Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-28
MAKE IS SAFET|ES
OFF TWO PITCHERS
Error and Pair of Singles
in Second Start March
to Victory.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

ing their batting eyes to-
" day, the Nationals turned
the tables on the White
Sox and evened the series with an
8-to-2 victory. For seven innings
the game was a nip-and-tuck af-
fair, but with a splurge in the
eighth, Walter Johnson's pennant
hopefuls put the affair beyond
danger.
With the Athletics also winning
today, Washington held on to its
present status, one and a half
games behind the leaders.
Two of the three hurlers used by the
White Sox we're hammered fer Is
safeties. Jim Moore, who started, yield
ing six hits and three runs in five in
nings, while Vic Frazier, who pitched
the last two rounds, was found for seven
hits and the remainder of the markers
Moore was the loser, although it was
off Frazier the Nationals tailed their
four markers in the eighth to clinch
the game. Red Faber had two hitless
sessions between these slabmen.
Marberry Hits Rough Grind.
Fred Marberry opened fire for John
cons charges, and though he was pinked
for only three hits, he found the going
rough in the fifth and sixth frames, and
after walking the first batter up in the
seventh. was relieved by Carl Fischer
The Sox had scored twice off Fred.
But all they get off Carl amounted to a
pass and three safeties.
II did not take the Nationals long
to get to Moore. With a pair of hits
and an error by Second Baseman Kerr,
they collected two runs in the second
inning. One was out when West lined
over FonSeca in left for three bases, and
Bluege with single Immediately got
Sammy over the counting block. Kuhel
famed, but when Kerr muffed Spencer's
pop, Bluege managed to leg it all the
way home from first base.
The fourth was another scoring round
for Johnson's charges. With one hand
left field line for double. Kuhel then
hoisted to right, and scored Bluege with
what became a double as Reynolds
cuffed the ball about a bit.
Filled Bases in Vain.
In the fifth the Chisox filled the
bases. but did not get anywhere. Fon-
SEGA got the first hit off Marberry, a
single lined over Myers head, only to
be forced out by CisSell after Watwood
popped out. Bluege, though, made a
two-base wild chuck after scooping up
Jefferies' slow one, so Tate was pur-
poSely passed to bring up Moore. But
Bush crossed this strategy by sending
Fothergill instead of the pitcher to the
plate. Big Bob's best was bounder
to Myer that forced out Tate.
The Six did better in the sixth They
put over two runs, and only a great
catch by Manush kept them from tieing
Kerr opened the inning with a single
and Blue walked. Bluege managed to
heave out Reynolds, who gave the ball
a solid whack, but Fonseca drove over
two with a long one-baser. West
speared Watwood's linen, then CiSsell
hoisted the ball toward the left field
corner. Manush hustled across to leap
against the grandstand wall for spec
tacular one-hand grab.
johnson JuggIes Better.
There was some juggling of players
by both managers in the seventh, when
the home side threatened, with Johnson
doing the better Jefferies walked and
when Bush sent in the lefthand swing
ing Simons to bat for Tate out came
Marberry and to the slab went Fischer.
Here Bush lifted Simons and sent up APP
ping, a right-hand batter. He drew
pass, but CRUDE, batting for Faber,
grounded out Kerr's hoist to Sam Rice
was caught in too short right to give
Jefferies a chance to get home and
Sam then took good care of Blues loft.
Batting against Frasier in the eighth
the Nationals picked up 4 runs to clinch
the argument. Sam Rice singled and
Manush beat out bunt. When FTasier
booted Heine's tap, Rice reached third,
but was nipped at the plate as he tried
to count on Cronin's grounder to Cissell
An infield hit by West filled the sacks
and singles by Bluege and Kuhel &C
counted for 8 runs. Spencer's hoist to
deep center got Bluege across. Myers
single, Sam Rice's sacrifice. Manush's
long dv and Cronins hunted one-baser
in the ninth put over the final tally
Of the day.
Notes.
With the Chisox starting a right
handed hurler, old man Sam Rice
crashed the game. He showed plenty
of foot in the third frame, beating a
throw to the middle base to prevent
double play when Manush grounded to
the pitcher. Heinie was caught by the
relay to first.
A tiptop play by Cronin got JEFF
fries in the Sox third. Joe jumped
back to the grass for a grouEder that
was rif1ed by Jeffries and without COM
ing up made deadly long throw to
first base.
Manush had to cover a lot of terri
tory getting to Reynolds hoist in the
fourth, but was equal to the task. He
tore in so fast that after making the
catch he could not put on the brakes
until he reached the short field.
I,Iuege was a busy person in attack
He socked two singles and double,
scored three times and drove over 8