Evening star., 1932-08-20
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Marberry, McAfee Go Well
on Hill, as White Sox Are
Beaten Twice.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

tunity for the Nationals to wrest
third place from the opposing
outfit.
Sweeping their twin bill with
the White Sox yesterday, john
sons charges advanced to within
two and half games of the Tribe
that dropped two to the AS.
However, to get third place in
the current set the Nationals
would have to win four of the
five games.
Sounds like big order for the Wash
ington club, but if Weaver, CroWder and
Brown, slated to face the Indians in the
first three tilts, hurl anything like Mar
berry, a hitherto Indifferent slabman
this season, and McAfee, the rookie, did
yesterday against the Chicagoans that
third place very likely will be the Ma
tionals' at the conclusion of the set.
The way the Nationals have-or 1t
might be written haven't-hit since re-
turning from the West, they'll need all
the fine hurling they can get, too. in
this tussling with the Tribe.
M'AFEE was even more impressive
IVl than Marberry in the fitting yes
terday, even though Fred allowed
but six hits, and after an unsteady first
frame wouldn't have been scored upon
but for his own poor work afield.
The rookie. making his first appear
ance in a championship game for the
Nationals since his purchase by them
from the Orioles last week, limited the
White SoX to five hits and two passes
in the second set-to. The blows were
spread over three frames, and it was in
the sixth that the White SoX punched
two to avert a Shutout. McAfee dis
played a nice curve and had good con-
troll of it. He also was as cool as the
proverbial cucumber afield.
McAfee, by the way, is graduate Of
the University of Michigan and was the
pitching star of the Big Ten in his col
lege days. He was yanked right from
collegiate ranks by the Cubs and later
sent by them to the Braves in deal
for another pitcher. The Braves farmed
McAfee this year to Montreal, for which
club he won games and lost 10 before
being recalled by the big-league outfit
not so long ago.
For Marberry the win was his second
of the season and it was only his second
full game of the season. His only other
victory was scored when the Nationals
beat the Yankees in overtime, on May
10, after Fred had relieved Crowder in
the ninth inning.
Winning the first game wasn't SO easy
for the Nationals. They got but eight
hits six off Paul Gregory, to tie up the
seventh session to win. They faced
three rockies in the second encounter,
Bill Chamberlain, Paul Galliven and
Lester Bartholomew, to get five hits.
All their runs were off Chamberlain,
who went five frames.
IN the opening encounter, the White
i Sox did all their scoring before the
Nationals found the plate.
With some solid hitting they picked
up two tallies in the initial inning.
Hayes doubled and so did Seeds to
account for the first marker. After
Fothergill grounded, Appling singled
run across.
Marberry's unsteady play handed the
visitors second-inning run. After
Kress singled, CRUDE put down a Sacrl-
fee bunt. Marberry picked up the ball
and heaved to second with no chance
of heading off Kress and later he threw
wildly when he attempted to pick Red
off the middle base. That let both
runners advance and following Greg
ory's strikeout long fly by Funk en-
abled Kress to reach the counting block.
A run was chalked up by the Ma
tionals in the second Cronin bunted
for a hit. took third as Kuhel whacked
a real single and Tailed as West drilled
into a force-out. In the third round.
singles by Rice and Myer, and Hayes
tumble of Manush's bounder filled the
bases. Rice went over after Cronin's
hoist was caught. Vests double.
Blueges sacrifice and Spencer's infield
erasure in the fourth made the tying
run.
Rice greeted Faber with a double at
the outset of the seventh. Then Myer
sacrificed and Manush singled to shove
home the big score.
TN the second tussle the Nationals did
i the early counting. They collected
a brace of markers without expeno-
ing much effort in the first inning.
Myer walked and raced to the plate
when Manush connected for two bases,
A wild pitch let Heinie make third
from where he crossed as KreSs fumbled
Cronins roller.
The Nationals batted a run over in
the third Myer walked. only to be
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hoisted out Reynolds rified three
bagger against the right field wall.
In the sixth the Sox dubbed their
way to the plate. Berry began the
round with a triple to the angle back
of right center and tailed when Funk
singled after Blue picked up Cham
berlain's bat to ground out.
ElRST game flashes. Base Umpire
L Guthrie missed one right off the
reel by calling Myer out as Sulli-
van juggled the throw from Hayes
when Buddy crossed first. .Kuhel made
a fancy stop to get rid Of Fothergill
in the third. In the home third, Funk
ran to deep center for great catch OF
Cronin's fly that was so long all three
on the runway advanced after the
grab. .Myer got well deserved hand
for his gloved-paw stop back on the
grass that cut down Fothergill in the
fourth. West covered a lot Of terri
tory to take care of his six chances
and some of his catches were Of spec
taoular order. .Selph betted for Gregory
in the Sox sixth, but only to force out
a runner. Second Set-to stuff. In
the first frame Guthrie, behind the
plate, reversed Van Graflan decision
to take a hit from Myer. Buddy
pushed DOnt GOWN Lne Ilne ana Iile
ball apparently crossed the bag. Van
waved the good" sign, but after the
White Sox kicked Bill STROBE down to
the base umpire, said few words
then ruled the tap foul. But Myel
later walked. .Bluege made sparkling
play in the third when he went II
back of the pitcher for Berry's bounce
and tagged his man with lightning
whip. In the Sox fourth, Hayes triec
to 90 from first to third when Fother.
gill singled, only to be cut down. Manusf
to Bluege. Seeds tore in at the outset
OF the home fourth for one-hand graf
of Blueges looper. .Myer seemed K
get a break in the fifth, when a INT
throw by Berry made him change hi
mind about stealing, for Van Graf1aI
called him safe when it looked a
though Hayes relay to Sullivan hat
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