Evening star., 1933-04-30
GOMEZ, UNSTEADY,
AIDS IN BIG INNING
Weaver's Win, Despite Yield
ing II Hits, Marked by
Odd Double Play.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

Y wierd pitching and helping
themselves wonderfully by
the most spectacular double play
recorded this season, the Nationals
made it two straight over the
Yankees by bagging today's series
windup, 6 to 3.
The Crcnin crew swung on the left
handed Castilian for only eight safe
ties. but in the five and two-thirds
frames he toiled he contributed four
passes, three Of them in the fourth
to enable the Nationals to put on a
five-run parade.
This sent the Griffith guards ahead
of the Yanks. who had nicked Monte
Weaver for markers in the first and
third sessions Thus encouraged, Monte
went on to his second win CT the GAM
paign, although he was pounded for
IL hits. -Four of these blows came in
the ninth when the Yanks threw a
great scare into the Washington camp
but that flashy double play took all
the punch out of the world cham
pions. 4.
DABE RUTH had started the ninth
- with a single. only to give way to
Sam BYRD, pinch runner. Lou Geh-
rig got an infield hit. then Fred Walk
er got real hit and Byrd scored, but
Gehrig pulled up at seccnd.
This proved fatal to the Yankee
cause, for Gehrig Rugged that bag
when Tony Lazzeri rif1ed the ball to-
ward the right-field corner. Lou. evil
IDENTIFY fearing catch, didn't move un-
til the sphere landed safely at Goose
caclip'e ND hxyf hot yUolkor
was right on the big baserunner's S
heels. Both tore around the runway
for home, but Joe Cronin rushed over
to short right to take the fine throw
from the Goose, then wheeled and
fired the ball to Luke Sewell, guarding
the plate
Luke got the throw just as Gehrig
came sliding in and stopped to tag for
an out. At that time Walker hit the
ground for his slide, but the Wash
ington catcher swung around and got
his second man.
LazZeri made second on the remark
able play. although he was only cred
tied with single, but his advance
Dickey rolled into the final out.
IT was the first beating of the year
i for Gomez, southpaw slab star of
the world champions. He tried to
come back after his fuzzy fourth
round, only to be soundly slapped.
Goofy turned over the game to Danny
MacFayden, who went on through the
eighth, yielding just one safety. Then
big Walter Brown hurled a hitless
ninth
Kerr's failure to handle Combs roll
er cleanly at the outset of the YankS'
initial batting turn meant run for
the home side. Joe Sewell's one-baser
and Ruth's erasure moved Earl to third,
from where he raced to the plate after
Manush bagged Gehrigs loft.
Combs blazed the way to another
New York score by starting the third
with a triple driven between Schultz
and Goslin. The tally registered as Joe
Sewell drilled into an infield retirement.
1t was right after this that the Ma
tionals put on their big parade at Lefty
Gomez's expense. Bluege began the
Gehrig got Manush's bounder just in
front of first base, but elected to try
for a force out. There were two on
when his throw reached Crosetti too
late. Only exceptionally fast fielding
by Walker held Goslin's shot to single
that filled the bases
'I1GN NfOiICI AOuIlO IllC pldtt SWlIlS-
L ing He walked Cronin and
Blrege sauntered home Schultz
took a swing for a third strike to halt
the parade. but only temporarily. Kuhel
drew a pass to shove Marush to the
counting block. then Harris went to the
plate with Kerr's bat.
Little Johnny had been leaving run
ners stranded right regularly, so Gro
min figured this the spot for Chunky
Dave. The sheriff rifled one at Joe
Sewell that bounded high off the third
baseman's feet and Goslin scored on
the hit. Combs dropped Luke Sewells
hoist to let Cronin tally and the sacks
remained jammed So. after Weaver
famed. Kuhel registered with the fifth
run when Bluege. up for the second
time in the round. waited and walked.
Manush left the runway crowded by
fouling to the first baseman.
The Nationals came back in the next
inning to get another score and rout
Gomez. With two out. Schultz doubled,
Kuhel walked and Boken sent over the
tally by singing. Then Gomez called
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