Evening star., 1932-09-02

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4 with the Yankees and only
two more meetings with
them scheduled for the year,
Manager Walter johnson has
planned to shoot at the league
leaders with his big, right-hand
hurlers the remainder of the
series here. If the Griffs win both
games they will become the only
club with a seasons edge on the
Yankees.
Fred Marberry, whose recent
startling comeback as a high
class hurler, has been one of the
sensations of the base ball year,
was to take the hill for the john
son band today. Monte Weaver,
Washington's prize rookie, will
slab tomorrow.
No pitching selections for the last
pair of tilts the Nationals have in Yam
kee Stadium had been announced this
morning by Manager Joe Mccarthy of
the fast-flying New Yorkers. 1t was be-
lieved, though, that Vernon Gomez,
southpaw, and Johnnie Allen, orthodox
pitcher, would be the pick. There was
a chance that Mccarthy might swing
to Charley Rufhng for one of the games.
Pitching as AL Crowder did for the
Washington outfit yesterday Marberry
and Weaver probably could boost their
season winning marks before finishing
with this town. With the Nationals in
fair hitting mood these days, the
brand of hurting the General put forth
in scoring his nineteenth win of the
campaign usually brings good results.
If Marberry and Weaver produce the
pitching, the others on the Washington
side are apt to do more than their
share in support of the men on the
mound. Much may be expected of a
club that has won IA of its last II
games.
A S the Nationals took the measure
"A of the Yankees in the 6-to-2 game
in Col Jake Ruppert's big plant
on the Bronx, Crowder had splendid
opportunity to become the only pitcher
to shut out the New Workers this sea
son. He went along swimmingiy until
he got batter out in the ninth, then
lost his control, and in a twinkling the
Yanks put across their pair of runs.
The Yanks got only six hits of Crow
der, but they got as many passes, too.
The Nationals picked up nine hits of
the two left-handers sent against them
seven off Herb Pennock and the others
off Ed Wells. Pennock yielded all but
one Of the Washington scores and took
the beating in seven innings.
Pennock's wildness helped the Ma
tionals no limit, for four of the five
walks he gave we're mixed in the scor-
ing at his expense
A PASS to Reynolds with one out
N in the second inning started the
Nationals on their scoring way
West followed with a single, then Kerr
strolled to crowd the sacks. AS Spen-
Ger forced out Kerr, run was carried
in by Reynolds.
Kuhel began the second inning with
q smart single and Bluege drew a pass
Manush put down a nifty sacrifice and
along came Cronin to line the ball tc
right-center for three bases and brace
of tallies.
The last counting off Pennock wa.
done in the seventh, and after one was
out. Kuhel got base on balls, ther
Bluege hit his fifth homer into lower
left-fleld stand.
A corking bunt by West paved the
way to the run made off Wells In the
eighth. Kerr followed with a single tt
send West to third. from where he tai.
lied after the center fielder baggec
Spencers hoist.
CEHRIG was the sole Yankee to ge
" as far as third base off Crowdel
in the first eight rounds, and onl!
two others got to second base over tina
stretch Of play.
Gehrig made third in the fourtl
frame, the lone one in which the Yank
clustered as many as two hits off tn
General. With one out, Lou singled
pulled up at the middle sack whel
Lazzeri hit for base and reached tn
far corner as Dickey was retired. Thel
Chapman rolled out
Dickey had Skied in the ninth befor
the YankS began to avert the shutout
ChaDman walked, and so did Larry
Ruffng was sent up to bat for Well
and Big Charley socked single to cen
ter that registered Chapman at the plat
and moved Larry to the far corner. Lar
counted when Combs drove into
forced play before Sewell went out.
DLUEGE, who helped himself to
,O homer and single and got tw
walks, has been going great CUR
lat bat since he moved up to secon
place in the order 10 games back
clouting at 800 pace in the 10 er
gagements . OsSie has improved h
batting average an even 10 points
Ruth had rough day at bat TIL
first time up the Babe lined to Kuh
to start a doub.e-play The last tin
at bat Ruth rified the ball to Ker
who had purposely gone yards back G
the grass to play for the big fellow l..
Ruth and Crowder put on fine duels
the fourth and fifth innings Oper
ing the fourth, the Babe went to
three -and-two count, then swung v
cioCsly at a slow one, only to pop
Kerr . Ending the fifth, when the
were two Yanks on the runway and
homer would have meant a tie, the Bal
again went to a three-and-two coun
then the General cut the plate corn
with knee-high curve while the Bal
with bat on shoulder watched-and W
Ruth's face red after that third stril
was called!