Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-11

hH their nine MUS ana given
VI a high brand of pitching
by AID Liska the Nationals
yesterday toppled the White Sox
for two in row. The 5-to-1 vic
tory, their third in succession. en-
abled the Nationals in second
place to keep pace with the world
champion Athletics, winners over
the Indians again, but league
leaders by half game only.
Liska. going the route for the first
time this season, was in fine fettle.
He allowed the White Sox but five
safeties and two passes. The hits were
spread over three innings and the
passes over two Neither of the walks
occurred in hitting round. The fir
two White Sox blows were doubles or
they accounted for the visitors tall
Ad showed his mettle in the fifth W
the first two batters up singled.
followed with two of his six strikeout
to help himself out of the trouble.
The Nationals hit against the ven
cradle Red" Faber and the left-handed
Dutch" Henry, who had faced them
only the day before to be driven from
the game. Seven of their nine safeties
and all their runs were made of the
starting spit-baller. After good first
r
hits mixed with wild chuck by Arthur
"The Great Shires helped the Ma
tionals to pile up healthy lead in
rounds two and three.
Big Day for Rice.
Sam Rice was a big figure in the
Washington attack. He sent his bat
ting average soaring into fancy figures
by gathering three hits in four times
~ hof ord az tho game Tina RIM the
number of successive games in which
he has hit safely to 81: To make it
fine day all around the veteran stole
home in the fifth frame with the Ma
tionals' last tally.
Scoring began in the second inning
with the Nationals doing the, plate
denting. One was out when Faber
hurled the ball against Cronins hip
and Joe crossed as Judge ratified the
scoreboard with a triple After Jolley
bagged Bluege's hoist Judge raced to
In the third the White sox bumped
Liska for two doubles and a run Rid
die got the first hit after Smith was
out and Cissell got the second after
a third strike whizzed by Faber. The
Nationals came right back, though, to
chalk up two more markers, wild
heave by the great Shires aiding
With one out West cracked single
to left and took third when Rice shot
the ball past CisseH to center for an
other hit, Goslin grounded toward
Shires, but Arthur first kicked the ball
about then chucked so wildly to Rid
die that the catcher never had q chance
to get West at the plate. With the
l1it-and-run on, Myer sent slow
bounder to Cissell and beat the second
baseman's throw to first. This filled
the bases and Rice went over after
Reynolds gathered in Cronins hoist.
Liska Checks Rally.
The White Sox threatened trouble in
the fifth when Kamm and Smith singled
In succession at the outset. Liska
frightened. though, to make strikeout
victims of both Riddle and Faber, while
Bluege made good stop and throw to
flag Cissell.
A theft by Rice accounted for the
Nationals rally in the fifth One was
out when Rice singled and he pulled
up at the middle sack when Goslin
bounced a single off Shires' shins After
forcing out Goslin, Myer broke away
for steal of second only to be turned
back by Riddles peg to Cissell. Rice,
darted from third and easily made
home under Cissell's wide return.
After their last scoring round but
three Nationals got on the runway,
Bluege got single off Faber in the
sixth and another off Henry in the
eighth. Rice also reached Dutch for
his third hit of the day in the seventh
round
In their last four batting turns, the
White SoX put but five runners on.
Shires walked with two down in the
sixth, Cronin's error gave Riddle a life
after two were out in the seventh, in the
eighth Cissell singled only to be forced
out by Reynolds and in the ninth Smith
drew a pass with two gone. Smith was
permitted to amble to third before Wat
wood, who picked up Riddles bat,
skied to West
Liska was right.
Bluege made fancy play at the
start of the game to get Cissell. He
went back of third to dig UP a hot
grounder and threw strike" to Judge.
A rare one occurred In the third when
with the bases filed Cronin hoisted
deep to Reynolds in center. All three
runners advanced after the catch, Rice
counting.
There was no doubt as to Smiths
strikeout in the seventh. His last swing
was so vigorous 1t lifted him from his
feet and dropped him alongside the
plate.
West was not lifted from the lineup
when the White Sox switched to a
southpaw slabman. johnson figured
Sammy was not likely to face the
left-handed Henry more than once and
he wanted to keep the clubs defense
at its best.
In addition to pitching fine game
Ltska showed himself to be a clever
fielder. He cared for seven chances,
once crossing to first to take throw
from Judge.