Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-16
HAVE LOST SOF 10
PROLONGED T|LTS
Pass Scoring Chances and
Are Beaten in Twelfth
by Browns. Ga.
By JOHN b. KELLER.

This season the Nationals are no
extends beyond the regulation route
they find the going rough. OF 10 ex-
tra-inning engagements in which they
have participated during the campaign
but two have ended with them holding
the better end of the count.
Their tenth eNtra-inning game and
eighth licking in overtime came yester-
cay when they fell before the Browns
The match wound up in the twelfth
session with the score favoring the
visitors. 6 to 1.
Defeat was sustained by the Nationals
In their first four extra-inning engage
ments of the season. In games played
here in May the Browns trounced them
in IL rounds and the Tigers in 10,
Later in the month two overtime Tits
were dropped to the Athletics in Phila-
delphia. One went into the thirteenth
inning and the other into the eleventh.
During their first Western tour the
Nationals managed to break the spell.
They toppled the Indians IN 10 innings
In Cleveland and the Tigers over a
similar route in Detroit. But they
quickly relapsed into their old habit of
losing these prolonged battles. The
Macks beat them here last month in 10
sessions and this month they succumbed
10 the Yankees in IL rounds and the
Indians in 10.
No Emergency Punch.
In most of these games, the Nationals
knotted the count by picking up run
here and there and putting up a sturdy
defensive after the opposition had piled
up q good lead early in the fray. And
in most of them the Nationals lacked
the punch to take advantage of really
fine scoring opportunities that. seized,
would have settled the issue in their
favor in regulation time. And in q
number of them, the Nationals defense
cracked and their pitching faltered in
the extra play. letting the opposition
carry on to victory.
All these things occurred yesterday at
Grifnth Stadium. Sam Jones had little
with which TO bafiie the Browns and
in addition was quite wild in his work.
In the six innings he pitched. he yield
ed eight hits and four passes and let
20 Q wild pitch. Seven of the hits, one
Of the passes and the hectic heave
helped the Browns toward four runs.
The Nationals managed TO nick Jack
ogden for fve hits in i've frames. The
Browns in this time kicked in with
three errors and the home club man.
aged to tally twice. They got nothing
but hit and pass of Dick Coffman.
once one of them. In the sixth, but in
the seventh fell upon the youngster for
two hits and as many runs TO tie the
game before the trio OF negligent UNI
pires handling the game summary
ended the promising rally. They OPEN
ed fire against Coffman again in the
eighth and filled the bases with none
out. This scoring chance went blooey
when a double play started at the plate
came a. soon as George Blaeholder re-
leved Conman.
Hits Help Averages Only.
Fred Marberry and Bob Burke. who
succeeded Jones. gave five innings OF
remarkable relief pitching. MarpeTry
allowed the Browns nothing more than
4 mass in two frames and Burke set
them down in order in the ninth, tenth
and eleventh. Blaeholder also was
strong after stopping the Nationals cold
In the eighth. AL they got on him IN
the next three rounds was lone single.
But the Nationals. defense faltered
at the outset Of the twelfth, the Browns
followed with brace OF hits OF Burke
and forged ahead once more. Blaeholner
protected this advantage with ease,
the home club batters being retired In
order IN their twelfth turn at the plate.
Statistics at the finish showed that the
Nationals had outhit the Browns, II
safeties 70 10 But their hits were not
made when the greatest damage could
have been done 70 the Browns cause.
The Nationals we're first TO dent the
plate. with one gone in the opening
inning. Red Barnes triples and got home
after Heinie Manush caught Goose Cos
Inns loft to short left-center. The
Browns came back to score twice In the
second. Red Kress singled and tailed
as LII Blue doubled. Blackie O'Rourkes
one-baser 10 deep left sent In Blue.
However. the Nationals eTened the game
before the inning ended. Kress' bobble
gave Bob Reeves life. Bob swtped
second and continued 10 third as Wally
Eehang made a wild peg. Ossie Biuege's
single put Reeves across the counting
block.
Some Odd Umpiring.
Bucky Harris infield erasure let
B,uege reach second and there were
two or, after Benny Tate dribbled the
bali 20 Ogden. for Otis Brannon dropped
the pitchers throw that should have
tagged Bluege OF second. Jones out
advanced the runners, but Sam West
famed.
The Browns took the lead again In
the fourth, Manush and Fred Schultz
singled. a wild pitch let both advance
and Kress' stroll crowded the sacks.
Blues hoist to West was too short TO
help the Browns. but Manush got home
after Barnes caught O'Rourke's loft.
The fourth st. Louis marker was
ciaalked Up In the sixth, Jones last in
ming on the hill. Then Schultz singled.
reached second as Blue grounded TO
Harris for the second out and scored
ss O'Eourke singled.
The Nationals had two on with two
out IN the fifth and two on with one
cut In the sixth. but got nowhere. West
began the seventh by singing OF Con-
man and Tailed when Barnes tripled,
Red elung 10 third as Goslin scratched
q single TO the shortfeId. but raced 10
the plate with the tying run after Earl
YdcNeely bagqed Joe Judges fly. Then
Reeves skfed TO Schultz and while the
center fielder dropped the hall, the
umpires, after several minutes delay
ruled he had held IL long enough TO
constitute a fair catch and that Goslin,
VITO had run TO second and was tagged
there. also was out for a dolible-play.
E!aegeg double Harris hunted single
and q pass TO Tate filled the bases at
the beginning Of the eighth and
brought Elseb0ider 70 Coffmar's relief.
Muddy Rnei batted for Marberry and
drilled into q double play With an easy
bounder TO the pitcher Bluege was
forced out at home and Ruei tagged
at first West then popped 70 ORourke
and the Nationals were through for the
day.
When Blue popped the ball over Sec
ond base at the beginning OF the
Browns twelfth, both Harris and
Reeves started for a catch. Harris
called the play and got under the ball,
but Reeves persisted in charging into
the second -sacker and Eucky nuffed
the catch. O'ROurke sacrificed and
Echang8 double scored Blue Biaehoider
made the game safer for the Browns
and himself by singing Schang home