Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-23

AA seem to be pretty gooo
v Y pitchers until they tackle
the Browns. Then they
deteriorate into plain throwers.
Although the Nationals have
licked Bill Killefer's club in eight
of a dozen games this season,
their pitchers have been well
punished by the st. Louis outfit.
Only twice has Washington
hurler started against the Browns
and finished.
And the two starters who finished
did so on the same day, Sunday, May
II, in Sportsman's Park in ST. Louis.
first game of the double-header to take
a licking, while Lloyd Brown went all
the way in the second to victory.
So we'll have the Browns liked the
Washington brand of hurting this year
that in the box scores of the tussles
with them there are 25 entries Of
Washington pitchers. An average OF a
bit more than two to a game.
This st. Louis club has been much
tougher for the Nationals than the
present standing of the interclub series
eight wins for the johnson band
against four defeats. The Nationals
have outscored the Browns by only
five runs. having totaled in the dozen
engagements 10 tallies, while the
Browns were picking up SO.
Just rough foe this st. Louis ag-
gregation. But the Nationals are not
the only ones to be pestered by the
Browns this season. The AS have
had their trouble with them In fact,
the Browns have the distinction Of be-
ing the only lot able to hold the league
leaders to an even break
The league leaders have trimmed the
second division leaders five times and
have taken five trimmings from them.
TILLEFER'S pitchers have Jared
N somewhat better as starters than
members of the Washington mound
staff in the annual series, especially
the spindly Sam GRAY This veteran
clone has accounted for three of the
Browns four victories over the Ma
tionals, going the route to each win.
He started once against them to take
beating, but hurled the entire game
The other triumph over the johnson
crew was scored by George Blaeholder
and he pitched all the way.
Gray registered his third triumph OF
the campaign over the Nationals yes
terday in the opener of the four-game
series and showed plenty of pluck in
doing SO. Spotting the Nationals four
runs m the first inning when he walked
batter, hit another and was nicked
for four hits Sam snapped out of it
after the rough round and only two
more Nationals found the runway the
remainder of the game
Ossie Bluege opened the seventh in
ming with single, the fifth hit off
Gray and never left first base Sam
O
single. the sixth hit off Gray, and never
left first base. 1t was Grays day and
a gray day for the Washington club
Both pitchers employed by the home
side were will liked by the Browns
Crowder started and did we'll for two
innings. Then in each of the next
three innings the Browns combed him
for three hits. the last of them homer
driven over the right field fence by Lin
Storti with Red Kress on the runway
That was the blow that put the Browns
ahead.
Bob Burke then hurled four innings
and was hit in each, the Browns raising
their safety-total for the game to IS
Three of the hits eff the stringbean
southpaw were clustered in the eighth
inning to give the visitors a brace Of
tallieS they did not need.
light Nationals stepped to the plate
IL in the big first inning. West
opened it with walk, and after
Sam Rice fouled out Cronin singled.
Harry Rices two-bagger scored West.
but Burns shared KuhelS bounce, and
Cronin was run down for the second
out. Harry Rice made third and Kuhel
second during the play. Then things
happened fast. Bluege was pinked by
one of Gray's pitches, and that crowded
the bases. Hargrave's single tailed two
and moved Bluege to third. from where
he counted when Hayes singled. Hayes
was too ambitious and was caught when
he endeavored to stretch the hit There
after the Nationals were out of the
picture.
with singles by Bettencourt, Ben
cough and Schultz the Browns got a
run in the third frame. They got two
in the fourth from Storti's single, Burns
double and Bengough's single. There
were two out in the fifth before the
Browns jumped on Crowder to get the
lead, Goslirl, who had forced out
Schultz, swiped second and scored the
tying tally when Kress singled. Storti
followed with his homer, and the game
was gone.
Bettencourt's single, Bengoughs dou-
BILE, Gray's long fly to West and
Schulte's single accounted for the two
runs OF Burke in the eighth.
ONCE ending their dozsn-game win
y ming streak on June II the Ma
tions have played little better than
500 base ball over the sk1ddlng
stretch they have won 18 games and
lost II End also dropped 10 points
in standing during this time the
leading AS have dropped 30
points but they have gained 40
points on the Nationals . Hargrave
waited patiently for a good one IN yes
terday's first inning p. took two
strikes, watched three wide ones go by,
then swung and rammed single
to right had Crowder hustled he
could have made first base after
grounding to the shortfleld in the sec
ond session, for KreSs fumblsd the ball
and just did flag the General blame
the hard ground around the shortfield
for Burns double in the fourth . .
Cronin was set for a double-play chance
when the ball took freakish hop and
bounded by to left . Hayes made a
GOOD play on Goslin's hot one in the
fifth that forced out Schultz this
Storti person bats both right and left
handed he is better as left-hander
-. Kress set out to steal second in
the seventh. pulled up as Hargraves
throw got to Cronin, ducked Joe's stab.
and was called out for running out Of
line.
Homer Standing