Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-19

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Nationals have yet to play here o.
Athletics, one with the White So
with the Red SoX. They also are
brushes with the AS.
The Tigers, however, have moth
ing easier than the Nationals in
the remainder of their schedule.
They have only a dozen games to
play, but three are with the AS in
Philadelphia, three with the
Browns and two with the White
Sox in Detroit, and four more with
the White SoX in Chicago. This
birthplace scrap may go on to the
end of the campaign.
The Nationals not only took the final
set Of the year with the Tigers and
wrested the leadership of the second
division from them with their double
win but also the annual series with the
Harris horde. OF the % engagements
with the Detroit club this season the
johnson band won IL and tied in i.
Both Pitchers Battles.
The two defeats handed the Tigers in
their final stand in Griffith Stadium
were rouSing affairs. Both were pitch
ers' battles, with Irving Hadley besting
the left-handed Earl Whitehill. who
had licked the Nationals only last Sun
day in the opener of the series, in the
initial encounter. and Lloyd Brown
getting laSt-minute decision over Elon
Hogsett, a half-blood Cherokee Indian,
recently acquired by the Tigers from
Montreal, in the left-handerS' struggle
that wound up the program.
The Nationals were outhit, five safe
ties to four, in the first tilt, but Hadley
famed II Detroit batters for what is
believed a season record in the Ameri-
can League. Whitehill had one wabbly
inning, in which an error by him helped
the home side toward its scores. In
the second encounter Hogsett actually
outpitched Brown in the first eight in
nings, in which he yielded but five hits
to seven made off the Washington
southpaw. The Cherokee was licked,
however. by three more hits made of
him in sensational ninth round.
Joe Cronin drew a pass to start the
Nationals final turn in the second
game, and Sammy West, intending to
sacrifice, dragged bunt past the
pitcher for a single instead. Benny
Tate also tried to sacrifice, but it looked
as though q scoring chance was gone
when Marty McManus, tearing in from
third, made a diving catch and scram-
bled to his feet quickly enough for
throw that doubled Cronin off second
base.
Judge Sends in Big Run.
Jack Hayes, though, cracked a single
that moved West to third, and Brown
got walk that filled the bases. Joe
Judge, who had been especially easy
for Hogsett earlier in the fray, went to
q three-and-two count. Then, with all
runners winging, Judge bounced the
ball of Hogsett's gloved hand to the
rear of second base for a single that
sent West over with the lone tally OF
the contest.
In the second set-to each side was
unable to take advantage of early scor-
ing opportunities. Judge singled and
Sam Rice walked in Washingtons first
inning. Judge, though, was forced at
third when he feared to run as Goslin
sent a loft to short left that johnson
muffed. Myer forced out the Goose
and Cronin grounded out. The Tigers
had two on, with two out, in the third.
Myer at second.
johnson began the third Tiger frame
with single. then was tagged as he
tried to steal. Gehringer hit for a
base and swiped second. After He'll"
mann lofted out, Judge made wild
chuck past Brown at first base follow
ing a pickup of Alexander's hot one.
Gehringer attempted to score on the
error, but was Hipped, Brown to Tate.
Two Hits Wasted.
Goslin opened the Washington fourth
with a single and took third when Myer
smote a one-baser. Here Hogsett
showed his mettle by tanning Cronin
and West. Then Tate fouled to Nc
Manus. In the fifth the Tigers got two
hits and had two on with one out.
Heilmann skied out and a pass to
Alexander loaded the sacks, but Harry
Rice drove into a force-out.
Hayes started the home sides fifth
with single, but Brown and Judge
whitfield. Then Hayes was shared as
he tried to pilfer second. In the Wash
ington sixth Goslin walked, with one
out, and there were two Nationals on
when Cronin drew a pass after Myers
retirement, but West again famed.
Hogsett started the Tiger seventh
with a single to center and never got
by first base. Brown made a spec
tacular grab Of Johnson's foul bunt,
and Gehringer and Heilmann gave the
pitcher no trouble.
Sam Rice got to third base, with two
out, in the Nationals eighth. He
scratched a single by Alexander, swiped
second, and made the far corner whe1
Hayworth pegged wildly trying to pre-
vent Lne SGeaI. MyeT, however, SeIlJ q
weak roller to Gehringer to end the
round.
Then Brown famed the Tiger side in
the ninth, and the Nationals went on
to victory.
HadIey Hats Tigers.
With Hadley pitching strike-out ball.
the Tigers were helpless in the early
part Of the first game. johnson began
their first round with double, only to
watch the chunky Washington pitcher
strike out Gehringer, Stone and Alex
ander. Harry Rice started the second
Tiger inning with a two-bagger, but
McNfanus and Akers became strike-out
victims, and after Hargrave walked
Whitehill famed.
In their second batting turn the Ma
tionals ricked Whitehill for two mark.
ers. With one out, West walked and
Spencer hit a short single. Both run
xers advanced as whiteh1ll heaved
wildly trying to get West OH second
and counted when Hayes smote two
During the next four innings the
Tigers got on the runway frequently,
but could make no Roadway. Stones
single in the third came after two were
out, and Alexander whitfield again.
Akers walked, with two out, in the
fourth and Hargrave famed. White
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