Evening star., 1932-08-15
CH|SOX HEAD LAST
INVASION OF YEAR
Start Four.Game Set Here
TomorroW-Yankees Break
Weaver's Streak.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

- tionals will tackle the clubs
1 of the Western sector of the
American League and on
past performances it will be no
soft task for Manager Walter
Johnson's charges.
In all, SO games have been
played with the western outfits
this season and theNationals have
won but 80. No great edge there.
Only the White Sox of the Western
ers have been well drubbed by the
Washington club in this campaign. The
Indians have held the Nationals to an
even break, while the Tigers and the
Browns hold advantages in the series.
Perhaps it is just as well for the Ma
tlonals, who haven't been going so good
for some while, that the White Sox
head this final invasion of Griffith
Stadium by the Westerners this year.
They arrive tomorrow to open Sc
Fies of four games to be played In as
many days. Following them will be the
Indians, slated for five games in four
days. Then the Tigers will visit for
four tilts in five days and the Browns
will be here for tusSles the last three
days of the month.
That's a program guaranteed to keep
Nhe Nationals pretty busy.
CHoWING here for the last time this
~ year, the Yankees made yesterday
most unpleasant for the Nationals
They not only swept their brief Sc
ties in Griffith Stadium by winning. 5
TO 4, but also went ahead of the Ma
tionals in their season tussling, 10
games to 8, and snapped a winning
string that Monte Weaver had extended
to nine games.
1t was the first hill beating for
Weaver in two months. In st. Louis on
June II the Browns gave him a good
pasting but after that Weaver went on
to beat all Of the Nationals rivals ex-
cepting the Red Sox. The Indians,
White Sox and Browns were trimmed
twice by Monte during his streak
Weaver yesterday went six innings to
take his beating. Over that stretch
he yielded eight hits, one in the fourth
frame being Babe Ruth's thirty third
home run of the season. It was a
drive over the fence back of right CEN
ter. After two were out In the sixth.
the Yanks got to Monte for four singles
IN row and two more tallies.
Then Lloyd Brown hurled two frames,
and in the second Of them the New
Workers picked up two more runs, so AL
Crowder went in to pitch the ninth.
Those two runs off Brown spilled the
beans for the Nationals, who had tall
lied twice. for they hoped on the left
handed Vernon Gomez in the ninth to
fill the bases with none out and chase
him to the shower Then they showed
over two scores before old Cy Moore
could retire the side.
COLLECTING IS hits of Gomez. the
~ Nationals outbatted the Yanks by
two safeties. However. johnson S
charges got eight Of their hits without
knocking the ball out of the infield and
10 of the IS hits were made after two
were out. Gomez hurled much bet
ter game than the cloutS garnered on
him seem to indicate.
That homer of Ruth's in the fourth
was Immediately matched by the Ma
tionals After Manush, who had
doubled, became the second out In the
home fourth as Cronin grounded to the
shortstop, Joe stole second, moved up a
notch when Harris got his second in
field hit and crossed as West slaShed
a single to left.
Gehrig. Lazzeri, Dickey and Chap
H1dn SlIlSlCO lit ouONCooAOh oANSA 49,
were out in the sixth to net the Yanks
two tallies: then in their half. after
two were out, the Nationals got fouI
hits. but only for enc run. Harris
doubled and West got a single with a
high bounder to Lazzeri. Bluege sim
ged Harris home and Spencer with
an infield hit Allied the bases. Here
Reynolds was sent in to bat for Weaver
but Carl famed.
A STUPID piece of Unfolding paved
n the way to the Yankees scoring
in the eighth. With Lazzeri or
second and one out, Chapman grounded
to Cronin and Lazzeri was trapped or
the way to third. While the ball wa:
being tossed back and forth Chapman
headed for second and Cronin, with ar
easy chance to get Lazzeri. insteac
threw to Myer to head of Chapman.
The throw got to second too late, sc
there were Yanks on second and thlrc
bases with only one out, instead OF
runner on second with two out. Gro
setti then was purposely passed tha'
Brown might get at Gomez. But thl'
weak batter crossed the strategy pI
winging a single through the drawn-ir
infield to score Lazzeri and Chapman,
Kuhel began the Nationals ninth
inning rally WIN SHlBIc W tHc SIioi L
field. then Myer popped one-basel
to right. The sacks were loaded wher
Manusf1s roller to Gehrig was good fo
a hit. Here Moore relieved Gomez. Il
be hit by Cronin for a long ny tina
scored Kuhel and advanced Myer x
third. Buddy crossed as Harris wa
thrown out. but Manush was stranded
at second with a potential tieing tall
when Moore rumbled to first for a throw
from Gehrig that tagged West.
THAT valiant, but loS---;, effort o
i Al Thomas against the Yankee
last Saturday NAV cost the Nation
als the services OF this game pitchc
for a few DAYS Although his arm fel
well after his 10-inning term in tn
week end tussle, soreness developed
few hours later, and Yesterday Thoma
reported at the park with the lim'
greatly swollen and paining him con
sidnrably.
Trainer Mike Martin immediatel
went to work on the ailing arm an
reduced the swelling some. but It is hi
belief that Thomas will not be availabl
for mound duty this week.
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