Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-05-29
VICTORIES PITCHED
BY BROWN, WEAVER
League Leaders Margin Cut
to Two Games by 5-to-1,
13-to-5 Beatings.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

advantage held over them by the
league leaders.
While Lloyd Brown left-handed
his way Serenely the Johnson
band made three thrusts at john
ny Aliens hurting to grab the first
game, to l.
The Nationals did lot OF free
hitting behind Monte Weaver's
slabbing in the second set-to and
copied IS to S.
The more than $4,000 attending the
festivities were treated to brace OF
home runs by that circuit-cloutlng ex-
pert, George Herman Ruth. 1t was
the Bambino's twelfth homer OF the
season that averted Yankee shutout
In the first tilt and it was his thirteenth
that got the New Workers their first run
in the second tussle.
The Nationals also put forth home
run hitter in Manush. Big Helnie
lofted the ball over the right-fleld renee
in the fifth frame of the late match
when Buddy Myer was waiting on sec
smash Of the campaign.
Allen Solved Quickly.
Brown limited the Yanks to seven
safeties in the opening clash of the bill.
three of them made by Earl Combs, for
a perfect game. Johnson's charges col
lected 10 hits, all but two off Allen. who
was routed in the seventh inning;
walter Brown and Ed Wells followed
Johnny on the hill The Nationals got
to Allen quickly and had accumulated
three runs before Ruth hit his homer.
Fifteen hits rolled off Washington
bats in the nightcap. with all hands in
the lineup participating in the on
slaught. George Pipgras took the
beating, but he did not retire until the
sixth inning. BY that time he had
yielded nine tallies. Dusty Rhodes
stepped in to finish the sixth and cheek
a rally but Johnny Murphy tcoA plenty
of punishment in the next two SIS
sions. Tie Yanks helped the Nationals
some by kicking in with five errors.
The Yanks got IL hits off Weaver,
eight in the last four innings Monte
was firing fast in the ninth when the
New Ycrkers splurged to the extent OF
three runs as the Griff hurler issued
three of the four passes he granted
over the full route and forced across
one of the scores. But Monte had nine
strikeouts. His greatest trouble was
Lou Gehrig, who made four hits In e.
row, then walked the last time up.
Judge Starts Scoring.
A double by Judge blazed the way
to Washington scoring in the first game
1t opened the second session. single
by Bluege moved Joe to third, from
where he crossed as Berg drilled into
q double play.
Two runs were registered by the Ma
tionals in the third round. Myer was
pinked by one of Aliens pitches as a
starter and he counted when Manusn
smacked f1uky triple. Heines bounder
down the first base line took an odd
hop over Gehrig's head. landed just
within fair ground, then went deep
into foul territory. After West took
third strike, squeeze play. with Gro
min bunting, got ManuSh home.
So good was Brown in the early go
ing that only one of the Yanks got as
far as second base in the first f1ve
frames. Combs did so when he singled
with two out in the third inning and
moved up when Brown hit Sewell.
Two we're out in the sixth when Ruth
lofted that homer over the fence back
of right center and the blow did not
disturb Brown at all. He came back to
make an easy out of Gehrig, and though
Chapman opened the seventh with a
double, Brown deity disposed OF the
next three batters.
The Nationals more than Offset Ruth's
homer by chalking up two markers in
the seventh Myer walked, was sacrl-
feed to second by Manush and pushed
over the plate by Vests single. Cronm
then tripled West home.
Score Early in Late Tilt.
No time was wasted by the Nationals
In crashing the run column in the
second argument. Myer made first base
when Gehrig dropped a throw from
Lazzeri but was forced out by Manusn:
A sacrifice by West and two-bagger
by Cronin. however, counted Helnie.
Three hits we're good for as many
markers in the second round. Bluege's
loft to left was good for two bases
when Chapman, after hard run, bare
" missed catch and Ossie got an
extra base when Ben booted the ball.
Berg's double to right scored Bluege
and Moe, after moving up when weaver
was heaved out, crossed on Myers
single.
The fifth was another two-run in
ming for the Nationals. Myer opened
double when Larry lost it in the wind
and Manush followed with homer
hoisted over the right-fleld fence.
Held to three hits by Weaver in the
first 1--WE innings, the Yankees clus-
tered three in the sixth. but the Gus
ter meant only one run. the tally
came from Ruths thirteenth four
baser of the campaign, but force plays
nullified Gehrigs and Dickey's singles
that followed.
Back came the Nationals to collect
four runs in this round. Judge, hit by
a pitched ball, was the victim OF an
odd force play. Lazzeri lost Bluege's
wind-blown pop in snort right field,
but Ruth retrieved the ball in time to
get it to second ahead of Judge. Berg
and Weaver singled, the pitchers blow
sending Bluege home. Myers pass
crowded the stations, then Manush
cracked a one-baser that Tailed Berg
and Weaver, sent Myer to third and
Pipgras out of the game.
Lazzeri Lets Run Cross.
Rhodes came on to strike out West
and Cronin, but before he disposed Of
Joe another run was registered. Myer
and Manush attempted a double theft
and Buddy tailed, but no steal was
recorded as it was Lazzeri's wild re-
turn of Dickey's throw that let IN the
run
Judge and Bluege collaborated in
manufacturing a run in the seventh
inning when Murphy started his hill
term. Judge slammed a double and
Rluege followed with single to left
that drove his teammate home. Chap
man dropped the ball as he started to
heave it to the infield and the error
let Ossie roo IN second hut neither Berg
nor Weaver could help.