Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-12
AMASS SAFET|ES
IN z TO 4 VICTORY
Manush's Homer With Two
on Feature of Attack.
Brown Pitches Well.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

is possible in base ball. The
- Nationals proved that today.
The outfit that took 1T on
the chin four times in row from
Bill Killefer's bunch in Washing
ton last month opened their four
game series in Sportsman's Park
with a 12-to-4 victory, a victory
scored with ridiculous ease.
The Nationals thumped three OF tne
Browns hill corps and after the loul. VI
frame III which the johnson Dand sha.-
tered a IL deadlock the nome size
naver was in the running. Not until
the ninth round when they put on
home run splurge did the Browns col
lect three of their tallies.
AS result of their success the sec
ond-place Nationals now are but Tour
full games behind the pace-settlng
Yankees. who took trimming III
Cleveland from the Indians.
Griffs Get Is Safeties.
Fifteen hits were hammered by tne
johnson band at the expense OF wal
1ace Hebert. left -hander. Sam Gray,
veteran orthodox finger and LOUIS
America Polli. a recent st. Louis I'M
nortation from Milwaukee. Hebert,
f1icked for only three of the hltS. TOOK
the beating in four innings Gray,
found for nine safeties was toppleo III
the ninth. All in the Washington hne-
I'D excepting Dave Harris. VINO ola not
have a batting turn, hit Sa1ely ano
to help the cause of the Capital ere"
the Browns kicked IN with 1our ello,s,
How'd Brown southpawed the route
for the Nationals and though he was
hit freely he was sturdy when Browns
got on the runway. Thirteen satetles
we're parnered off his delivery, but only
in the two innings in which kllll1ers
men clustered as many as three MUS
did they score.
Three home runs frightened the pas
timing. Heinie Manush cracked MS
ninth of the year off Gray IN the
seventh when two Nationals were on
the base paths -
In the ninth. Larry Bettencourt pick
ed up Polli's bat to smack homer at
the outset and later Bruce Campbell
drove the ball out of the park.
Mats First to Score.
A run was rung up by the Nationals
right off the reel Myer drew pass
from Hebert as a starter and Manush
was pinked on the back by one OF the
left-handers pitches. West put down
a nifty bunt for single and the sta
tons were crowded. Myer crossed after
Goslin bagged Reynolds hoist in deep
left. The bases were full again when
Levey booted Judges rap, but Kerr
drilled into a double erasure.
In the third the Browns nlcked
Brown for three hits, but got only a
tieing tally. Schultz singled and Burns
sacrificed. With an infield one-baser
Campbell moved Schultz to the far
corner, from where he scored when
Goslin sent West far back for a fly.
Ferrell then cracked long single. but
became too ambitious and was tagged
when he tried to stretch the blow.
The Nationals Immediately regained
the lead making the fourth tWo-run
inning. Reynolds singled. only to be
forced out by Judge. but Kerr sent over
a score by Whacking a two-bagger.
Johnny took third on the throw to the
plate and as the ball got by Terrell he
headed for home. Hebert, backing up
the catcher. retrieved the sphere and
heaved to Burns. covering the plate.
Umpire Guthrie waved Kerr out, but
reversed the decision when Burns drop
ped the ball
Three Mere in Seventh.
Three more runs in the seventh for
the Nationals, and all after two were
out Bluege singled and Spencer sac
r1f1ced. but Brown popped out. Myer,
though. Combed Gray for an infield hit,
whereupon Manush stepped up to hoist
the ball into the pavilion back of right
center for that ninth homer of the year.
A trio of thumps with a steal thrown
in accounted for two Washington tai
lies in the eighth. Judge doubled, Kerr
sacrificed and Bluege singled run
over. Ossie pilfered second to be in
position to count when Spencer hit for
base.
All hands batted in the ninth when
the Nationals tented the plate four
times Myer singled and moved up
when Gray let loose a wild pitch.
brought Polh to Grays relief Goslin
kicked in with two errors, dropping
Vests hoist then throwing wildly over
third. That let Manush tally and
West got to the far corner. Reynolds
tWo-bagger meant a run and after
Judge went out Carl registered follow
ing Campbell's catch of Kerrs long foul.
Then the Browns put on their home
run splurge to score three runs. Pinch
batter Bettencourt opened the home
ninth with drive into the left field
bleacherS and after Burns singled with
one down. Campbell bounced four
baser off the roof of the right field pa
vilion The Nationals were so far
ahead Brown wasn't putting much
steam into his work.