Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-05
Bunch Hits in Early Frames
to Drive Carl Fischer
Off Hill.
LOU GEHRIG HITS 41ST
HOME RUN IN FIRST
Gomez Puzzles Home Club Batters
With Southpaw Offerings.
Byrd Gets Homer.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

Lou GenrlgS 1orty-frSt home run.
after Babe Ruth had doubled. scoring
BYRD in the first inning, sent the YAM
KEGS away TO a victory over the Ma
tionals at Griffith Stadium this after
noon in the opening game Of a double
header
The score was to O.
FIRST INNING.
NEW YORK-Byrd walked. SeweiI
lined 10 Harris. Ruth doubled up
against the score board in right. scoring
Byrd. Gehrig hit his fortyefirst home
run OF the season over the right field
fence. scoring Ruth ahead OF him.
Chapman walked Larry flied to Harris.
AS Spencer threw in an effort to get
Chapman off first, Chapman stole sec
ond. Dickey took a third strike. Three
runs.
WASHINGTON-Mye famed. Lag
Zerl threw out Manush. Cronin flied
to Byrd. No runs.
SECOND INNING.
NEW YORK-Fischer threw out Lag
zeri. Gomez took third strike. BYRD
tanned. No runs.
WESTINGHOUSE famed. Lac.
zerl threw out West. Lary's wild throw
let Bluege make second. Lazzeri threw
out Kuhel. No runs.
THIRD INNING.
NEW YORK-Sewell flied to West.
Ruth walked. Myer made a nice stop
back OF first base and threw out
Gehrlg. Ruth going to second. Chap
man singled to center. scoring Ruth.
Chapman stole second. Myer threw
out Larry. One run.
WASHINGTON Larry threw out
Spencer. Fischer famed. Sewell threw
out Myer. No runs.
FOURTH INNING.
NEW YORK-Dickey singled to left
Hadley relieved Fischer. Lazzeri TOOK
third strike. Gomez also took third
strike; Byrd walked. Myer threw out
Sewell. No runs
WASHINGTON-Ma tripled to
right center. Cronin1 walked Lazzeri
went back for Harris pop West took
a third strike. Bluege forced Cronin,
Sewell to Lazzeri. No runs.
FIFTH INNING.
NEW YORK-Ruth took a thirc
strike. Gehrig walked. Chapman sin
gled to center. sending Gehrig to third.
Larry took third strike. Dickey sin.
gled TO center, scoring Gehrig. Chap
man going to second. Lazzeli forced
Dickey, Bluege to Myer. One run.
WASHINGTON-Kuh made second
base when Lazzeri picked up his ground
er and threw wildly past first base.
Spencer flied to Ruth in right center.
Hadley famed. Lazzeri threw out
Myer. No runs.
SIXTH INNING.
NEW YORK-Gomez took a third
strike. Byrd walked. Sewel flied to
West. Ruth sent a long ny to West.
No runs.
WESTINGHOUSE went back
for Manush's pop. Cronin walked. Har-
ris doubled down the third base line,
sending Cronin TO third. West famed.
Chapman made good running catch
of Bluege's short hoist in short left.
No runs
SEVENTH INNING.
NEW YORK-Myer went back for
Gehrig's high one. Hadley tossed out
Chapman. Kuhel got Lary,s bounder
and tagged him out on the line. No
runs.
WASHINGTON-Ku flied TO
Ruth. Sewell threw out Spencer. Laz-
zeri made a good stop and threw out
Hadley. No runs.
EIGHTH INNING.
NEW YORK-Dickey singled to CEN
ter. Lazzeri famed. Cronin threw out
Gomez Byrd hit a homer in the open
stands in left field. scoring Dickey ahead
Of him. Bluege threw out Sewell. Two
runs.
WASHINGTON-M got a single
with bunt that he beat out to Sewell.
Manush topped the ball toward third
for a single, sending Myer to second.
Cronin drove into a double play. Sewell
to Lazzeri to Gehrig Myer taking third.
Harris walked. West lined to Larry. No
runs.
NINTH INNING.
NEW YORK-Ruth took a third
strike. Hadley tossed out Gehrig. Chap
man fouled to Spencer. No runs.
WASHINGTON-Hoa now playing
right field for New York Bluege sin
gled to left. Kuhel flied to Byrd. Spen-
Ger lined to Larry, whose throw to Gehris
doubled Bluege. No runs.