Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-13
LYONS BUT SECOND
OF LOT MATS TRIM
WaIIop Earnshaw, but Not
Grove, FerreII-Chisox
RepuIsed, 5 to q.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

pitchers has been as diff
cult for the second-place
Nationals as it has been for
other clubs in the American
League this season. The big
four includes Bob Grove and
George Earnshaw of the world
champion AS, Wesley Terrell OF
the Indians and Ted Lyons of the
White Sox. Each of this quartet
has scored II or more victories in
the current campaign. Collective
", the Nationals have faced the
four ID times when the outcome
of the game depended upon one
of these stars of the slab. And
only four times have the Nationals
triumphed.
The total of wins at the expense of
this quartet Of fingers was raised TO
four only yesterday, when the Nationals
took the measure OF the White Sox'
who had on the hill Lyons, seeking his
eighteenth triumph. And it was the
first win of the season over Lyons for
the Nationals. He had defeated them
four times in previous starts, Twice
here and twice in Chicago.
But for their success against Earn
shaw, the showing of the Nationals
against the big four" would be sorry
indeed. 1t has been Earnshaw's decl-
sion for or against in four games in
which he has pitched against the Ma
tionals. and three times the Nationals
. have toppled the world champions big
risht-hander to defeat Neither Grove
nor Terrell has been trimmed by the
johnson band this season. Grove has
licked the Nationals twice, and FerreA
three times.
TTROuNCING the White Sox, to 4,
in the series opener, the Nationals
maintained their game advantage
over the third-place Yankees, but lost
half a game to the league-leading
Athletics, who played the Indians
twice and won both games.
It was a free-hitting game, but bet
ter pitched than the IL hits Anade off
Lloyd Brown by the White Sox and
might seem to indicate. But one pass
was issued during the fray, that by
Lyons at the outset of Washington's
second inning, and 1t had nothing TO
do with scoring.
Both sides played errorless ball and
several times the fielding was sharp.
Three double-plays were turned in by
Washington and two by Chicago. All
but one of the two-way erasures was
q side-retiring play and in no dou-
ble-play inning was the plate dented.
CCORING was started by the White
- Sox. In the second inning they
punched three hits and two figured
in the making of a run. Jolley singled,
only to be forced out by Cissen, but
Cissel reached second as Clancy was
retired, then counted when Mulleavy'
hit for a base. Tate followed with a
by
A run In the third inning was similar
" made. Kerr opened the round with
q single, but was forced out when Wat-
wood hunted. Watwood advanced as
Fothergin was retired and scored when
Jolley singled.
In the latter part of the third, though,
the Nationals hoped on Lyons Tor SIX
hits and assumed lead that never was
relinquished. Four runs went over
Spencer and Brown singled in success
sion. Spencer checked in at third as
Myer forced out Brown, then scored
when Rice slammed for base. Manush
sent over two more runs with double
and proceeded to third as Fotherglll
heaved the ball to the plate in vain
effort to head on Rice. Cronin's
single Tailed Manush, and Kuhel also
singled, but West ended the rally with
u DOlSt 10 WdLWOOu III CSnCcA.
Kerr opened the visitors eighth with
q triple and crossed as Kamm, who had
picked up Warwood's bar, grounded to
Cronin The Nationals came right
back, though to put themselves = up
again, with Manush's double and
Kuhel's single. 1t was well they did,
for with CiSsell's triple and the lnfielo
erasure of Reynolds, who baited for
Clancy, the White Sox Tailed in the
ninth.
NEITHER pitcher wasted many
~ throws, and both teams were on
their toes all the way. AS result,
the fastest game of the season for the
washington club was turned in. 1t
was played in hour and q minutes,
faster by IL minutes than the previous
shortest nine Inning game in which the
Nationals figured. That was the game
here on June 80, which was played in
hour and 80 minutes. incidentally,
the White Sox then were the Nationals
foes and Lyons beat Irving Hadley.
The Nationals played game with
Cleveland here on June "a in l hour
and 10 minutes, but it was called in the
home half of the sixth inning on &C
count of rain. So that time can't go
Is a season record.
The fastest game for the Nationals
away from home this year was at Bos-
ton April 16. 1t was played in l hour
and "a minutes.
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