Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-06
MOTHER tuss!e with the Yanks
in Griffith Stadium, this time

MOTHER tuss!e with the Yanks
~ in Griffith Stadium, this time
~ for possession CT second place,
and the Nationals will leave
town for another brief trip. They are
to tackle the Rsd Sox in double
header in Boston tomorrow, then move
to Philadelphia for games with the
Athletics on Tuesday and Wednesday.
After thst. back home fer the final
stand against the West.
For this fourth and final game of the
Yankee series this afternoon the Ma
tionals are likely to have on the pitch
ing hill! General Al Crowder, their
present Iron man." TIE General was
a busy man the past seven days. Dur
ing that time he licked the AS twice.
going the route in each game. put
plenty CT service in the warm-up pen
and manc ged to crash the first OF the
Yank series. AL is earning his salary
these days.
The Nationals probably will face the
left-handed hurting of Herb Pennock,
veteran they toppled in New York last
Monday.
THOSE two tussles with the Red Sox
J. tomorrow will be played at Braves
Field, the Boston National League
ground, instead of Fenway Park, homo
of the American League in the Hub.
The Red Sox fill all home holiday and
Sunday engagements on their neigh
boris let Both Labor day clashes will
be in the afternoon.
The tits in Philadelphia will end the
annual battling with the Athletics.
The teams have played to an even
break thus far. each having trimmed
the other ten times.
A crowd of $4,000 looked on at yes
terdays unsatisfa Glory proceedings.
Maybe more today. for after this Yark
series the Nationals will not show here
until the Indians are encountered next
Thursday.
First Game.
WITH the Nationals having a south
w paw on the slab, Byrd instead
OF Combs went to centerfleld for
the Yankees. Sam can travel at high
speed to each side for catches, but ne
doesn't look as good as some other
pasturemen in the circuit coming in for
grabs.
When he lofted his fortv-first homer
of the season over the right-field wall
matched his total of four baSers made
last year.
Chapman pulled a snappy steal Of
second base the first time he got on
the runway. When Spencer tried to
nab him off first the fleet Yank broke
for the middle sack and made it easily
n11o 70 10 q
relay. 1t was Ben's fifty-fourth steal
Of the year.
MICKEY squawked loud and long
- when Dinneen called third
strike on him in the first. The
Yank figured the pitch low and out
side.
Myer made a sparkling stop of
Gehrig's grounder and tagged his man
in the third Buddy went almost TO
the foul line for the ball. Kuhel, who
also had broken for the drive, barely
managed to scramble back to first for
the throw.
Steal No. SIS for Chapman in the
third. He headed for second shortly
after singing and was across the sack
while Spencer's heave still was on the
way.
AEANUSH passed up fair scoring
lNl chance in the fourth when he
went up the line from third pasa
instead of tagging the bag while Lag
zeri went back for Harris hoist near
the foul stripe. Tony was pretty far
back in right and well off balance as
he grabbed the ball end a throw to
the plate would have been difficult
for him.
There were 10 strikeouts for the
Yankees with Ruth and Gomez re-
Srot, silala for half of them The Raha