Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-22

IT. LOUIS, july @S',-AVo inSA
time the Nationals are get.
ting their heads up ano
fighting for games. Some
thing seems to have happened to
fine club that for more than three
weeks set the pace for all others
in the American League.
When the Washington OUTFIT was on
the rampage gameness marked It's per-
formance There has been nothing
game. however in the work OF the ma
tionals in this second invasion OF the
West.
Thirteen games have been played out
this way on the present trip. Elgnt
have been lost. And of the eight six
have been lost after the Washington
club gained what seemed tar ad-
vantage. No fight there.
In tackling the Tigers and the IN
dams 1.-The Nationals were against OPP
position we'll above the average. Inc
Tigers. with new lease on lie, make
A really good ball club. ball ciup apt
to make plenty of trouble for It's rivals
from now on The Indians, once league
leaders and in the first division since
the start of the season, always have
coas,nanded respect. They took series
of%rlbbings, but they have come back
in fine style. Being trimmed by the
Tigers and the Indians was nothing to
disgrace the Nationals.
But with this st. Louis club it's
different altogether. Here's club that
has nowhere to go and is getting there
fast, vet it has defeated the Nationals,
a first-rate pennant contender, eight
times in Is meetings In five OF these
beatings from the Browns the Nationals
were overhauled. Difficult to figure,
but true.
There can be no alibis for these poor
battles with the Browns. Nor are the
Nationals offering any. But, from the
manager to the last substitute, the CLUB
Is pretty well wrought up, and there
probably will be decided brace within
q short time. There will have to be, or
this washington ball club will find itself
not so well in the running for the nag.
FTTHAT 6-to-4 licking suffered yester-
Il day in the second game OF the
series here may be laid to two
faults Wild pitching paved the way 10
the defeat and misjudement OF line
drive by Sam Rice, veteran outfielder,
completed the upset started by the hec-
tic beavers. The Nationals had punched
their arch-enemy, the left-handed Wal
ter Stewart, for a four-run lead in the
FIRST six innings. but the Browns stepped
pass this total and added another
marker in the seventh.
After they had been overhauled, the
Nationals were as meek as lambs and
never did thing to disturb the poise
of Stewart. Games cannot be won
when q club accepts punishment as the
Nationals did yesterday at Sportsman's
Park.
rxTT nv -. I,a c1o
for ,Johnson,S charges It was his
fourth appearance on the hill within
eight days-a strenuous program for
Irving. But he had not done much
pitching In the other engagements.
Against the Browns, Hadley went
through five rounds in fine style. He
allowed nothing more than one hit, a
single at the start of the third inning.
and two passes. He struck out four,
two In the fifth frame, and his side had
given him four-run lead before he
went into the sixth,
Then the heat got him. It was q
torrid afternoon and Irving never has
been one to Withstand the heat well.
He all but went goofy In the sixth. He
walked Hale to start the round and
after one of his pitches to this batter
that was at least foot wide Of the
plate Hadley stepped UP to Umpire
twas = good strike" yelled the
pitcher.
Even his catcher, Roy Spencer, had
to smile at Hadley's protest. The heat
had Irving.
Came a fourth ball to pass Hale, a
homer over the right field stand by
Goose Goslln TO account for two runs
and four wide pitches to pass Kress.
Here Manager johnson yanked Hadley
ard sent Lefty Brown To the hill.
No heat can excuse Browns per-
Torrance. He pitched four wide ones
in succession to Terrell, then three
wide ones to Schultz. Then he manag-
ed to get one over and Schultz fouled
another for two strikes, but Brown once
more pitched a wide one and the bases
were crowded.
Two wide ones went to Melillo and
johnson decided Brown was through
The left-hander had made dozen
pitches and but two had been strikes.
Ad Liska went in and got two strikes
against Melillo, then the game little
Brown second baseman lined the ball
toward right. Rice apparently did not
have line on the drive. for he ran in
and the ball scared over his head. Sam
leaped for catch. but only cuffed the
bali and it sped back to the bleacher
wall for two-bagger that scored Kress
and Ferret and moved ocnulte lc
third. Then Schultz crossed with the
NTH run as Badgro went out.
Liska forced over the seventh-innine
run, yielding two hits and base on
balls and hitting a batter, all after two
were out.
All told, the Browns got but five hits
Just half as many as ratified of Wash
jngton bats, but they also got eight
passes, and most Of the passes were as
good as hits.
TOE JUDGES homer, his third ir
three successive days, was the mrs
run off Stewart. II was drive over
the right-held stand made with one
out in the second session.
With one down in the fifth Spencer
single, Hadley's double and Vests pas
filled the sacks. Rice's scratch single
accounted for one run, then Cronini
sacrifice fly accounted for another. Bu
Harris left two on when he grounded u
the shortstop.
Myers single with one out, his thei
of second with two out and Spencer
one-baser gave the Nationals tain
in the sixth From there on they neVel
bothered Stewart at all.
PRINCE GEORGES RIVALS