Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-01

ok and one-half games be-
hind the Athletics prior to
today'S paStiming, the Ma
tionals have little more than
a mathematical chance of over
hauling the league leaders, but
they seem as safely entrenched in
second place as do the AS in first.
Following that 5-to-1 victory yes
terday that meant a sweep or a
three-game series, the Nationals
are lust six and one-half games
I'D on the Yankees, who not so
long ago threatened to wrest the
runner-up position from the
johnson forces.
The Nationals have rs games, includ-
ing the two scheduled here this after
noon with the Red SoX, remaining on
their schedule. The Yankees have 70,
two with the Athletics in New YORK
TODAY. Should the Nationals win but
IL of their IS remaining engagements
they could be beaten out for second
place only If the Yankees managed 10
win 30 of their remaining 26 games.
Lately the Nationals have been NOV
ing at a fast clip and are quite likely
to win more than dozen games III the
last four weeks of campaigning. And
the Yankees are not likely to take ~
games in the next four weeks. BOD
Shawkey has not that kind OF a pan
club, II seems.
THIS season the Yankees have been
i the easiest pickin'S in the league
for the Nationals. The johnson
band has engaged the New Workers ID
times and Is times have been victorious.
OF the IL games they played IN Grifntn
Stadium the Yanks won but !. In New
York the Nationals have defeated the
Shawkey forces times in starts.
And later this week they'll have a
chance to better that record for they
will open 4-game series In YANKEE
Stadium wednesday afternoon.
Had the other clubs been as easy as
fane yankees. the Nationals now would
be champions of the American League.
0NY a wild chuck by Jack Hayes in
" the eighth inning prevented the
Nationals shutting out the Yanks in
the Sunday pastiming. Lyn Larry had
tripled with two out, but 1t looked as
though the hit would be wasted when
Harry Rice's grounder was scooped up
by the washington second baseman.
However, Hayes heave toward first was
wide and short and while the ball got
to the base ahead of the runner. Joe
Judge could not grasp it firmly. Harry
Rice was safe and Lary's crossing OF the
big base counted.
Too bad Irving Hadley could not have
had the shut-out for he pitched fine
game of ball. He allowed but five hits
and issued only two walks Larry got
three of the hits and his triple was the
only extra-base blow. Harry Rice and
Lou Gehrig got the other hits.
In only the first inning did the Yanks
have as many as two runners on at
time. Then after Harry Rice forced
out Larry, who had singled, Genrlg got
a base hit that moved Harry TO third.
Tony Lazzeris best. though, was a roller
to Hayes Lary's second single came In
the third with two out and. Harry Rice
forced out Lyn. Harry singled with two
out In the sixth only to watch Sam
west scoOt back for Gehrig's high one.
Lazzeri got the first of Hadiey's passes
ct the outset Of the seventh, but never
left first base. Hadley struck out two
of the three batters following Tony 70
the plate in this round. He struck out
six during the game. Cooke picked up
Herb Pennocks bat at the beginning OF
the eighth and walked, but Earl Combs
drilled into double play.
A fine game Hadley turned in. Too
bad he did not get the shut-out.
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w the pitching of the left-handed
Pennock and Roy Sherid, right
fankr. Pennock pitched seven rounds
in which he yielded eight hits and three
runs, so he became the loser before
Sherid went to the hill. It was the
fourth beating handed Pennock by the
Nationals this season. Sherid was
nicked for q pass, two hits and two
tallies.
Ali runs of Pennock were earned
Successive singles by Judge, West and
Spencer accounted for q fourth-frame
marker. Singles by Manush and
Cronin, Judges infield erasure and
Vests second single were good for two
runs in the sixth. But one of the two
runs OF Sherid was earned, for 1t was a
bobble by Chapman that put Manush on
at the beginning Of the inning. Fol-
lowing Cronin's sacrifice Judge walked
and West and Spencer singled.
A WRIST sprain sustained late in Sat-
IA urday's game kept Myer away from
second base Jack Hayes filled in
nicely, though i. his stop and throw
TO get Dickey and end the game
sparkled West did some spectacular
fielding in the sixth He ran in mad
ly to get Lary's fast-falling liner and
later rushed to the center field corner
to haul down Gehringers great hoist
incidentally each of Vests three
hits figured in the Washington run
making Only a 1eaping one-hand
catch by Lazzeri kept hit from Bluege
in the fifth 1t was scorching liner
Ossie whacked.