Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-08
GR|FFS UNDAUNTED
" BY AS ADVANTAGE
Look to Later Games With
Champs-Foxx'S Home Run
Beats in PhiIIy.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

7 TOME today for the start of
Fl their stand against the
Western invaders, the Ma
tionals are looking for
ward to their remaining games
with the Athletics this season as
much as to the tuSSling with the
inland clubs. Though defeated
yesterday by the AS and thrust
seven and one-half games behind
the pace-setterS, the Nationals
figure the five games they have
to play with them will bear i'm
portantly on the outcome OF the
championship chase.
This morning the Nationals had lost
but six more games than the Athletics,
so no wonder those five games TO come
with the world champions loom large to
them. A sweep of those fve-and
sweep of them is by no means beyond
the capabilities of club that took the
AS over the hurdles seven times in
row early in the campaign-and the
Nationals would be right back in the
thick OF the milling.
What's more, the Nationals have
more games TO go TO the finish than
have the AS. Three more, in fact,
and a game unplayed may very well
become a game won. That licking b.
the league leaders yesterday didn't put
the WASHINGTON club out of the race by
any means, nor DO the players think SO.
They are quite ready to carry on the
fight.
n ULE i8 of the base ball code reads
X Players in uniform shall not be
permitted to occupy seats in the
stands, nor mingle with the spectators.
but President Barnard of the American
League declares the rule means even
more than it states. It means, he in
sists that in addition to keeping out
of the stands the players must not
visit with the spectators while in uni
form.
In a letter to the Washington club
which Acting Manager joe Judge read
to the Nationals assembled in the dress
ing room before yesterdays game in
Philadelphia, the league president said
he had instructed his umpires to report
any violation of this rule and asked
that the Nationals thoroughly respect 1t.
IN part the league presidents COM
j munication read:
1T has been recently called to
my attention that certain undeslraoles
have made practice OF calling players
to the front of the stands and engaging
them i'll conversation. A ball player
is at a big disadvantage in case ike
this He has no way OF distinguishing
between this sort of a person and
reputable patron Of our games.
In order to protect American League
PLAYERS from situations of this kind, our
players are hereby notified that they
must not approach the stands and con-
verse with any of the spectators before
or during the games. 1t will be easy
to explain to your friends and rela-
tives the necessity for this order, and
10 player need be embarrassed by COM
plying with this American League RUE.
1t will protect you from being mace the
innocent victim in what might develop
into an unhappy situation"
THIS order from American League
! headquarters is said to be the re-
suit of IAN unhappy situation IN
New York Not SO long ago several no
torious gamblers, who at one time were
under arrest as suspects in connection
with the murder OF Arnold Rothsteln,
were daily frequenters OF ne!d poX
near the dugout OF the Yankees In CoI;
Jake Ruppert's big Bronx base ball
yard. These men, all reported to nave
criminal records, it seems, were given
to calling to their field box members OF
the New York club and conversing with
them as though they were on quite
familiar terms. Not wishing to oneno
any patrons of the ball yard the play
ers naturally were respectful in their
attitude toward these gabfesters, even
though they did not number them
among their friends. In fact, the CAB
BY patrons were not even considered &C
Quaintances.
This apparently cordial relationship
between the notorious characters IN the
field box and the players on the helo
was commented upon unfavorabIy by
--fT
ever. and it was not long before the al
fair was brought to the attention OF
President Barnard.
And Barnard acted quickly and de-
cisively.
ONE play that failed was responsible
~ for the 4-to-1 defeat the Nationals
took in the second settO at Pnlla-
delpnia, a defeat that sent them nome
with oily an even break IN the snort
series. It occurred after two were out
in the sixth inning and paved the way
TO all the Mackian ITALICS.
Haas was on third by virtue OF a
tripje. and Cochrane had walked When
Simmons knocked a grounder toward
the shortfeld Bluege lunged Tor the
ball. but it sped by him on the lett
Cronin, well back. waited 1or me pau a,
TO come to him instead OF running III,
then elected to try for force-plaY on
Cochrane. His throw to Hayes failed
to beat the runner, SO Haas crossed
with the tying tally and Simmons
reaching first. was credited with hit.
Then Foxx bagged the game for the
AS BY hitting his thirty-first homer OF
the season. a loft to the roof OF the
left field stand. -,
have thrown out Simmons, but had he
come in for the ball his throw TO Hayes
might well have beaten Cochrane 10
second and ended the inning without
score for the AS.
TOR five innings the game was dueI
II between Al Crowdcr and The LETT
handed George Walberg, with Al yield
ing two hits. both to Miller, aid a pass
and George three hits and pass. The
AS had no scoring chance. but twice
TIE Nationals had wO on with two out.
once. though, Judge flied to Haas TO
leave two stranded and another time
West did the same.