Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-20

mourning 10 worry dDOut 81
~ far as second place is con-
cerned. BY beating the
Tigers 8-to-4 yesterday, the John
son band made certain of the run
ner-up notch. The Nationals
made a whale of fight for the
pennant, but it was just bit be-
yond them. Washington fans may
understand they had wonderful
ball club.
Here's an outfit that was picked sew
enth by all the so-called experts in
the Spring and yet it manSacd to over
come five others which were rated
higher.
Here's a club that is not supposed
TO be so hot according to many OBJ
servers who have tried to figure EN-
out. and yet it has the temerity to
fight its way to a good money-making
position in the American League race.
This team. under Walter Johnson,
created the biggest upset IN league
race this year. 1t was better than even
those who accompanied it in its train
ing period believed. 1t broke well at
the FIRST of the season and carried on
to give its keenest rivals great hight.
That 1t lost is nothing against its man
ager or its players.
washington fans should regard this
ball club of 1880 as one Of the finest
that ever wore National uniform. IT
fought gamely. Had 1t had pit more
power in its secondary defense 1t would
have given the Athletics plenty more
trouble than it did.
VHTILLIAM MCKINLEY HARGRAVE,
w "Pinky" stole all the horrors as
far as smuggling was concerned yes
terday as the Nationals clinched sec
ond-place money by beating the Tigers
In the first of a three-gane series.
William Mckinley poled out a home
run, a triple and double in four times
at bat. His homer came with the bases
empty. His triple narrowly missed being
q second home run. 1t would have
been a homer in any other park.
It came in the sixth inning with no
one on the paths. 1t drove Left Fielder
Tom Hughes back to the fence, where
he watched it bounce on the top Of the
fence and back onto the field Navin
Field is the only park in the American
League where that could happen. Any
other place, If the ball bounded back
onto the field, the umpires would have
ruled it circuit clout.
HargraVe's double also came within
few feet Of being homer. It hammered
against the scoreboard in center field
just short of going over the fence. The
blow sent Harris, who had singled,
around to third, from where he scored
on AL Crowder's infield out.
Honors for driving in runs went TO
Joe Judge, who is acting as manager
now that Walter johnson has gone on
TO Washington. Joe collected two sim
giles in four times at bat. His first, in
the fifth, drove Sam Rice and Heinie
Manush across the pan with two of the
Nationals eight runs. His second en-
abled him to score personally in the
eighth on Hayes infield out after Har-
ris' one-ply blow had sent him to third
Judge drove in his third run in the
fourth, when he sent Joe Cronin across
the registering block with his sacrifice
ny to center.
A CHRONOLOGICAL account of the
"A game yesterday would find the
Tigers taking the lead in the second
inning with two-run rush, consisting
Of single by Dale Alexander, a double
by Frank Doljack and Buddy Myers
wild throw to first on an attempted
double play. ssia&tt
The Nationals tied the score In the
third inning when Jack Hayes and
"P1nky" Hargrave hit home runs In
succession. Jacks went over the left
field wall, while "Pinky's" landed in the
right-f1eld stands. Both these circuit
clouts were eclipsed by the home run of
Marty McManus of the Tigers in the
sixth inning. McManus' round-trip
blow found its haven in the center
field stands. 1t was one Of the longest
hits ever seen in the Detroit park.
One, three and two run uprisings in
the fourth, fifth and eighth innings put
while General AL Crowder was holding
the Bengals well in hand. The General
was nicked for 10 hits, but kept these
well distributed throughout with the
exception Of the sixth, when the Tigers
scored a pair of markers Detroit got
two hits in the second. Outside of the
second and sixth the Tigers contrived
only to obtain single hits an inning
THE four-game series with the Red
i sox at Boston, starting next Wed
nesday, will be contested in the
Braves Field Fenway Park has been
QUILTED for foot ball games
THE Havana. Cuba, trip for the Ma
4 tionals may be off. long-distsnce
call to the office of Judge Kenesaw
Lands brought the information that
National League could barnstorm as an
entity. The ruling further provides
that no one team shall have more
than three active players transforming.
Joe Judge, who would manage the
team on its proposed trip to Cuba, in
tends TO contest the matter.