Evening star., 1933-06-04
WIN IN 8-5 CONTEST
FIRST FOR RUSSELL
Shines After WhitehiII Is Gust.
ed-Error by JoIIey Aids.
Cronin Slams.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

- at the offerings of the two
pitchers that faced them
the Nationals yesterday
made it two straight over the Rec
sox to take full possession of sec
ond place in the American League
race and remain within three and
a half games of the leading
Yankees.
The home side helped itself tc
q dozen hits, but it needed
''break" at that to shake off the
batting Boston bunch and go on to
its 8-to-5 victory.
The break" was provided by the
towering Smead Jolley as he held forth
IN right field for the visitors in the
sixth inning. Only the inning before
the big fellow had put his club on even
terms with the Nationals by banging
a home run into the bleachers back OF
left. In the sixth, though, he failed
to cling to loft from Joe Kuhels
bat that landed squarely in his hands.
Two runs crossed on the error, and
Grifith's gang was in front to stay;
Through five rounds 1t was regular
dog fight the Clan Cronin had with the
Mchdanusmen. Three times the home
side enjoyed a lead, and twice the
visitors were setting the pace. Neither
Lloyd Brown, who up to last year
eouthpawed for the Nationals, nor Ivy
Andrews could check the home crew.
But Earl Whitehill was similarly inef-
1ective against the visiting brigade.
4 Joe Cronin was the spearhead Of the
Nationals offensive. The boy manager
got himself three hits for perfect
day at bat With triple he sent over
his sides first run. and with double
he drove In its last. His single was
wasted and. so was the first of his two
walks. His second walk, though, blazed
the way to the score that put the Ma
tionals ahead for good.
DROWN was larruped so solidly by
ID his old pals he took to the shower
in the fourth. He had been
reached for eight hits and five runs,
but the Nationals were only one up on
the Red Sox. Whitehill had left-hand-
ed well enough up to getting two out
in an inning. Just when it seemed
he had the Red Sox subdued, though,
they would up and slap him all over
the lot for scores. They put over two
tallies after two were out in the sec
ond inning, and repeated the stunt in
the third.
Jolley's homer was made after two
were out in the fifth, too, but the Red
Sox began making trouble for Whitehill
earlier in the sixth. Only one was out
when an error by Cronin put Rick Fer
rell on base; then Andrews got hit with
o bunt that rolled safely between White
hill and Kuhel while these two were
trying to outglare one another.
It was here that Manager Cronin de-
cided 1t might be better to let Jack Rus
sell take UP the Washington pitching, SO
the rangy highlander was brought in
from the warm-up plot. Cronin's de-
cision proved most wise. Bill Werber,
former high school diamond star here,
was the first to face Russell and Bill
promptly drilled into side-retiring
double-play. In the next three innings
4 only nine batters stepped up to swing
against Jack and not one knocked the
ball by the inf1eld
It was Russells tenth appearance in
O relief role for the Nationals this sea-
son and the victory with which he was
credited was his first.
CCORING was started by the home
~ side in the opening round. Man
ushs infield hit and Cronins slam
to the right-center angle for three bases
produced run. But the Red Sox i'm
mediately went the Nationals one bet
ter. Two were out with Seeds on first
In the visitors second turn when Oliver
singled and Ferren cracked a long
double.
That did not bother Grifith's hands.
though, and they stepped out to collect
two tallies themselves in the wind-up of
the second session. Bluege singled. So
did Seweu. OSsie scored as Whitehill
was thrown out and Sewell crossed
when pass to Myer was followed by
Manush's second single.
Tne RED Sox, however, came right
back for another brace of runs and
again did their scoring after two were
out. Cookies walk and successive
singles by Hodapp, Jolley and Seeds
turned the trick.
For the third time the Nationals
assumed a lead when they had their
fourth attacking turn. Sewen opened
the round with a line single that the
Red Sox shortstop barely managed to
cuh down. There were two on when
McManus picked up Whitehill's bunt
and heaved wide of second base as he
tried for a force-out Myer sacrificed,
long fly by Manush got Sewell over
/. the plate and Goslin's one-baser let
Whitehill romp home Cronin then
singled, but Andrews came to Browns
relief and quelled the Washington up
rising
But the Red Sox got in the ball game
= agsin in the fifth and afte- two were
cut too. 1t was Jolley who put them
there by lofting his homer into the
middle of the sun parlor.
IT was Jolley, though, who got the
j Red Sox out of the game in the
sixth, when the Nationals put
across two tallies to break the tie. His
was the error that let in the .runs. TWO
were out when Cronin drew a pass
then checked in at third as Schultz
singled. Kuhel hoisted to right anc
Jolley backed almost to the fence tx
camp under the ball only to let Il
bounce from his hands for a three-bass
error
That was the ball game, but with
doubles by Goslin and Cronin the Ma
T tiorals in the eighth added anothel
run for good measure.