Evening star., 1928-09-09

n YEW YORK. September 6.-Babe
Ruths 48th homer of the sea-
VI son broke up the final battle
4 of the year between the Ma.
tionals and Yankees today In
the big Bronx stadium. The drive into
the right field bleachers came with
two on the runway and netted the
Yankees their margin of victory in the
6-to-3 engagement.
The homer climaxed seventh inning
rally that was due as much t9 the
ascension of the Nationals infield as
to the batting of the three Yankees
who stepped to the plate ahead Of Ruth.
An error by Shortstop Joe Cronin with
an easy double play in sight, and Bob
Reeves failure to cling to liner driven
directly at him set the stage for The
Bambino. He played the part well.
Up to the seventh inning the game was
a bright pitching duel between Garland
Braxton and Henry Johnson. Braxton
had held the Yanys to five safeties and
two tallies. while Johnson had yielded
the Nationals As many hits and three
runs. But the Nationals stopped hitting
after the fifth frame. while the Yanks
went on after the sixth to run their
swatting total to nine hits. Each hurler
struck out six SatCers while johnson
and uncorked wild pitch.
Biting Honors to Babe.
1t appeared tor time that Joe Judge
would be the batting hero of the game,
for it was his single that drove over two
runs after tw1 were out in the fifth
frame and put the Nationals ahead.
But the Babe got all the laurels. His
clubbing accounted for four New York
markers, as before he registered three
with his homer he sent one over with
a sacrifice fly.
Nothing of interest occurred in the
first inning other than the strikeouts
of the leading and runner-up batters
of the American League. Goslin ended
the Nationals turn when he watched
third one 90 by, while Gehrig finished
the frame for the Yanks by swishing
his bat through the air.
Different in round two, though. The
Nationals got a run and. made deal
of fuss about getting it, Judge strolled
and swiped second before Bluege
whitfield. Dugan made poor chuck
after picking up Ruel's slow one and
there were runners on third and first
bases. After Reeves single scored
Judge a pass to Cronin filled the sacks.
Braxton, though. forced out Ruel at
the plate and West skied to Meusel
| A pass, Meusel's infield erasure and
a wild pitch got Ruth as far as third
base in the Yankee half. but Lazzeri
| famed and Goslin took care of Dugan's
long fly.
In the third after the Nationals
wasted Goslin's single, the Yankees
went ahead. Bengough began the at
tack with a single. only to be forced
out when Johnson bunted. Combs.
though, beat out grounder to deep
short and the sacks were crowded
when a throw from Cronin. who had
picked up Koenig's roller, was dropped
by Reeves, letting Combs make second
safely. Cronin was charged with an
error, but 1t seemed Reeves should have
held the ball. Gehrig's walk showed
johnson across the plate and Ruth's
long fly to West let Combs count.
Meusel then struck out
Griffs Forge Ahead.
The fifth saw the Nationals take the
lead again. Koenigs bobble gave Brax-
ton a life at the start of the session
and the hurler pulled up at second as
West drove single under Gehrig. After
Rice sacrificed GoSlin famed, but Judge
| poled single to center that accounted
for two tallies. In the latter part of
the inning singles put Yanks on second
and first bases with one out but Gehrig
waved at the air and Rice got Ruth's
low liner.
Trouble was threatened by the Yanks
in the sixth that Meusel opened with a
single. Successive sacrifice flies by
Lazzeri and Dugan advanced Meusel
to third and Bengough walked, but
johnson famed.
But the Yanks more than made good
their threat in the seventh when the
Nationals inner Gordon failed to func-
ton properly. Bluege ran all over
Combs bunt to give the first New Yorker
up single. Then Cronin. with an easy
double play in sight. let Koenig's
grounder go through the wickets and
Combs reached third. Reeves got in
front of Gehrig's liner, but failed to
hold the ball and Combs went over with
the tying run. Then Ruth lofted the
sphere into the right-field bleachers and
the Yankees were up by three runs, and
the game was out of the Nationals
hands.