Evening star., 1933-07-28

American League today,
~ the Nationals are lording
1t over their arch-rivals,
the Yankees, mainly because they
seem able to outlast them more
often than not when they carry
the fight for the championship to
each other.
That 3-to-2 win scored by the
Capital clubmen in yesterdays
10-inning opener of the four-game
series, apt to figure prominently in
the pennant pursuit, was their
eighth in II engagements with the
YankS this season. And six of the
wins were scored by runs regis
tered after the seventh inning.
The tusSle yesterday was the third
with the New Workers to be bagged by
the Nationals in the tenth round The
other two overtime contests were staged
IN the big ball plant along the Harlem.
The Yanks on their home lot, as well
as in Griffith Stadium, seem to lack the
staying qualities possessed by the
spirited Washington flock.
Their triumph in the series starter
left the Nationals comfortably fixed for
protection of their league lead. Win
ming only once in the three remaining
games they would come out of the bat
tling Sunday still ahead of the New
York crowd
With AL Crowder. their right hand
To 81,
paw, in line for pitching service. Man
ager Joe Cronin and his charges were
highly hopeful of even greater success
IN the set, however. They are bent on
getting the Yankees down in this series
that they may shake them of entirely
In the next meeting of the clubs in New
York week after next.
Rising to the heights as they have
against the New Workers thus far, the
Nationals seem to have a more than
fair chance to achieve that aim.
Fireworks Due in Series.
"HERE will be lot of dust kicked
up in Griffith Stadium before the
Yankees are set down solidly, if
they are. They showed a deal Of kick
IN the series starter and battled right
down to the moment Cliff Bolton came
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Nationals had the bases crowded with
two out in the tenth. Mccarthy still
has flock of mound talent to fling at
the ambitious Cronin crew and much
of 1t should prove as troublesome as
Charley Ruf1ng did in the latest over
time tussle.
This should not affect the Nationals
overmuch if their slabmen measure up
to the mark set by Walter Stewart as
he left-handed his way through the
first eight innings of the opening fray
For seven rounds Stewart limited the
famed pitcher-maulers to .wo singles
and brace Of passes and in but one of
the innings did they have as many as
Two runners on at a time.
That was the fourth when Ruth
walked and took third when Gehrig
singled. There were two out at the
time, however. and Chapman ended the
danger by rolling into retirement.
Over this stretch the Nationals had
picked up two runs off Ruffng Schulte's
walk, Kuhels single and Luke SeWell's
loft were good for one score in the sec
Ond inning. In the sixth. Manush's
single, Cronin's stroll and Rulings low
throw after picking up Schulte's sacri-
ficial tap jammed the stations with
none out. Kuhel put up fly that
Chapman got after a hard run and
Manush tailed
The Nationals, though, had wasted
three of the hits and three of the passes
they had cleaned off Rufing He was
especially effective after Myer had
opened the first inning with triple.
Gosltn then lined out while Manush
and Cronin were struck out.
Get Tie OF Russell.
TN the eighth the Yankees got to
Stewart for three hits and a score.
D1ckey began the attack with q
single and Ruffing hit for base after
Crosetti lofted out. Combs -baser
then put across the run After Joe
Sewell rolled out, Stewart walked Ruth
ITO NIL the sacks. Gehrig's best, how
ever, was sharp bounder to Myer.
Stewart appeared to be tiring and
Manager Cronin had Russell on the
waTm-up strip throughout the eighth
inning. With two on and two out in
the home sides eighth batting turn, the
starting pitcher was lifted when Rice
went up to bat into a force play.
So Russell got in to get the victory
for it was of him the Yanks chalked
up their tying run. They needed an
error by Cronin to tally it, though
Chapman started the ninth with
double. Lazzeri tapped to Kuhel. who
threw to Bluege in an effort to get
Chapman between the bases. But the
fleet Yank doubled In his tracks and
slid back to second under Ossie's relay
Then Luke Sewell chucked to Cronin
trying to nab the runner. who had taken
a great lead off the middle base. Joe
had the ball ready for a play. but
dropped 1t as Ben again swiped by to
safety.
So Dickey's sacrifice and Pinch-batter
Walkers long fly accounted for score
that should not have crossed.
Yanks Threaten, Mats Win.
VYIHEN Combs opened the tenth
w with a double and Joe Sewell
sacrificed, another Yank score
seemed coming up. But Russell pur-
posely passed Ruth and pitched to Geh-
rig. All Lou did was hoist to ManuSh
In such short left Combs did not dare
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