Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-13
NATIONALS ASSIST
TRIBE TO IA WIN
Poor Pitching and Sloppy
Fielding Help Terrell Record
Twentieth Victory.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON,

NY Viz INV wv $4,000
~ who braved heat and hui
nudity to SWelter through
the 7-to-4 setback the Nationals
absorbed from Cleveland'S Indians
yesterday was the fact no ground
was lost in the struggle for second
place. Because of the inability OF
the Yankees to do better than
stage an overtime draw with the
White Sox after dropping the
opener of a double header to Chi
Cages challengers, Walter john
sons outfit remained two and one
half games ahead of Ruth, Gehrig
g. Co.
With Yves Terrell, who this season
has so effectively combined hitting
with pitching, assigned to oppose Sam
Jones, the outlook was none too bright
for the Griffs. bat the fact Pilot Peck's
box ace was able to register his twen-
tieth triumph OF the campaign was due
more to the shortcomings of his OPP
ponents than u any proves he dis
played, either on the hill or at bat.
FerreII Fans Four Times.
Terrell. in the course, of hours and
minutes of battling yielded the rather
healthy total of nine safeties. includ-
ing three for extra distance. and famed
on every one of his four trips to the
tee, yet was front runner from start
to finish due to an inferior grade of
hurting rendered by two of his four
sab foes and the faulty support they
rcc1:-ed.
Jones failed to last through the
initial round wh-n the Redskins
amaSsed a lead they never relinquished.
Hadley was distinct improvement and
whitfield a half dozen of the enemy
before compelled to retire with a soIe
arm at the end Of the fifth. but he
suffered from reprehensible backing. as
did Marbcrry, who took his place.
Fischer alone escaped being scored on
and he hurled but che frame, the last.
All of the Grif regulars, with the
exception of West. on the job again
after a week of idleness enforced by
lame arm, broke into the hit column.
but they failed to do it at the most
effective junctures, as the 10 Griffs
stranded on the runway attest.
Jones Kayocd in Opener.
A combination of wildness and in
effectiveness on the part of Jones en-
abled the Indians to vault into a sub
stantial lead right at the outset, a
total of four Tribal tallies being regis
tered before the hastily summoned
Hadley could get tie side out. After
walking Hale. who was forced by Por-
ter, Averill thumped just out of reach
of Rice in deep left for two sacks and
the first score, and another promptly
materialized when Morgan raped to
center for a base. Vosmik drilled into
a force play but streaked to third on
Hodapp'S safety over the midway and
tailed when Jones uncorked a wild
pitch to SeWell. After walking the
latter. Jones gave way to Hadley who
promptly was solved for a shot to right
py Montague that tailed Hodapp Fer
rell then succumbed on strikes to end
the rally.
Joe Kuhel was on the producing end
Of an onslaught that netted brace of
Griffithian markers in the flag end of
this frame. After Myer lined a double
against the rightfield barrier to start
with. Rice dribbed to Terrell and West
was killed off when Averill made fine
catch of his short fly. but both Cronin
and Harris drew free tickets to crowd
the corners. and Kuhel delivered two
Of them by bounding safety between
Morgan and Ho6app.
Kuhel in the fourth. again figured
prominently on attack. with the result
that the Grifrs notched their third run
This time it was triple he walloped
to the leftfleld wall to start the stanza
Joe knew better than to try and score
when Bluege lofted to Averill in short
center, but had no trouble reaching
the pan while Montague was tossing
out Spencer.
Then the Errors Start.
After setting the Indians down in
order for two frames HadIey was
reached for a double by SeWell in the
fourth that was wasted, but blow of
similar proportions by Averill In the
following frame developed into a tally
when the usually reliable Spencer made
oiio of his infrequent errors Averill
set sail for the far corner on the fourth
ball pitched to Morgan and when Roy's
strong heave carried far and wide past
Bluege the runner continued to the
counting block
Singles by Rice and Cronin. followed
by pass to Harris that filled the bases
led to nothing in the fifth when Kuhel
popped, but the Griffmen succeeded in
putting over their fourth and final tally
in the succeeding chapter Bluege and
Spencer achieved singles and the for
mer. after advancing on a neat sacri-
nee by Marberry, tailed on Myers long
fly to Vosmik.
The Indians got this one back in the
seventh when Averill walked, sprinted
to third on Morgan's safety and raced
in after West got under Vosmik's drive
in deep center. and added another in
the eighth when Hodapp. on second.
by virtue of his safety, and Sewell's
sacrifice. moved up notch when
Bluege failed to negotiate Montagl,a's
roller and scored when Rice missed his