Evening star., 1933-07-05

journey.
The way they rose to this su-
preme test and twice defeated the
world champions in the indie
pendence day double-header in
New York was enough to convince
the most skeptical fan that Wash
ington's club merits the greatest
consideration of any of the clubs
regarded in the running for the
junior major circuit laurels.
1t was particularly in the first game
of yesterdays double-header the Ma
tionals revealed that fine spirit, that
courage essential to success in base
bail as well as in other lines of en-
deavor-the ability to fight back when
odds seemed hopelessly against them
and carry on to victory.
Getting that first game was all-im-
portant to the Washington club. for,
losing it, their lead would be gone and
victory quite likely would prove the
tonic needed by the Yankees to make
them again the bludgeoning band over
running their league with bluster and
Drawn.
When all seemed lost in that initial
encounter, though, the Nationals mus
tered all their splendid courage to battle
back to even terms with their greatest
foes at the last minute, then go on
to triumph. That hurdle of three Yam
kee runs was the most nerve-trying
hazard put before the Nationals during
their entire trip, and in clearing II
they proved beyond all doubt they are
of championship class.
After scoring that 6-to-5 victory in
10 innings the Nationals were keyed to
the highest pitch and without difficulty
kept their foes at bay as they went on
to a second-game 3to-2 win for a
sweep of the double-header and lead
that should grow steadily as they meet
the Western invaders here during the
next three weeks.
TN the first game yesterday the Ma
tionalS got to Lefty Gomez for a
quick lead, but Earl Whitehill
play was two innings old he had been
relieved by Al Crowder and the home
side was two runs ahead. Home runs
by Fred Walker and Frank Crosetti had
turned the trick. CroWder faded after
getting two out in the seventh. so Jack
Russell was sent to the hill in the
eighth and he finished to get the VIC
tory.
The Yankees got 13 hits off this col
lection of pitchers, while the Nationals
got 10, all off Gomez. The Castillan
chucker was in fine fettle for some time
after his unsteady first inning. He
recorded II strikeoutS, 9 OF them IN
the first four rounds. But poor sup
port hurt him in the eighth and he
lost control in the ninth. In that in
ming he made two of the three wild
pitches he cut loose during the game
and they meant tie for washington.
After he was bombarded from the box
in the tenth, old Cy Moore finished.
Hits were not so many in the sec
ond argument The YankS got but five
off Walter Stewart and they waited
until the sixth inning to get runner
on base. Stewart was that good. Rus
sell Van Alta, left-hander who had
twice beaten the Nationals, tried again,
but he had three spotty innings and
two were good for scores. He gave
way to a pinch batter in the eighth, so
the right handed Don Brennan got a
chance to hurl a not-So-hot ninth.
TT was single by Manush that start
ed the Nationals on their scoring
way in the first encounter. He got
it after Myer had opened the initial
inning by letting a third strike go by.
Then Lazzeri booted Goslin's grounder
and Cronin followed with a single to put
Heinie over
The Yanks evened Immediately with
Walker leading off their first batting
turn by ramming homer into the right
field bleachers and they sent Whitehill
from the hill in the second with Dick
ey's one-baser and Crosetti's home run
poled into the left field grandStand.
With Manush's two-bagger and Cos
Inns single the Nationals got back one
of these tallies in the third, then a
bitter battle ensued until the seventh,
when two more markers were chalked
up by the New Workers. Two were out
when Lazzeri doubled, so it was de-
cided to pass Dickey and take shot
at CroSetti His earlier homer was
discounted by Crowder, but the young
ster whacked single to register Tony
at the plate. Dickey was tearing to-
ward third as Schultz threw in and
when the wide heave went skipping
by Bluege the big Yankee catcher
scored.