Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-07
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GAMES IN 4 DAYS
Jones' Fine Work Enables
Griffs to Cut Lead of AS
to s IL Games.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

BY JOHN b. KELLER.
PHILADELPHIA August a.
- Life now is one severe test
after another for the pen
nant aspiring Nationals.
After finishing their short Sc
ries with the Athletics this after
noon the Washington hopefuls
hurry home, where, tomorrow,
they are to begin their last stand
against the Western clubs in Crit
fifth STA dunn this season. And
they must NOW down these
Western outfits, which have
treated them none too kindly this
year, if they are to be within
striking distance of their big
rivals in the flag chaSe-the AS
and the YankeeS-Who are to be
: encountered again the latter part
of this month.
Beating the West has been nothing
easy for the Nationals in this cam
paign. All told they have met these in
land clubs SO times and their record
for the tuSsling is only 81 wins against
% losses. The West certainly has held
back the Washington club in this race.
However. while their tours through
the Western circuit were almost total
losses for the Nationals, their stands
at home against these outfits have been
nrnfitable. In Washington the West
has been repulsed 19 times in % meet
ings. Especially in their last home
stand against these clubs did the Ma
tionals gain. Then they won IL OF 10
games contested.
travelling this time at the pace they
Travelled when the Westerners last IN
yaded Griffith Stadium, the amoitious
Capital clubmen will be right around
the top when next they run against
the other strong Eastern championship
contenders.
TN the next 16 days the Nationals
i have at home 16 games with the
western clubs. But the games are
IN he disposed of in Is playing days. 10
accommodate the Indians who INVADE
the Stadium tomorrow, game mas
been moved forward so that doupie-
header will be staged In washington
Saturday. ,,,.s
,-;tb the indians, the series ending with
a clash next Monday. Following me
indians in washington VIII come t,le
vUhite Sox for three games, wnen .Ils
Nationals will have a day OF rest. lniIu
~ the western clubs to visit VIII De lne
;Ticers They are 10 play TOUR games
snd so are the Browns, VINO Will WIN
up the invasion.
Despite the walloping the Nationals
took on their last Western. tour, wnen
they lost three OF four series and only
broke even IN the other, they are up on
three of the inland clubs for the sea-
Hauns hnon trimmed
nine times in Is meetings, the Indians
eight times in II and and the WhIte
Sox eight times in 10.
: THE Browns. though. have trounced
the Nationals They took botn series
niaved in St. Louis and the first series
IF the season in Washington. Tney
have the washington club licked nule
games to six.
sons why the Nationals are not heaiei
the top.
TN the ouener of the short series here
yesterday. the naughty Athletics
we're made to know the Nationas
are not vet to be counted out OF the
running for the American League tlIIe.
After taking seven licklngs IN a TO"
from the world champions, the WASH
ington club turned upon them ana hcA-
ed them to /. a-holf
cannes the lead the Athletics hold over
fhe Nationals, and as nearly one-tnTu
III the campaign remains Connie Mack s
men appear to have pretty much OF
fight on their hands. ~
HAD two or three other clubs car
ried the fight to the AS as have tne
Nationals this year, Macks forces INV
would be In a sad plight lnoeeo. Inc
lat the World C0am-
Mons to an even break in 10 starts; NO
other of the Mackmen's foes mas cone
nearly so well.
old MAN SAM JONES is staging a
~ fine comeback after taking 1t on
the chin in four consecutive starts.
The somber squire of Woodsf1eld showed
1sat Saturday when he turned back the
Yanks that he is to be reckoned with
again, and yesterday he did a very neat
Job in subduing the AS. They collected
just six hits and three passes of the
sad one. and in only one inning were
they able to cluster as may as two
hits.
That was the seventh, the one inning
In which it seemed the humid, smoke
laden atmosphere envelOping Sh1be
Park had Jones weakening. Then with
one out Al Simmons, the demon slug
ger. got his only hit of the fray. 1t was
a double bounced off the right field
wall. Jimmy Foxx followed with his
second single to send Al to third base
and Bing Miller's long loft to Heinie
Manush let the nimble Al cross with
the AS lone tally. Jones went to a
three -and-two count with Dodo VIII
liams. then passed him, but jimmy
Dykes hoisted to Manush.
In no other inning did Mackman
get farther than second base and but
one got that far. Mule Haas, after
forcing out Joe Boley, who had opened
the AS first batting turn with single,
advanced to the middle sack as Mickey
Cochrane was heaved out. There Mule
stuck, for Simmons became an easy
infield out
The only Mack besides Boley, Sim
mons and Foxx to hit Jones was Haas,
who cracked two singles. So good was
Jones that In addition to their six hits
but three Mackian drives went to the
outfelders.
Sam had three strikeouts, concluding
his game by throwing third ones by
Fox and Miller.
Great work for the old-timer.
THREE pitchers were faced by the
i Nationals. but it was off, George
Earnshaw. who pitched the f1rst
six innings. they cleaned their victory
None of the three passes George grant
ed nor the wild pitch he made inquired
IN the scoring, but six of the seven hits
Of him did.
Ossie Bluege's triple and Joe Cronin':
single accounted for a first-inning run
and in the sixth the Nationals sewed ur
the game Bluege hit and after Manusf
went out. Crollin and Joe Judge singled
TO score Ossie. Judge stole second ane
took third as a sacrifice ny by San
Rice, who had grabbed Daye Harris
J bat, tailed Cronin. Then a WILD chucs