Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-21


For the final fling at the How
leymen, Manager Johnson was ex-
pected to send Sad Sam Jones to
the hill. Sad Sam turned in
good game last Tuesday when he
stood the Tigers on their heads
and beat them. Manager HoWley
was expected to counter with Wal
ter Stewart, left-hander, who has
harassed the Nationals consider
ably this season.
This was to be the rubber of the Sc
ries of three games this afternoon, the
Browns drawing to even terms with the
Nk..zzss=Sals by taking yesterdays con-
scored in the fifth inning after two
were out when Goose Goslin made a
wild chuck to Jack Hayes at third base.
Another Pitchers Battle.
It was another one of the pitching
battles that have marked the schedule
here the past few days and led nanv
players of the contending clubs to be-
lieve a ball less lively than the one i'll
use throughout the greater part of the
season is being dished out by the home
club. This time. Myles Thomas and
Alvin Crowder were the opposing
moundsmen and each yielded but five
safeties and four passes. Each pitcher
also registered two strikeoutS.
Both Thomas and Crowder were in
hot water several times, but Crowder
always contrived to get out Of it and
Thomas deserved to do so in the round
the lone tally of the fray was made.
That the pitchers had no picnic, de-
spite the limited score, is revealed In
the totals of players left on base. The
Browns had eight left on the runway
and the Nationals nine.
The only extra-baSe hit Of the en-
gagement led to the Browns marker.
It was a double whacked by Lou Blue
at the outset OF the visitors NTH rouno;
Earl McNeely followed with a Sacrlf1clal
bunt to advance Blue to the far corner.
The best Heinie Manush could do, how
ever, was Loft the ball over the Short
field and Goose GoSlin ran in for an
easy catch.
Only Run on Goslin's Error.
Had the Goose Immediately returned
the ball to the infield, Blue would have
been held to third base. But Goslin
chung to the sphere as If daring Blue,
who had run a short distance off third
after the catch, to try for home. Blue
lodged back and forth on the line and
finally the Goose cut loose throw to
Hayes, evidently hoping to trap the st:
Louis runner. The chuck hit the ground
and bounded by the third sacker and
Blue, who had headed plateward with
the throw, scored easily on the error.
Frank MCGOWAN then was tossed out
by Joe Cronin from fairly deep short to
retire the side.
The Browns had threatened to make
trouble for Thomas twice before. They
filled the bases in the first frame with
a hit and two passes, but the passes
nd 10
O'Rourke ended the round by lofting to
Goslin. Red Kress and O'Rourke sin
eled in succession at the start OF the
fourth frame, but Joe Judge made
fine stop of Oscar Melillo's burt and
heaved to Cronin to force out O'Rourke.
Kress was run down after Thomas
picked up Clyde Manion's bounder and
the threat was gone when Cronin got
Crowder's foul.
After the scoring round, not ST.
Louis player got on the runway until
two were out In the ninth. Then Me-
lilo banged a single and Manion drew
a pass. But Crowder could not help
his teammates. hosting to Goslin.
Three Scoring Chances.
The Nationals had three fair scoring
chances during the encounter. In the
third inning, with one gone, Judge made
first base as Kress erred and moved to
second when Sam Rice singled. But
Goslin forced out Rice and Buddy Myer
grounded out. They filled the sacks
with only one out in the fifth, wild
throw by Kress giving Thomas a life,
a single by Judge sending the pitcher
to third and Rice drawing walk.
Goslin, however, grounded to Blue and
Thomas was forced out at the plate
while Myer forced out Goslin.
Two Nationals were on with only one
out in the sixth session. Sam West
strolled as starter and Roy Spencer.
who had replaced Benny Tate behind
the bat because Benny had been Jared
by fall into the Washington dugout
while chasing foul, sacrificed. Then
Cronin walked. Hayes, though, was
barely nipped at first base by Kress'
heave from deepest short and Thomas
grounded to O'Rourke.
Thereafter, Crowder did not allow
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