Evening star., 1928-09-10

IA in so far as Washington is con-
4 4 cerned this year. This, after
Moons clash will end the most
dismal season the club has had at home
in years, so it seems fitting that the
opposition should be provided by the
lowest aggregation in the American
League the Red Sox.
AZ that. these Red Sox aren't so weak
when 1t comes to tackling the Nation
ais They held the Harris horde to an
even break at Griffith Stadium yester-
day, the home side registering 5-to-3
victory only after taking 3-to-2 lick
ing. BY winning the first game the
Red Sox ciinched their annual series
with the Nationals. Of 81 games be-
tween the clubs the Hubmen have won
IL.
After today's engagement, the Nation
ais will do a bit loafing, not being
scheduled to enter another league game
until Saturday when they will face the
Tigers at Detroit in the starting tilt OF
the final swing around the West this
year However, the club will get out OF
washington Thursday evening, for on
the way to Detroit it will stop over at
Massillon, Ohio, for an exhibition game
on Friday.
Drop to Fifth Place.
Getting nothing more than an even
break with the Red Sox in the Sunday
double bill, the Washington crew fell
back to fifth place in the league stand
ing. The White Sox took the measure
of the Indians and crawled by the Ma
tionals to get the last berth IN the first
division. However, Lena Blackburne's
club this morning held but a half-game
advantage over Stanley Harris battlers.
The Nationals got good pitching in
both engagements yesterday, although
they had to send three hurlers to the
hill to score a win in the second. Sam
Jones went the route In the first tilt,
and allowed the Red Sox seven safeties
and four passes. However, there was
little punch in the Nationals bats.
They were held to eight safeties by Slim
HarrisS, and the Hub pitcher was bet
ter supported than the local slabman.
An error by Bob Reeves in the eighth
inning. and his fielding sluggishness
later in the frame, when he muffed a
double-play chance and thereby helped
the Red Sox to run, hurt the home
cause considerably.
But four hits were made by the Red
Sox in the second encounter, three 0f
them and all the Boston scoring being
at the expense Of Bob Burke in the first
five frames. Then Jim Weaver hurled
a hitless inning, and Lloyd Brown went
to the hill for three rounds in which he
yielded solitary single. While their
pitchers held the Red Sox at bay the
Nationals got to Danny MacFayden for
nine hits and four runs in six sessions,
and found Pat Simmons for two hits
and tally In the last two innings.
Nationals Start Scoring.
The Nationals were the first and last
to count In the initial clash. Judges
counted for a Washington run in the
second inning. In the ninth Bluege
forced out Judge, who had singled,
made second as Regan pegged wildly,
took third unmolested and scored after
Flagstead got Ruel's hoist.
The Red Sox, though, did better be-
tween these home-scoring frames.
Three singles netted them run in the
fourth inning. Two passes, theft and
a hit meant another alien run in the
seventh. In the eighth, Reeves muffed
Todt's high fly, Myer beat out bunt,
then came an infleld out and in inten-
tional pass filling the sacks A double
play chance followed, but Reeves after
taking the ball from Cronin relayed it
to first base too late to do any good.
that beat the Nationals to cross.
Some sound socking of the ball and
an excusable error by Bluege helped the
Red Sox to three runs in the first four
frames Of the second game. Bluege'S
misplay was wild chuck that followed
stop of a grounder with his eye. The
blow forced OSSie to retire and he was
struck so solidly that he will sport a
sinner for some days. After the Red
SoX were through, the Nationals started
and never stopped until the game was
tucked away.
Myer Hit on Head.
A pair of singles figured in the MAX
ing of a run In the fourth. while in the
fifth successiveS hits by West, Rice and
Gosln were good for another home
tally. The sixth saw the Nationals go
ahead. Rothrock's two-base error after
picking up Harris drive, a pair of sacri-
fees. two passes and a two-bagger by
West went toward the making of two
runs. Two singles and an infield
eraSure accounted for the score made
off Simmons in the seventh
Injuries forced both teams to change
lineup during the afternoon. Bluege,
of course, left the yard to nurse his
black eye, so Reeves shifted to third
base and Manager Harris returned to
action for the first time in several days.
The first thing Weaver did in his one
inning of pitching in the second tilt
was .heave the ball against Myers head
and the Red Sox third sacker, knocked
cold by the blow, had to be carried from
the field. Buddy soon recovered con-
sciousneSS and this morning was suffer-
ing nothing more than headache as
result Of the accident.