Evening star., 1933-10-08
OTIS HOME RUN
IN TENTH DOWNS
NAT|0NALS,4T03
Smash Into Stands Gives
Giants Fourth and Decid-
Ing Series Victory.
SCHULTE'S CIRCUIT HIT
TIES SCORE IN SIXTH
GriffS Miss Chance to Pull Game
Out Of Fire in Last Half
of Tenth.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON,
Sports Editor Of The Star.

Battling against odds from the out
set the Nationals made a determined
last-ditch stand TO avert failure in their
bid for base balls most coveted honor,
but after carrying the Giants into the
tenth inning of a bitterly contested
struggle at Griffith Stadium yesterday.
fms was written to their hopes as a 4
to-3 victory gave New Yorks National
League representatives the champion
ship of the world. About 10000 fans
saw the game.
1t was through the medium of dis
puted home run by Melvin OFT, free
swinging right fielder of the visitors,
that they gained their fourth triumph
in the five games played after an au-
thentic circuit clout by Fred Schultz
in the sixth inning had tied the score,
3 to 8. Before that home run, things
looked black indeed for the Giants had
knocked out Al Crowder for the second
time in four days.
With Jack Russell, operating IN fault
less fashion as a relief pitcher for the
third time in the set, already having
disposed Of two Of the Giants in the
tenth, OFT connected with a speeTF
delivery over the outside coner<cs the
plate and sent it soaring TO left eente,
In hot pursuit was Schultz, who con-
trived to tip the ball with his out
stretched fingers into the lap Of q fan
as he crashed into and fell over the low
barrier fronting the temporary seat,-~
OFT Pulls Up At Second.
With Umpire Pfrman. closest to the
play and the logical official to act, rlIn-
ming toward the outheld holding alo.t
two fingers, indicating it was a two-base
hit, OFT pulled up at the middle cushion
while Manager Terry set up howl q
protest.
The Griffmen, after assisting th.
Lmping but otherwise sound Schultz to
his feet. vociferously contended Pr
mans ruling was correct. But after
hasty huddle with his arbiting con-
freres. Pflrman agreed it was a bona
| flde four-baSe hit and OFT pranced joy-
ously the remainder of the route to
the plate with the tally that gave him
and his mates the lions share of the.
monetary spoilS.
The thrOng, exceeding in size the
turn-outs at both of the two preceding
games here. was as stunned by this sud-
den turn of events as it had been ex-
| uberant in its glee over the ponderous
poke the self-same Schultz had made
in round 6. and which had made it
possible for the Nationals to tie the
score.
Schumacher Starts Strong.
For the space Of five innings Cronin's
crew had been able to do little with the
fast balls and hooks served to them by
Hal Schumacher, 22-year-old sopho-
more righthander. who had licked them
to l in the second game of the series
at New York last Wednesday.
Goslin had singled in the first in
| ming, only to be erased through double
play Manush drilled into, and aside
| from pass to the Goose in the fourth
and meaningless singles by Schultz and
Kuhel in the following frame, Schu-
macher's slate was unSmirched
| On the other hand Crowder had yielded
two runs in the second on singles by
Jackson and Schumacher, with a pass
! to MancuSo and Ryan'S sacrifice sand
wiched between, and another in the
sixth on doubles by Davis and Mancuso,
| which was the point where Crowder
| gave way to Russell.
There was no hint of the impending
| downfall of Schumacher when both
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