Evening star., 1928-06-01
SET At ST. LOUIS
OPENS TOMORROW
Griffs Get but Three Wins in
II Starts Against East
ern Rivals.
EN- RcuTE TO ST. LOUIS, June /

EN- hAO1E AZ 81 LOCAO, uuAAe a.
Reduced in quantity II not quallty,
the Nationals today are speeding to-
ward the West for a set of Is games N
that sector of the American League.
They left home with "a players on the
roster. now they have but %. How
ever. Manager Stanley Harris is rather
confident that the playing strength oi
his outfit is somewhat better now imam
at any other time this season.
The initial Western invasion OF the
campaign is to get under way tonor-
row in st. Louis. After the battles
with the Browns the Nationals Will
visit Chicago, Cleveland and Detroit in
order. -Four games are scheduled Tor
each of the cities OF the Western por-
ton of the circuit
When the WesternerS visited WASH
ington last month the Nationals Jared
none too well. Fourteen games were
PLAYED. and but five went the way OF
the Clan Harris. The Browns, who will
be encountered tomorrow, broke even
with the Nationals, and so did the
White Sox in four-game sets. The
Tigers, though. took two OF three con-
tests staged in Clark Griffith Stadium,
while the Indians walked away with
all three tits they had there.
Nakl0ndl8 SGT0HSCE ENuNs
During their home stand against the
Western clubs, however, the Nationals
probably were not so strong as they
now are. even though at present they
cannot be said to constitute power
full ball club. But at home last month
the Clan Harris had little in the way
of pitching. and its fielding was OF low
order many times. Recently 1t has i'm
eli f11N in Y1ifRhfY1R
partment. and its defense in other re-
spects has picked UP noticeably. At
bat, though, it has slipped a trlfie.
Now that the double-header business
Is through for q time-there can be no
double headers played by the Nationals
during this invasion Of the West accord
ing to league rules-Harris figures his
pitching staff viii function even better
than 1t has In the past two weeks. He
also figures that with Dick Spalding to
assume Goose GoSlins place in left
when a strong throwing arm Is needed
In that field and with Eddie Kenna, the
hard hitting catcher acquired from
Minneapolis, to use In pinch batting
roles If nothing else, the club is better
fortified than it was in departments
aside from pitching.
The club yesterday finished its second
stand Of the year against its Eastern
rivals with record Of wins IN IL
starts. Only one Of the i've games
PLAYED with the Athletics was won by
the Nationals. They broke even with the
Red Eox when they managed to get IN
two engagements In the most crown
cut series in Boston.
Lose Final TO Yankees.
After getting licked In q double
header IN New York last Tuesday. they
came back on Memorial day to score
startling victory over the Yanks thanks
ulainiy to Garland Braxton1s brilliant
fJitcfir,z. then wound up their Eastern
tour by taking . third licking in four
starts with the world champs. The score
was A TO 0 against them.
Irving HadIey essayed TO stop the
Yankees. but he was not the Hadley
ta1zt had held the Athletics TO i've safe
ties In his previous 10 innings on the
hill He stuck 70 his suns against the
world champs for seven innings, and
was nicked for eight hits and all their
runS-tIo Of the hits we're nomers, one
Esbe Ruth's nineteenth Of the year and
the other clolt by Cedric burst. Fred
lGarberry pitched In the eighth inning
and yielded single only.
Ruth was the big noise Of the Yankee
attack. In addition 70 his homer, he
socked o triple. and the triple came
when two Of his teammates we're On
the runway.
Herb Pennock, southpaw ace OF the
world champs. went the route for them
and mas master Of the Nationals al
the way. He shut them Out with four
h1ts spread oTer three innings and did
not pass q man 70 first base. Only 81
bstters faced him. Two Of the four hits
~ere made by OSgte Bluege. Joe Judge
and Esd1ey got one each.
The Yznks threatened 70 score Ia the
first inning that Combs opened With
o crash over Barnes head good for
three bases But Earl had 10 stick at
third base as ReegcS heAYed out Du-
Yocneg. Then Ruth wi1i9e6. and Reeves
made 3 great peg from deep short 70
Tag Gehrsg.
Yznks Tally In Second.
The Yanks got two hits and pass
"a the second session, Dut only ons
MARKER. II come from drive into
the left field stand BY Darst AZ the BE-
ginning Of the round. Then with ore
0as DEgsn 6o1ole1 and Collins walked,
Pennock sacrificed, alnoozt beating out
his ount 70 Eiuese. But Reeves made
q starting eaten o. Conab&' htgn one
tO ftsoTt left Boz fell ss he was bag
Ezng the bail, bur cinng 70 IL,
The Nationals got two hits OF PEN
nock II the third, bit that wss all.
Elueae scratched singe past Dugzn
ard, after Hayes skssd oai. took third
wiasn Hz61ey hit for a base But Lar
xe7 gysboe6 Eteeg isDey ard hEsye1 70
D11sE, 6oslDisn2 E2dley OF nrst.
TIE third vas another scoring round
sog tae X&nks. They 80. only ore his,
bit I. Vas Ruins nineteenth homer of
ire sezSon, q hoaSs into tkss Tigat-6esd
etsKa1x. II came with one down.
E1ta1s o&s cfa2Se6 over tgo nsors runs
10 1iae Ysnxee Attn Tser1aock singled
a. starter sk1 pulled up a. secogad
When UusocneT singled zfgeE Combs
had gore oet. The Eanoino then
ynAEke1 gae Dzgi oseT CSzisns head IN
left center and h relied 70 me oIezefseF
barrier, PesanoEk and Da1yoes1eY tz11lsd
ezsssy, BIT vfneg Ruth sgae1 ", stretch
1Sae csc1s tgs.o homer q serses ~ re-
lays bsseiy managed 70 sss MIN A. me
plate,
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