Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-11


splurged to the extent of two
victories. their longest winning
~ streak of the year. since their
lineup was revised. the Ma
tionals were beginning to think they
were really good again, but Acting
Manager Clyde Milan took some of the
puff out of their sails when he an
nounced that beginning today a bunt-
ing class would be organized. To date
the Washington base ball artists have
been pitifully poor at this form of Of
tense, but they will show some improve
ment in bunting if Milan has his way.
In the II games which the Nationals
had participated in up to today, they
attempted to advance runners by sac
ri1cial bunts II times and succeeded
only 6 times These sacriflcial attempts
were bunts actually put down. Most
of them, however, were such poor
hunts that the ball went to a fielder
so fast that the runner had no chance
at all 20 advance.
This Milan hopes to change with
his bunting school. Hereafter at the
daily batting drills each of the Ma
tionals going up to the plate to swing
will be expected to try at least two
hunts after taking his three healthiest
at the deliveries. This schooling will
bring about a vast improvement in
bunting ability within a short time
Milan believes, and enable the Nationals
to take much more advantage of their
speed.
One Succeeded Yesterday.
The club resorted to the bunt twice
in Yesterdays tilt that opened the
series of three with the White Sox
here and once was successful. Gar
land BraXton was unable to put down
a bunt that would advance man
base. but Muddy Ruel did put one down
that brought home runner from thlrd.
To date Ruel has been the best bunter
among the Nationals. but one ounter on
a team is not enough. ACCORDING 10
Milan. every man in the lineup ought
to have the knack of making the deli
cate tap.
Several clubs the Nationals have
PLAYED have profited greatly through the
bunt. The sacrifice is becoming pop
ular again and if the Washington club
is to keep pace with most OF Its rivals IL
must resort to the bunt as wen as 10
the hit-and-run style of attack
1t seemed for a time yesterday that
sacrificial bunt might prove the undolng
of the Nationals So baffiing were the
left-handed slantS of Bob Wieland ana
such good use did the White SoX make
of the little hitting they did at Garland
Braxton's expense that the end of the
sixth round found the SoX leading, 10
l. And a sacrifice behind pass played
an important cart in the making of the
run that put the White Sox ahead.
But Bob Wieland lost his cunning
after the sixth while Braxton pitched
steadily to the finish and the Nationals
triumphed 4 to 2. They got SIX hits
and I'VE passes eff Wieland before he
gave way to Dan Dugan, another south
paw in the seventh. Dugan was nlcked
for a seventh safety in the eighth, then
George Connally hurled hitless ninth.
Poor Throws Are Costly.
Braxton silenced the White Sox with
but four hits and two passes and two OF
the hits were not made until the ninth
inning. Poor throws as much as any
thing else accounted for the White Sox
scoring. One was hectic heave to the
plate by Goose Goslin and the other
needless throw to first base by Joe Gro
min.
Goslin's throw came in the fourth in
ming, which Johnny Mostil had opened
with a double. Alex Metzlers infield
retirement moved Mostil to third. Then
Willie Kamm drove liner to Goslin. A
good bounding throw by the Goose
probably would have nipped MoStl cas-
lily at the plate, but the left fielder put
so much in his throw that the sphere
came in high and Ruel, forced to leap
for a catch, had no chance to tag the
sliding Chicago player.
out in the fifth frame. Carl Reynolds
was on second by virtue Of walk and
Jack Kerr's sacrifice. Bill CiSsen popped
to Charley Gooch, but Moe Berg sent
bounder to deep short.
Cronin did well to get the ball, and
had no chance to flag his man at first.
He persisted in throwing, however. The
ball went high and Gooch had to leap
for it. Berg, crossing the sack well
ahead of the throw. ran headlong into
Gooch and spilled him. Charley man
aged to knock down the ball. but could
not regain his feet and the ball in time
to get Reynolds at the plate. Had
Cronin not thrown Reynolds would have
had to stop at third, and as 1T turned
out he would have remained there. for
wieland ended the inning by popping
to Myer.
Griffs Start in Sixth.
The Nationals first got to Wieland in
the sixth. Then Goslin singled and so
did Gooch. The second hit went through
Metzler and the Goose scored from first.
Singles by Ruel, Myer and Rice and
o balk by Wieland accounted for two
runs in the seventh. Rice's single sent
Ruel home and Myer to third. Then
Myer and Rice attempted a double
swung to throw to second after he had
actually begun a pitch to Gooch.
It was Cronin's triple off Dugan and
Ruel's bunt in the eighth that put over
the fourth run.
Myer was slammed on the right elbow
BY one of Dugan'S pitches in the eighth
and had to retire. Jones ran for Myer,
and in the latter part of the inning
Bluege moved to third base and Hayes
went in at second. Myer was expected
to play this afternoon, despite the
bruising he suffered.
After the Nationals forged ahead in
the seventh Judge was sent in to play
first base. Milan wanted to strengthen
the Nationals defense.
Cronin knocked down two outfielders
before he managed to get hit. In the
NTH Joe hoisted a hard one to right.
But Hoffman ran back for brilliant
catch. AS he got the ball the ChiSoX
outhelder crashed into the scoreboard
and wrenched his neck so severely he
had to turn his job over to Reynolds
Joe sent Reynolds far back for a catch
in the sixth. Reynolds got the ball, but
he also fell with the catch. Then in the
eighth Joe slammed the sphere over
Mostil's head for triple.
Kamm kept hit from Bluege with q
whale OF a catch in the seventh The
White Sox third-Sacker lunged far UC
his right TO spear with one hand hot
liner.
HOME RUN STANDING