Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-31
FOXX'S HOME RUN
STARTSA'S ON WAY
TO 7-TO-3 TRIUMPH
Champions Hit Brown Hard
and Timely to Sweep
Series.
RUDE WALBERG PITCHES
STEADILY FOR MACKMEN
Hadley, Rushed to Mound in the
Seventh, Gives Up Lone
Tally in Eighth.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

PHILADELPHIA, May 31.-Connie
Macks Athletics continued to wreck
havoc in the ranks of the Nationals,
winning today's contest at Shibe Park
and going into tie with the Grifmen
for the American League leadership.
The score was z to 3.
FIRST INNING.
WASHINGTON-Loepp fouled to
Echang. Rice singled to center, and
stole second. Goslin flied to Miller and
Rice took third after the catch. Rice
was caught trying to steal home, Schang
Just getting the decision. No runs.
PHILADELPHIA-M threw out
Harris. Cronin threw out Haas. Bluege
threw out Williams. No runs.
SECOND INNING.
WASHINGTON - Judge fouled to
Schang. Myer popped to McNair.
Cronin singled to center. Cronin stole
second and continued to third when
Walberg made a wild pitch. Bluege
walked. Bluege stole second. Ruel
walked. filling the bases. Brown dou-
bled to center, scoring Cronin and
Bluege, while Ruel stopped at third.
Loepp flied to Haas. Two runs.
PHILADELPHIA-Bo took a third
strike. Foxx hit home run over the
right field wall. Miller singled to left.
McNair singled to left, sending Miller
to second. Schang doubled to right
center, scoring Miller and McNair.
Walberg went out, Judge to Brown,
covering first, Schang going to third.
Harris walked. Haas singled to right,
scoring Schang and sending Harris to
third. Brown tossed out Williams.
Four runs.
THIRD INNING.
WASHINGTON-Rice fouled to Nc
Nair. Waiberg threw out Goslin. Will
liams went to short center for Judges
loft. No runs.
PHILADELPHIA-Cr threw out
Boley. He also threw out Foxx. Miller
popped to Myer. No runs.
FOURTH INNING.
WAsHINGToN-Myer singled to
Center. Cronin singled to center, send
ing Myer to third. Bluege flied to Har-
III and Myer scored after the catch
NRiafs threw out Ruel, Cronin going
to second. Brown famed. One run.
PHILADELPHIA-Blu made a
nice stop and threw out McNair. He
also. threw out Schang. Walberg was
safe when his hunt was fun1bled by
Brown. Harris famed. No runs.
FIFTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-Loepp flied to Har-
lis. Rice walked. Goslin forced Rice,
Boley to Williams Goslin was caught
stealing, Schang to Boley. No runs.
PHILADELPHIA-Ha singled to
center. Williams doubled to right, scor-
ing Haas. Boley sacrificed, Brown to
Judge. Fox walked. Miller forced
Foxx, Myer to Cronfn, Williams scoring.
McNair flied to Loepp. Two runs.
SIXTH INNING.
WASHINGTON Williams threw out
Judge. Myer walked Cronin Walked.
Bluege forced Myer with a grounder to
McNair. Ruel lined to Boley. No runs.
PHILADELPHIA--Sc flied to
Loepp. Walberg took a third strike
Harris grounded to Judge. No runs.
SEVENTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-H batted for
Brown and famed on three pitched
balls. McNair threw out Loepp. Rice
hied to Hass No runs
PHILADELPHIA adley now pitch
ing for Washington. Haas fed to Cos
lin. Bluege threw out Williams Boley
doubled to left center. A wild pitch let
Boley take third. Foxx walked. Mil
Ter forced Foxx, Cronih to Myer. No
runs.
EIGHTH INNING.
WASHINGTON flied to Haas.
McNair made a fiashy stop and threw
out Judge. Myer walked. Cronin sent
q long fly to Miller. No runs.
PHILADELPHIA - McNair doubled
down the left field foul line Schang
sacrificed, bunting to Hadley who tagged
him on the line Cronin picked up
Walberg's grounder and threw to the
plate too late to get McNair. Myer
went back for Harris high one Haas
singled to left. sending Walberg to. Sec
ond. Williams walked, filling the bases.
Boley famed. One run.
NINTH INNING.
WASHTNGTON-Bl uege took a third
strike. Ruel walked. Barrett batted
for Hadley and took a third strike
Loepp flied to Miller. No runs.
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