Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-26
YANKEES DEFEAT
NATIONALS, II, IN
OPENING CONTEST
Victory Places GothamiteS
Half Game Ahead in Race
for Second Place.
HADLEY AND MARBERRY
ARE CHASED OFF HILL
Home Club Overcomes Early Lead
Gained on Rice's Timely
Hitting.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, September 26.-Over-
coming a 2-run lead gained on Sam
Rice's timely hitting in the early in
nings, the Yankees defeated the Ma
tionals In the first game of a double
header here today.
The score was to 2.
The victory placed the Yankees
half game ahead in the race for Sec
ond place.
FIRST INNING.
WAsHINGTON-Dic threw out
Myer. Rice tripled to right center.
West sacrificed, Lazzeri to Gehr1g, rice
scoring. Cronin flied to Combs. one
run.
NEW YORK-Combs flied to Rice.
Sewell singled to center. Ruth popped
to Kuhel. Gehrig flied to Rice. No
runs.
SECOND INNING.
/, WESTINGHOUSE flied to Chap
man. Kuhel walked. Bluege struck out.
Kuhel was out stealing, Dickey to Larry.
No runs.
NEW YORK-Chapman struck out.
Dickey flied to West. Larry was called
out on strikes. No runs.
THIRD INNING.
wAsHINGTON-Spe singled over
second. After two attempts to sacrifice
Hadley famed Lazzeri tossed out
Myer. Spencer moving to second. Rice
singled to left, scoring Spencer, but was
out trying for second, Chapman TO Larry.
One run.
NEW YORK-Lazzeri famed. So did
Gomez. SO did Combs No runs.
FOURTH INNING.
WASHINGTON-Wes was called out
on strikes. Cronin fouled to Sewell.
Larry threw out Harris. No runs.
NEW YORK-Sewell singled to right.
Ruth walked. Gehrig forced Ruth, Myer
to Cronin, Sewell going to third. Chap
man forced Gehrig, Bluege TO Myer,
Sewell scoring. Dickey flied to West.
One run.
observation-disclosures fouled to
Dickey. Bluege popped to Larry.
Spencer beat out a hit to deep short.
Lazzeri threw out Hadley. No runs.
NEW YoRK-Lary walked. Lazzeri
famed. Gomez was safe at flrst and
Iary at second when Bluege fumbled
Gomez's bunt.. Combs walked and the
bases were full. with the count of two
balls and no strikes, Marberry relieved
Hadley. Sewell walked and Larry was
forced In with the tying run. Ruth
flied to West, Gomez scoring after
the catch. Gehrig fled to Rice. Two
runs.
wAsHINGTON-Myer walked. Rice
sacrificed, Gomez to Gehrtg. West
famed. Cronin fouled to Dickey. No
runs.
NEW YORK-Chapman popped to
Myer. Myer threw out Dickey. Larry
beat out q hit to Myer over second.
Larry stole second. Lazzeri beat out a
hit to deep short, Larry stopping at third
Gomez singled to left, scoring Larry.
forced Gomez Crontn to Myer. One
run.
SEVENTH INNING.
wAsHINGTON-Se threw out
Harris. Kuhel grounded out to Gehrig.
Bluege singled to left. Spencer popped
NEW YORK-Sewell singled to cen
ter. Ruth singled to right, sending
Sewell to third Gehrig doubled to
center. scoring Sewell and sending Ruth
to third Marberry was replaced by
Fischer. Chapman flied to West, Ruth
scoring and Gehrig going to third after
the catch. Dickey walked. Larry flied
to Harris, Gehrig scoring after the
catch. Dickey took second on the throw
to the plate, and continued to third
when Spencer threw the ball into cen
ter field trying to get the Yankee
catcher at second Cronin threw out
Lazzeri. Three runs.
EIGHTH INNING.
wASHINGTON-M batted for
Fischer and famed. Lazzeri threw out
Myer Rice doubled to left. Myer
fouled to Gehrig. No runs.
NEW YORK-Time was called as 1t
started to rain hard. M. Weaver went
to the mound for washington. Gomez
famed. M. Weaver tossed out Combs.
Bluege threw out Sewell. No runs.
NINTH INNING.
WASHINGTON ronin flied to Ruth.
Harris went out the same way. Kuhel
singled 10 right. Bluege flied to Combs.
No runs.