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took it on their chinS in the
twin bill with the Athletics. They
went into the eleventh inning of
The first game before suffering a
e-to-1 licking, but in the second
The AS won, 5 to 4, in regulation
time and after JohnSon's charges
had piled up a three-run lead, too.
The double licking left the Nationals
hanging on to their fourth place in
he race by a whisker only. Had not
he Indians also lost, the Washington
outfit would have descended into the
econd division of the American League.
In the first game Al Thomas and
George Earnshaw put up a sterling
pitchers battle. Both were hit rather
reely, the Nationals getting safeties
and the AS IL. Eric McNair personally
4 attended to the bagging Of the game
or the Mack minions, driving across
both runs. 1t was a triple by Mule
Haas at the outset of the eleventh that
blazed the way to the Mackian success.
M The victory was the thirteenth for the
pig right-handed Earnshaw this season
and his fifth in succession.
COffman Again Beaten.
Dick Coffman, starting a game for
he fourth time since becoming Ma
ional, and George Walberg, left-hander
we're mound rivals in the second Set-to.
The Johnson band outhit the AS IL
blows to 8, and two of their blows were
nomers by Sammy West and Joe Cronin.
dcNair also got homer for the AS
md his counted the most. No one was
pn when Sammy and Joe hit theirs, but
pne was on when Eric smacked his and
he wallop put the home side in front
70 stay.
In the ninth the Nationals created a
iurry among the Macks when with two
ingles and pass, they crowded the
lacks with one out They got just one
un out of the rally, though, for Carl
Reynolds popped harmlessly with mates
waiting aid on third and first bases.
In the opening encounter both sides
threatened in the first inning. Myer
ripled with Judge out of the way in
he Nationals starting round only to
be caught at the plate when Manush
opped drive to the pitcher. Cramer
Doubled with one out in the Macks'
urn, but Myer disposed of the next two
batters.
Pass Initiates Tally.
The AS broke through in the second
hnd it was pass to Foxx at the out
pet Of the frame that paved the way to
4 b run. Haas singled and SO did Nc
Nair and the score was hung up before
retirement was registered. Thomas
tghtened, though, to strike out Dykes
and, after Earnshaw forced out Nc
Nair, foul from Williams bat nestled
n Spencer's glove.
In the third the Nationals put across
tying tally. One was out when Judge
got to first base ahead of throw from
F'oxx to the pitcher, who covered. Myer
tanned, but successive singles by
Manush and Cronin showed the run
pver. Reynolds left two on by fouling
put.
Another Mack marker loomed in the
kixth that Foxx started with a double.
Haas sacrificed. but James Double-x
vas nailed at the plate by fine throw
rom Bluege when McNair drove sharp
y to the third Sacker, who had to go
bver in front of the snort field to get
The ball
Two were out in the seventh when
Il Cramer bounced a three-bagger of
he right-field barrier and with Coch-
-ane up the situation was none too
pleasant for the Nationals. But
Thomas proved his mettle by throwing
third strike past CochTane.
Griffs Make a Bid.
The Nationals made a bid for a
counter in the eighth. Myer began
he inning with a double and moved
up as Manush sacrificed. Dykes,
hough, got Cronin's bounder and
Buddy was an easy out at the plate for
khe second time in the fray.
Reynolds began the Nationals ninth
with a single, but got no farther than
haEn and If hunt nv
Bluege after one was out to get Carl
hat far. Spencer then popped out.
Earnshaw singled with one gone in the
home ninth, only TO be forced out, and
Judge suffered a similar fate in the
washington tenth when he hit with
pne down.
In the eleventh the Nationals were
BET back in order, but Haas started the
Mackian turn with a drive down the
line to the right-ield corner. Rey-
holds had trouble retrieving the sphere
ricocheting of the fence, but at that
Haas slid into third pase just ahead
of Croninis relay Of Carl's return. Then
bdcNair hoisted TO Reynolds and the
IM- lie got in well ahead of the right
helder's throw with the big run of the
battle
Taking quite a fancy to the south
paving Walberg the Nationals began
the second game briskly. Judge slashed
b single and was safe at second when
Walberg, after picking up Myers roller,
made a late throw to second. Myer,
Though, was tagged by Williams relay.
Then Manush doubled to score Judge.
Two Griffithian Homers.
Home runs boosted the Washington
score in the second and third rounds
west drove the ball over the right-field
wall at the beginning of the second
session and, with one out in the third
Cronin dropped a four-baSer into the
lower stand back Of left center.
The Nationals stopped then, but the
las became active. Williams opened the
hone third with a single and Walberg
also hit for a base, sending Dib to
Hthird. AS Dykes and the Rube were
enmeshed in a double play, Williams
crossed.
The fourth saw the AS go ahead and
IL was homer that enabled them to do
SO. Following Haas fan. Simmons sin
gled and galloped to the plate when
Foxx doubled Hevings best was a
hoist to Cronin, but McNair sent the
ball soaring into the upper left-field
stand to net the AS three tallies for
the inning and put them one in front.
The sixth was another scoring SeS-
sion for the home side After Simmons
smote a two-bagger, Coffman, with two
passes crowded the sacks. Only one
II was out, and after Reynolds got Will
Il lianls' loft for the second eraSure, Sim
mons carried run over.
After Spencer batted for Coffman
and rolled out in the ninth, single by
nudge. q walk by Myer and another
I single by Manush loaded the bases with
Nationals. AS Cronin forced out Man
frsh. a run was registered by Judge.
Il Reynolds best, however, was pop to
II the second sacker.
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