Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-04
nFF Lefty Grove in the first clash
~ the Nationals got II hits and

OFF Lefty Grove in the first clash
~ the Nationals got IL hits and
as many on George Earnshaw in
the second. But In the opening set-to
the AS dashed out at Sam Jones for
four hits and all their runs In the third
inning before Bump Hadley took them
in hand the remainder Of the way. All
told. the AS made eight safeties. but
two on Hadley
Cramer,s triple, Cochranes double
and Simmons double were hit In sue
cession In the third frame Then, after
Foxx struck out. Miller singled Simmons
home and Jones out OF the picture. Not
until the eighth did the Nationals dent
the plate, and then they did so after
Bluege singled for run. West and
Kuhel singled to put over another.
Then Simmons backed against the left
field stand wall for q circus catch OF
Spencers high one to end the rally.
i blows, all but three on Carl Fischer,
who started. Lloyd Brown finished
The first OF the Mack hits was
homer hit over the right field wall by
Simmons IN the second inning. The
Nationals came right back In their tn.rd
batting turn, however, to nick Earn
shaw for I'VE hits, which, with an
error. meant four runs.
But with two hits tie AS got back
one OF the tallies in their third turn
and in their fourth they pulled up to
q tie when F'oxx bounced homer of
the left field stand roof after Simmons
singled. They went on to take the
lead before the inning ended with Mil
ler's single. Cronin's two-base error on
McNair's grounder and Todt's infield
retirement.
with Vests double, q wild pitch and
Kuhel's erasure In the sixth, the Ma
tionals got deadlocking run. but OF
Brown in the eighth Todt socked
homer over the right field barrier and
the game was gone.
MORE than $1,000 jammed Shibe
w Park stands to see the twin bill
the heat was terrific :.
and the humidity much too much
ST. Louis in its greatest Summer
day had nothing on yesterday In Phil
Rdelphia no near-riottng at the
gates rs was the case at the double
header in Shibe Park several weeks
ago plenty Of cops about any
one about the park was told to get in
side Immediately or get away from the
place f. and no climbing over that
right fleld wall by bugs willing to brave
the strands Of barbed wire atop Il
{. I'VE mounted policemen patroiled
the street beyond the wall the
fans paid 10 get In or else every
thing was fine except the heat
t. and the humidity.
lHANUsH's single In the third in
VI ming Of the first game was an
odd one he looped the ball
toward short center ana both Boley
and Bishop went after It -. ss Bishop
made the catch Boley rammed him and
the sphere fell TO the ground had
there been any one OF the AS about
the tnfaeld live enough to cover second
base Myer, forced on first base. would
have been an easy out Simmons
was 80 peeVed when q third strike was
called against him in the fourth he
dug up the turf about the hatters' box
with his spikes, heaved his bat vicious
" toward the dugOut. then walked
away talking to himself Umpire
NoriaFty merely turned his back on
the irate Al. giving him no satisfac-
ton Al did his usual grnndstand-
ing when he got Spencers long ~ 70
end the Nationals rally In the eighth
went close 10 the left field stand,
waited moment. then leaped for the
catsh ne could easily have taken
another step and cut out the Jump
after ne ran hem first 10 third on .
hit. % ne gave vfay to Hayes.
60 hot the nmplres decided 10 sty,
A. the players heif-iouf rest hefor,
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