Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-17
EXTRAS Do SHARE
TO BOLSTER CLUB
Prove Their Worth in Last.
Inning 5-to-4 Victory
Over White Sox.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

X campaigning lou Lne 1881
IL pennant in the American
League much was said and
written of their great reserve
power. Extra players would keep
the Washington club in the race
for the flag, the critics agreed.
Thus far the extras of the john
son band have made those critics
look right. but never before yes
terday were they able to do so to
a greater extent.
Going into their last batting turn in
game apparently hopelessly gone the
Nationals reserve force was turned
loose and almost in the twinkling of an
eye a S-to-4 victory was achieved.
Manager Walter johnson employed in
the rain-diSturbed argument with the
White SoX about every resource at his
command and to become bromide 1.-The
response was noble"
Three substitute batters in succession
were sent to the plate in that rousing
ninth inning that upset the White Sox
and each did the bit expected-or It
might better be said hoped. Something
the Washington reserve had not done
before.
1t was a gallant display the johnson
reinforcements made in the ninth and
one calculated to make the somewhat
many faint-hearted members of WASH
ington fandom realize they have repre-
senting this city club that is not
beaten until it is completely out.
The Nationals may not soar to the
championship of the league this season,
but 1t looks as though they'll have a
lot to say about the winning of the
title. Their reserve guarantees that.
ITO bag that battle yesterday and
l. even the series with the White
Sox the Nationals not only had to
contend with the Western visitors, but
also with the weather. Once rain halted
proceedings for 10 minutes and again
for hour and IS minutes. 1t first
forced suspension of play at the end
of the fourth inning, in which the
White Sox had matched run put
across by the home side at the outset
of hostilities. Then it stopped play at
the end Of the seventh inning after the
Nationals had failed to get anywhere
following rally in which the White
6oX had forged to the front.
That home run propelled over the
f1ght-f1eld fence when Appling was on
the runway in the seventh made the
game look pretty good for the Chi
cagoans until the Nationals got going
in the ninth.
Fred Marberry opened fire for the
johnson band and went through seven
innings. yielding six safeties, two in
his last round putting the visitors
ahead: Fred appeared plenty strong
enough to finish but the Nationals had
a runner on second. with two out, in
til seventh. and the impending storm
Influenced Manager johnson to pick a
pinch-batter for Fred. The pick was
Sam Rice. and Sam ended the inning
by grounding to the first baseman.
Bump Hadley finished for the Ma
tionsls and was pinked for two hits,
which. rnbined with one of two err
meant tally for the White Sox in the
eighth. Hadley finished we'll however,
and was credited with the victory.
Al Thomas essayed to stop the Ma
tionals' batters and did a pretty good
job for eight innings. Over that stretch
he allowed just five bingles, and but for
an infield error would have yielded only
one instead of two runs. After getting
one out in the ninth. though. Thomas
was hit by three battcrs in succession
Then the left-handed Pat Caraway
came on TO b, banged by the next two
batters, and the game was over
- the Washington victory, although
the reserves had to pave the way to
Eammy's final burst In his new role
of lead-off batter. he socked Thomas
first pitch over the head of Bob Fother-
gill In left for a triple and scored as
ManuSh was erased. With two out and
Soencer on second in the nth innin5,
West doubled to put the Nationals
ahead again, the White Sox having
tad In Xxyit
FEEDERS choice, Cronins boot and q
long fly.
Appling's two-bagger and Jolley's
homer put the Sox in front in the sew
enth. but with West backing the WASH
ington reserve in tho ninth the game
was dragged out of the fire, One was
out in the final session when Bluege
got an inf1eld hit. He pulled up at sec
ond base as Harry Rice. batting for
Hayes, singled and scored when Har-
grave. who picked up Spencers bat,
Emote one-baser.
Here Manager johnson sent Capt.
Joe Judge up to BIT for the second time
since he was stricken by appendicitis
on May / and Manager Bush countered
by withdrawing Thomas End rushing
to the hill the left-handed Caraway TO
face the pcrtside FOUNDER. Judge Jet
Ceraway's first two pitches 60 by to be
called strikes. watched another pass to
be called ball then swung to drive the
sphere to left for a fine single that
tailed Harry Rice to deadlock the game
and moved Myer. running for H1rgrsve.
to third base. Judge was able to make
second on the r-turn cf his hit.
West picked this great spot to drive
the ball to the scoreboard back of right
center. drive that ordinarily would
have been coed for three bases. but he
vas credited with single cn'y. for that
IVES all needed to get Myer home from
the far corner with the Dig tally of the
tusSle.
TWO games were TO have been played,
J. but as the battle finished rain fell
for the third time and the umpirej
decided to ell 1t day . only enc
tilt this afternoon . Wednesdays
p-stponement will be carried over until
late in September when the Sox visit
egain this being Ladies day a
double-header would not have been
good business policy 3. and again the
W. Sox move from here to Phila-
de'1k,. so II is best TINT their pitching
ST. r. in fairly go:d shape to fight
thc ~.