Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-20
tumble BY ANDRUS
COSTS 81 DEFEAT
Rockies Error VoidS HadIey's
Fine Relief Hurting
Against SorreII.
By DENMAN THOMPSON,

~ two teams-18 to be. exact
were called on by Manager
Johnson yesterday in an eff
fort to bag the odd game of the
series with the Tigers and keep
pace with New York in the battle
for second place, but with dark
ness settling over the stadium
after nearly three hours of en-
deavor the Nationals found them
selves. on the short end of 2-to-
3, 13-inning struggle.
AS a result the runner-up berth they
had occupied since way last May was
In possession of the Yankees, who
by walloping the Browns, now boast a
1ull game margin on the niche.
A trio of the extra help-Bolton
West and Judge-hgured in the rally
by which the Griffmen averted defeat
IN regulation time but another, Bill
Andruss, messed up an easy chance
which enabled the Bengals to register
their decisive marker.
Bump Hadley, who fell heir to Lloyd
Browns chucking chores following the
ore-tleing 1are-up in the NINTH had
Just set down johnson at the start of the
thirteenth to record his sixth strikeout
In four frames when he walked Gehrin-
ger, who sprinted to third on a single
by Stone
HadIey Does His Part.
Alexander was purposely passed at
this point, filling the bases, and when
Gerald Walker became Hadley's sew
enth Whit victim it looked as If the
Bengals again would be baked.
But Bucky Harris canny judgment
was yet TO be reckoned with. Although
there were two out, he ordered Rogell
to bunt toward third. He missed with
his first attempt. then connected for
q little dribbler that any third-baseman
except a nervous youngster playing his
hrst big league game could have han
died easily. The tap was directed at
Andrus. the recruit from CHATTANOOGA
Rookielike. he fumbled it and Gehrin-
ger came over with what proved 10 be
the deciding marker
Vic Sorrell, the bespectacIed right
handler who went the route for the
Tigers, yielded Just twice as many as
the seven safeties cleaned of the shoots
of Brown and Hadley but he contriyed
TO render exactly nine of them useless
and finished strong, a total of Is Ma
tionals being left on the runway.
Three scratchy singles, combined with
q bum chuck by Sorrell enabled the
Nationals to initiate scoring in the sec
ond inning. With two gone Eluege
caromed safety of Sorrell's hand
Spencer did likewise, and when Sorrell
retrieved the ball and uncorked a wild
heaVe Bluege reached the far corner,
from where he tailed on a slow roller
to Richardson, which Brown beat out.
Gehringer and Alexander were on
the producing end of the brace of
markers with which the Tigers forged
TO the front in the fourth. Gehringer's
was lusty clout to left center for three
bases. which scored johnson, who had
walked, and Charley counted on a
bingle by Alexander. The latter reached
third on Walkers two-ply blow, but
was doubled up at the plate when Gill
got on a perfect peg to Spencer of
Richardson's fly after Rogell had been
purpoSely passed to I'LL the bases.
The Tigers threatened in the eighth.
when they loaded the bases with two
gone on singles by Hayworth and Stone,
with pass to Gehringer sandwiched
between, only to have Alexander leave
his mates stranded.
Tie 1t Up in the Ninth.
The Nationals made a gesture in the
sixth, when Manush and Cronin
grouped singles, and again in the
eighth. when Gil looped a Texas
Lacquer TO center and reached third on
Cronins rap, but 1t was not until the
ninth that they were able again to
penetrate Sorrell's armor. Then they
proceeded to knot the count, helped by
q pair OF pinch hitters.
The first Of these, Bolton, started of
with single to left, and West. running
for him, moved up a notch on Spencer s
sacrifice. Batting for Brown, Judge
drew a free ticket, and the tieing tally
naterialized when Myer came THROUGH
with single TO center The latter was
forced by Rice and Manush was de-
hberately franked to crowd the cor
ners. This put the issue squarely up to
On, but the newcomer was not equal
70 the occasion and succumbed on
strikes.
The hopes Of the Tigers in the tenth.
when Hadley came to the hill to sue
ceed Brown, and passed both Sorrell
and Gehringer were snuffed out when
Hayworth, johnson and Stone proved
strike-out victims.
Again the eleventh. when Spencer
and Rice singled and Manush was pur-
posely passed to load the bases with
two down, Gill had the chance to salt
the game away, but failed with an easy
tnfie,A bounder.
The Nationals made a bid to once
more haul the game out of the fire after
the Tigers had scored in the thir-
teenth, when Spencer singled and
reached second on Pinch Hitter Harris
Death. but Jones, who ran for him, wa,
stranded when Myer lofted and Rice
grounded out.