Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-31

climbing any higher than sixth pc
season, Johnson does not want his
He chucked three hurlerS into
the battling yesterday to save the
day, and one of them, Irving Had
ley, probably will not be available
for service during the remainder
of the series. Irving started and
went through four and a third in
nings, then had to retire because
blister on the middle finger of his
pitching hand had burst. Al
though not serious. the injury is
! painful, and probably the digit
, will be so tender for several days
that Hadley will be unable to hurl
even in practice.
The gar:le yesterday was battle Of
pitchers. and thFt doesn't mean
pitchers battle of the old days of base
ball It was a battle among the hurlers
of both sides to find out which could
escape with the least punishment They
all took some. The Browns had four
men on the slab against the Nationals
three and the pitchers, as we'll as the
game issue, seemed in doubt all the
way.
Fought Affair.
It was an entertaining contest
though, so far as the fans were con-
cerned. The Browns were off to a fine
lead, only to be overhauled by the Ma
JionalS. Then came some wild hlnglng
and the battle was deadlocked. Once
again the Nationals stepped in front,
yet had to Stave off laSt-minute at
tack by the visitors that Melted run
in the final inning and left them with
a runner on second base as the game
ended.
Hadley and Sam Gray, who had been
exceptionally effective against the Ma
tionalS before in this campaign, were
mound opponents at the outset. And
Hadley outlasted Gray by third of an
inning, although both went out of the
picture in the fifth. Irving had yielded
eight hits and two passes that &C
counted for five runs, and Gray had
been nicked for six SafetieS and five
passes that meant six runs.
Yet at the end Of the fifth inning the
Nationals were still tally shy OF the
Browns total, for Myles Thomas, who
succeeded Hadley, had let two more
runs cross with two passes and a hit
before the st. Louis half ended. George
Blaeholder, who relieved Gray, stopped
the Nationals with ease in the fifth, but
took a four-hit humping in the sixth
that gave the home side two runs and
the lead.
Braxton Gets Victory.
Thomas did we'll in this frame, yield
ing nothing more than a single, but in
the seventh he lost control, walked the
first two Browns to step to the plate
and turned the job over to Garland
Braxton, who became winning hurler.
Braxton had come in with little warm
ing up, and his control was weak, too,
so two more passes forced over tying
tally. This did not hurt, as it turned
out, for Chad Kimsey was pounded
for the game by the Nationals in the
latter part of the seventh, leaving the
finishing of the Browns hurting to Jack
Ogden. Jack did right well, but he had
nothing to lose.
All told the Nationals collected IA
safeties and six bases on balls of the
Quartet of st. Louis moundsmen. The
Browns got an even dozen hits and
seven walks from the three pitchers
johnson sent to the hill. The pitchers
were fair we'll supported, but one
error being charged against each side.
A wild chuck made by Third Baseman
Dondero of the visitors accounted for
one of the Washington runs. Braxton
made the only local misplay-a tumble
of topped ball in the eighth-but it
did not hurt at ALL for the next batter
UP drove into a Side-retiring double
play.
With their rallies in the fifth and
sixth frames, the Nationals were lead
ing, 8 to 7, when the Browns came up
for their seventh turn at the plate.
Thomas promptly walked Schultz, then
chucked four bad ones to put Blue on.
Dondero, first to face Braxton, sacri-
feed, although there would have been
no sacrifice had any one been at third
base to take the throw from Judge,
who had made Snappy pickup OF the
bunt. AS it was, Joe had to chuck to
Myer. covering first, for the out. Then
Braxton walked KreSS, who batted for
Rrannon, and Schang, deadlocking the
frav
Griffs Grab Contest.
This tie did not last long. Kimsey
got rid of Tate at the start of the
Nationals seventh, but passed Cronin.
Then came triple by Hayes, single
by Braxton and double by Judge,
that moved Braxton to third only and
brought Ogden to Kimsey's relief. Og-
scratched a single by Blue and Braxton
crossed. In the Browns ninth Blue
singled, with one gone, only to be
forced out by Dondero, but KresS
doubled Dondero home. Red Ian
guished at the middle base. however, as
Schang let thlrd strike go Dy.
West was on the business end of the
neatest fielding play of the fray. With
the bases filled and only one out in the
seventh. McNeely batted for Blaeholder
and lofted to center: West gathered in
the ball nicely and made long throw
to Tate to get Blue at the plate for
double play that got Braxton out OF
q mean situation.
With Kress in slump afield as well
As at bat and Melillo hurt, Howley had
moved O'Rourke from third base to
short, sent Brannon to second and
Dondero to third for the Browns. This
was the way these men started yester-
day, but when Kress batted for Bran
non he took the short field job and
O'Rourke moved to second. Blackie
seems able to play anywhere beyond
first base in the infield.