Evening star., 1930-06-15
GRAY AND FERRELL
DEFEAT THE GR|EFS
Loss to Browns, 5-4, Keeps
Nationals From Jumping
to Top of League.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.


CT. LOUIS, June 14.-Unable
to do much against Sam
~ Gray's pitching and their
pitchers unable to quiet the
bat of Rick Ferrell, sturdy young
catcher of the Browns, the Mats
kicked chance to take the league
lead today.
With the Indians and the Athletics
well drubbed, the johnson band had
only to cop this Afternoon to 60 to the
top of the heap. But they got only
a few safeties of the slabbing Of
Gray, while Ferrell hit well enough to
put across a quartet of runs for the
Browns, his last blow being a homer
driven into the left-f1eld stands while
mate was on the runway. The two
tallies resulting, wrested the lead from
the Washington club and gave the
home side a 5-to-4 verdict.
Braxton Also Victim.
Garland Braxton was the victim Of
Ferrell's last assault. He had relieved
Fred Marberry, who left the scene after
toiling for six rounds, during which
he yielded seven hits. Twice the
Browns got to him for three safeties
in an inning and each cluster was
good for scoring. The homer of Brax-
ton came with one out in the seventh
session and Oscar Melillo, who counted
ahead of Ferrell, was on first because
his grounder had been booted by OSsie
Bluege at the outset Of The inning
Another hit, double, was made OF
Braxton In the eighth.
Only six hits were cleaned OF Gray's
delivery, although he issued five passes
and made one Of four errors charged
to him at the outset for a marker,
then hit into q tie in the fourth after
the Browns had mangled Marberry.
Gray'S error mixed with q pass and a
hit put the Nationals in the lead
again in the seventh, but Ferrells
homer Offset all this.
The Griffmen continued to get two
on with two out In the eighth, but
Gray stopped Jack Hayes at this criti-
cal point and he also stopped them
in the ninth when they had the po-
tential tieing tally on second base with
one out. Joe Judge had batted for
Spencer and watched a third strike
go by, but Dave Harris, one of the
new Mats, grabbed Braxton's bat and
cracked a double. The best Sam West
could do was roll the ball to the
pitcher and Harris was run down while
West was held to first base. Sam
Rice drew q walk, but Ted Gullic
camped under Heinie Manush's loft
to deep right.
Goose and Heinie Do Little.
Manush and Goslin, playing in new
uniforms for the first time, did moth
ing startling. Heinie, In his debut as
a National, srnote single the first of
his flve times at bat and afield cared
Tor three chances, one an assist that
retired Goslin when the new Brown
tried to convert a single into a double
That hit was the only one for the
Goose in four batting efforts and the
only time he drove the ball beyond the
nheld. Goslin began with sparkling
catch on West. but the only other
chance he had af1eld was easy.
Two hits and the failure Of the
Browns to take advantage Of a double
play chance retted the Nationals q
run In round one. With one out, Rice
singled and moved to third when
ManuSh, in a hit-and-run play, smote
a one-baser to center Melillo got
Cronin's grounder, but threw too late
to Kress to get Manush going into
second. Rice scored, although Kress'
relay to Blue nipped Cronin.
The Browns came back In the second
inning for two runs and the lead, hit
ting Marberry sharply. Kress singled
| and pulled UP at second when Gullic
banged for O base. After Melillo sacri-
| feed Manush ran into short left for
McNeely'S hoist. With two out, how
ever, Marberry yielded q single to Fer
rell and Kress and Gullic dented the
| counting block.
In the fourth frame, the Nationals
n Ia
after two were out. It was an error
by Blue that started them on their
way to the plate. The first baseman
dropped q throw from Kress, who had
picked up Myers grounder, and while
he was looking for the ball Buddy
scampered to second, sliding safely
under Blues late throw. Bluege's sin
gle tailed Myer and OsSie reached
third as Ferrel let Goslin's throw home
slip by. Hayes walked, but Spencer't
best was pop to Kress.
Browns Break Tie.
The Browns broke the tie in the next
inning. With one out Ferrell doubled
and got home as Gray singled to left
Had MaTberry not cut of Manush's
fine throw FerTell might have beer
caught, for Spencer had the plate wei
blocked and the ball was almost in his
hands before the pitcher interfered
AS It was, Marberry's toss to the catch
er arrived just too late.
Errors figured in the scoring by bott
sides In the seventh. Bluege walked tc
start the Nationals half and Haves mi
down Sacrihcial bunt. Gray. whr
retrieved the ball, chucked it oyel
Blues head and far down the foul line
Ossie counted and Jack made third or
the wild heave. Hayes clung to thirc
while Spencer and Tate, the latter hat.
ting for Marberry, grounded out b,I
tailed when Vests grounder bounde,
over Melillo's dome for a one-baser,
1t was tumble by Blueqe tina
started the Browns on their scorin,
way. Melillo, first to face Braxton
J sent roller toward Ossie. The wash
ington third-sacker kicked the bal
then threw too late to get Melillo. NC
Farrell 0nt his third hit Ia. . :.