Evening star., 1933-07-02
GET G HITS IN ROW
TO CAP 11-3B BATTLE.
Thomas Breezes Route WhiIsI
Enemy Uses 3 SIabmen.
Cronin Hits Homer.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

Z RO11, VNlCll., July l.
Battling to protect their
J one-game advantage over
the Yankees, the league
leading Nationals danced around
the bases at Navin Field to the
tune of Is hits today and thor
oughly humbled the Tigers in an
11-to-3 jamboree.
The victory was the second in
succession for the Cronin crew
over Bucky Harris Bengal band,
assuring it an even break at least
in the series ending here tomor-
row and making it's record for this
Western swing to date 13 wins
against 3 losses
All but two of the Washington blows
figured in the scoring done by the
league leaders. The Nationals strong
offensive was launched in the third in
ming and was at its height in the fifth.
when, with six successive singles, four
runs were registered to tuck away the
game.
Three home runs were slammed for
the entertainment of the scant Satur-
DAY crowd. Joe Cronin sent one soar
ing into the open stand back of right
field when Goose Goslin was perched on
first base in the seventh session. The
Tigers collected two circuit clouts to ac-
count for all their scores. Gerry
Walker and Hank Greenberg lofted
them over the left-field barrier, Green
berg's coming when Jack Stone was on
the runway in the seventh.
Thomas Needs Little Help.
"HE Nationals did not need such
a slashing attack. the way Al
phonse Thomas pitched for them.
He was in fine fettle and limited the
Tigers to seven safeties spread over six
innings. Thomas control was splendid,
too. He wasted few of his pitches and
did not walk a batter. He finished
strongly in going a route for the first
time since taking beating in Boston
on June 8. the day on which his club.
with victory in the second game of
double-header launched its sensational
drive to the top of the league.
Three pitchers were sent into action
b. Manager Harris of the Tigers and
mcnt. Buckley revised his peak pro-
gram to start Victor zSorrell instead of
Fred Marberry against the Capital club
and the revision proved unwise. Sor-
rell got away with two fine innings. but
tOttered in the third and passed out in
the fifth. He had been whacked for six
sateties, all singles, and five Washing
ton runs had been chalked up.
After lifting the right-hander Harris
cent the 1nft-hGn6pr E1nn HnUSptf fn
the hill and the Nationals immediate
ly fell upon the quarter blood Indian
for two more singles to put over an
other score. Seven more hits and
pass were cleaned off Hogsett, with the
Cronin crew staging two more scoring
bees before he gave way to a pinch
batter n the eighth. Then little Art
Herring. orthodox hurfer, came on to
set back three Nationals in order in
the ninth.
Manush. Cronin Lead Attack.
!TTEINIE MANUSH and Cronin were
the big guns of the Washington
attack. each got three hits and
drove across 4 runs. Manush tailed
twice and Cronin once. Heinie did
most of his effective hitting while Sor-
rell was on the slab, but Cronin got
his homer, double and single off the
6OuIUpdWlllS r1OSSttt.
1t was Sewell's single opening the
third inning that started the Nationals |
on their scoring way. Thomas dropped |
a sacrificial bunt that was kicked !!
about by the first baSeman and there |
were two on the runway. Mrer sacri- |
feed, then Manush. with a one-baser, |
drove over two tallieS
SeWell went out at the start of the |
fifth frame. but the next six batterS |
singled. Blows by Thomas and Myer !
were followed by Manush'S drive to
score Tommy and move Myer to third |
base. Manush made second when his |
hit was fumbled by the center fielder |
Goslins single scored two and brought |
Hogsett to Sorrell'S relief. Cronin and |
Schultz singled. the second of these |
hits enabling the Goose to dent the |
counting block
Walkers homer got the Tigers in |
the run column for the first time in |
came back in the seventh to hang up
blow and Cronin's four baser did it. |
With triple by Stone and Greenberg's |
circuit slam the Tigers counted their |
last in the seventh. The Washington |
outfit, though, boosted its score in the |
next round.
Sewell, leading off an inning for the |
fourth time in the game. drew the only
pass that came the Nationals way
Thomas sacrificed and Myer got an in
field hit Manush with single then
drove Sewell to the big base and after
Goslin struck out Cronin crashed
double against the scoreboard to send
In the last two scores of the day.