Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-19

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NV Nationals to play? Nothing
at all to bother about. After
losing two games in . row
for the first time this season, Connie
Macks band visited Grifhth Stadium
yesterday, and as Q matter Of course
ended their losing streak by nosing out
Walter Johnson's charges, to 8.
Beating the Nationals seems only an
ordinary afternoons work for the A. s.
That victory yesterday was their elev-
enth In succession over the Washing
ton outfit and their thirteenth in IA
starts against it this year
For brief while the Nationals were
very much in the game. They again
made the going rough for Lefty Grove,
forcing his exit after two innings Of
toll It was Groves twentieth start
against a Washington club in his big
league career and the nineteenth time
he was driven from the slab by one
The only time Grove ever started and
finished game against the Nationals
was last May II, and then he scored
his only win as starter against them.
IT was q six-hit attack netting three
tallies that chased Grove, and the Ma
tionals wasted little time in getting to
Robert Moses successor, Rube Walberg,
for another marker. But Irving Hadlev
would have his poisonous fifth inning
IA
ton In Jig time the game was gone.
AL that the good pitching of Lloyd
Brown and Ad Liska, who followed
Brsxton. did was to make the game
close when the Nationals rallied against
Walbers in the eighth.
Hadley went into the nth frame with
Q 4-to-1 advantage. but two singles and
g base on balls filled the bases with
only one out, so BraXton was sent to
three and-tWo count with Haas, then
Haas svatted triple. and three Mscks
went 10 the plate n deadlock the con-
test, The tie did not last long. Coch-
rane singled Haas home to put the Wis
ttors ahead, and Bluege's boot Of Foxx's
grounder after Simmons sacrihcial loft
resulted In an unesrned run being
driven over by Miller's single.
Braxton was yanked in the sixth after
q solid single by Boley and hunted
singles by Walberg and Bishop crowded
the sacks, with none gone Brown, with
Hayes and Flagstead providing sterling
support, retired the AS without a
marker. He was nicked for what proved
the big tally Of the day. however. when
Hayes chung a trifle too long to the ball
sent his way by Haas in the eighth.
Boley was on third, with one out. when
Haas drove the sphere toward the sec
biih SHNhFi. IoDiFN SJIBdkeC toward lne
plate. but would have been caught had
Hayes thrown promptly. Jacks delay
In heaving let the MsckS' seventh score
register. although Haas. who endeavored
to make second on the toss, was tagged
In the eighth the Nationals almost put
themselves back in the running Blueee
singled and counted as Cronin doubled
Bishop took care Of Hayes and Ruel, but
Myer hs tied for Brown and raped a
single IN center to send Cronin to the
plate. Judge drew a pass to put a
potential winning nm on the path, but
was forced out al the midway point by
Rice.
That Mack sixth was thrilling az
fair. With the bases filled and none
out, Brown stepped TO the slab, and
Haas, first TO face Braxton's relief
slammed the ball to Hayes. The second
sacker's whip sent the sphere to the
plate ahead OF Boley. Cochrane, too
sent a dribbler Hayes way, and again q
force-out at the plate followed, Walbers
being the second victim Of Jacks arm
Then the mighty Simmons rifled The
ball toward left-center for what seemed
q sure hit--and a long one, too-bu
F1agstead sprinted back, damned against
the wall of the open stand and reached
far above his head for a sensational
side-retirinE catch.
Hayes had . big day at second base
getting four putouts and nine assists
Too bad he did not get the ball to Rue
a bit faster after picking up Haas
zrounder In the eighth. The teams
might have been playing yet.
Cochrane made nifty catch Of Flag
eteads foul in the third The ~
catcher ran right M 10 the neld DO;