Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-26
CRIFFS HOPE FOR SPEEDY
START In 6-CAME SERIES
See Chance to Reach 500 and Clinch Their Upper
Bracket Berth in Boson-Brilliant Hurting
Marks Double Victory Over Mackmen.

fleIderS Cl1Olce let :. her pecOHlS
base runner.
The Nationals collected 81 hits dur
ing the double bill. reaching Quinn for
IL in the first game. while in the Sec
ond they cleaned five. off Orwoll and
four off Bush. Rice and Red Barnes
each got three hits in the initial en-
counter, the last of Reds blows push
ing over the big run. The hits were
better apportioned in the next setto. all
except OsSie Bluege and Sam West,
who broke into the game late. seeking
the ball TO safety. Joe Judge came
out of his batting slump to bingle safe
~ twice in the first engagement and
once in the second.
In the fifth hiring of the opener
Goose GoSlin made one of the most
spectacular catches ever seen here.
With Bing Miller on second by virtue
OF a double at the start of the round.
Joe Boley sent low arching fly toward
left center. It looked for all the world
hit that would have damaged the Ma
tionalS' cause when it left the bat
Gosi:n's Great Catch.
GcSlin went chasing across the turf
in a seemingly futile effort for a catch.
just as it appeared the ball was going
by he lunged desperately, speared it
with his gloved hand while falling. and
after landing rolled over several times
But he did not drop that ball.
Miller, who had chung to second, set
sail for third base as soon as the
sphere was bagged, turned the far cor
ner and legged 1t for home, hoping to
get the run that would tie the lone
counter the Nationals had registered in
the second session with Gosiin's double,
Reeves sacrifice and Judges single.
But Barnes, who had rushed to the
GooSe'S assistance as the latter fell,
took the ball from the left fielder, re-
layed it to Harris and Bucky rif1ed it to
Ruel just in time for a whisker decision
against Miller at the plate.
me AS got the tying run in the sew
enth. though, and after two were out.
Foxx's triple and Miller's single turning
the trick. They forged ahead in the
eighth after their first two batters had
Tanned. Jimmy Dykes singled and tai
he'd as Ty Cobb doubled. Undaunted.
the Nationals came along in the latter
part OF the frame and deadlocked the
game once more. Barnes opened the
inning with a triple, his second of the
clash. and crossed after Miller collared
Gosiin's hoist to deep center.
Barnes Hit Tells.
Reeves threw out all three of the AS
who stepped to the plate in the ninth,
but 1t seemed the game would go into
overtime when the first two Nationals
up were retired. Rice, however, cheered
the fans By singing and Harris added
to their hopes by whacking a one-baser
that moved Sam to third. The Macks
let Bucky an1ble TO second unmolested.
then Barnes sent hot shot toward the
box that almost knocked Quinn's arm
OF. The ball bounded from the pitcher
to Sammy Hale at the far corner Rice
already was across the plate and Barnes
MADE the crossing count by busting into
first just ahead Of Hale'S throw.
The Nationals settled the issue In
the second .setto in the fourth inning.
Reeves single, Hale's wild chuck and
Blueges sacrifice accounted for the first
run. After Ed Kenna walked, Browns
single tailed Judge. A wild pitch adj
yanced Kenna and Brown and both got |
home when Rice hit for base. Barnes
singled Rice to third, then the pair put
on double steal theft, with Sam dart
ing over the plate well ahead of
Orwoll's throw.
OsSie then hit Goslin and Bush was
sent in to do the pitching for the AS.
Doubles by Judge and Kenna of Joe
were good for run in the fifth Harris
single and theft and GoSiins one-baser
put over the last Washington marker
IN the sixth
Foxx gave the AS. their first run
when he lifted the ball into the open
stand back of left-center field at the |
start Of the fifth frame. Rice,s muff |
Of Hale's fly. Simmons retirement and
Foxx's single in the seventh accounted
for the visitors last tally.