.
Il was not pm artistic contest, this
second Setto Of the series. Rather a
furfv-burlv OF HIS. with the Nationa!s
making more hits than the Yankees
In. the YANKEES making theirs count
for more at the business end OF the
runway. The home side amaSSed Is
ksfettoS during the paStining, all put
two of them of George Pipgras. In the
Eeveath Pipgras showed he was slipping
fast. and Manager Miller Higgins oe-
cj5ed it might pe better to let Waite
E9vt finish the job
pinrras turned a healthy lead over To
Hovf. for the Yankees had made merry
with two local hurlers early IN the
frav, The left-handed Garland BfaX-
ton. who had stopped the Yanks Twice
hefo~a this season. tried 10 do so again.
h,,t no was found for a tally in the first
round and before the third was ~
under wav the BronSmen he'd r-r~@>7
rim, for three more tallies. So Brag-
tor departad. leaving behind two u
KEGS on the paths and but one out.
irving Hadley let these two score Wnlie
ha was finishing the round. Bob BURKE
RsiIf CASTOR and LLOYD Brown fol-
Ic.we5 Hadlev. but only of CASTOR vas
there more alien scoring.
All the Yankee hitting was done oy
fc,lr men. with Bob Meusei leading inc
attack. He socked three singles ana a
doub.e in his first four trips to the plse
and walked the last time up BOO
Reimbursement of the Washington pltcn-
e-s accounted for the scoring of three
teammates end he also crossed the
cunning block once himself. The two
Sans Rice and West. Gid most OF the
local lambastlng. Rice co. four nuts
aud West three and between them tai
led two of their clubs runs.
Babe Ruth did not knock any hon1ers
in fact nc didn't get hit IN three
legal times at bat but he made one
Of the most spectacular catches seen
Al Griffith Stadium in many Gay az
the outset Of the sixth inning joe
Judge drove the horsehlde sphere on
line toward the right-feio narrieI.
Ruth rumbled back. gamely leapeo hlsi,
AGAINST The fence and with his gioVcn
80 sneared the ball. He took
r go niIunplng as he crashed into the
fenee but never took time out. ih@
paF4e.s not mat KIND OF player
Yanks Score Early.
Eari Combs single, Lou Genrlg m
f7efH erasufe. poSsea . DA -
s.s,re. MUDDY Ruel as Braxton maor
sa,,,.,t1 vide pitch to Ruth and
Sf.,.Sei.s one baser gave the 4anss q
-s.~ger in round one Marx koeni2 2o'
lie 81 tie outset of rouno tnfee
-, rzoh Reeves made poor chucK
y,,6oe 4npa passes 70 GehTls ana
49, icadec the bases. Came .insles
-. ae,,sei and Durocher Hltn Joe
p.,.~a,,ss lofty out between. Three runs
a-1 eyi; Braxton. Hadley fi.eo ne
haseg again By passing Pat Collins sila :,
sfte, Pipgras lined out COMBS Siiisie"
two more runs across - ..roa,er
The Nationals, after t@lce sl.aae,rr
ine 20 make the afternoon ali0 ,,;,'t for
abIe for Pipgras. manly sot " t t1,,,a
M in the sixth. OSsie Bluese
80 ard Harris double did me. Set'l :
s-ia7-S Asoye trouble seemed N store lol
10 when Ruel walked ano Benny
s4s Batting for Burke, Whackeo ~
,lIS 30 C;ehYig 70 right felo nail .
Stts,>es home. but after the pan va
1890 'ad ~ the infleid Umpire Naii'll
'e-1r into the action. d@claTec INA
ra,oe who had run IT,. Ru.l. va
- ncrsuse he hao been M pV I"'t
tie and that Harris run "a@ i'''
slcfs. .,o..., .aoiee we're reg.
se+1red quickly ~ IN ~ 80 r.ont;,,..
.,.seS and 50 do Rice. Goose 1''siih
20, ~ Combs enabled west " cooii'
go after Judge walked. oasle biheGF
.5,,rfe Gent IN Rice. Then Hoy' CANT
~, IL stop the home soc. --...ae
rae last scoring Of the DAY occurred
..e eighth while CASTOR 4as plfcnlns
tCr me Nationals pass 70 hosiIis
I.ehy,o.s ffree Dagger and Ruth lnneir
or.s1,ra Melted The YankG their SeFeptf
ane eighth runs
Rin Ylynball, VINO As BOY sno MAJ
- t.sen pounding a key 81 WasnAag
IONS big league games slnce Iost' ~,
ro gofk yesterday III atlehosu ~. ~.
.,ane bat if was ray Oh loF w
t,Jrsterr Union veteran ceiebfanns th
rc,nnierson Of his fiiueth year ~
ffleeraph operator
Washington scouts are al Ne" h fi5e.
s,.ogft,g over Bobby stevens, IheN
~sseo nov who has been PLAYING
ba~o-srr 2sfne a. shof'fiop Iof ~
seefeyo Jeaeuers The ne" haHei
,,,s.,9,e naenf Is willing 10 ie' lhs Na
t,rrajs haqe Bobby II theyh pay ~
pr.re
t.e, aao,e NJ Inc year FOR the Yank
ser~ MS afternoon. Fred Marbeffy
H. IN tha chsjckin2 for the nome >in'
-faso ZACHARY not 50 long ago ha
fayzj AM start for the Hu2men
mkTTINGt q. C.. PLAYER,