Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-18


M wrecking world champions
W. is the best skit put on
these days by the rollick-
ing Nationals. Eight times have
the Washington trouperS appeared
their performance a rank failure.
When they first attempted it. stage
fright got the better of them and
the show went blooie, but ever
since the production has been
highly successful The offering in
Griffith Stadium yesterday was a
brilliant effort with a 16-to-5
finale that was wildly acclaimed
by the more than 10000 in the
audience.
It's a fact. The Nationals have won
seven of eight games played with the
world champion Athletics this season
and won them in succession, too.
What's more. the Nationals have tri-
umphed in their last four and as the
Indians were knocked for double loop
yesterday by the White Sox the Wash
ington club now is heading the pro-
cession in its league by two full games.
That affair yesterday for few in
Kings promised to be slap-bang battle
with both clubs piling up runs, for after
the Nationals jumped into what seemed
a healthy lead in the third round the
AS came right back in the fourth to
make the contest keen once more. Fol-
lowing that fourth-frame fiare-up,
however, the AS were complete wash
outs while the Nationals continued to
rifle hits and pile up tallies at an
amazing rate.
West Handy With Bat.
Sam West was the big boy of the
Washington side. He personally ac-
counted for enough runs to lick the
Elephant herd. With a homer, double
and two singles in six times at bat
Sam managed to cross the plate three
times and was credited with driving
six markers over. 1t was his third
homer of the season. loft over the
right field wall, that virtually clinched
the game for the Nationals for it came
in the figth inning, with two on and
put his club so far in front the AS
just about figured themselves out Of the
running.
The Nationals did their hitting at the
expense of three pitchers, all right
handlers. Bill Shores started, but he
--as nicked for run in round one and
hit bombardment that netted four more
scores and left two runners on to be
sent home by Vests single of Ed
Rommel, who finished the inning. Of
Lee Roy Mahaffey who completed the
game, the Nationals got enough safeties
to raise their total for the day to IA
and twice they clustered hits of Ma
haffey for good counts.
A change in Washington pitching
was needed, too, for Fred Marberry.
who started, wilted after a dash around
eAe base paths In the third inning and
WES blasted from the hill by four sue
9essive hits before Mackman was re-
tired in the fourth. One of these blows
was homer socked into the open stand |
back Of left field by Jimmy Foxx. This |
seventh homer of the campaign by |
Fox was good for two tallies, for AL
Simmons had just made one of the |
four singles he clouted to give him a |
perfect day.
Thomas Fine as Rescuer.
Myles Thomas was rushed to Mar |
berry'S rescue and he proved a tip-top |
reScuer. With a sacrifice fly from !
Spencer Harris bat, the AS got over |
one Of the men Marberry had left on
but Thomas famed Max Bishop to end |
the dizzy session and after that he had !
the world champions nibbling out of |
his hand. Three singles. two of them |
scratchy ones by Simmons. spread over |
as many innings, were all cleaned off |
Myles in six rounds by the Macks, who |
previously had slammed Marberry for |
seven.
Vests double, Foxx's boot of Rice's
grounder, Goslin's stroll and the force
out Of the Goose by Judge accounted |
for Washington run right of the
real, but the AS came back in the |
second to get two tallies with singles |
by Simmons. Miller and McNair and |
Vests wild return through the infield |
OF the last hit.
Then came the big home inning
To- he atNI d,
walked. Singles by Judge and Myer |
followed and Cronin got on through a |
f1elder'S choice. Bluege, Spencer and |
Marberry singled in succession and |
Rommel assumed Shores place on the |
mound. West greeted Rommel with a |
one-baser that checked in the fifth and |
sixth runs of the lively session.
The bomba rdment of Marberry in the |
fourth put the AS uncomfortably close,
but the Nationals drew away from the |
foe nicely in the fifth. Bluege walked, |
Spencer got on when his grounder was !
fumbled by Dykes and after Thomas !
famed. West smote his homer. Rice |
followed with a single to keep his con-
seccutive game hitting streak going and |
set sail for second when Mahaffev was
pitching to Goslin. Sam reached the |
sack neatly and when Schang's heaN |
sent the ball to center he scrambled to !
his feet and made home on the error. !
Just a Final Fling.
Just to add to the AS misery, the |
Nationals picked up five more runs in
the seventh with singles by Bluege, !
Thomas and West, Bishops failure to |
stop Rice's grounder. a pass to Goslin |
and Myers two-bagger. That was
more, much more, than enough.
without Cochrane behind the bat to /
steady it. the AS infleld does not per- |
form so well Mickey's wrenched ankle !
kept him out Of the lineup.
Simmons hurt leg when he sprawled |
while trying to get Myers liner in the |
seventh and retired after hitting in the /
eighth. Cramer finished in left field
for the Macks.
Boley's absence from the shortfield |
was due to headache, Mack scribes re- |
ported. The headache probably was
made worse by the sad showing of the |
AS. McNair made good sub afield for
Joe.
An odd one occurred in the Nationals
first batting turn. With Rice on third
and Judge on first, Myer raped sharply |
to Foxx The first sacker threw to the
plate, hoping to trap Rice, but while |
Schang was looking around in dazed |
way Sam Scampered back to third and
Myer reached first, thereby filling the
bases with fielder's choice.
Rice made It 20 consecutive games
in which he has hit safely in the NTH
by beating out bounder that took a
mean hop right in front Of Shortstop |
McNair The shortfelder fumbled the |
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