Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-02
NATIONALS TAKE
FIRST GAME, SO
Johnson and McEvoy Hi
Hard by GriffS in Early
Frames.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

NEW YORK, August 2.-Hlttlng
Johnson and McEvoy hard the Nation
ais took the first game of a double
header from the Yankees here this
afternoon, 9 to 3.
FIRST INNING.
WASHINGTON-M famed. E
Rice walked Lazzerl threw out Ma
nush, E. Rice going to second. Cronin
singled to left center, scoring E. Rice.
Judge walked. West beat out a ground
er to Gehrig, filling the bases Bluege
took third strike. One run.
NEW YORK-Combs dropped the
ball in front of the plate and was
thrown out by Jones, Judge making "A
fine stop of Sans low throw. Larry
lined to E. Rice. Ruth famed. No
runs.
SECOND INNING.
WESTINGHOUSE struck out
Jones singled to center and continued
to third when H. Rice let the ball go
through him. Myer hit to johnson and
Jones was run down between third and
the plate, johnson to Dickey to LaZzeri
Myer stopping at first. E. Rice flied to
Larry in short left. No runs.
NEW YORK-Gehrig ;ingled to right
Lazzeri flied to E. Rice. Dickey doubled
to left field corner. sending Gehrig to
third. Reese popped to Myer, whose
throw-in held Gehrig at third. H. Rice
was purposely passed, filling the bases.
Johnson forced H. Rice, Cronin to Myer.
No runs.
THIRD INNING.
WASHINGTON-M singled to
right. Cronin lined to Ruth. Judge
walked for the second time. West
singled to right, scoring Manush and
sending Judge to third. Bluege singled
to left, scoring Judge. When Combs
let the ball go by for an error, West
also scored and Bluege reached second.
Spencer walked. A wild pitch put
Bluege on third. Jones famed. Combs
reached over the field box barrier and
caught Myers foul. Three runs.
NEW YORK-Myer threw out Combs
Myer also threw out Larry. Ruth went
out the same way. No runs.
FOURTH INNING.
WASHINGTON e. Rice walked.
Johnson was lifted from the slab and
McEvoy, another highlander, went in
to pitch for the Yankees. Manush sin
gled to right, putting E. Rice on third
Cronin doubled to left, scoring E. Rice
and putting Manush on third Judge
doubled to right center, scoring Manush
and Cronin. West fouled to Dickey.
ner. Spencer doubled to left, scoring
Judge Jones flied to H. Rice. Four
runs.
NEW YORK-Myer threw out Geh-
rig. Lazzeri flied to Manush. Dickey
flied to E. Rice against the left-f1eld
bleacher wall. No runs.
FIFTH INNING.
WASHINGTON - Bengough now
catching and Cooke went to center
for New York. Myer hunted and was
out, Gehrig to McEvoy, covering first.
Rice flied to Cooke. Manush hit a
home run into the left field bleachers.
Lazzeri threw out Cronin. One run.
NEW YORK-Myer threw out Reese.
singled to left. Combs forced McEvoy,
Cronin to Myer. No runs.
SIXTH INNING.
WAsHINGTON-Jud walked West
fouled to Bengough. Bluege hit into
a double play, Lazzeri to Reese to
Gehrig No runs.
NEW YORK-Bluege threw out Larry.
Ruth flied deep to West. Gehrig fan
ned. No runs
SEVENTH INNING.
WESTINGHOUSE flied to
Cooke. McEvoy threw out Jones. Myer
popped to Lazzeri. No runs.
NEW YORK-Cronin threw out Laz-
zeri- Bengough fouled to Spencer. Reese
walked Cooke walked Ruffing batted
for McEvoy and singled to right, scor-
ing Reese and sending Cooke to second.
Combs singled to right. scoring Cooke
and putting Rufing on third. Jones
threw out Larry. Two runs.
EIGHTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-B went to left
and Holloway to the pitching slab for
New York. E. Rice flied to Byrd. Man
ush went out, Gehrig to Holloway, COW
ering first. Cronin singled to right.
Cronin was out stealing, Bengough to
Larry. No runs.
NEW YORK-Ruth walked Gehrig
forced Ruth, Judge to Cronin. Spencer
leaned across a field box for Lazzeris
foul. Gehrig took second after the
catch West made running catch OF
Bengough's fly. No runs.
NINTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-Ru came in for
Judges high one. West tripled to left
center. Bluege took a third strike.
Spencer took a third strike. Nc runs.
NEW YORK-Bluege threw out
Reese Cooke singled 10 center. Chap
man batted for Holloway and famed.