Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-15
BROWNS HURL|NG
LIKED BY BROWNS
Visitors Score Early. While
Nationals Lack Punch.
West Hits Well.
Ry JOHN n. KELLER.

,,at,,tr theory that what causes uouS,
nav he combited by similar ~ouV ~.
maker He sent LLOYD Brown !" . los
Mil ~ combat the Browns III tlie sS u =
onerer and. in so far as oase n"m
concerned. the theory proved on tse
Rrouns medicine was luSt W sre
browns liking and the NaViohhS
licked. 4 10 ;. .o,,er his
n,,,h has encountered since II came
E.st Hovlev inclined toward the neu-
t~si tints and picked Sam Gray as 'he
t,urier And GRAY proceeded 10 MAKE
+ne came inst as gray as possible iui
the Nationals He was more free Win
nits than Brown, allowing eight over
nine inning stretch. as against seFsl
,.,eided hy the washington hurler IN
sever innings. But never was there .
hit ~ be had of Gray when h'
would have meant score.
only three of the eight sa1eties eIIas
gave llp figured in the Nationals run
making and none of the three passes ne
issued helped the home cause On me
other hand. two of the Browns who
liked At browns expense later denied
the counting block.
1rou1, snottnd the visitors To two
INNS in the first two frames, then helo
them at bay for four In the mean
time. the Nationals barely managed 10
Get one marker of Gray and not unth
sitter the Browns had grabbed two more
in the seventh. one with dual inert
that ended with Otis Brannon going
over the plate, did they score again.
Milton Castor came on to pitch two
rounds against the Browns and ne olo
veil but the visitors already had the
game in the bag.
West Gets Four Hits.
There was little Of brightness to the
frav from a Washington viewpoint
other than Sammy Vests display oil
hating proves, so effective was Grays
pitching. The young outfielder. VINO
recently returned TO the game after
long soiourn on the bench. helped him
self to four hits In five trips to the
plate and his last three batting efforts
were good for two bases each. Only
four others solved the delivery of the
ST. Louis uitcher For the remainder
of the Nationals and the $500 faithful
in the stands it was a dreary, gray
afternoon.
An alien run was registered in the
very first inning and By none other
than the Nationals old teammate, Earl
McNeely. The Sacramento speeder
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the Browns to the plate and remained
there long enough to watch four wide
ones 90 by. Brannon slashed single
10 right and Earl dashed 10 the far
corner. McNeely tailed after Red
Barnes made a flashy one-hano catch
OF Heinie Manushis hoist to right Gen.
ter. Fred Schultz also drew a pass,
but the generally good -hitting Red
Kress gazed at a third strike and Lu
Blue popped TO Bob Reeves. 50 the
Browns had TO be content with lone
marker for the round.
In the second frame. McNeely again
showed that he no longer Is a pal of
the Nationals by driving over a second
St Louis score And he did 1t after
two were out. too. Waliy Schang had
been franked to first after Blackie
O'Rourke lofted out. but Gray had
forced out Waliy before Earl stepped
into the batter's box. Earl took toe
hold and swung. driving the ball to-
ward rieht-center. West made a
desperate try at catch. but the sphere
sailed by him to the fence. The blow
vas long enough TO tally Gray and get
McNeeIy 10 third The rally ended
quickly, though, when Brannon skied
10 West.
bk0uFke Sauknt AZ Fihts.
The Nationals could get nothing from
Vests single at the outset OF the first
frame and Joe Judges at the begin
ming OF the second. while in the third
MUDDY RueI's failure TO hold Schulte's
final strike did not help the Browns as
Fred vas nipped when he attempted
70 steal his way TO the middle station.
the visitors kicked up a bit In the
fourth. singles being raped by
ORourke and Schang after one was
out. Gray vas struck out, however,
and the impatient O'Rourke was caught
AT the plate when he esSayed 10 steal
nome as McNeely stepped up 10 bat
II was different with the Nationals
in this fourth frame Goose G0slin
opened IL with rousing triple 10 deep
right center This blazed the way To
the first Washington run that was reg
isterec right after Manugh collared
Judges hoist After Reeves watched
third strike GO by. Ossie Bluege singled,
but there was no punch in Rueis bat.
In the nth the Browns wasted
NsnuHls single that came after two
were cut and the Nationals got nothing
from Vests tWo-bagger and Barnes
stroll. One was out when Sammy hit
end Two were gone as Red walked.
Gogilns best was long fly 10 Mcfeely.
The sixth saw both sides retired In
order. put each Tailed in the seventh.
The Browns, though, got two runs TO
the Nationals one. Schang singled 10
center 70 start the visitors attack and
Cray sacrificed Goslin got McEeelys
loft. out Brannon walked. Manush
single sent Schang home and Brannon
10 third As Schultz swung for sec
ord strike the St Louis runners got
under way Ruei's throw 10 Reeves
Ras high and Manush easily made sec
ond while ETsnnon did not md II
dtfScui, ~ get home ahead Of the
shorfftGps return 10 complete the dual
theft.
Tate Scores Final Tally.
Benny Tate. pinch batting for Brown,
Fssrtec The making Of the Nationals
Aecond run by singing after one was
cut West got double with hopper
~ right when McNeeiy barely missed
making q shoetop catch and Tate piled
into the third sack AS KreSs heayed
out Harris, Benny Tailed and West
moved up, but Barnes also grounded 10
the Browns shortfleider.
Not Brown reached first base In
the last two innings that were pitched
by CASTOR. but several Nationals denied
the runway. They gained nothing by
II however, Goslin walked At the be-
ginning ~ the eighth and after two
wers nut Kress folzleo Eluege $
eroilnder. But Ruel promptly forced
or Ossie West got his third success
stVe tuo~bsg ser with one out IN thf
ninth ard Harris infield erssure r1oved
SAMMY 10 third There he was STRANDED
~ Farnes finished 9 n1osi Ainprontsbie
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