Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-28

kSzs. * League pitchers.
San Jouex. Despite his near
ly 38 years Sam
shares with the much-younger Robert
Moses Grove, renowned left-hander OF
the world-champion Athletics, the honor
of having pitched and won six games
this season in the Barnard circuit. No
of widely differing schools Of the mound
art, In the circuit can boast Of perfect
record over such a stretch of games.
The somber squire Of Woodsfleld
hurled himself to even terms with Grove
yesterday In Col. Jake Ruppert's big
base ball plant here when he upset the
Yankees in holding them to four hits
and as many bases on balls. These bases
on balls were distributed among three
Of the Yanks, and only two Of the New
York club propelled the ball to safety,
three of the hits leaping from the bat
Of Babe Ruth. Not one Of the blows by
this illustrious slugger was good for
more than q base. Notable pitching
Jones did.
Veteran Of 16 Seasons.
Sam. has been f1inging in the same
circuit for more than 16 seasons with
varying success. But he always has
been dogged1y persistent. He has had
about as many prosperous as lean years
and often his lean years were SO
lean he was of little value to his club.
with the Indians. Red Sox, Yankees,
Browns and Nationals the somber
Squire has toiled, and about every other
season he has been good on the nil.
back in 1927, but with the Nationals
In 1928 he was the mainstay of the
pitching star. Last year he fell back,
but here he Is UP again.
A plugger Sam is and he likes to be
nrst. Well, he is now, and as he has
been pitching thus far this season he
ought to be right around the top OF the
pitching list at the finish IN September.
rTHAT 7-to-2 decision over the YAM
Il KEGS yesterday ran the Nationals
second winning streak Of the sea-
son to seven games, Just one shy OF
their first. Incidentally 1t assured the
washington club of at least an even
break in the four-game set In Yankee
Stadium and was the nth win Tor 1t IN
six starts against the New WORKERS In
the current campaign.
When the Nationals arrived here the
nrst Of the week they found New York
fandom wondering when the club was
to crack. The Nationals have been
cracking ever since they landed in the
big town, cracking base hits all over
Yankee Stadium. They cracked Is hits
in winning Monday and yesterday they
Workers ought to be convinced the
washington club Is something to be
reckoned with.
VYTASHINGTON'S hitting in the sec
w ond win here was done OF pitch
ing of that artistic hurler, Waite
Hoyt, and the not so artistic hurler,
Lou McEvoy. The Nationals hoppeo
on the offerings of Hoyt right at the
start. putting over a run in the first
frame with doubles by Rice and Judge.
This pair snnote singles in the third and
the Nationals got another run.
Two more hits, one a double by
Spencer and the other a single by Jones,
mixed with an error that gave Bluege
q life, and Rice's sacrifice loft account
ed for two tallieS in the seventh. Judges
triple and Myers single netted another
marker in the eighth and sent Hoyt
to the showers. Manager Shawkey mad
decided the Nationals way Of scoring
every time they got as many as two
hits In an inning showed Hoyt wasn't
right.
They had wasted but two safeties OF
Waite, but they did not waste any on
McEvoy. AS soon as he relieved Hoyt,
Lou was nicked by Cronin for single
sacriflcial loft tailed Buddy and Spen-
GERS one-baser moved Joe to the far
corner, from where he crossed when
Jones put up high one to Cooke In
left.
the ninth for the Yanks and the Ma
tionals got nothing more than two
singles OF him.
a GIFT run that went over In the
IA fourth inning kept the Yanks IN
the game for time, as 1t left the
Nationals leading by only to /. Ruth
opened this round with the first hit of
Jones, getting a single with Surpris-
ing bunt toward third. Lazzeri imme-
diately drove into a double play, but
Gehrig walked and went to third as
Myer let Dickey's roller go through for
an error. Jones went to a three-and-
two count with Cooke, then cut loose a
wild one. Although the ball struck In
front Of the plate, Cooke swung and
headed for first. AS the sphere bound
ed by Spencer Cooke reached the bag
safely and Gehrig Tailed.
It was an error for Jones and he could
not be credited with having struck out
Cooke. But the inning was over when
Sam violated all rules Of the pitchers
union and got under a pop from Chap
mans bat.
The Yanks' run In the eighth after
the Mats had gone far ahead was well
earned. Reese, batting for McEvoy
opened the frame with double, moved
up as an infield erasure was made and
scored as Ruth singled.
A POSSIBLE perfect day at bat fol-
n Joe Judge went blooie when the
veteran decided to wait out Wells In
the ninth. In four appearances against
Hoyt, Judge had doubled, singled
doubled and tripled in order. Then after
watching Wells throw two strikes by he
waved for third one.
THAT torn muscle in his left leg still
i troubles Goslin greatly. The woInd
has ,hemorrhaged considerably snd i