Evening star., 1929-06-30
HOSE PROVE BITTER
MEDICINE FOR MATS
Johnson'S Men Drop Third
Straight to Sox in Boston
by a So Count.
BY JOHN B. KELLER

~ OSTON. June 29.-This visit to
- Bean Town proved no June pic
mic for the Nationals. Instead Of
~ picking up some ground at the
expense of the tail enders,
Walter Johnson's hapless crew dropped
the entire series of three games. The
Red Sox grabbed todays wind-up by
time in moons Carrigan's outfit had
swept a set with league rival.
Adding insult to injury the Red SoX
beat the Nationals with Charley Ruffng
in the box. Before today's game' Ruf-
fing's record for the season was 2
victories against 13 losses. But he
| found soft pickings in this afternoons
| pastiming, holding the Nationals to six
| safetieS, two of which were not made
until the ninth inning, and a brace of
| passes.
Twice the Nationals were in the lead.
| They staked themselves to a run in the
! first frame and got another in the sec
ond to go ahead of the Red SoX again.
After that they got nothing more Off
| Ruff1ng than two passes and three sin
gles.
Duel of BOxmen at Start.
| For a time the game was a mound
duel between the left-handed Burke and
Boston's husky right-hander. Bob went
through the sixth session before going
out in favor of pinch batter and in his
| terms yielded four hits and two walks.
| Bob was run back, however, when he
| departed, as a result of wild chuck by
Benny Tate that let the third Red Sox
! tally be registered in the third round.
| Garland BraXton, who hurled two
rounds against the Boston bunch, looked
no better than in his last previous ap-
| pearance against the Athletics in Wash
! ington on June 18. The first man to
face him in the seventh slammed a
| two bagger, but Garland managed to
get out of the inning through the
medium of a double play.
In the next inning, though, he passed
three batters and was nicked for sim
! gle. One of the passes and the hit
mixed with an error by Buddy Myer ac-
counted for two more Red Sox tallies.
Evidently the rest Braxton had after
his poor showing against the AS was of
| little benefit.
Both sides were off to a flying start.
A brace of Red Sox errors helped the
! Nationals to first-inning score. Judge
got life when his easy roller was
booted by Gerber, and he checked in
at the middle base as Rice singled. Joe
reached third when Goslin drilled into
a dual killing, and it looked as though
the inning was over when Myer sent a
| lazy looper toward left. Scarritt, how
ever, let the ball trickle through his
| hands and the run went across.
The Red Sox matched this tally
quickly, Reeves and Rhyme socking dou-
bles before Burke was settled on the
rubber.
Griffs Again Take Lead.
This tie was shattered by the Nation
ais in short order in the second session.
Bluege skidded a one-baser to left and
on the first pitch to Cronin set sail
for second. He not only made that sta
ton but third also as Berry pegged the
sphere to center. Then Cronin rif1ed
single to left center to get Ossie over
the big base.
| In the third the Red Sox forged
ahead. pass to Reeves started
the two-run rally. Bob watched Rhyme
hoist out, but when Williams shot the
ball to right the former National tall
lied Ken's hit was good for two bases
and he went on to third as the ball
was heaved home. Tate tried to snare
Williams, but pegged to left field and
| another run crossed.
| The Red SoX got some runs they did
not need off Braxton in the eighth.
Reeves walked and there were two on
when RHYME, attempting to sacrifice.
| reached first safely as Myer juggled
Braxton's throw. A wild pitch left both
runners advance before Williams whitfield,
end they scored when Scarritt poked Q
single through the box to center.