Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-25

G1ILO1 u uIlC GO.-- lilo 1lSklI
for advantage in the Amer
~ lean League race is to be
carried on to Chicago, with
the Nationals and Athletics run
ming neck-and-neck, as they left
the East. Both set back yester-
day, the battle goes on and there
certainly is no sign of quitting so
far as the Washington club is con-
cerned. From the manager to
the lowlieSt rookie, there'll be no
check in the scrap.
The five-game series opening in Chi
cago tomorrow may mean much to the
Nationals. While Johnson's charges are
struggling with the White Sox the Ath-
letics are to go through four tussles
with the Tigers. AS the race has pro-
crossed the Tigers may prove tougher
for the league leaders than the Comis-
key club will be for the Washington
aggregation. Manager Johnson hopes
to get an edge over the White SoX at
the commencement Of the set by send
ing to the slab the veteran Al Crowder
Although beaten in his last start at
Cleveland by the ace of the Indians,
Wesley Terrell, Crowder appears in fine
fettle now and is very apt to make the
initial Setto of the series more than in
teresting for the Bushmen.
WASTED effort tells the story of the
9 w Nationals 7-to-5 defeat in the
third game of this series of four
with the Tigers. The johnson band
dubbed their arch enemy, the left
handed Earl Whitehill, for Is hits, which
total was five more than the home
hide got off the combined pitching of
Lloyd Brown and Irving Eadley. How
sever, the Nationals had nine left on the
Sacks, and that's not getting much from
such punch.
Brown pitched great guns until the
eight inning. Then things went
poorly with han and the Tigers broke
through to a tie. after the Nationals
had forged their way into So advan-
tage. Putting it up to lIadley was no
pleasant matter tor Bump, for Lloyd
left Tiger on tiird with one down and
the court was kliotted.
johnson began the round with
single, took second as Walker grounded
out, and tailed when Owen doubled.
Then Harris dropped Alexanders drive
and the batter made becond on the
error while Owen checked in at third,
the plate. Koenig strolled and Brow
er's single put Alex across.
A run was put over by the Nationals
in the first frame with a double by
Manush and Cronin'S single, but the
Tigers came right back for three
markers.
DLUEGE registered run for the
ID johnson band in the second session
when he drove homer over the
scoreboard back of left center, his sew
enth of the season, and IN the fifth
the Nationals went into the Lead.
Spencer was safe when Owen made
wild chuck and Brown sacrificed. Myer
strolled and as Manush singled Spencer
dented the counting block. Cronin sent
long loft to Stone to get Myer home
from third The fifth Washington run
was tailed In the seventh. Then
Manush singled off Whitehills glove
and went to the final base when Harris
and West singled. That was the last
of the Washington scoring.
The Tigers, though, stepped out in
the eighth inning to get 4 runs and
win. Walker took third as Owen
doubled and Alexander sent over
runs to knot the count with a drive to
the center-field fence for two bases.
After Stones out sent Alex to the
far corner, Hadley relieved Brown.
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who had picked up Koenig's bat. In
squeeze play, with Brewer bunting,
Alexander beat Kuhel's heave to the
plate, putting the Tigers ahead. Then
Hayworth singled and McNTanus scored
with the final marker of the day.
2AHYER took good care of Stone and
& wi Hayworth in the first frame, max
ing good throws after snappy
stops. Brown was fortunate to get an
assist in the third frame when Alex
ander gave the ball sound smack.
The sphere bounded off Lloyd's glove
and Cronin dashed in for a clever
scoop-up and tagged his man. In the
fifth Harris singled off Koenig's glove,
getting hit only because Brewer could
not get to the DETECTED ball for a clean
pickup In the sixth Washington had
tine sacks crowded with one out, but
couldn't score. Alexander dashed in
for a nifty grab of Myers pop, bluffed
Kuhel back to third, then whirled and
threw to second, doubling Spencer off
that bag Brown did some keen pitch
ing in the seventh, striking out the
side Twice he threw a third strike
past a batter. In the eighth Manager
johnson sent in Harry Rice to right
field to strengthen the defense. That
seems to be a customary move these
days. During the Tigers big eighth
two Bengals were run down between