Evening star., 1931-06-14
CROWDER ALLOWS
But FOUR SINGLES
'hH Scoring Off Shotfner in
Second-ViCtory Runs
String to Eight.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

I'M base hits if they come at
VI the right time. That the
Nationals demonstrated
yesterday when they extended
their record winning streak to
eight games in triumphing, to 0,
to sweep the four game series With
the Indians.
In one inning, the second, Man
ager Walter JohnSon'S charges
grouped four blows and thereby
did all their scoring. But the In
dianS spread the four hits they
got over three innings, so got no
where
Despite their eighth win in succession,
however, the Nationals lost bit OF
ground to the league-leading Athletics.
Those pesly AS romped to victory In
both games of a double-header with the
Browns and increased their advantage
over the sscond-place Washington outfit
from three and one-half to four games.
Gen. Alvin Crowder did the hurting
against the Tribe in the series final,
and while there was nothing hashy
about his performance, 1t was a good,
steady piece of work. In addition to the
four hits he yielded the General issued
five passes, yet in only three innings did
the Indians contrive to get on the run
way.
Bases Full, CrOwder Steady.
Twice they crowded the bases, but
once there was one out and the other
time two were out, and each time after
the crowding occurred the General, cool
as the proverbial cucumber, snuffed
them ieftly.
1t was the fifth successive win for
Crowder This string of victories fol-
lowing four defeats in a row. may be re-
garded an indication that the General
at last has regained the pitching form
that made him such terror to the Ma
tionals' foes last season.
The Nationals. all told, amassed but
six safeties during the pastiming Not
so much for club that in many recent
games has been making flelders Of the
opposition dizzy running down hits.
However they also got five passes, and
were fortunate enough to mix two of
the passes with hit batSman and four
of the hits to win the day.
Milburn Shoffner, left-hander, who
had checked Washington rally in the
first game of the series last Wednesday,
was the victim of this attack that came
in the second session. He had been
none to steady in the first inning. when
an error. a wild pitch and a walk
terS worse for himself in the second by
hitting batter while being hit, too.
After Manager Roger Peckinpaugh
decided the Nationals had done enough
damage to Shoffner, a young right
handler. RoXie Lawson. was rushed to
the hill. 1t was we'll the Nationals had
collected. for the first thing Lawson did
was to register strikeout. ending the
second session, and thereafter only two
l,sf yp1n NnI
off him. He finished we'll. disp$sing of
the last 10 batters in order.
1t looked as though Crowley might
be ousted in the second rounI, when
with one out Vosmik got a single with
a hot one to Kuhel and reachsd Sec
ond base as the Nationals first-sacker
persisted in heaving, the ball going
past CroWder, who was trying to cover
the station. Then the General franked
Hodapp and Kamm. The best Myatt
could do, however, was loft to Myer,
while Shoffner famed.
BIuege's Hit Starts Rally.
1t was a single by Bluege that began
the Nationals second-inning scoring
bee. Kuhel took one of Shoffner'S
pitches on the right wrist. Spencer
tried to sacrifice, but succeeded only
in popping to the pitcher. Here Crow
Ger stepped up and drove, over the
SIISJ IuIl ny dTCIllIlS Single 10 leIJ.
This must have upset the opposi-
ton, for Shoffner proceeded to fill the
bases by walking Myer, and when
Manush dribbled a slow one to Bur-
nett, the shortstop held the ball while
Kuhel raced home. Cronins hoist to
Vosmik did not aid, but pass to Harris
compelled CroWder to walk over the
counting block. Then West made the
big hit. line single to center that
tailed Myer and Manush. At this point
Lawson took the rubber and Bluege, up
for the second time in the round, was
famed.
Two were out in the third when two
of the Tribe got on the runway. Averill
walked and reached third base when
Morgan raped long single. Vosmik, |
though. did nothing more than send a
bounder to Bluege
Averill opened the Indian sixth with
a walk, but did not remain on the base
path long. Myer took a grounder from
Morgan the next batter tagged Averill
trying to speed by and threw to Kuhel
to get a double-play decision by a
whisker.
But still the Indians threatened to
get somewhere in this round. Vosmik
singled and so did Hodapp, Vosmik
pulling up at the middle base on the
second hit. Kamm waited and was
rewarded with walk. Myatt raped
smartly to Myer, but Buddy made a
neat stop and chucked to Cronin for
side-retiring force-out.
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