Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-03


K ciaD The Red SoX took
II the series with the Ma
tionals by winning the
second game of today's double
header, 80 in 10 innings just
when it seemed that the visitors
were destined to take both ends
of the double bill.
The Nationals won the first game,
So. and were leading in the second
2-1. with two men out and nobody on
: base in the ninth inning, When the hre-
works started.
Bump Hadley, who had finished the
! first game, after Carl Fischer was
sheled off the mound under baFrage
OF three successive hits In the nlntn
inning was doing brilliant piece OF
relief work in the second game he
started the seventh inning in place
Of Firpo Marberry who had allowed
only two hits up to this time.
Charley Berry batted for Bobby
Reeves in the Red Sox ninth, with two
out, and singled to right field.
RueI in Brilliant Role.
The old Washington favorite, Muddy
Ruel. then stepped to the plate with
vengeance written on his face, Hadley
pitched two balls and then a called
! strike. Ruel caught the next one and
sent it on a line between Harry Rice and
sam West. Rabbit Warstler, running for
Berry. streaked around the bases and
crossed the plate with the tieing rum
while Ruel pulled up at second. 1t mat
tered little that Wiley Moore struck out
for the Sox were back in q game that
had seemed headed for Washington
tenth
the Nationals by beating out bunt
for the second time in the afternoon.
When Cronin and West failed to ad-
vance him, he tried to steal second but
} a perfect throw from Ruel cut him
down.
Hal Rhyme opened the Red Sox tenth
with a single to center. Bill sweeney
sacrificed, although it seemed that
Ossie Bleuge fright have eliminated
Rhyne had he made the play TO sec
ond base. Scarritt flied out and the
ever dangerous Webb was purpoSely
raised. Tom Oliver. who failed to get
: hit in all his previous trips to the
plate, resented this insult to his bat
tTg proves and rose in the pinch TO
send Rhyme home with the winning
run on a single TO centerdeld.
Ex-Senators Are Prominent.
Former Senators figured prominently
in both games. as 1t was Benson Brill
heart, the old Washington southpaw,
who was the victim Of the three-run
splurge in the ninth inning Of the first
game. that cinched the verdict for the
visitors. Danny MacFayden, the be-
specialized Red Sox pitcher and Carl
Fischer, the brilliant young Senator
southpaw, engaged in a thrilling pitch
ers' battle for the first seven innings.
Joe Crcnin was the particular thorn in
the side Of the Red Sox in this game.
He made four hits, two Of which were
doubles, accounting for the two-run
margin which Washington chung to I'M
til the ninth inning outbreak The
only Red Sox run was the result Of a
terrific home run by Earl Webb high
over the left center-fleld wall.
Fischer lost his mastery over the Sox
in the ninth inning after his mates
had built up a flve-run margin for
him by scoring three times in their half
of the ninth When the FIRST three
Red Sox batters came through with
hits, Walter johnson promptly yanked
his young southpaw and substituted
Irving Hadley That was the end of
the Red Sox uprising.
Myer Starts Things.
Buddy Myer walked to start the first
game. Rice and Manush flied to Webb,
but Joe Cronin made the f1rst of his
four hits, double of the left-ield
bank scoring ManuSh. There were two
out In the third inning when Manush
walked and scored q moment later
when Cronin made his second successive
double high of the left-feld wall.
The Red Sox cut this two-run lead in
half when Webb hit his home run in
the fourth inning.
Washington registered again in the
seventh when Myer doubled and scored
on Manush's Texas League double TO
left field
The Nationals cinched the game
with 3-run drive on Brillheart in the
ninth inning With one out, Manush
beat out bunt and went 10 second on
Cronin's fourth hit Of the game. Manush
scored when West dropped a Texas
Lacquer Just out Of Rhymes reach for
a double. Kuhel inserted his first hit
Of the game at this juncture, double
to right. scoring Cronin and West
Durham relieved Brillheart and forced
Bluege to fly TO Webb and Hsrgrave
20 ground out TO Reeves.
In the Red Sox half Pickering singled
70 left. Reeves drew his third pass and
Ruel singled 10 left, scoring Pickering.
Winsett batted for Durham and Hadley
relieved Fischer. Winsett famed. Rhyme
flied to Rice and Sweeney grounded to
Hadley.
Ed Morris and Firpo Marberry handed
out goose eggs in the second game for
four innings The Nationals broke the
ice In the fifth Myer singled TO left,
went TO secotd on Harry Rice's sacrifice
and scored on Manush's double to LETT.
Crcnin scored Manush with single TO
right on the first pitch.
The Red Sox scored one run in the
sixth after being held 10 one hit for the
first five innings Morris went 20 sec
ond when Marberry threw his bunt
into right field. He scored on Rhyme s
single TO center Sweeney sacrificed
and then Sam West cut of at least
one run when he made a sensational
one-hand running catch of W.nsett,
who batted for Van Camp That was
all until the ninth. when the Red Hose
tied 1t up, and the tenth, when they