Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-27
TROUNCED, II, SO,
ON SOGGy DIAMOND
Griffmen Are Beaten Off
Early in Each TiIt-Use
Many SIabmen.
JEW YORK, September 2s.-


M The Nationals came to griet
1 \ here today, relinquishint
their hold on second place
to the Yankees by dropping both
games of a double-header, to Z
and s to 8. The day was as gloomy
as the scores. Both games were
played under leaden skies and on
a field that was muddy and slip
perry.
Rain fell at frequent intervals anC
80 much of 1t came down early in tbs
afternoon that the start was delayed
nearly As minutes. BY virtue of then
double victory, the Yanks now have
second place clinched.
Vernon Gomez pitched his twenty
first victory of the season in the open
ing encounter and had the Nationals
puzzled nearly all the time, while his
teammates, after bowling to Bump Had
ley's will very meekly in the first three
innings, got him into trouble in the
fourth and chased him in the fifth when
he lost control and enabled them to
score 2 runs without hit
The fifth-inning episode gave the
Yank 80 lead and they never were
headed thereafter. They descended or
Fred Marberry, who relieved Hadley
for several more runs, combining three
of them in the seventh to chase Mar
berry, too.
Lose Early In Second Game.
In the second game Lou Gehrig made
a bid for his forty-sixth home run in
the second inning, but West held the
a MI fIx,
scored on Lary'S single. But Brown
excused for that lapse, did not improve
in the third after the Nationals, due
to Rice's Texas Lacquer, had taken a 81
lead Instead he grew unsteady and
in short time the Yankees had pushed
runs over the plate. When the fifth
started Carl Fischer was in the lineup
instead Of Brown and was much more
effective.
Manush gave the Washington con-
tingent some sunshine in the sixth with
home run into the right-field bleach
ers, but his mates failed to reach Ruff
fling, who showed improvement as he
went along.
The Nationals started the first game
with neatnesS and dispatch. After
Myer hunted unsuccessfully, Rice
crashed blazing triple between Ruth
and Combs and West tapped a slow
sacrifice grounder to Lazzeri on which
Rice scored easily.
Rice again took an active part in the
game when the Nationals came to bat
In the third. Spencer opened hoStilities
with single through Larry and after
Hadley famed Myer pushed him along
TO second on sacrifice to Lazzeri. Rice
drove one down the third base line and
Spencer scored standing up, but Rice
was thrown out trying to stretch 1t into
a double.
Much Trouble for Hadley.
The Yankees gave Hadley a lot Of
trouble in their half of the fourth but
he pulled out at the cost of only che
run. Sewell started by singing sharply
down the first base line and Hadley,
refusing to give Ruth good one,
finally walked him Bumps made
Gehrig ground to Myer. who caught
Ruth at second, but Sewell got to tIlied
and Gehrig repoSed on first with only
one out. Chapman then poked dinky
little grounder at Bluege TO squeeze in
Sewen, but Bluege nailed Gehrig at
second on the play for the second out.
Dickey flied to Rice, who made a fine
catch.
In their half OF the fifth the Yankees
proceeded to score two runs on no hits.
Hadley got of to poor start and his
control, which had been well nigh per-
feet IN the second and third innings,
deserted him completely. Larry walked.
but Hadley pulled himself together mo-
mentarily and scored his sixth strike
out o. the game with Lazzeri as his VIC
tim Then Bluege upset things when
he fumbled an easy tap from Gomez
and the Yankee pitcher was safe at
first. Larry easily made second.
Hadley then pitched four straight
IN e 10
whereupon Manager johnson called
Marberry to the rescue. The big fellow
dd not help matters Immediately, for he
pitched two more balls, forcing hillary.
Ruth lifted a fly to center field on
which Gomez scored and Gehrig ended
the agony by flying to West So the
Yankees ended the hectic session with a
one-run lead instead Of a one-run def
icit.
New Workers. Step Out.
The Yankees made 1t 4 to 2 in their
half of the sixth when Larry singled,
stole second, went TO third as Cronin,
in hurried play, kicked Lazzeris sharp
grounder, and scored when Gomez
poked single between third and short.
Sewell singled in the seventh for his
third hit in rev. and went to third
when Ruth followed suit with a drive
10 the COEueT Oh ElBlJ AiGtu GeI1IlB
then doubled, Ruth taking third, and
this was the signal for Marberry's re-
moval Fischer took his place and at
this juncture the rain came down In
earnest. Chapman flied to center and
scored Ruth and a moment later Dickey
walked Larry flied to center, too, and
Rice made a nice throw to the plate
but 1t was just fraction of second
too late to catch Gehrig.
Manush batted for Fischer in the
eighth. but TO no avail, and Myer also
failed TO make an impression, but Rice
came through with his third hit, a
double to left field. The effect Of this
was erased when Kuhel flied to Gehrig
Monte Weaver retired the Yankees In
order in the eighth.
In the second game Gehrig opened
the Yankees half Of the second with a
triple TO center, which fast fielding kept
from being q home run. He scored
later when Larry singled.
Game and Place Go.
But the Nationals came back in the
third. Brown and Myer singled, and
each advanced a base when Combs
fumbled the latter's hit. They scored
a moment later when Rice placed O
neat Texas Lacquer in left field.
The Yankees opened up In their hall
to again take the lead at to 2. Ruff
fing singled to right and advanced II
second when Combs singled to center
Brown took Sewell's bunt and threw