Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-16
DOUBLE BY MYER
FACTOR IN VICTORY
HadIey Strong After Burke
HurIS 10 Good Rounds.
Cronin, Harris Star.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

struggling through dozen
~ innings today the Nationals
shattered a three-game los
ing streak by taking the opener OF
their four-game series with the
Browns, 8 to 2. BY their victory
they maintained their four game
advantage over the third place
Yankees, who also ended three
game losing streak with an over
time win over the Tigers.
It was double by Buddy Myer at the
outset of the twelfth inning that opened
the way to victory. Buddy crashed the
ball to the farxreacheS of right center
and Fred Schultz made a desperate try
for a catch. The center fielder leaped
high against the bleacher wall and got
his hands on the ball. but could not
hold it.
with a sacrifice, Heinie Manush
moved Myer to third. Then Joe Gro
min sent slow bounder to Lin Storti
and Buddy beat the third baseman's
ileave to the plate. Right after that
Dave Harris drilled into a double play
to end the Nationals attack for the day.
Bump Hadley, who replaced Bob
Burke after the latter had pitched 10
innings well, had retired the Browns in
order in the eleventh and he made sure
of his victory by setting them back in
their turn in the twelfth, although a
fiashy one-hand catch of SchulLe's liner
by Dave Harris was needed for the sec
ond out of the inning. Then Bump
breezed three strikes by Oscar Melillo
to make 1t ball game.
Bid I'm Eleventh Falls Short.
The Nationals in the first extra in
ming had made a bid TO break the tie
the Browns had created in the seventh
inning. Myer opened that round with
single and Manush sacrificed. But
Cronin was thrown out while Myer held
second base and after Harris was pur-
poseIy passed Sammy West lofted out.
During the 10 innings in which he
worked before he gave way to Pinch
Batter Sam Rice in the eleventh, when
the Nationals had a man on second
with two out Burke limited the Browns
TO seven hits and six passes, all they
got on the Washington pitching. Twice
the Browns clustered two hits for runs.
The employment of Rice In the pinch
did no good for he grounded harm
lessIy to the second baseman.
The left-handed Walter Stewart went
the route for the Browns and was
,
one OF the passes issued Intentionally.
Like the Browns, the Nationals twice
clustered two hits for their first two
tailies, but 1t was two-baSe error by
ShortStop Jim Levey that helped them
toward their second run.
Both sides wasted hits before there
was any scoring. Cronin doubled with
two gone In the Nationals first. but
Harris grounded out Melillo scratched
a single with one out In the Browns
initial turn only to be caught stealing
before Gosiin walked. Then Kress
famed.
Both Threaten i'm Second.
West opened the washington second
with an tnfield hit, but was trapped
Of first base while Bluege was at bat
The Browns threatened to do things IN
their part of this inning. With one out,
Storti singled and Burns drew pass
After Levey fouled out, Stewart walked
to crowd the sacks. but Schultz put up
q high foul to Kuhel
1t was pass to Melillo at the outset
OF the Browns third that paved the
way to the first run of the game, al
though Oscar did not complete the cir
cult. After Goslin fouled out Melillo
stole second and continued to third as
Spencers peg went TO center held, but
he was tagged when he tried TO score as
Kress grounded to Bluege. However,
Kress reached second during the run
down. He was moved home by FeTrelfs
Ecratcay single and Storas second
clean-cut hit. Harris checked this rally
with brilliant catch Of Burns low
liner.
Smart base running by Cronin got the
Nationals tie in the fourth. Manusn
began the attack by bouncing single
of the first baseman's hands, only to
be forced out by Cronin. A single TO
left by Harris moved Joe TO third, but
Bluege hoisted To Melillo not far back
of the infeld. The second haseman
bluffed throw to hold Cronin at third,
then started TO saunter back TO his posi-
ton before getting the ball to the
pitcher Cronin then broke for home
and got there easily under Melillo's
hurried heaye that was wide OF the
plate.
GriYs Muff Big Chance.
After the Browns wasted two passes
in the fifth the Nationals had great
chance to pile up runs N the sixth,
but they scored only once. Levey MADE
q two-base error on Myers grounder at
the start and Manush beat out bunt
to the first baseman. Cronins double
tailed Myer when Harris stroll filled
the bases. West, though, forced out
Manush at the plate, while Bluege
popped TO the shortstop and Kuhel
hoisted TO Goslin.
In the seventh the Browns drew UP
20 q tie Schultz opened the inning
with q rouSing single TO center and
Mellilo sacrificed Goslin's long loft TO
Manush got Schultz 10 third base. from
where he counted as Kress got 70 first
barely ahead OF throw from CroTin,
who had grabbed bounder on Biusges
glove
Then the club settled to their gnsling
grind.