Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-28

Athletics, who are all but in as G.
then hustle to Boston for four gan
it's present guests. The set in Be
scheduled twin bill, next Monday b
will return to spend the remainder
If the Washington club is as
successful during the next week as
it has been in the past three, it is
likely to be in fifth place in the
league when it begins it's final
stand against the West in Griffith
Stadium. This morning the Ma
tionalS were only a game and a
half behind the Tigers, who head
the second division. They had
lost no more games than the Har-
ris horde and won only three less.
Three weeks ago Johnson,s charges
were in seventh place and eight games
back of the Tigers.s They had won 10
less games and lost 6 more than De-
troit's club So they picked up ground
on the Tigers at an average rate OF
two and one-siXth games per week. An
other week with such a gain would
mean the second division leadership for
the Nationals
Gain as Tigers Idle.
A half game was gained yesterday by
1arly eager to overhaul through its stir
ring to victory over the Red Sox in
IA innings of f1ashy base ball while the
schedule had the Tigers idling. No
other game played here this season was
damned with so many thrills AS was
this opener of the brief series with the
Beantown bunch. 1t was replete with
Brilliant pitching. snappy fielding and
speed on the runway. A more interest
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order
Sad Sam Jones started or the hill for
the home side. end for seven innings
kept pace with Danny MacFayden. his
Boston mound rival. Sad Sam during
this period Yielded four hits to. five
made off NJ cFayden. and each pitcher
was found for one earned run. Mac
Hayden made Wild chuck over Bob
Reeves head at third bas". which ac-
counted for Two Washington markers.
while ShortSSop Rhymes error paved the
way to another
With this thTce-rIln Advantage. it
looked as Though Jones would breeze on
to victory. In the eighth. however an
error by BIddT liycr followed a single,
Then, with orc out Jones filed the
bases by walking a batter Here Man.
ager johnson walked to the box for
conference with the hurlcr. but Jones
must have convinced the pilot he could
carry on. Bill Regain, with double
that pushed over two runs. spiked Jones'
argument, though. and Garland EraTton
was rushed to the rescue.
Braxton Shines as Rescuer.
The left-hander was Immediately
reached for a hit that chased over the
tying tally, and only great piece of
plate-blocking by Catcher Roy Spencer.
after taking Sam Rice's return of the
hit. prevented the scoring of the run
that would have put the Red Sox
ahead. From then on Braxton and
MacFayden engaged in a brilliant pitch
ing duel that did not end until the Hub
hurler weakened in the fourteenth and
granted two long safeties which enabled
the Nationals to put across the decisive
tally before one had been retired.
In the last six innings Braxton was
found for three hits to raise the Red
Sox total for the game to 10. He also
Issued two passes. In fact, in five of
the six innings the Red Sox had run
ner on the paths, and in four of the
innings it was the first man up who
got on. Yet only two of these runners
progressed beyond first base. Braxton
pitched the last five rounds under a
handicap, too. In the ninth inning a
drive by Russell Scarritt struck the
pitcher on the left leg just above the
ankle. inflicting an extremely painful
bruise. But Braxton stuck at his task,
even though he had to have the injury
treated between innings during the re-
mainder of the fray.
MacFayden pitched good game for
Boston. That he went the route shows
he did. The Nationals combed him for
an even dozen safeties and he issued
six passes. Three of these passes were
purposely given. MacFayden really was
hit harder than the Washington total
indicates. Five of the hits off him were
for extra bases, one being Gose Cos
Inns fifteenth home run of the year.
The Goose drove the ball to the top OF
the right-field wall, where it bounded
beyond the park. Many Washington
drives went directly to Boston fielders,
however, and others were checked by
sensational catches.
Griffs First to Score.
The Nationals were first to score.
Rice opened the fourth inning with a
two-bagger and Goslin walked. Myer
tried to sacrifice, but his bunt would
have meant nothing more than force
out of Rice at third had MacFayden
made a good throw. AS 1t was, Danny
chucked the sphere far afield, and both
Rice and Goslin got home on the error.
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the sixth, scoring in double steal.
With Rothrock on third and two out,
Pegan set sail for second as Jones
started a pitch to Todt. Cronin took
Spencer's throw and turned to go after
Rcgan instead of hurting the ball back
to the catcher Immediately. Cronin
missed Regain, and when he did get the
ball home it was too late.
Goslins homer at the start Of the
home sixth offset the Red Sox counter.
and in the seventh the Nationals picked
t1p another marker. Hayes got on at
the beginning of the frame when his
erounder was booted by Rhyme at short.
Jones sacrificed and Judge sent Jack
over by lining a one-baser to center.
Reeves began the Red Sox tying at
tack in the eighth with single. Then
Scarritt drove the ball sharply at Myer
and reached first when Buddy fumbled.
Rothrock hoisted to Goslin, but pass
70 parrett crowded the sacks Regain