Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-16
ROUT TIGERS, 122,
GETTING 10 HITS
Braxton, After Inauspiclous
Start. 0utpitches Trio OF
Bengal Boxmen.
nv JOHN b. KELLER.


- ETRoIT. September 15.-Crush-
ing the Tigers with a 19-hit
bombardment the Nationals
today launched their nnal
Western invasion of the year
with 12-to-2 victory.
Three Detroit hurlers felt the lash
OF the Washington bats but 1t was Earl
Whitehill, left handler. who suffered
most. He started and pitched three
and two-third innings during which
time the Harris band got III saftles for
eight markers. George Smith relieved
Whitehill and ended the fourth inning
by tanning Bucky Harris. Then the
attack was renewed with vigor upon
Ken Holloway, who pitched the last f1ve
frames.
Garland Braxtons start for the Ma
tionals was not suspicious, for the
Tigers combed him for three hits and
a brace of tallies to create a deadlock
In the first round. After that they got
nothing more than seven safeties and
one pass off Garland. the pass not be-
ing issued until the second Tiger had
retired in the ninth.
Everybody in the Nationals lineup
except Braxton shared in the hit-mak-
Ing and all the hitters except Bucky
Harris got more than one bingle. Joe
triple, a double and two singles in five
times at bat His one miss being
strikeout
Joe Judge had the only perfect day
at bat He got just two singles, but
he walked four times. being the recip-
lent of all the passes given by the
Tiger hurlers.
After West famed in the Nationals
first inning, Sam Rice doubled. He
held second as GoSlin was thrown out.
but Judge walked and two runs were
registered when Bluege's hoist to short
right, lost in the sun by Wingo, fell
for a two-bagger.
Stone got scratch single to open
the Tiger attack and reached third as
Gehringer cracked a single. Stone
stuck at the far corner as Harry Rice
forced out Gehringer but the game
was deadlocked when Heilmann slam
med the ball over Vests dome for
three bases Heilmann never left
third though, for McManus famed and
Wingo's loft was easy for West.
In the second session the Nationals
ci1alked up three markers to break
the deadlock. The first OF the runs
was earned Harris singled and took
third when Cronin smote a one-baser.
Braxtor1 whitfield. but Vests single tai
lied Harris while Cronin pulled up at
second. Sam Rice's infield erasure adj
yanced both men. Then a. brace of ui1-
earned runs was registered. Gehr1nsers
tumble of Goslin,s grounder let Cronin
count and the same players wild peg
past the catcher after retrieving the
ball permitted West to cross the plate.
The fourth was another three-run
inning for the Nationals. all the runs
crossing after the second out was re,
ccrded West doubled as a starter, and
Sam Rice sacrificed. So did GoSlln,
skying so deep to Harry Rice that West
ambled home after the catch. Then
successive singles by Judge, Bluege and
Ruel accounted for two tallies. Smith
relieved Whitehill and famed Harris
to end the inning.
Run No. 9 for the Nationals crossed
In the fifth frame. Holloway's f1rst on
the hill. Cronin beat out grounder
to Gehringer for his third hit in q
row, After Sam Rice sacrificed, Hol-
loway's wild pitch let Cronln take
third. 1t was easy for Joe to get nome
after Harry Rice bagged Vests hoist
The tenth National run was regis
tered in the eighth session. Sam Rice
singles. then went to third when Hoi-
lovay threw wildly trying to pick him
off the initial sack. Goslin's two-bag-
ger completed the making OF the
marker. The ninth saw another bit
Of scoring by the Harris horde. Cronin
onened the round with his fourth hit
of the dsy. a double. Braxton sacrl-
feed and West singled Joe home.
After Tavener disposed of Sam Rice
with neat catch in short center. Cos
lin drove a triple past Wingo and west
romped to the plate with the Hast run
of the fray.