Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-08


This weakness in attack was es-
pecially marked yesterday, as the
Nationals took a 9-tO-1 trimming
in the opener of their second in
vaSion of the West this season.
They made but four hits off the
left-handed Earl Whitehill and
two of the four Sprang from
Barnes bat.
Fred Marberry, who started the fling
ing for the Nationals. did pretty well
for six innings, holding the Tigers to
two safeties and as many runs. One
of the tallies was due to a balk Fred
made with a runner on third base.
They combed Marberry for two more
safetieS and three more runs IN the
seventh. but all the runs crossed after
the pitchers support faltered with
side -retiring out at hand.
Bump Hadley Hard.
irving Hadley hurled one round
against the Tigers, and gave them just
good batting practice. The first two
batters facing Bump, Bob Fothergill
and Dale Alexander, hit homers, and
before the inning ended the Tigers had
made enough hits to run their total for
the game to seven.
Scoring was started by the Tigers in
the second session. Fothergll began
the attack by bounding triple of the
scoreboard back of left center, and he
crossed the plate after Sam Rice bagged
Alexander's hoist for the first out.
This run was matched by the Ma
tionals in the third inning. Marberry
socked the ball to center for single
and got as far as third base when Harry
Rice let is get by. Fred stuck to the far
corner as Judge was tossed out, tnen
was run down when Rice grounded to
the shortstop. Sam, though, made the
middle sack during the rundown and
tailed when Barnes tripled to the left
field corner.
Not until the sixth inning did the
Tigers break the tie, and then it was
halk by Marberry that enabled them
to do so. johnson started this round
by doubling to the fence in left, and
ne moved to third as Harry Rice was
heaved out. Marberry then pitched
two strikes against Gehringer, but as
he was about to deliver the ball for
the third time to this batter he let 1t
slips from his hands, and Umpire GelSel
promptly waved Johnson over the
counting block.
Three Runs Unearned.
The three runs the Tigers garnered
off Marberry in the seventh frame were
of the unearned variety, all Delng
scored after Barnes fumbled chance
for the third out Alexander walked at
the outset of the inning, but McManus
lofted to Rice and Hargrave fouled out.
Schuble's single moved Alex to second
only, and it looked AS though Marberry
would get out of trouble when White
hill lofted the ball toward short center.
It was play more for Myer than
Barnes to attempt. but the second base
man. after running into the pasture a
short distance stopped and forced
Barnes to come tearing in from deep
center for catching try. Reds speed
got him under the sphere. but he let it
drop right after it landed in his hands,
and Alexander and Soluble tailed on
the error Singles by johnson and
Harry Rice followed, TO put Whltehlll
over.
In the eighth Hadley was given fine
pasting. Fothergill. first to face Bump.
hoisted the ball over the left-tleld fence
near the foul line for homer. Then
Alexander drove it over the Scoreboard
for a longer homer. McManuS strolled
to first and reached second as Soluble
became the second out. Whltehlll
walked Johnsons double registered
McManus at the nlate, and Whltehlll
scored as johnson was being run down
following Bluege's pickup of Harry
Rice's grounder.
The Nationals had no chance to get