Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-26
VETERAN HAS WON
SIX GAMES IN ROW
Myers Brilliant Slide Into
Second Is Big Factor
in AS Defeat.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

BY JOHN b. KELLER.
NHLADELPHTA, August "a
- This has been a particular
ly good season for many OF
the pitching youngsters in
the American League, but much
of the fine slabbing has been done
by veterans, and the Nationals
have on their staff one of the
niftieSt of these old-timerS. He lis
Sam Jones, who has been throw
ing EN- at batterS since well be-
fore the big war The somber
squire of WoodSfield simply re-
fuses to be counted out, although
at the outset of each season late
" unsympathetic critics have de-
clared the Jones Soupbene ready
for boiling at last.
That 3-to-2 win scored over the Ath-
letics here yesterday was the sixth sue
cessive victory for Jones, streak
started after he had been taken over
the jumps three successive times. In
five of his six games Of the streak
Jones went the route. In one he was
removed after toiling seven and two
thirds innings. Yet he yielded but one
run in that game.
Jones has scored his six successive
wins in little more than three weeks.
The streak began when he toppled the
Yankees in New York on August 2.
Here on August s he beat the AS. In
Washington he trimmed the Indians on
August 10, the Tigers on August is and
the Browns on August 81 and yester-
day he doWned the world champions
the second time within the month. In
the six games Jones allowed 40 hits and
Is runs. Three were six-hit games and
two eight-hit games Two were one
run games, two tWe-run games, ana IN
one the opposition got but three runs.
Jones is just about the leader OF the
extra service veterans of the circuit.
This afternoon the Nationals hoped |
i TO make 1t three straight over the |
Athletics, with Irving Hadley on |
the pitching hill. Connie Mack was |
expected to counter with his young |
right-hander, Roy Mahaffey. The last |
time Hadley faced the Athletics he |
took licking. The only time Mahaffey |
started against the Nationals he won. |
However, after upsetting Lefty Grove |
yesterday for the first time this season |
the Nationals were expected to make |
the afternoon troublesome for any |
pitcher Mack might send TO the box.
HEFEATNG the AS the second time
~ in succession the Nationals cut to |
six and one-half games the adj
vantage held over them by the league
leaders. Incidentally, they raised to
four full games their edge over the
Yankee club, repoSing In third place in
the flag battle standing. The Yankees
1dled yesterday and were to do so again
today, so third straight triumph over
the Athletics In the series Wind-up
would help the Washington club no
little.
CASUAL consideration Of the Wash
~ ington victory yesterday might
lead one to credit Jones and Joe
Cronin with being its heroes, Jones be-
cause Of his brilliant pitching and
Cronin for having sent over all Wash
ingt0n runs with his homer and single.
But Buddy Myer should come in for a
slice Of that hero stuff. 1t was Buddy
who when forced out by Sam Rice
after opening the eighth inning with
single went into second base after the
manner of the dashing AL Simmons OF
the foe. thereby taking out of the pic
ture Joe Boley, who had great chance
to complete double-play, with the
wildly over first base. The unbalancing
of Boley by Myer not only prevented
double-play, but the wild heave also
let Rice reach second and paved the
way to the Nationals winning run.
Sam moved to third after SumIna bag
ged Manush's hoist in deep right and
counted when Cronin splashed p single
In Summa's territory. Credit that run
70 Myer as much as TO Cronin.
EIGHT hits were collected of Grove
IL and six OF Jones. Grove, though,
issued only two passes while Jones
gave five, and one was given in the AS
scoring inning. The strikeouts were
all in Groves favor, too. He pitched
five and Jones two. One OF Jones,
however. ended the game and the
strikeout victim was none other than
Grove, who Ia the two previous trips
to the plate had found Sam for singles
ZACH side Tailed twice in the fourth
IL frame. R1Ver began the Nationals
half with Q single to left and made
second as Bishop dropped Simmons
return. Buddy stuck to the sack as
In q rundown after Boley picked up
Manush's grounder. Manush reached
second during the rundown, then
Cronin socked his eleventh homer OF
the season. driving the ball against the
front of the left field upper grand
stand.
Summa sliced one down the left field
line. Cochrane's retirement moved
Summa to third from where he scored
when Foxx, following Simmons walk,
hoisted deep to West.
In the fifth inning both sides filled
the bases without getting anywhere.
For the Nationals with one out Bluege
walked and Spencer singled Jones
took a third strike, but Myer drew a L
pass. Rice lofted to Simmons.
The AS in their half had the sta
tions crowded with only one out Dykes
walked and after Boley fouled out was
singled to third by Grove. Then Bishop
walked. Bluege gathered in Summa's
foul and West ran into the next county
to get under Cochrane,s high one.
In the sixth, the AS got a runner as
far as third base With two out Two
singles and two force-outs turned the
trick Then Foxx and Dykes attempted
q double theft, but Dykes was turned
backward first and run down before
Foxx could reach home.
Looked as though the Nationals would
score again in the eighth when, with
one out Bluege sliced triple down the
right-field chalkmark He was chased
down, though, after Dykes grabbed
Spencer's bounder.
CHIBE PARK fans blamed Cronin for
~ the pop-bottling Of Simmons In
Washington Sunday and booed Joe
every time he stepped to the plate. Joe
acknowledged the booing by slapping
the Nationals to victory He also PLAYED
q fine game at short Myer made a
Snappy play IN the fourth, when he got