Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-04
NEED Il WINS HERE
FOR AN EVEN SPLIT
Gaining at Vests Expense
viii Not Be Easy--Yanks
Bag thinning Fray.
By JOHN B. KELLER.

League, winch VIII MfaCe CLARK Grf
nth Stadium for the second time tn
season.
The White Sox. Indians. Browns an
Tigers will visit Washington in orde
the first mentioned being due to ope
four-game set here Friday. TIL
Browns are booked for a four-ganl
series, but the Indians are to stage fiy
contests on the Nationals lot, and S
are the Tigers When these last tw
named clubs were here in May rain in
terfered with the fulfillment of thei
schedules
It will be up to the Nationals to max
q good showing against these Western
invaders or end their second long hom
stand of the year well sunk in tn
second division of the circuit Whel
the Clan Harris returned from the Yves
late last month. it had high hope o
achieving winning percentage of .50l
or better for the first time since Apri
IS and thereby establishing itself firml,
in the upper bracket. Instead it ha.
suffered defeat in II of 20 games anS
this morning needed Ii victories in thu
remaining 90 engagements on the home
lot this month to get a $3.50 split fol
the season.
That would mean playing at q 7e(
clip IN the 20 engagements. quite s
task for any ball club Thus far tht
Nationals have played at nothing like
that rate against any Western oppo-
nent. Their best work has been against
Chicago, the first club to visit during
the impending Western invasion. -Four
Of six games played with the White Sos
were bagged by Bucky Harris bunch
The Nationals hold a four-games- to-
three advantage over the Tigers. but
ch zs.1x
games with the Browns. and the count
for the set with the Indians is four
games to three against them.
Poor Chance Of Good Start.
As they have been playing against
the Yankees, the Nationals were not
expected TO get good start this after
noon toward their needed II wins dur
ing the remainder Of this home stand.
The Yanks have grabbed nine of a
dozen tiits with the clan Harris this
yeEr and double triumph this after
noon would assure them of at least an
even break in the years interclub series
The world champions latest success
at the expense of the Nationals was
scored yesterday in lurid tussle at
Clark Grifhth Stadium The Yanks
triunphed, TO 6. but they needed IL
players, 10 hits and II innings to get
the decision. Generally, Miller Hug
gins aggregation performed as any
thing but big leaguers and only its per-
sistef1t punch gained it the game In
the box. afield and on the runway there
was little done by the Yanks to prove
that they hold base balls greatest title.
Irving Hadley and Herb Pennock, the
latter the southpav ace of the champs,
were pitching opponents all the way.
While Irving was quite generous with
hits. there being only two of the eleven
innings in which the Yanks did not
drive the bali to safety, and kicked in
with three passes. the New York scor-
ing was spread over six sessions. There
was nothing smart In the visitors at
tack, for they needed Is of their l6
slams to get their seven runs across.
In i've frames the Yarks waited until
two were out to do their scoring and
once tailed as second out was made.
Pennock Strong After Fifth.
Penncck was by no means stingy with
hits. Eleven were cleaned on his port
side delivery and he ranked one Ma
tlonal to first base. Only twice, though.
did the home club cluster its safeties.
Each time the concerted attack sent
the Nationals to the front. But after
giving I'D nine hits IN the f1rst five
fnuinrs and being harrassed by two Of
the four errors charged against the
YaukK. Pennock frightened remarkably.
Two singles and q walk were all that
came the Nationals way IN the last
YanEee scoring began In the first IN
ming Following Combs whit. Koenig
fripled and after Ruth famed Tailed as
Gehfie singled. The Nationals reg
Goslfn beat out q hunt to Robertson
and swiped second base before Judge
b,Inted 4 single toward third Reeves
hoist TO Ruth was so short that the
Goose chung TO the far corner. but
Judge made second when the Babe
fesved TO the counting block. GoSiln
scored and Judge moved up as Bluege
WAS thrown out. Pennock then tried
10 snare Judge OF third, but threw
wildly and let in another National
the third round saw tbs Yanks take
the lead again With one down, Combs
trtpled and scored as Koenig singled.
RaIth's one-baSer sent Mark to the Tar
corner. from where he crossed as Genrie
forced cut the Bambino. Two were
gone in the fifth before the Yanks ser
about making another run. a pass 70
Ruth and singles by Gehrig and Meusel
turned the trick. Gehrig's hit was a
hot smash that went to Hayes on a
short hop and bounded from the sec
orld sacker's gloved hand, while Meusel's
was q line drive TO short left.
Griffs' Last Rally.
Then the Nationals made their last
scoring splurge. Hadley opened their
fifth batting turn with a one-baSer ano
pulled I'D at the midway station as
Elce was erased. Hayes single scored
Hacley and Jack checked in at second
a. Barnes hit. Goslin's sacrifice ny ad-
vanced Hayes and judges single put
him over and moved Barnes TO third
Red and Joe then engineered a dual
theft, Red crossing the plate well ahead
Of Lazzeris wild return 10 Collins that
let Joe continue TO third. Reeves loop
er 10 left center fell for triple when
Mellsel and Combs stood by trying tc
decide who should attempt a catch and
Judge ronaped home.
In the sixth the Yanks cut the Ma.
fionalg' Lead 10 one run. Robertson
singled. then remained at first base al
Pineh-hittef burst and Pennock skiec
TO Rice. Reeves made Sensational
stop Of Combs drive back of second
but chucked wildly past Judge in Z
futile effort to flag the hitter and Rob
ertson reached third Koenig's two
Dagger showed Robertson over the plate
II was KoeTig'g single with one nn
that started the Yanks toward tflei
tying tally in the ninth Ruth famed
but GehFig drew q pass and Paschal'
one-baGef tailed Koenig. KOenig an,
Ruth could do nothing in the eleventh
but Get1rig singled and Pasci1al walked
Lazzeri Doled a single 70 left ant