Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-13
WIN FIFTH GAME in ROW
AS BRAXTON SHOWS FORM
Judge and Rice Supply Victorious Punch in the
Ninth Inning-Marberry to Hurl in Opener
of Series at Chicago Tomorrow.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

ut. LOUIS, August 13.-Walter
Johnson's ball club is getting on
these days. Licking the Browns,
~ 3 to 2, yesterday, the Nationals
ran a winning streak to fve
games for the first time this year and
also assured themselves of a season VIC
tory over one Of their rivals in the
American League campaigning.
It was their 18th triumph over Dan
Howley's outfit in the % scheduled
games they have with it, and Johnson's
charges have a great chance to increase
the margin of superiority, for including
today's tilt. that winds up the series OF
four here, the Nationals have five more
meetings with the st. Louis represen-
tative in the circuit
Now the Nationals are keenly pep
ped for the four-game series with the
White Sox that will end their battling
in Chicago this year. This set gets
under way tomorrow afternoon at Co
miskey Park, and Manager johnson Is
planning to send Fred Marberry to the
slab for the first Of the games in the
Windy City. The big Texan still Is
somewhat under normal weight, but he
figures he can produce on the pitching
hill and so does his manager.
The Nationals in running up q sea-
son winning streak yesterday were given
quite tussle by the Browns. Garland
Braxton, who pitched for the johnson
crew. had his screwball working in fine
order, but AL Crowder, who not so long
ago, wore Washington uniform, also
was in fine fettle, and the meeting was
one Of those raritieS in this day Of the
lively ball, pitchers duel. The Ma
tionalS triumphed solely because they
outSlugged the Browns, nine safeties to
i've.
In addition to the nine safetieS. Brax-
ton yielded the st. Louis aggregation but
two passes. One of these blaZed the
way to a marker.
Crowder granted four free tickets to
the initial station. None had to do
with the making Of run and not
The fray was unearned, for both clubs
played fiawless base ball.
From start to finish the game was q
battle. Not until the fifth inning was
there any scoring, and then the Ma
tionals got one more run than the
Browns did. But the home side man
aged to knot the count in the seventh
and only after two were out in the
ninth did the Nationals put across the
decisive tally with successive doubles by
Joe Judge and Sam Rice.
Although the Nationals put their first
batter on in the second and third
frames and also had a runner on the
base path in the fourth, not until the
fifth did they break through Crowder's
service. Then Hayes started the in
ming by getting single with a drive
that ORourke, at third base, barely
managed to check. BraXton sacrificed
neatly and Judge scored Jack with a
double. Rice cracked single and sent
Judge home.
The Browns came back in their half
Of this inning to get marker with a
pass and a hit One was out when
O'Rourke walked. Blackie had to pull
up at the far corner when Melillo rified
a two-bagger against the right field
stand barrier, but he went over the
counting block as Cronin heaved out
Schang from deep short.
In the seventh the Browns deadlock
ed the fray. Schultz smacked double
down the left field line as q be-
ginning Of the attack. O'Rourke lofted
deep to Rice and Fred went up to
third after the catch. Melillo hit a
high bounder to Hayes and 1t looked as
though Schultz might be nipped at
the plate. but the third baSeman's throw
home was trifle wide and Schultz
slid In safely under the diving Tate.
Both sides went out in order in the
eighth and prospects were not so bright
for the Nationals when Hayes and Brax-
ton proved easy for Crowder in the
ninth. But Judge slammed a two-bag-
screen and Rice followed with q lofty
double that fell close to the outfield
stand between center and right.
The Browns were checked in q row
In their last batting turn, although only
q brilliant Shoetop catch Of KreSs' liner
by Rice for the second out kept them
from threatening to make more trouble.