Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-04
WELLS FIRST YANK
LEFTY TO LICK EN-
Nationals Get 20 Bases on
9 Hits, but Big Rally
Comes Too Late.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

n EW YORK, September A.
While the Nationals still
Y hope to get at least an
even break with the
Yankees in the four-game series
here, they are so well intrenched
in second place at present that
one victory in the set would leave
the task of overhauling them diff
ficult for the New York outfit to
accomplish.
So far as the Nationals chance for
the runner-up position is concerned,
that 10-to-7 defeat handed out yester-
day by the Yanks is nothing for the
Washington club or fans to worry about.
One win only here would leave the
Nationals five and one-half games up
on their nearest rival in the race. With
such a gap between the clubs should
the Nationals score but nine victories
in the stretch running the Yanks to
get as good as a tie for second place,
would have to bag IS of their 20 en-
gagements remaining after this series.
That's something for the Yankees,
and not the Nationals, to worry over.
DERUSAL of records of the annual
i tussling between Nationals and
Yankees reveals Ed Wells, winning
hurler yesterday, to be the first south
paw member of Bob Shawkey's pitching
staff to upset the Washington club this
season. And the Yankee manager had
thrown southpaws against the Nationals
often before he sent Wells to the hill
for yesterdays tilt.
The only Yanks who had defeated
the Nationals are right-handers. George
Pipgras turned the trick twice and
Charley Ruling once. The big edge
~
this season is due mainly to their ability
in knocking the portsiders out Of the
picture No less than of WASH
ington's IS victories over the Yanks
have been registered at the expense of
left-hand pitchers.
The johnson band has defeated Wells
three times, Pennock three times
Gomez (now with ST. Paul. twice, and
Zachary (noW with the Braves) once
Games taken from the Yanks at the
expense of right-hand hurting have
been two from Pipgras, two from
Sherid, one from johnson and one
from Hoyt (now Tiger.
DUT three Washington pitchers have
- been trounced by the Y.nkees this
season. Shawkey's brigade has
taken the measure of Lloyd Brown
twice, of Fred Marberry once and of
Sam Jones once. The latter was the
New Workers victim yesterday, and 1t
was only his second defeat. Bill Dickey.
New York catcher, was the hardest
hitter of the attack upon Sad Sam.
Bill helped himself to a homer and
two triples in succession connecting
in order, according to Jones, with
curve, a fast one and slow one, show
ing it was Bills day, and he made
the most of it. And Dickey's hits were
responsible for six runs going over.
Four singles, Combs triple and
Dickey's homer hit inside the park to
left center accounted for five runs
in the second inning Four of the
runs were made before an out was
recorded. Dickey's triple backing Harry
Rice's single after two were out gave
the Yanks marker in the third round
and in the fifth two triples. One by
Dickey, single and double and a
tumble by Cronin were good for four
more runs.
But for that tumble the Yanks very
likely would have scored but once in
the fifth frame, for Cronin booted with
a side-retiring double play in sight.
That was enough for Jones, so Bob
Burke left-handed his way against the
Yanks for three innings and gave
nothing more than a base on balls to
Ruth.
There was some free hitting by the
Nationals, too. They collected nine
safeties for 20 bases. Bluege hit
double and a triple, Manush a triple
and Cronin smote a homer similar
to that hit by Harris. But the Ma
tionals waited until the game was all
but gone before doing most Of their
heavy hitting.
After being held to five we'll scat
tered hits and three passes by Wells
in eight innings the johnson band after
two were out in the ninth proceeded
to score seven runs Hayes walked,
took second unmolested and counted
when Ruel batting for Burke. singled
Sam Rice walked and Bluege and
Manush tripled in succession. This
brought Lou McEvoy to Wells relief and
Cronin, first TO face the new pitcher,
whacked his homer.
Judge, ninth up in the round rolled
to the Yankee second baseman to end
the melee.