Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-27

plOIlS 10 Tic IcSG VI Lille
league, these Athletics, but
Il they're only another ball
club to the Nationals. Somehow
since last year when it was moth
ing but a doormat for the Mack
ian horde the Johnson band has
discovered the AS can be licked
and it has been profiting through
its discovery remarkably. Four
times the Nationals have tackled
the Athletics this season and
three times in row have they
defeated the big boys of base ball.
They hung a third sinner on the
AS yesterday in .Grifith Stadium, a
glistening 8-to-4 sinner, and did so
after 1t seemed they were downed for
the count themselves. Hopping on
trio of kid pitchers after the renowned
left-hander, Robert Moses Grove, who
had held them at bay for six innings,
was forced to retire because of blister
raised on a finger of his pitching hand,
the Nationals enjoyed two big rounds
and had the game in the bag.
The victory not only kept them in the
league lead, but also gave them a clean
sweep of their games during the week.
Five wins in q row were scored in the
past seven days, the best record to date
for any club in the Barnard circuit.
The triumph came startlingly In the
seventh inning when Glenn Liebhardt,
IT,, 19-year-old son Of former Cleve-
land hurler, took over Groves task.
The first three batters up were Sam
Rice, Goose Goslin and Buddy Myer.
Rice and Goslin singled and Myer
crashed the ball to the deepest part
Of the field for homer that just swept
aside o Stool advantage the AS held
at the outset Of the inning.
Myers homer swept aside Liebhardt,
too, and before the inning was over the
Nationals got o fifth run of Leroy
Mahaffey. AL Mahon, q -'ear-old
left-hander. managed to end the round
without the AS cause suffering more
damage, but he was banged for three
hits and yielded three passes that
were mixed in the making of three runs
In the eighth before Ed Rommel was
rushed to the hill to account for the
final retirement. A walk to Rice, Cos
Inns triple. Cronins sacrifice after
Myers walk, foul on Judges bat that
became q sacrifice, o pass to Bluege
and Ruel's single accounted for the
runs.
Grove and Irving Hadley were OPP
posing pitchers ut the outset. but Had
lev, like his opponent, went but six
innings. Bump was wild, three OF the
four passes he issued having to do with
the AS early scoring. He allowed only
four hits, but each figured in the run
making. Grove was well slammed,
yielding of the IS hits made by the
Nationals, but until the sixth inning
when his finger was damaged he always
was strong in pinches. He had six
strikeouts to his credit.
Garland Braxton left-handed his way
through three innings against the world
champions and set them back with two
passes and hit, the hit being made
In the ninth inning to help the AS
toward their last score.
Macks Start Early.
With their few hits the AS picked
up three runs OF Hadley before the
Nationals did any scoring. Simmons
began the making of the first marker
when he opened the second round with
two-bagger bounced of the right field
barrier. Passes to Foxx and Dykes
filled the sacks with one out and Al
tailed as Boley forced out Dykes.
A pass to Bishop at the beginning of
the third inning paved the way to the
second Mackian marker. Haas and
Cochrane sacrificed, one bunting and
the other backing Rice against the
fence to get under a hoist. Simmons
then rif1ed one-baser and Bishop
crossed. A double by Bishop with one
out and 8 single by Cochrane with two
out accounted for the AS score in round
five.
The Nationals did their first counting
In the sixth, Groves last inning. Judges
triple and Bluege's single manufactured
the run before q batter was retired.
Then the Nationals went wild In the
next two sessions and tucked away
the game.
In the ninth the AS made a last
despairing kick that Melted them a
fourth run. Dykes strolled, and checked
in at third when Boley singled. Nc
Nair, batting for Rommel, whitfield, but
Bishop hit long fly to center and
Dykes crossed after Loepp's catch.
Judge was in a daze when Ruel threw
to trap Simmons of first base in the
third inning, so AL swiped second while
Joe held the ball.
Bishop made fancy stop of a ground
er hit by Hayes, batting for Hadley,
in the sixth, and managed to convert
what seemed q sure hit into force
play that nipped Bluege going into the
middle sack.
Haas started late for Cronin's hoist
to center In the fifth, and had to jump
for the ball. He made double roll
after the catch when 1t seemed one
would have been enough for the grand
stand.
What o stop Myer made Of Haas
grounder to end the game. Buddy
ieaped to his left to come up with the
bali and whip out Mule and take q
bingle from the Mackmen.
Connie Mack slipped in two pinch
batters, both rockies. Jim Keesey, who
batted for Grove at the start of the
seventh and rolled out, is q first sacker
Rabbit McNair, who picked up Rom
mels bat and whitfield in the ninth, is
O shortstop.
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