Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-09

U6kldIeS 1le 1cclS do oIlOIlS do CIV
the tonSil affection that had him
is raring to start game again
hurting against the Browns this
when the Nationals were West las
game against them. He held the
over Thinning route in scoring
Fred's return to health ought to
mean a great help to the Wash
ington club. 1t has been going
along for a week with only four
able starting pitchers, Garland
Braxton, Bob Burke, Myles Thomas
and Lloyd Brown. And for the
slam-bang base ball Of today, four
are not enough. But with Mar
berry ready to take take his turn
the Nationals should fare right
we'll in the West.
According to Manager Walter john
son. the clubs young left-handers
Burke and Brown. are to get deal of
work during the tour. Both have
pitched in improved form lately and
apparently are ready for regular starts
Brown particularly has gained in slab
strength of late. His performance
against the Tigers in Washington the
first of the week was of high order, and
Yesterday in Boston Lloyd did remark
ably we'll against. the Red SoX. He
granted the Carrigan crew but six hits.
spread over five innings, and was. re-
lieved by Marberry in the ninth inning
after one was out only because Man
ager johnson, with the Red Sox In a
position TO win the game with mt,
wanted more speed on the hill than
Brown has.
Had Excellent Control.
r. was not because the left-hander
showed any sign of distress. Browns
control was excellent. He issued but
two passes, and neither figured in the
Boston run making. Three OF the hits
off him, though, were of the extra-base
variety, and two of the long cloutS
accounted for the tallying. The first
was a triple, made by Russell Scarritt
after one was out in the first inning.
Williams followed Scarritt's blow with
a long hoist to West, which got the
marker across. The other damaging
lock-sock was homer. driven over the
left-field barrier by Bill Regain at the
outset of the second session. And that
finished the Red SoX for the day so
far as plate-denting was concerned.
They got another hit, single. in the
second inning. but during the next six
rounds they got only two safeties-a
double bv Scarritt with two gone in the
sixth and single by Regain with one
out in the seventh.
The Nationals waited until the third
inning to start hammering their way
to a 3 to victory over their former
teammate, Milton CASTOR. Milton had
them at his mercy in the first two
frames, striking out three of them. But
they nicked him for two hits and run
in round three and thereafter pecRed
away at his delivery until they had
amassed nine safeties for the game.
Hayes Begins With Hit.
Cronin had become Gastons fifth
strike-out victim at the outset of the
third inning before the attack started.
Hayes began it with single to right
and Brown walked. Hayes moved up
as Judge forced out Brown, and was
tailed by a squeeze play, with Rice do
ing the bunting. Sans bunt toward
third base was so good that he got a
single from it.
The Nationals deadlocked the fray in
the fifth inning, which Cronin opened
with one-baser. Joe went to second
as Hayes was retired. Then Brown
famed. Judge, though, singled the run
over. A boot by Rhyme gave Rice a
life and there were Nationals on third
and second base after CASTOR made a
wild pitch. But Goslin'S best was a
grounder to Todt.
1t was a steal of second base by Tate
which helped greatly toward the tally
ing of the winning run in the sixth
inning. Two were out when Benny
singled his way to the base path, and
he lost little time in busting to the
middle station. Cronin came through
with a single to left, and Tate raced
home. getting in just ahead of Scar
ritt's heave.
Cronin, though, threatened to spill
the works when he fumbled Scarritt's
roller after one was out in the Red SoX
ninth. Following the error, Ruffing
batted for Williams and sent Scarritt
to third with single. 1t was then
Marberry relieved Brown. Barrett, first
to face Fred Topped the ball to short
left, and it looked as though it might
land for a hit, but Goslin tore in for
shoe-top catch and winged the sphere
to the plate, turning Scarritt back to
third. Rothrock, running for Ruffing
stole second. This did the Sox no good,
though, for Regain popped to Cronin.
Three out of four for the Nationals
since leaving home. and series sweep
to their credit, even though 1t was only
a two-game set.
Hayes played a nifty game around
the third sack. He had five chances
and handled all well. His catch of
Gaston's foul near the Washington
dugeut in the eighth was particularly
good.
Better bunting Is being done by the
Nationals these days. Rices tap in the
third was peach, and both West and
Brown put down neat sacrifices later.
1t vas not SO long ago that the Ma
tionals were woefully weaksat this style
Of attack.
Tate showed plenty Of snap in the
throwing arm. -Four of the Red SoX
set sout to pilfer second base and only
onesssucceeded.
Bob Reeves, erstwhile National, broke
into the Red Sox lineup in the ninth
inning, going to second base. He had
ones chance, grabbing Rice's grounder
and throwing for the last out of the
inning. Bob is not playing regularly
because of badly bruised thumb.