Evening star., 1932-09-03

M Although not likely to fin
4 Y ish any better than third
in the American League
race this year, the Nationals have
a fine chance to end their 1882
campaigning without the loss of
an annual series.
Johnson'S charges already have
clinched the yearly set with the
White Sox and are certain of
even breaks at least with the
Yankees and the Red Sox.
Another win by the Nationals in the
three remaining games with the Indians
would mean $3.50 split with that out
fit, and this also applies to the Tiger
and Brown series. To break even with
the Athletics this year the Nationals
have yet to play with the House of
Mack, and on past form they should
do so.
Regardless of how they fare in battle
with other clubs, the Nationals are
tough for the Yankees. Winning here
yesterday, to /, Johnson's charges
went ahead Of the league leaders, II to
10, for the year. Not so pleasing to the
Rupert rifles, who have neat margin
over every other club in the league.
Victory for the Nationals this after
noon very likely would make them the
only aggregation to take league series
from the Yanks this campaign.
pY scoring after one was out in the
- ninth inning yesterday, the Yam
KEGS tied the major league record
Of 1872 consecutive games in a season
without shut-out unofficially only.
Officially they have played but 13l
games in this campaign, as they were
deprived of 6-to-3 victory over the
Tigers by presidential ukase. There
fore, officially they still are one game
shy of the record of 1872 games without
shutout set by the Boston and Phila-
delphia clubs of the old 12-team Ma
tional League in 1894, a year in which
the schedule called for only 1872 games |
for club.
At that, the Yanks have an amazing
mark of 1876 consecutive league games
all official-in which they have not been
whitewashed. They ran out string Of
SIS games without being blanked last
year.
The Yankees were last held runless
on August 2, 1881. Then they failed |
to get score of Wiley Moore, at that |
time with the Red SoX and now back
again with the Yanks. Cy beat the |
New Yorkers, to 0, allowing only three |
hits. George Earnshaw OF the AS and |
George Uhle of the Tigers also blanked |
the Yankees last year.
ERED MARBERRY hurled a brilliant |
J. game yesterday as he subdued the |
league leaders. But five hits spread |
over as many innings were yielded by |
the big right-hander. Fred gave four |
passes, though, and it was the last of |
them that paved the way to the Yankee
run.
With Sewell out of the way In the |
ninth, Marberry walked Ruth, but not
Intentionally. Along came Gehrig to
pole the ball to deepest center, a hit
good for three bases, and the BABE
rumbled home. Lazzeri and Jorgens
followed to become easy outs.
The Nationals did their winning at
the expense of George Pipgras, who
pitched the first eight innings. They
got 10 hits off the right-hander, twice
punching blows for substantial blocks
of runs. Ed Wells, southpaw, hurled
the ninth for the Yanks and he was
Sound for nothing more than pair OF
safeties.
Old man Sam Rice played power
full part in the Washington attack, help
ing himself to a triple, double and
two singles. It was his triple that
sent over the first block of tallies. Mar
berry had nice day at bat as well as
in the pitchers box, for he whacked
three singles in four trials and carried
over two runs.
CINGLES by West and MarberTy and
- the hitting of Bluege with pitched
ball had the bases crowded with
Nationals with two out when Rice
stepped up to bat in the second inning.
Sam hoisted the ball over Combs head
in center and three markers were
chalked up. In the fifth, three more
runs came from Marberry's single,
doubles by Rice and Myer and Manush's
cne-baser, all the blows made in sue
cession.
West, after forcing out Kuhel In the
eighth, stole second and continued to
third base as Jorgens pegged wildly.
When Bluege rolled out, West dented
the counting block. But for Manush
the Yanks would have counted in the
seventh inning. Gehrig opened that
round with a scorching drive toward
left-center. Back went Manusn Ior
spectacular one-hand catch made while
moving at top speed. The left-fleloer
was SO far out when he speared the
ball that Gehrig had all but reached
second base. Lazzeri followed with
walk and Jorgens with single tnat
would have scored Gehrig, even thougn
LOUIS smash had not been homer nad
it escaped Manush's clutch.
getting two hits yesterday,
lNl now is even with Ruth in the bat
ting lists.
The Babe famed in the fourth frame
but not before he sent drive into the
ripft-field stand foul by not more than
a foot.
Myer got back to second base after
a 1O-game lay-off, but retired after MS
fifth inning batting turn. Buddy was
to be back on the job today. though.
A foul from Vests bat in the slxtn ses-
sion split a finger on Dickey's rlght
hand. compelling the Yankee catcner
to retire. Jorgens finished behind tne
bat for the home side. Lazzeri was tne
only Yankee to get on base twice. ne
walked in the fifth and seventh INNINGS.
Bvrd batted for Pipgras in the elgntn
and Marberry famed him. Weaver was
to hurI today for the Nationals IN tnel
final of the year with the Yankees.