Evening star., 1933-06-11
HIS TRIO OF HITS,
| TWO STEALS TELL
Gets Homer to cinch Game
With Red Sox-SteWart
Durable on Slab.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

6COIt xillCIl tllC VIII
II goose of the Potomac, flew
high over Kenway Park to-
day. With three hits, one his
fifth home run of the season and
two base thefts that led to scores,
the goose gloriously guided the
flock of Nationals to 7-to-5 tri-
umph over the Red Sox.
His first safety, a single, blazed
the way to the first Washington
tally that Offset homer Roy
Johnson had hit and with Dale
Alexander slamming for four
bases when the Red Sox had two
on in the ninth Goslin's circuit
clout proved just what the Nation
ais needed for victory.
The Goose stole second base after
cracking his first hit to get in posi-
ton to carry over the tying tally when
Fred Schultz slapped a one-baser and
later in the game he pilfered third
base in carrying on to tie-Shattering
score. 1t was in the seventh inning
when Heinie Manush was on the run
way that Goslin poled his homer into
the bleachers back of right center.
THE win was the third straight for
1 the Nationals, it got them the
series with the Red Sox three
games to one, meant an even break for
them in their six days of battling away
from home and left them In second
place an even four games behind the
League-leading Yankees.
Walter Stewart went the route on
the firing line to get credit for his
third win of the campaign and his
first since May z. when he pitched to
victory over the Tigers in Detroit. The
southpaw gave up nine hits, six in the
last three innings, and a lone pass.
Walter wabbled in the ninth after
striking out the first batter and two
singles were followed by big Alexis
nome run, but with the bases clear he
recovered quickly to dispose of two Red
Sox in succession
He1nie johnson right-handed all the
way for the home side and better sup
ported would have given the Nationals
great battle. They got to him for
dozen safeties and a trio of walks,
but they also were helped considerably
by three Red Sox errors, one a muf
OF fly ball by Roy johnson in right
field and two misplays by Johnny Ho-
dapp, the second sacker.
THE Cronin crew found the Boston
i box man troublesome the first
five innings, but piled up runs in
the next three. It was well it did with
what big Alex accomplished in the
final Red Sox turn at bat There was
lot of heads-up base running by the
Nationals and in all four bases were
pilfered. Schultz and Joe Kuhel in
the sixth session staged double theft,
with the former sliding safely home
Ferrell.
Excepting Stewart, every man in the
Washington lineup crashed the hit
column. The Boston blows were con-
fined to six batters, with Hodapp, Fer
rell and Alexander heading the attack.
Like Goslin's, the homers rammed by
Alexander and Roy johnson settled in
the right center bleachers.
Roy Johnscn's circuit blow came with
two out in the third inning, to give the
Red Sox a lead, but the Nationals
gled. stole second and scuttled to third
when Ferrell's throw went to center
because no Red Sox covered the middle
sack. Hodapp was charged with an
error for failing to get over In time
to take the chuck. Schultz singled and
the Goose romped to the plate.
IN the sixth Goslin forced out Manush,
i but made second when Hodapp
heaved wildly trying to complete q
double play. The Goose stole third
before Cronin walked, and again tailed
as Schultz hit for base Roy john
son failed to hold Kuhers hoist to deep
right. which let Cronin cross and
Schultz make third. Then Schultz
scored in the dual theft.
Manush's single with two out was
followed by Goslin's homer in the sew
enth. and in the eighth Kuhels one
baser and Ossie Bluege's two-bagger
were good for the LIST Washington
marker
Two were cut in the Red Sox seventh
when Alexander singled, and continued
to second as Manush fumbled. divers
one-base whack tailed the big fellow.
Seeds let third strike 60 by at the
outset of the home ninth, then Hodapp
and Ferren singled and Alex drove the
ball out Of the park