Evening star., 1934-08-11
FOXX GETS HOMER
ASA'S WIN, Z TO |.
Benton Holds Gritfs to
Three Hits in Tight
Contest.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

Jimmy Foxxs thirty-sixth home
run OF the season in the fourth in
ming started the Athletics on the
way to 2-to-l victory over the Ma
tionals in the opening game of to-
days double-header at Griffith Sta
dunn
FIRST INNING.
PHILADELPHIA-Cramer singled
to right. Williams drove into a dou-
BILE play, Bluege to Myer to Susko.
Johnson flied to Schultz. No runs.
WASHINGTON-Williams threw
out Myer. Susko flied to Cramer.
So did Manush. No runs.
SECOND INNING.
PHMADEIPHIA--Foxx rolled to
Myer. Higgins flied to Harris in short
right center. Coleman walked. Nc
Nair singled TO left. Coleman STOP
ping at second. Berry forced Nc
Nair. Bluege to Myer. No runs.
WASHINGToN--Cronin flied to
Johnson. Benton tossed out Schultz.
Bolton bounded to Williams. No runs.
THIRD INNING.
PHII.ADELPHIA-B singled
to left. Craner also singled to left
and Benton was out trying to take
third. Manush to Bluege, Cramer 60
ing to second on the throw. Williams
grounded to Bluege and Cramer was
run down, Bluege to Myer to Cronin.
Williams tried to take second on the
play and was caught. Cronin to Myer
for double play. No runs.
WASHINGTON lined to
johnson. Higgins threw out Bluege.
Weaver lined to Williams No runs.
FOURTH INNING.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. flied to
Manush. Foxx hit a homer into the
left-fleld stands for his thirty-sixth
OF the season and went into a tie
with Lou Gehrig of the Yankees for
the major league lead. Bluege stabbed
Higgins liner and threw him out.
Coleman singled to right. McNair
took third strike. One run.
WASHINGTON - Myer walked.
SuSko sacrificed, Benton to Foxx.
Manush singled to right center, scor-
ing Myer. Cronin sent a long fly to
Cramer. Schultz flied to johnson.
One run.
FIFTH INNING.
PHILADELPHIA-Berry singled to
left center. Weaver picked up Ben
toms sacrifice and threw wildly over
second trying for a force play, Berry
reaching third and Benton second on
the error. Myer threw out Cramer,
Berry scoring and Benton going to
third. Bluege threw out Williams,
Benton holding third. johnson lined
to Manush. One run.
WASHINGTON - williams threw
out Bolton. Harris, trying to dodge
close pitch, grounded to Foxx.
Bluege grounded to Higgins. No runs.
SIXTH INNING.
PHILADELPHIA-Foxx got a sin
gle with a grounder to deep short
and took second when Cronin threw
wildly past first base. Higgins popped
to Myer. Coleman lined to Susko,
who threw TO Cronin, doubling Foxx
OF second. No runs.
Observation-Disclosures threw out
Weaver. Williams threw out Myer.
Susko lined to Cramer. No runs.
SEVENTH INNING.
PHILADELPHIA - Cronin threw
out McNair. Berry flied to Harris.
Benton famed. No runs.
Observation-Disclosures hoisted
to johnson. Cronin flied to Cramer.
McNair threw out Schultz. No runs.
EIGHTH INNING.
PHILADELPHIA-Cr flied to
Schultz. Cronm threw out williams.
johnson singled TO center. Foxx sin
gled to left. sending Johnson to sec
ond, Higgins lined to Manush. No
runs
Observation-Disclosures doubled TO
left. Sewen ran for Bolton Harris
walked Bluege. trying TO sacrifice,
popped 10 Benton. Travis batted for
Weaver He flied to Cramer Myer
went out, Foxx to Benton, covering
first. No runs.
NINTH INNING.
PHILADELPHIA-Bu now pitch
ing and Sewell catching for Wash
ington. Coleman flied to Schultz
McNair singled to left, and was out
stealing. Sewen to Myer. Cronin
threw out Berry. No runs
WASHINGTON-Susko walked.
Manush doubled down the right field
line, sending Susko TO third Cronin
was purpOsely passed, filling the
bases. Kress ran for ManuSh. Schultz
famed. Sewen drove into g double
play. McNatr to Williams TO Fox.
No runs.