Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-31
BAG 81 TILT, LOSE
BITTER 9-S BATTLE
First Game Nicely Pitched.
Second HurIers' Parade.
Four Homers Hit.
BY JOHN B. KELLER,

AOilc cVlucIlGIy Is CIle way
i i the Nationals reason about
double-headerS. For the
third time this season they split a
twin bill yesterday, taking the first
game, 3 to 2, then bowling to the
Yankees in the 9-to-8 second.
The opening encounter was bag
ged more easily than the score
indicates for not until the ninth
inning did the New Workers put
across their second run. The clos
ing portion of the bargain affair
developed into a bitter battle after
the Yanks seemingly had it nicely
tucked away and kept the $4,000
Memorial day crowd on edge to
the finish.
There was much swinging of bats in
both tits with the Yanks outswatting
the home side, 10 safeties to 9, in the
FIRST Is blows to in the second. Each
club provided two home-run smackers.
Joe Cronins drive into the left-field
stand in the fourth frame gave WASH
ington its initial run of the first clash.
Tony Lazzeri, pinch batting, parked
the ball IN the same stand for the
Yaflks in the ninth.
Lou Gehrig of the visitors and Joe
kuhel OF the Nationals, socked to the
angle back of right-center in the second
contest. There was no one on the run
way when Lou smote his four-baser in
the sixth inning, but Kuhel's made in
the same round came with two mates
on, started the Washington scoring and
knotted the game.
Fischer Hats Yanks.
Those old-timers. Sam Jones and the
left-handed Herb Pennock, hooked up
In mound duel in the first part of the
twin sketch. Jones weakened temper
arily after getting two out in the third
inning. then held the Yanks at bay
until Lazzeri got that homer in the
ninth.
When Earl Combs followed with a
single Carl Fischer was hurried to
Jones relief. With binding speed
Carl struck out Pinch-batter Sam Byrd
and Babe Ruth while Gehrig's best
was a hoist to the shortstop.
Pennock was hit safely in seven of
his eight rounds of toll, but the Ma
tionaS never got more than one run
in an inning. Not until the sixth ses-
sion did they get ahead of the Yanks
and they were compelled to wait until
their last batting turn for what proved
the decisive tally.
Bob Burke and Henry johnson were
hill opponents at the outset of the
second set-to, but neither lasted. Burke,
starting for the first time this year,
did well until after getting out the first
two batterS up in the sixth. Then came
three hits in a row for two taIlies and
in the seventh he was yanked after
Ruth had been purposely passed to fill
the bases with one out.
Irving Hadley, Bobs successor, could
not retire batter until five runs had
crossed. Washington rallies had Man.
ager johnson throwing his pinch-bat-
tiers into the fray so Al Crowder and
Fischer each pitched an inning with
the Yanks' big run being made of the
latter in the ninth, although Burke was
charged with the loss.
The Yankee starting hurler outside of
the sixth inning was sturdy until the
eighth when with two out and two on
he forced over a run by walking two
batters. Roy Sherid came on to force
over another run with a walk and
turned the hill task over to the left
handed Vernon Gomez. The first thing
Gomez did was to force over a third
tally with a pass and in the ninth
he was reached for two runs before
checking the rampaging Nationals.
Visitors Start Scoring.
Successive singles by Combs, Reese
and Ruth with two out in the third
, frame started the Yankee scoring in
the first game, but Cronin's homer with
two out In the fourth matched this run
and the Nationals picked up . second
tally in the sixth. Sam Rics walked,
took third as Manush singled and
counted after Cronin's hoist was caught
by Combs. Jones single, Meyers sacri-
fee and Sam Rices one-bassr &C.
Ssa.ited for the third Washington tally
that crossed in the eighth. All the
Yanks got In their ninth turn was
Lazzeris four-baser.
Ruth with q double In the third
inning scored Reese, who had singled.
with the first Yankee run in the second
encounter. After two were out in the
sixth session the visitors got two more
Kuhers homer following passes to
Manush and Bluege Offset this New
York count, but the YankS came back
for five runs in the seventh.
johnson walked, Combs scratched q
single down the third base line and
Reese Sacrihced. The intentional pass
to Ruth loaded the sacks, then the
Yanks fell upon Hadley for two hits.
Gehrig's double meant two runs and
Chapman's triple Tailed two. Chapman
got home as Spencer let one Of Hadleys
heaves go by.
The Nationals rallied gamely, but to
no avail. Manush opened their eighth
batting turn with single and between
two outs Vests walk was sand
wicned. The parade to the plate started
when johnson walked Kuhe. and Har-
grave. Sherid stepped in to walk Har-
ris, batting for Crowder, and Gomez
walked Myer. Three runs with the sacks
still damned, but Sam Rice picked this
spot to keep his bat on his shoulder
while Gomez threw across three strikes
in row.
Byrd's double and oehrig's single
gave the Yanks q run on Fischer In the
ninth. Back came the Nationals to
throw another scare into the visitors.
Manush and >Croriin singled and after
West famed scored as Bluege doubled.
Ossie reached third after Kuhels ny
was caught, but Hargrave's best was o
hoist to the left fielder.
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SOLDIER MAKES HOLE IN ONE.
Pvt. Harry Dunnue made a hole in
one playing on the enlisted mems golf
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