Evening star., 1933-09-07
TAKE FIVE IN ROW
AFTER BIG SLUMP
McCoII, Elderly Rookie, in
First Start HurIs, Hits to
81 Win Over Chisox.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

A IL this season the Nationals
~ have boasted that they can
\ take it on their chins and
come back fighting. And
their progress through the cam
paign justifies this self-conddence.
They have had setbacks that
probably would have sapped the
courage Of less determined out
fit. After each, however, they
battled back to a splendid winning
squirt. Now this gameness has
brought them out of their worst
slump since they assumed the
league leadership.
Following their string Of Is victories
D season record for the American
League-the Capital clubmen faltered to
such an extent that Of ~ games were
dropped. Undismayed, they pulled them
selves together for another winning
rampage.
Turning into the homestretch
Of the pennant race, the Ma
tionals picked mp 70 quickly that
five wins In . row have been
reeled OH.
This fine comeback has established
them In the lead SO firmly that should
they win but II Of their remaining 81
games. the Yankees to finish first, would
have to take % Of "a games to be played
ko the finish NJ the SeaS0n
That's what oameness has
done for the Nationals.
McCou Bears Down" All Way.
ITO get their nth straight win the
Nationals yesterday assigned an
elderly gentleman, unaccustomed
to big league pastiming, to task that
ordinarily would have been regarded
rather difncult for even q stout young
fellow well used to the ways Of the
majors. But Alexander Boyd McCou,
in his 3Sth year and starting q major
LEAGUE base ball game for the first time
in his professional career OF more than
18 years, gave an exhibition OF pitching
that matched any given this season by
the much younger and perhaps more
polished members Of the Washington
mound sta11.
Hurlinx from start to finish, the
venerable Highlander dropped
the White Sox with only four
hits as he turned In 3-to-1 win.
McColl not only bested in Walter
Miller q lett~1naAder--Who had three
times made the Nationals look
foolish in Grifnth Stadium this season,
but he also did so In most acceptable
style. As the score indicates, the Ma
tionals were in no Furnishing mood.
They did all their scoring as they routed
Miller In the second session. After that
they were rather easily checked by RED
Faber, veteran spitballer, and the speedy
-Whitlow Wyatt.
So it apas up to the old-timer
to stick to his guns to the finish.
And that he did In mastery
manner.
Also Provides Winning Punch.
a kcCoLL not only provided the
M pitching to subdue the White
A'A Sox. He also came through with
the decisive punch. After Joe Kuhel
and Ossie Bluege had singled on Miller
in the second round, the elderly mounds
man stepped to the plate with one out
and swinging from the right side slap
ped the southpaw for two-bagger that
drove across two runs, enough, as 1t
turned out, to win the ball game.
McColPs double was no trick
blow. It was . smart smash to
Ieft-center with enough on It to
bound of the hands Of the
usually sure-fielding Al Simmons.
After hitting his double, McColl clung
to the middle sack as Buddy Myer was
hesved out by the third baseman. Then
as Heinie Manush crashed a two-bagger
high against the rightdeld fence the
old-tifner scampered home with WASH
ington's last score.
The Nationals had made one hit on
Miller before their scoring second round
and after it they got only four to make
their total for the game nine. Faber
was rushed to the slab after Manushs
two-bagger and he pitched through the
sixth inning. Then Wyatt had his brief
term on the mound.
This lack of Washington hit
! ting made no difference, ho,Deper,
{ the ,ody Mccoll ,cent along under
his lead.
Chisox Hit in Three Rounds.
n KcCOLL gave i've bases on balls.
N but he was not really wild. He
A'A seemed to be pitching to spot"
all the way, striving to place the ball
20 well the White Sox would have little
at which to swing. When he missed his
"spot," it was not by much.
He walked 4 batter In the second In