Evening star., 1930-05-22
NATIONALS BUMP
BOSTON IN FIRST
Cronin Crashes Double ir
Seventh After CASTOR Pur-
posely Passes Myer.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

Irving Hadley bested Milton CASTOR
in tight pitching battle and WASH
ington won the opening game of q
double e-header from Boston at Griffith
Stadium today.
Lisenbee relieved CASTOR in the
eighth inning.
The score was 8 to 2.
FIRST INNING.
BOSTON-Oliver singled to center.
Judge knocked down Reeves grounder
and scrambled over, touching the bag
with his hand, holding the ball, Oliver
going to second. burst was hit by a
pitched ball. Scarritt famed. Myer
one. No runs. sss 's%'rss saA
WAsHINGToN-Loepp flied to Scar
ritt Rice grounded to Todt. West
popped to Rhyme. No runs.
SECOND INNING.
BOSTON-Todt lined to Bluege
Rhyme was safe on Cronin's low throw.
Berry hoisted to Rice. CASTOR popped
to Judge. No runs.
WASHINGTON-Regan threw out
Judge. Reeves made q nice catch Of
Myers foul against the grandstand.
Cronin lined low to Todt. No runs.
THIRD INNING.
BOSTON-Oliver took a third strike.
Reeves fouled to Bluege. burst was out,
Judge to Hadley. covering first. No
runs.
wASHINdToN-Bluege flied to
burst. Spencer popped to Regan.
Hadley got the first hit of CASTOR, a
single over second. Loepp forced Had
ley, Reeves to Regan. No runs.
FOURTH INNING.
BOSTON-Scarritt flied to West.
Regan famed. Todt lined to West. No
runs.
WASHINGTON-Regan tossed out
Rice. West fouied to Berry. Judge
lined to Reeves. No runs.
FIFTH INNING.
BOSTON-Rhyne flied to Rice. Had
ley tossed out Berry. CASTOR famed.
No runs.
WAsHINGToN-Reeves made a nice
stop and threw out Myer. Cronin
hoisted to Oliver. Bluege popped to
Regan. No runs.
SIXTH INNING.
BOSTON-Bluege threw out Oliver.
Reeves walked. burst drove into dou-
BILE play, Cronin to Myer to Judge. No
runs.
WASHINGTON-Sp flied to
Scarritt. Hadley grounded to Todt.
Rhyme threw out Loepp from deep short.
No runs.
SEVENTH INNING.
BOSTON--Cronin leaped for Scar
ritt's liner. Bluege threw out Regan.
Todt famed. No runs.
WASHINGTON-Rice singled to CEN
ter. West bunted, and Rice was out,
CASTOR to Rhyme. Judge slid double
down the right field line, sending West
to third. Myer was purposely passed,
filling the bases. Cronin hoisted dou-
BILE to the right field corner, scoring
West and Judge, Myer going to third.
Bluege flied deep to Scarritt, Myer scor-
ing after the catch and Cronin taking
third. Rhyme threw out Spencer. Three
runs.
EIGHTH INNING.
BOSTON-Webb batted for Rhyme
and singled to left. Bluege took Berry's
grounder and threw wildly to right field
trying for a forced play at second, Webb
reaching third and Berry second on the
play. Sweeney batted for CASTOR and
popped to Cronin back of the pitchers
box. Myer went back for divers pop.
Reeves famed. No runs.
WASHINGTON-Lis now pitch
ing and Narlesky playing short for Bos-
ton. Hadley doubled to left center.
Hadley was caught of second, Berry
to Narlesky to Reeves. Narlesky threw
out Loepp.~ Regan went back for Rice's
pop. No runs.
NINTH INNING.
BOSTON-Durst singled to left.
Bluege knocked down Scarritt's ground
er, but he couldn't get the ball to sec
ond for O force out. It was a. single
for Scarritt. Regan doubled to left
field corner, scoring burst and Scarritt.
out, Loepp to Cronin to Bluege. Todt
took a third strike. NarleskY famed.