Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-29

and victory in two means this Sc
SoX are to be encountered for NOR
the yearly set with this club for II
To win the annual series with
the Tigers the Nationals must take
four of the five games they are TO
play with Bucky Harris club III
the Capital next month. And they
could make a brave showing
against the Indians for the year
by sweeping the four-gam set
Peck's pack is to play in Griffith
Stadium soon. Such a sweep
would leave them only two shy OF
the Tribal victory total in the an
nual tussling between the CLUBS.
The Nationals are entering the 1our-
uame set with the Yankees that was 10
he onened with twin bill in Col. JAKE
Ruppert's big base ball plant TINS altei-
noon all even with the Zoe lot tne yedl.
Each club has scored seven WINS over
the other. Following the quartet Oh
cngaoements here, the Nationals ana
Yankees are to meet four more times
+bie saeson. their final series being llsteo
for washington late in September.
Sixth Twin Bill With Yanks.
The double opening the series
here will be the sixth between Johnson >
charges and Higgins henchmen .nle
seasen Tn fact. these clubs have met
in single bills only four times durlr me
camnaign. three in Washington. Here
IN MAY g the Nationals beat the
yanks twice. and they scored twice over
tha New Workers in Washington on May
40. PLAYING here on July 4. the WASH
ineton outfit was licked in both games;
Since the clubs have split one TWIN pHi
in washington and another mere.
Before leaving their nome loI yestei.
day the Nationals made more heaaMat
in their struggle to overhaul the Detrolt
club and assume the second DIVISION
leadership. While the Tigers again
idIed ,Iohnson's ambitious athletes once
more licked the Red Sox. and thelr -
TOD victory. which earned a satleS
sweep. left them but one full game PACK
Of the Harris horde.
The Carrigan crew outhlt the Johnson
men. IL safeties to II. but four times
the Nationals clustered cloutS on tne .tl
former teammate, Milton CASTOR, WIN
telling effect. while only twice did the
Red Sox manage to make headWay py
punching blows off Myles Thomas. Inc
Fed SoX stepped to the front IN the
coening inning but, aided by homer
from Goose Goslin's bat. the Nationals
had the score even before the inning
ended. Then the home crowd 1orseo
to the front, only to have the Hupmen
rake Thomas again in the seVentn lol
enough runs to tie.
Win Game in Fig 9TH.
This deadlock was shattered by the
Nationals in the eighth. They hoped
on CASTOR for three healthy clouts IN
row and chased him to the shower pc
fore a man was retired. The lelt-
handed Bill Bayne assumed the mound
duty for Boston, and he. too, TOOK pun
ishment to the extent of two hits.
Thomas felt the lash of the Red SoX
bats right off the reel. Reeves, first to
face the Washington hurler, singled
sharply and raced home when Scarrltt
followed with a double whipped down
the left-f1eld line Scarritt was caught
at third when Thomas picked up Roth.
rocks grounder. but Rothrock sWiped
second as Barrett whitfield, took third on
a wild pitch, and counted as Regain
singled.
Judge was quickly erased in the Ma
tionals first turn, but Rice drew a pass
and crossed ahead of Goslin, who drove
a home run over the right-field wall.
Vests single, Cronin's walk and Spen-
GERS one-baser, which came in success
sion after one was out In the fourth,
were good for the third home tally, and
in the fifth inning the fourth run re-
suited from a single by Rice. Regan's
hectic chuck past second base after
picking up Goslins scratchy hit, and
double-play that got everybody on the
runway but Rice.
Reeves Starts Tying Attack.
Reeves again started the attack for
the Red Sox when they hit to a tie in
the seventh. He doubled and Tailed
.,-l.a r,-,k frix
Rothrock with a single to send over the
deadlocking marker. Then the Red Sox
were stopped cold. Rothrock was forced
out when Barrett tried to sacrifice, and
Regain drilled into double play.
Goslin opened the winning onslaught
in the eighth by ramming single to
center. Myer tripled against the open
stand back of left center, and the tie
was broken. West bounded ground
the left-field line, and another run reg
istered. Bayne took Gaston'S place. and
was Immediately tapped for a sacrifice
by Cronin. West chung to third base as
Spencer was heaved out, but scored
when Hayes singled. A one-baSer by
Thomas and Judges walk crowded the
cushions but Barrett ended the rally
with neat catch of Rice's liner.
Goslin's homer, his second of the
series and his sixteenth this year, struck
and slightly injured colored woman
who was standing in the back yard of
her home. which is just across from the
ball park. Washington club officials
were informed.
Beating the Red Sox. Thomas rang
UP his fifth consecutive victory for the
Nationals. The pitcher, procured from
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