Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-25
MATS HAVE 9 |LTS
LEFT WITH RIVALS
Margin Over New Workers.
Cut to One Game Due to !.
6-5 Loss to. Tigers.
By JOHN b. KELLER

~ ETROiT, August 25.-Fron
now on the big business OF
- the Washington ball club
will be holding second
place-if it is to hold 1t. After
a series of lickings suffered on
this western swing, the Nationals
now are only a game ahead Of the
third-place Yankees. Since leave
ing home little more than two
weeks ago the Johnson band has
lost ground to the Yanks TO the
extent of four games.
The schedule provides the Washing
ton club with a fine chance to regain
this lost ground by carrying the fight
directly to the New York outfit. In all.
the Nationals have nine more games
with the YankS. Should they play
against McCarthys crew rs they really
can play the second-place Issue should
be quickly settled.
They certainly viii have to battle
more briskly against the Yankees than
they have, however In 10 engagements
with the New Workers thus far the
Nationals have triumphed but times.
There must be deeided pickup In the
remainder of the tussling with the
threatening third-place club II the Ma
tionals would retain their Tunner-up
berth.
Again II Was Pitching.
wash;ngton's pitchers could not
stand prosperity yesterday 50 the Tigers
took the second tlssle OF the series,
6 to 5, putting over the decisive eoun-
ter after two we're out In the ninth.
Fred MRFberTy, who started for the
Nationals, was staked to 3-run lead,
but the Tigers Offset that before the
end Of the sixth session IN which they
drove the big Texan from the hill. Two
more runs were picked up in the sew
enth, but in the same round the Tigers
fell upon Bump Hadley for brace OF
markers to make another tie. Their
Lloyd Brown took the slab after Had
ley was derTicked in the ninth and
became the loser.
In ell. u hits were made on the
Marbersy and i've on Hadisy. The Ma
tionals collected 10 safetieS on the left
handed EIon Hogsett who settled after
a turbulent first inning to pitch pretty
with four safeties the Nationals were
on TO hne start Myer singled and
so did kanush. Harris singled Myer
home and stole second TO - In Q posi-
raped for . base.
Then Marberry Faltered.
But Mafberry could not hold that
hrst-inning lead. Doubles by Gerald
Walker and Hayworth produced Tiger
marker in the fifth, and in the sixth
Johnson's homer. driven into the open
stand back Of right-center: Gehringer's
single, Stones infield retirement and
Alexandef's cne-haser accounted for two
runs and deadlocked game.
The Nationals broke the tie right
away, With one out In the seventh,
Cronin singled and Harris walked. After
West went out. Bluege was purpOsely
passed, Hing the bases. KuheI made
the strategem look poor by singing over
two scores.
make the game even again. Hadley. who
had finished the sixth well after rush
ing TO Mafberry's relief. went to pieces
after two were out Ia the home seventh.
HogSett singled and johnson doubled
Then Oehringer trtpled.
After Hadley was reached for Q single
BY johnson ct the outset Of the ninth
he was replaced By Brown. Gehrtnger
promptly drilled into q double play.
eSeSA-Ss h0NChCA. 6AlBAcQs anu fA&CAa44oGh .
loopeg TO short right became good for q
triple when Harris fell as he ran IN for
stop That broke up the ball game.
Caught ON the Fly.
Joe Cronin had plenty to do while the
Nationals were taking their beating. He
took good care Of 10 chances, several Of
them difficult Harris and Stcne did
the base stealing. Dave in the first and
Jonathan in the seventh Stone pill
fered second while Spencer threw 70
hold Gehringer at third Looked as
though Moriarty. one of the best UNI
pires in the business Kicked one in the
fifth when Marberry's chuck apparently
had Walker on second base Cronin
had the bag blocked. and the runner
slammed right against the ball Joe held
but Moriarty said Safe and Walker
later crossed with the Tigers first tally
It was only the second time that
Hogsett went q fun route against the
Nationals The left-hander was good
In every way johnson had a big day
at bat with homer. double and single