Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-09

do, the Nationals are not likely
H. to fare any better against the
White SoX, who are to be met
in Chicago in three-ga1ne series,
starting tomorrow, than. they have Jared
in Cleveland and here. Two Of the
four series scheduled with the Western
clubs are lost. The second slipping
from the Washington club yesterday
when it was licked again by the
Tigers, and there's no relief in sight
Acting Manager Clyde Milan is using
all material available in an effort to
brace the Nationals, but nothing seems
to help them, and prospects for rcus-
ing wind-up of this tour to Offset the
doleful start certainly are not bright.
With the season three weeks old the
NATIONALS have yet to become a fair
scoring combination. They are hitting
much better now than in their early
games, but they are not getting hits
when hits mean runs. That the club
has had Sc stranded on the runway in
the six games played up to today since
leaving home indicates what little ad-
vantage it has taken of scoring chances.
All told, the Nationals have had 1873
runer left on the base paths in the Is
games played. In 81 innings the club
has had two left on and in IL innings
three have been stranded Base ball
games cannot be won often when a
S:ao does that.
Glaring Example Yesterday.
The game here yesterday was a glar-
ing example of the weakness of the Ma
tionals in pinches. They outhit the
Tigers, thirteen safeties to eight, yet
the count against them at the finish
was 5 to 4. In only two rounds did the
Washington club pack enough punch
to get runs. 1t left Is on the base
paths. In two of the innings the sacks
were crowded when the final out was
made.
The Nationals gave George Uhle vet
eran right-hander. his toughest after
noon of the season before he rang up
his fifth successive victory. In addi-
ton to the Is hits he yielded, Uhle gave
four passes and uncorked wild pitch.
But in the two innings in which the
Nationals had great chances to drive
him from the lot he was master.
The Tigers did their scoring at Irving
Hadleys expense and again it was the
fifth inning that proved Hadley's un-
doing. It was the fourth game in
which the fifth frame saw the chunky
Lynn boy take deal Of punishment.
Bump, though, was spotty in his work
from the start and the Tigers combed
him for marker In each of the first
two innings.
The Nationals got to Uhle In the nth
to match these runs. But in the latter
part Of the session Hadley lost all.
Three hits, o pass and sacrifice
staked the Detroits to three more runs.
Hadley came back for the sixth, but
was wild and Lloyd Brown was hustled
to his relief. Brown finished the game
well.
two were out in the first inning from
Gehringers single and Heilmann's long
double.
NTcManus opened the Tiger second
with q two-bagger and, after Phillips
sacrificed, scanapered to the plate when
Hadley cut loose with the flrst OF two
wild pitches he made.
Singles by Myer and Rice, Goslins
sacrifice, q passed ball and Vests one
baser accounted for Washington's brace
of tallies In the eth that deadleeked
But the deadlock vas broken before
the Tigers ended their fifth turn. Uhe
singled and johnson walked. Harry Rice
looked at third strike, but Gehfingefs
single to right sent Uhle home ana
when Sam Rice fumbled johnson man
aged to reach third base. Heilmann
hoisted long f1y to West that permit
ed johnson to count. Gehringer went
to second as West heaved the ball to
the plate and scored on Alexanders
single.
After two were out in the seventh,
the Nationals checked in with two more
runs. Goslin, who had reached flrst by
forcing out Myer, was sent home by
Judges and VESTS successive singles.
Barnes, batting for Cronin, scratched
one-baser OF Uhle's glove and Judge
went over the counting block. Here
Milan sent up Bluege to bat for Hayes,
but Bluege's best was a strike-out.
With g single and two walks the
Nationals crowded the bases in the
eighth, but two were out before the
third man got on and the rally was
nipped in the bud when Judge grounded
to the Tiger shortfielder.
Bluege gave the Nationals some hope
in the ninth when he doubled against
the left field wall with two out. just
a foot or two higher and Bluege's hoist
would have cleared the barrier for
score-tying homer Ruel could not help,
though, being thrown out by Soluble.