Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-07
RUFF|NG GETS 81
EDGE OVER BROWN
Yanks Bunch Blows Better
to Notch Fifth Win in %
Tits With Mats.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

N Jew YORK, September g.
M Charley Rulings pitching
was bit too much for the
Nationals today, so they
wound up their tuSSling with the
Yankees this year by taking s.
to- defeat. They collected seven
Safeties and a pass off Ruffing,
while the Yanks got only six hits
and two passes off Lloyd Brown,
who left-handed a clever game.
However, the New Workers man
aged to cluster three of their hits
in the fourth frame and the clus-
ter was good for two TALES,
which decided the battle.
Homers gave the clubs their first
markers. Lou Gehrig socked one in
the second inning and Joe Judge clouted
one in the fourth. Both were drives into
the stands. The Nationals got their
second counter in the seventh, when
they punched two blows.
The defeat left the Nationals with
an even break in their four-game set
here, but it,was only the Yankees fifth
victory in % starts against the Wash
1ngton club this season. BY taking two
games here the Nationals Just about
sewed up second place for themselves
If they are to get nothing better
They now are ahead of the third
place Yankees 712 games, with 10 to
play to finish their string. Should the
Yankees win their remaining 20 games.
the Nationals would finish second by
taking 13 of their last 19 engagements
Looks as though the johnson band has
the runner-up place quite safely tucked
away.
Gehrig's thirty-eighth homer of the
campaign gave the Yankees an edge
on the Nationals early in the pastiming.
The homer, drive into the bleachers
back of right field, opened the home
clubs second inning.
A homer by Judge, though, soon dead
locked the game. Joe got his with two
out in the fourth frame. 1t also was a
slam into the right field bleachers.
The Yankees got to Brown in the
fourth to regain the lead, putting over
two runs. Three hits turned the trick.
After Ruth took a third strike, Gehrig
beat out q high bounder to Brown and
checked in at third when Lazzeri singled,
AS Harry Rice grounded out. Gehrig
tailed and Lazzeri pulled up at the
middle base. Then Bengough sent over
run by smacking a double down the
left field chalk line.
There was no more counting until the
who dented the plate. With one out
Harris cracked a two-bagger to left and
moved to third after Harry Rice got
Bluege's hoist in deep center A single
by Ruel showed Dave over the big base.
That was all.
Despite broken little finger on his
right hand Gehrig played first for the
Yanks. He wanted to extend his con-
secutive-game record to 866 games. Lou
hasn't missed a contest since he sue
ceeded Wally Pipp as regular New York
first baseman in 1925.
Hargrave, Yankee catcher, had a
finger split by a foul from Cronin's bat
in the first frame and had to give away
to Bengough.
It was a rough game for catchers.
While running to first base in the fifth
inning, Spencer strained a leg muscle
and had to call it day. Ruel finished
behind the bat for the Nationals.
Harris made the banner fielding play
of the fray in the eighth when he ran
back to the right field bleacher barrier
and leaped for a one-hand grab of
Gehrig's liner.