Evening star., 1932-07-15

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inning this season and the
" Nationals are hard to beat.
In the tussling at Griffith
Stadium yesterday the Browns
were made to realize this when
they took a 5-to-4 trimming in a
tilt that went into the twelfth
inning. Four others of the Ma
tionals' seven rivals also have been
overthrown in overtime battles in
this campaign.
In all, the Nationals have
played eight eXtrainning games
this year and lost but one.
In contests extending beyond the
regulation nine rounds the johnson
band has trounced the White Sox three
times. the Red SoX. the Yankees, the
Athletics and the pesky pack from the
west shore of the Mississippi.
Only the Athletics have bowled over
the Nationals in an extended engage
ment They did so in Philadelphia
early this month in the eleventh inning,
but so keen was the battling that Mack S
minions tr<umphed only 2 to l.
The White Sox went longer than
any other club to take beating from
the Nationals. They were downed in
q 14-inning struggle here in May. Be-
sides that with the Browns yesterday.
the Nationals won another l2-round
encounter. 1t was with the AS in
Philadelphia the last day Of May.
Out West in June the White SoX
were drubbed in II innings. Three 10
inning tits are among the Nationals
wins They were scored over the White
SOX the Red SoX and the Yankees.
Hard to beat these Nationals are
when they get beyond the ninth.
THERE was plenty of action in the
i game yesterday before the johnson
band scored its second win over
the Browns in its nine meetings with
them this season. Generally there was
tight pitching but there was sparkling
fielding by both sides at critical mo-
ments and hitting enough to satisfy,
although the hits were well spread.
The triumph left the Nationals just
a shade below the fourthplace Tigers.
who took a trimming from the AS. Al
though even on a game basis, the Ma
tionals have lost two more as well as
won two more than the Detroit CLUB.
and with winning percentage above
500, a loss means more points than
win.
And bv their victory the Nationals
clung to the heels of the Indians snd
Mack's outfit. The Johnson band this
morning was still but two games PACK
of second position in the American
League race.
T EFT FLANDERS were mound foes at
IL the outset of hostilities in the
opener of the series with the
Browns. For the visitors, Carl Fischer,
former National who beat his old club
in ST Louis right after his transfer.
to9l; the hill. while Lloyd Brown went
to the firing line for the home side. =.
Fischer was blasted from the mound
in the seventh when the Nationals got
tho lead for the first time. Then Bump
Hadley. another eX-National. came ON
to pitch to one batter only before be-
inc eliminated bv pinch-batter. Chad
Kirsey followed for five frames to take
thu beating.
Brown faded from the scene in the
eighth, when with a single and two
passcc. the Browns had the bases full
with two out. Fred Marberry got his
club out of that ticklish spot, but in the
ninth was found for tying rally. He
hurled in the tenth, however, then
turned the task over to AL Thomas and
al breezed to victory.
1.-TWO of the seven hits and two of the
/ five passes off Brown were punched
in the first frame to give the
Browns a tWo-run getaway, but with
Kuhel's walk and Cronin's triple the
Nationals got one run back right away.
With a triple and an infield erasure the
visitors scored again in the third and
not until the sixth could the home side
pull up to tie.
Cronin walked to start the sixth and
Harris followed with powerful drive
into the centerfeld end Of the open
stand. his fourth and greatest home run
sof the year.
In the seventh, brace of errors
helped the Nationals go to the front.
With two out, Manush singled and set
sail for second base. He made the steal
hnd as Ferrells throw bounded to cen
TER field Heinie raced to third. He
turned that base and got home when
wild heave from Schultz brushed by
the catcher.
A pass to Schultz paved the way to
the tying marker in the ninth. Burns
singled Schultz to third and after
Campbell famed Goslin hit over the
run.
One was out in the home twelfth
when Rice, who had replaced Harris In
renter in the ninth when Johnson aimed
to strengthen the Washington defense,
singled. West hit for a base to move
Sam to third when Bluege lofted to left
field. Goslin took one look at the ny,
saw that he had no chance to get Rice
at the plate if he caught it and let 1t
drop back of him for base hit
ToHNsON's batters were after dis
tance OF their dozen hits, three
we're doubles, two triples and one
homer Cronin found Fischer easy,
for off the southpaw he collected a
three-bagger, two two-baggers and a
walk Cronin made the banner field
irg play of the fray in the tenth
With the fast Levey on third, Kmsey
on second and one out. Schultz hoiSted
to short center The Washington
shortstop raced back for neat catch.
wheeled, recovered his balance and
threw a perfect strike" to Spencer to
double Levey trying to score West
accepting eight chances played a bril-
liant part in the Washington defense
Goslin and Campbell made tine
catches In the fourth the Goose
sprjntcd to his right for a diving grab
of Spencer's liner Two Nationals
were on and but for Goslin's effort the
score would have been knotted then and
there Campbell came in fast for a
shoetop grab of Kuhel's liner IN The
fifth Schultz took nine count
when he bumped into the open stand
wall While backing up under Harris