Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-06

~ mighty task for the Ma
tionalS, but it Is just as
difficult for the Athletics to shake
off Walter JohnSon'S huStling
troupe of base ballers. The AS
continued as pace-Setters by wal
Looping the Red SoX in Boston, but
the Nationals maintained their
runner.up position at just 4 per-
centage point back by nosing out
the Yankees, 3 to 2, in a thriller
in Griffith Stadium. Actually the
Nationals gained a fraction of a
point on the AS. Before the Sat-
,urday engagements they were
trailing the AS by .00147. After
them by 00104. A gain of .00043,
but still gain.
1t was in the ninth inning yesterday
that the Nationals upset the Yankees
for the third time in row and ended
a grueling pitching struggle between
Lloyd Brown youngster, and Herbert
Pennock, veteran both southpaws of
considerable skill In the first eight
innings the battle was nip and tuck
with each side once holding lead, but
victory for the home side came in the
final frame when it Stubbornly refused
to be held back by New York strategy.
Dave Harris, stocky National, who had
knocked over his sides first run of the
game, but had not been particularly
strong against Pennock, opened the
ninth with a rousing triple to deep
right-center. The hit Immediately
1t was decided to pass Joe Judge and
Ossie Bluege and take chances on re-
firing plays at the plate. A dangerous
move, but seeming the only move.
Spencer'S Hit Wins.
So Judge walked to first and Bluege
walked to first. This brought up Roy
Spencer and it looked as though Roy
might walk to first, although not be-
ter there. The first three pitches to
Roy were wide of the plate and he let
them go by. Another huddle, this time
with Spencer and Manager johnson
doing the budding. Then Spencer let
a pitch go by for a strike.
Another pitch. Sock. The ball
bounded over Pennock'S head, carooned
off the middle sack to right for hit
and Harris was across with the big run
of the day. Pennock, after seven
straight wins, was licked.
Up, to that time Pennock had pitched
more steady game than had Brown.
The Yankee lefthander had been nicked
for as many hits-nine-as the New
Workers had made off the Washington
pitcher, but outside the scoring rounds
Herb had been in no real trouble, while
Lloyd was in hot water often. Pen
mock walked none. Brown walked three
Pennock pitched smoothly. Brown
several times was greatly assisted by
the players back of him. They put up
an errorless game. At that, the Yanks
were able to hit Brown tellingly only
twice. He did not give them much that
was good to swing against during the
pastiming.
After getting by the first inning
easily. both pitchers were socked in the
second. The Yanks picked up a run
with their hits of Brown and quickly,
too. Lazzeri, first up. banged a two
Dagger against the open stand wall
and crossed when Gehrig followed with
a one-baSer to center. Harry Rice
couldn't help Gehrig, though, and Lou
was caught trying to steal before Har-
grave walked. Then snappy Judge-to- |
Brown play tagged Chapman Cronin |
and Judge singled for the Nationals In |
this inning, but Harris out came be- |
tween the hits and Bluege drilled into /
q double-play
In the fourth the Yanks got nothing |
from singles by Lazzeri and Harry Rice, |
but the home side nicked Pennock for |
tying tally. With one gone Manush |
singled and Cronin doubled. The two
Dagger moved Manush to third only, |
but Heinie scored after Harry Rice got :
Harris hoist in deep center. Cronin
took third on the sacrifice, only to be
left when Judge popped to the pitcher |
Chapman's pass was all the Yanks |
cleaned off Brown in the fifth, but the |
Nationals helped themselves to another |
marker. With Bluege out of the way,
Spencer socked a clean single and |
Brown scratched one by the third-base-
man. Harry Rice got Myers loft, but |
WeStling. Byrd and Harry Rice could |
not decide who was to take Sam Rice'S |
topper and the ball fell among them |
for a double counting Spencer. Two |
were stranded on the runway, though, |
as Manush popped to Gehrig.
In the sixth each side got on base
the first batter up and got nothing.
For the Yanks Chapman singled, but
Lazzeri, after getting a three-and-one
count, famed and Gehrig slammed into
a double erasure. Chapman's wild |
chuck put Cronin on in the Nationals |
half only to be forced out by Harris. |
Following Judges foul to Gehrig, Har-
ris swiped second, but Byrd got under |
Bluege's high one.
Get to Brown for Tie.
Brown was unsteady in the seventh, |
but the YankS were able to pick up |
tying tally only. Harry Rice began the |
attack with a single and counted when |
Hargrave walloped "a double. Then |
Chapman walked, but when Pennock !
tried to sacrifice johnson, who ran for
Hargrave, was forced at third. Byrd's |
best was roller to Cronin that resulted |
in q double play. Myers single with |
two down was the best the Nationals |
could do to Pennock in this round and
Buddy was tagged when he endeavored |
to steal.
Shawkey called on his reserve in the
eighth, sending Ruffing up to bat for
out, but it took a fine catch of liner |
by Sam Rice to eliminate Combs. Laz-
Eeri got his third hit, single. Myer,
though, made a spectacular play to |
force out Tony, going to his right for a
one-hand pickup of Gehrig's smash |
and tossing to Cronin. The Nationals |
were particularly easy for Pennock in |
this session. Cronin was the only bat
ter to remain at the plate long and |
after going to a three-and-two count |
he hoisted to Harry Rice.
There was no real threat by the
Yanks in their final batting turn. Ben
cough cleaned a single off Brown with
one out, but never passed first base.
Then
The Nationals winning splurge.
Manush and Ruth went into the game
bruise on his right heel and the Yank
home-run king with one on his already
mangled left hand. Heinie blazed the
70 the fret achipOt0Y1 rim and