Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-16

make a battle of a second twin bill
There is a possibility that Gar
land Braxton, who has about re-
covered from the bruiSing he took
on his left shin from a batted ball
several weeks ago and the result.
ant operation, will get into the set
with the Harris horde. HIS return
might bolster greatly the Nation,
ais chances Of picking up ground
in the struggle for fifth place, now
two and a half games away. the
Washington club sorely neeoS
pitching. ...rs,,,u
To the way it has performed IN Iecene
Tits. In Saturdays scrap the NationAlS
made q flock of errors, ana yeStsIGsy
in the first game the defense wanpie1
to the extent OF seven mSpiayS, IA
figuring In the 16-to-2 beating aomM-
isfered nv the Tigers. With such Held
ing back of the Is safeties the Detroit
club got OF Myles Thomas, Bob BurKe
and Ed Wineapple, it was remarKaoie
the Tigers did not beat the Nationals
worse. Is
way against Earl Whitehill In the OPEN
ing engagement Of the twin bill. Tney
combed him for only six hitS, which
were clustered In the three innings
Immediately following the second. SUCH
hitting is not calculated to get q club
anywhere.
Griffs in Form Reversal.
The second game saw the Nationals
In quite a form reversal, both on tne
slab and at bat. Though they got put
eight hits of George Uhle. they
wSacked the ball soundly. And they
concentrated their attack In two ROUNDS,
punching six of their blows for all their
runs. Fred Marberry gave hne exhl,
tition on the hill for them. He allowed
the Tigers but seven safeties, and that
after a Door start, in which three mus
gave the visitors two runs IN the nrst
inning. The big Texan then went
along we'll until the eighth, when Two
more hits enabled the Tigers to pull up
to even terms with the home side.
This rokie wineapple, who pitched
the last four innings of the, firSt game
against the Tigers, looked better than
the seven hits and four runs on MIN
seem to indicate. It was his own error
that gave the Tigers their first tally at
his expense, and most Of the hve singles
made: of him in the ninth were not so
sound. The young left-hander, pitching
his first pro ball, was impressive, and
r.
the minors may make his marx.
One National catcher who had his
hand hurt not long ago came back to
the game, but another went out with O
similar injury. Roy Spencer, with his
right thumb still somewhat sore from
a recent spiking, had to relieve Muddy
Ruel in the first game after Muddy mad
. fingernail almost removed by foul
tip. Now Muddy will be on the side
line for several days.
Tigers Win Early.
The Tigers wasted no time In bagGing
the first game. They registered SIX
runs in the opening inning, although
none was earned. Two errors by Gro
min helped the Detroit cause mate
rally, but at that three extra base hits
of Thomas we're no mean factors IN
the scoring.
Cronin kicked Johnson's grounder to
give the Tigers fair start. After Geh-
ringer went out, Stones two-bagger
scored johnson, and following Alexan-
ders retirement Harry Rice doubled
Stone home. McManus walked, Cronin
messed Akers' roller to let Harry Rice
count, then Hargrave lofted o homer
over the right-field barrier to account
for three more markers.
The fifth, another six-run inning for
the Tigers, saw Burke TuSneu 10
Thomas relief. Thomas error put
Stone on as a starter, then the bases
were crowded when Alexander and
Harry Rice strolled. McManus singled
two home and Thomas to the shower.
Akers reached Burke for q triple to
send over two more runs. AkerS tailed
when Hargrave doubled; then Burke,
after getting two out, hit Gehringer.
In double steal with Charley, Har-
grave scored.
The Nationals managed to find their
way to the plate in the fifth. Hayes
who had singled, was on third, and
Judge, who had walked, on second, with
two out, when Goslin popped the ball
to short left. Akers barely missed o
catch after . hard chase to give the
Goose . double and the home side two
runs.
Get to WineappIe.
For two innings Wineapple, the re-
cruit pitcher, checked the Tigers, but
they got to him in the eighth and ninth
Tor four scores. A marker in the eighth
was made without q hit, two passes and
two errors accounting for 1t.
In the ninth Akers, Hargrave, White.
hill and johnson singled In succession
before an out was made. These hits
were good for two runs, and q third
crossed when Wineapple made q wild
throw trying to pick johnson on FIRST.
Gehrtnger also singled, but johnson