Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-15
IN STEADY STRIDE,
But RIVALS PRESS
HadIey Is Star in Relief Role.
Beats Browns After Mar
berry Is Hurt.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

AZ AKING pace for the Yam
M KEGS, who would wreSt
VI second place from them,
is the best the Nationals
are doing these days, but that's
enough. The Nationals easily beat
the Browns, 6 to 8, yesterday in
the opener of a three-game series
In Grifith Stadium, while the
Yanks had to struggle to take the
measure Of the Tigers in New
York. Which leaves the Johnson
band still two up on the Clan Nc
Carthy. And only IA games to go.
The latest win was made at the eX-
pense Of the Nationals one-time arch
enemy, the left-handed Walter Stewart.
Walter went the route for the Browns
yesterday. yielding nine safeties and
six passes and four Of the passes
proved his undoing, for they were
turned into runs. Doubles by Joe
Cronin and Joe Kuhel we're the big
blows for the Washington side, Cronin's
breaking a tie and Kuhel'S making the
day safe for the local fans.
Fred Marbery started against the
visitors, but In the first inning Fred's
pitching hand took a severe bruiStng
when it got in front Of Jack Burns
drive, and In the fourth the big fellow
had to give way to Bump Hadley With
homer by Schultz the Browns had
tied the score In the third session and
In the fourth he got into trouble by
hitting batter and letting another hit.
So out went Fred with two runs and
three hits against him and runner
on to score a tying tally on the only
hit, q single, that Hadley gave up.
After that hit Bump hurled to only ID
batterS. Two drew passes but one was
shared in a double play and the other
got his walk after two were out In the
ninth.
TT was a pass to Myer that opened the
4 way to the first Washington marker.
Buddy drew it at the beginning Of
the opening inning, took third as West
singled and crossed when Cronin drilled
into a force play. A double by Bluege
and Marberry'S single accounted for a
second inning score.
In the third the Browns stepped out
TO tie. Terrell opened the session with
q two-bagger and moved up as Storti
grounded out. Stewards long loft to
West got Terrell home. then Schultz
bounced q homer of the sun parlor
railing.
The Nationals Immediately broke the
deadlock. West and Cronin singled
successfully, Joes smack sending Sam
to third. West carried over run as
Harris rolled into a two-way erasure
But the Browns knotted the count again
in the fourth. Goslin was hit by a
pitched ball and Melillo hit for a base
to bring Hadley to Marberry'S relief.
Bettencourt promptly singled the Goose
to the counting block.
In the nth the Nationals quickly re-
gained the lead, then passed UP chance
Tor moro scoring. With one out Rice
walked and was home when West SIN
gled and Cronin doubled. West was run
down when Harris bounded to the third
Backer, but a pass to Kuhel crowded the
sacks. Rluege'S best, however, was
dribble that forced out Kuhel.
To make the game sure for them the
Nationals sent over two more markers
in the seventh inning when Stewart lost
control temporarily after getting two
out. Cronin and Harris walked and
Kuhel drove o fine double to the right
field corner to score both.
NoRDoN PHELPS, the bouncing
~ Bowie boy, came back to the Ma
tionals Yesterday from the Youngs-
town club Of the Mid-Atlantic League
not 50 bouncing as before, although
stan q chubby catcher q. Jimmy NC
Ieod, the tnfielder, also breezed in from
York OF the New York-Pennsylvania
circuit Bill Andrus, tnaelder due
from the Lookcuts, failed to put in an
appearance as ordered but was expect
ed today a flock Of youngsters from
the Mid-Atlantic League spotted the
neld in the pre-game drill :. they were
brought here by Chloe Cambria. the
youngstown magnate, merely for look
ing over Schulte's home run IN the
third was . drive that bounded of the
rail Of the open stand far back into the
foul territory bordering left field .
Rice, going after the ball, Sprawled on
the ground, and Schultz was over the
plate almost as soon as Bluege retrieved
the sphere West got single IN the
third from high bounder to the first
sacker. getting to the base just ahead
of Stewart, who took the throw from
Burns In the seventh Bettencourt
ran from first to second, where he stood
spellbound as Rice baRged Ferrell's hoist,
and so became an easy double-play VIC
tim when Crontn relayed the left
felder's return to Kuhel E. thereafter
jenkins instead Of Bettencourt was In
right f1eld for the Browns Myer went
back on the grass not SO far from first
base TO knock down Stewards skidder
and get his man for a pretty play In the
eighth Dick Coffman. who stopped
Lefty Groves winning streak in St.
Louis last month. and Lloyd Brown
were likely to be the opposing pitchers