Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-22

wv Griffith Stadium yesterday
To nut themselves two up on
the Tigers in the five-game
series that ends this afternoon, With
four hits, one Of Two passes and an err
ro- IN the visitors inffeld clustered IN
the fourth frame. the home club got all
the runs of its 4-to-2 victory.
II was Joe Cronin. latest addition to
the local lineup. who doubled in the
fourth to drive over tying tally AND
Manager Bucky Harris with a single at
tended to the matter Of chasing over
the tive tallies that ultimately were
needed for victory. Incidentally, Harris
was the only one of the five hitting
Nationals to get as many as two Safeties
Earl whitehill, who was the victim OF
this attack, had yielded nothing more
than three walks in the three previous
innings. II was we'll the Nationals
found the southpaw off balance i'll the
fourth. for George Smith. a right-hand-
er, faced them during the remainder oil
the fray and all they cleaned of him
were two franks to the first station ano
8 brace Of singles.
Hadley Wins at Last.
Irving Hadley did the finging for the
home crowd in good manner. In break
ing q string of defeats that had extended
to four games. he yielded but five hits
and two passes. Twice the Tigers
punched two hits for run. each run
crossing after two were out. A trio OF
the visitors did al-the swatting at Had
ley's expense. Jack Tavener got three
Of the hits, one double. and scored
both runs One alien marker was
chaIked up in the round before the Ma
tionals staged their scoring rampage
and the other in the round after. Had
ley was accorded fiawless support all
the way.
Tavener started the Cats on their
scoring way when he opened the third
frame with single. Woodall and White
hill we're OF no help whatever TO the De-
troit cause. Both whitfield. Chick Gal
loway, though. banged the ball between
Barnes and Rice and before it was re-
turned to the infield Tayener was over
the plate and Galloway at third. Then
OSSie Bluege made a nifty stop and
chucked out Charley Gehringer.
The last half of the fourth began in
auspiciously for the Nationals. with
Goose Goslin being tagged after drib-
hing the ball 70 GehrInger. Judges
stroll was net particularly enthuSing,
either. but the situation frightened
when Joseph swiped second and the at
tack was on in earnest when Bluege bat
out hot shot TO Galloway. even though
Judge was held at the midway station.
Cronin. Harris Settle Issue.
Three real hits bounced of WASH
irartou bats after this infieid bingle.
Joe Cronin lined to left for two bases
taiIylng Judge with a tying run and a
single skidded 10 center by Boss Bucky
put the home boys ahead as both
BIuege and the rookie from Kansas
City raced over the counting block.
Harris advanced to third when Ruel
pushed a single through the right side
of the Tiger infield and scored as Geh-
ringer manhandled Hadley's grounder.
A pass TO Barnes crowded the cushions,
bur the Nationals could get no more
runs. Rice forced out Ruel at the
Plate and Goslin, up for the second
lime in the round. fouled to Harry
Heilmann in the right field corner.
The Tigers came back in the fifth to
DO the last scoring OF the day and it
was Pinky Hargrave erstwhile National.
who drove over the tally With two
gone, ne xlashed the Ball down the
right field line and before Rice could
get the sphere back TO the inner cor
DON Tavener. who had singled with one
out. was home and Pinky at the far
Galloway Iofted 10 Barnes.
Neither Of the Tiger pitchers could
find the plate with Red Barnes at bat.
He drew three passes from Whitehlll
and one from Smith. Since assuming
he iead-of for the Nationals. Red has
reached first base 10 times in Il trips
70 the plate.
There was nothing about the Detroit
etching that Goose Gositn liked. He
vent hitless In four trials and dropped
seven points from his batting average.
y was fat enough 10 stand The loss and
still shows a healthy 1896.
whiiehili was so dazed bY the
Nationals attack In the fourth he was
uncertain as TO where To throw the
hall after getting Sam Rice's grounder
gith the bases filed and only one out.
Earl first turned as though he would
hesve the sphere 10 second. but mana
acd 10 gather his wits In time tn force
o5t Huel at the plate. Had he shot
the bali there as soon as ne got 1t. a
lde-retiriDg double play would have
resulted.
This has been a rough series for thf
man who led the American League al
BIZ ting last year with a percentage oi
.32s In four games here Harry He'll
mann has gotten one single In Is times
a. bat fnr rating Of OCT.