Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-19
MATS CAUSE HURT
BY ST. LOUIS CLUB
Has Trimmed Johnson Band
in 9 of Is TiIts-HadIey
Battles BengaIs.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

BY JOHN b. KELLER.
DnL KILLEFER brings his
poisonous gang of Browns
here tomorrow to open a
four-game series, and the
Nationals are hopeful of handing
this lot from ST. Louis at least as
much punishment as they did
during it's second visit here late
in June and early in July. Then,
after dropping the first game of
a set, the Nationals turned and
toppled the Browns for three in
q row.
This seventh-place ST. Louis lot is
Just about responsible for almost half
the distance now between the league
leading Athletics and the second-place
Nationals. In all the teams have
tussled Is times this season and the
Nationals have triumphed but six
times. That matter of three defeats
on the wrong side of the line has hurt
the Washington cause no little.
The Browns began trouncing the Ma
tionals when first they clashed here in
MAY. Then they took two of three en-
gagements in Griffith Stadium. And
they have walloped the johnson band
severely in st. Louis. OF the eight
games played between the CluOS II
Sportsmen's Park the Nationals bagged
but two
Killefer's gang will conclude its stay
here Saturday then will come the
Athletics for a one-day stand. After
that there will be brief break in the
schedule at the Washington ball plant.
WHEN the Nationals returned from
w their disastrous Western tour it
was believed they might regain
much of the ground they had lost for
the East had been their field for
splendid showing. However, despite a
Washington club has travelled at
slower pace than either of its rivals in
the top three of the circuit.
The Nationals have moved since get
ting back to the East at a .619 pace.
Not so speedy compared to the way the
AS and Yanks have stepped along. The
AS have played at 1877 rate and the
New Workers at a 1896 rate.
This difference in speed since late in
July has cost the Nationals distance
of two and one-half games in slipping
far back from the Athletics and allowed
the Yankees to pick up matter OF
two games in their endeavor to wrest
second place from Washington.
THERE was no change in relative
i standing among the first three yes
terday for each scored a victory
The Athletics nosed out the ST. Louis
club, the Yankees easily defeated the
White Sox and the Nationals took the
measure of the Tigers, to 4.
AS the score indicates the Tigers, al
though held to six hits and one pass
were not easily to subdue in the third
game of the series, but it was a remark
At~I I-rr1 Co.. la he
drubbed so badly Sunday, to triumph at
all. Getting left-handed Elon Hogsett
right off the bat the Washington club
piled UP runs quickly. Then Manager
Bucky Harris sent the right-handed
Whitlow Wyatt to the hill and the
newcomer with his fastt ball stopped
the Nationals cold.
1t was well much had been CLEANED
of HogSett, for after five fine innings
Irving Hadley wavered and the Tigers
went at him roughly for a few rounds.
Bump rallied CALAMITY, though to hurl
a slick ninth inning and make certain
Of his twelfth win of the campaign.
TN all, the Nationals collected IL safe
i ties and one pass. Four of the safe
ties were doubles and one was good
for three bases. The pass and two Of
the hits were made of Wyatt, who
pitched for three innings, but they
Melted no runs.
Cronin and Kuhel headed the Wash
ington attack, although Myer with three
blows outhit each of this pair. Cronin
with triple and a double drove across
two runs, however, and kuhel backed
these hits of Cronins with double the
first time and a single the next to send
over two more markers. This hitting
was done in the first and fifth frames,
each of which Myer had started with a
single Buddy scored in the first, but
1t was Rice, who had forced out Myer
when attempting TO sacrifice, who
counted in the fifth ahead of Cronin.
In each of these innings two were out
before scoring started and the same
number had been retired before the
Nationals did their fourth-round count
ing. The one run then was the result
Of McLeods double and RuePs single.
A N error by Myer in the sixth proved
IA of great help to the Tigers in put
ting on a three-run rally. Funk
had walked to begin the session, but
when Koenig grounded toward Myer 1t
looked as though a double-play would
follow But Buddy let the ball go
through ard there were two of the
enemy on the runway. Gehringer
doubled Funk home and Koenig crossed
as Alexander was heaved out. NC
Manus' singled accounted for Gehrin-
gers crossing.
Gehringer blazed the way to the
other Tiger tally in the eighth with
two-bagger. He moved up as Alexan-
der went out. then beat TO the plate
throw from Mcleod, who had scooped
up McManus' roller.
From then on Hadley was in the sad
die. He threw a third one by Stone
and tossed out Easterling TO end the
eighth and in the wind-up frame threw
the third strike by Hayworth, and after
Hargrave, who had grabbed Wyatts
bat, fouled to Ruel famed Funk.
MANAGER JOHNSON wants TO rest
vi Bluege, so Mcleod may be at third
few days. . Jimmy did well
there yesterday, killing of Tiger run
at the plate and making two hits in
four batting efforts. when he slid
into second as Rice hunted in the fifth
inning. Myers spikes caught in the
sack and his left leg was painfully
Wrenched. =. the sack was ruined by
the gashing, all the sawdust leaking out,
but no new one was put at the midway
point. Ruel went behind the bat
that Spencer might rest sore throw