Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-08
SOUTHPAW YIELDS
CH|SOX BUT 3 HITS
Error Lets Visitors Tally.
Barnes Heads Nationals
Brisk Offensive.
ny JOHN n. KELLER.

with Edgar Braxton southpawing in
sGperh style while they Soundly Socked
tive pitching of Ted Blankenship. the
Nationals contrived to make yesterday
afternoon a total loss for the White Sox.
Thy home club evened the series with
the. visitors from the Windy City and
reeaine6 full possession OF the NTH
herrzn in the American League with a
e-to-l victory.
For the second time this season Brax-
ton hurled three -hit game. and two of
the three SafetieS he yielded bounced
from the bat of Bud Clancy. Seven of
the White Sox lineup drew blanks. Not
mass did the southpsw yield. the hits
WIRE SrYvead over three innings. and but
for wild heave by ShortStop Bob
Reeves, Braxton would have scored q
khut-out~
Thirteen times the Nationals Swatted
Elankenship. driving the bali to safety
in each inning except the seventh. TED
also gave out six franks 10 first base.
and cut loose three wild pitches Four
NJ the walks and all the lurid heaves
figured In the Nationals Tun-making.
The Nationals wasted three of the five
hits they collected in the first three
rounds. hUt. after the ChiSox. in the
fourth, had matched the Washington
run that crossed in the opening frame.
the home crowd made seven of its eight
hits count and swept 10 victory easily.
Barnes Heads Attack.
Heading the Washington attack was
Red Barnes. With a triple and two
singles he paved the way to five runs.
Three of them he batted across the
plate and two he tailed himself. He
concluded his part of the offensive by
stealing home in the eighth inning
with the last run of the fray.
Jack Hayes. still subhing at second
base for the injured Bucky Harris, also
starred at bat. He hit twice and scored
twice, and Ii was his safety in the
fourth that chased across the tally
breaking the tie the White Sox had
created not long before. Sammy West
and Braxton also get two hits each.
Vests did not figure in the run-mak-
ing. but one Of the pitchers blows did.
Brsxton did not allow Chisox to
reach first base in the first three in
nings. and but i've dented the runway
after the visitors scoring fourth frame
Hits put two on. an error accounted for
one reaching the initial station, and
fieider's choices let two others arrive
there. In all, Braxton pitched to but
81 batterS.
Fielding By both sides was of high
order, and there were several plays Dor
dering on the sensational The two err
rors of the engagement we're charged to
Nationals. OsSie Bluege once slipping
in defense. as did Reeves Bluege's mis-
play was almost Immediately nullifed
by lightning two-ply killing that he
initiated
Griffs Tally ut Start.
Two were out in the opening round
before the Nationals began their run
making. Barnes launched the attack
with one-baser past Second Baseman
HunnefieId. A wild pitch moved Red
TO second before Judge drew pass and
he scampered to the plate when Reeves
r1ied a single by Shortstop Cissell.
Singles by Ruel and Braxton, the lat
ter's hit tap toward third that Blank
enship and Kamm would not field as
the ball seemed on the verge of cross
tng the foul line when little more than
halfway to the far corner. and Rice's
walk crowded the stations with one out
In the second session but neither Hayes
nor Barnes packed any punch at the
time
II looked as though this inability to
take advantage OF the scoring oppor-
tslnity might hurt the Nationals cause
when the White Sox deadlocked the
game in the fourth. The visitors run
was due solely TO a poor chuck BY
Reeves. With one down. Clancy bounced
of the right field fence. but should
have been tagged al third when Mostil
sent q grounder TO the sfortstop
Reeves low throw to Bluege, though, let
Clancy slide safely into the far corner.
When Reynolds sent a boupder 10
Reeves. the si1ortStop elected TO try for
a double play instead Of checking
CIancy's progress TO the plate. Mostil
was caught at second, but the score was
registered as Hayes relay did not reach
Judge until the fast Reynolds was we'll
across first base.
Settle Issue in Fourth.
Hayes and Barnes produced the punch
IN the second half Of this frame. though,
10 put the Nationals ahead TO stay. Two
we're out when Braxton walked and took
other wild pitch Rice also strolled and
Hayes singled Brsxton home. Barnes.
surprised MetzIer by looping the ball 10
left field close TO the foul line. The
White Sox gardener had moved toward
center when the southpaw Swinger
stepped 70 the plate and before he could
get the sphere 10 the infield two more
Nationals had crossed the counting
block and Barnes was at third.
Rice's third pass in succession, Blank
enship's third wild pitch and sharp
single by Barnes accounted Tor the
Washington marker chalked up in
Round 8, and the eighth saw more
fattening Of the Nationals score and
hating averages Pour hits for as many
runs were cleaned Of Blankenship in
his final session on the hill.
Bluege walked as starter and Ruei
sseriflced Brsxton singled Ossie home
and one -hasers by Rice and Hayes
ioaded the cushions. Barnes forced out
praxton al the plate, but Judges hit
IN right for base Tailed Rice and
HAYES and advanced Red 10 third. When
Judge dsrted toward the second sack
as Reeves was at bat. Berg heaveo the
nall IN Hunnefeld. Judge returned 10
FIRST. but Barnes was away from third
ike q fash and easily stole home ahead