Evening star., 1934-07-07

~ t1OnalS PROCEEDED 10 PUNISH Ine
left-handed Russell Van Alta
to the extent of two tallies. Only
Johnny Murphy. who pitched the
ninth. managed to hold the champions
at bay.
1t was Earl Whitehill who got credit
for pitching the Nationals to victory,
but Earl had to get some help from
Jack Russell. The Yankees hoped
on Whitehill for hits in every inning
he was on the hill Besides, he franked
five batters to first base. 1t was this
generosity that brought about White
hills departure in the eighth. Then
he walked the first two batters to face
him and the third one doubled. Rus
sell was hustled to the hill and be-
fore he could retire the side the run
ners Whitehill had left on scored.
With the Nationals only a tally
ahead it did not look so good for them
when Hoag doubled with two out IN
the eighth. But Russell purposely
passed Lou Gehrlg, and that danger
was gone when Chapman bounced
softly to the pitcher. Russell gave a
pass to Dickey at the start of the ninth,
but Byrd drilled into double play
and Heffner holsted harmleSSly. In
his brief term Russell convinced sKep-
tics here that he deserved selection as
relief pitcher on the American League
teams staff for the all-Star game next
week.
Gehrig's homer mood continued,
and the big buster Socked one into the
rlght-field bIeacherS in the fifth with
Saltzgaver aboard to make the YankS
even with the Nationals, the only time
in the fray. 1t also made Gehrlg
even with Bob johnson and Jimmy
Foxx of the AS at the top OF the list
OF major home-run hitters for it was
Larruping LOUIS twenty-tourth tour
baSer OF the season.
But it was Heinie Manush VINO
cracked down on the New YORK pitch
ing to become the attacking star OF
the day.
Heinie got himself double and two
singles, drove across three runs ana
scored as many.
10th sides scored in the third.
n Passes TO WhltehlIl and Myer
and an error by CroSettl loaded
the sacks. Then Manush singled two
across. For the YanKs, Saltzgaver
singled, Ruth drew pass and Gehrlg
hit for base TO get them one run.
A pass to Myer and doubles by
Manush and Travis accounted for two
Washington tallies in the fifth, but
the Yanks came right back to tie.
Crosetti tripled and Saltzgaver sin
gled. After Ruth popped out, Gehrig
hammered his homer.
With singles by Kress and Sewell
and Whitehills liner to Ruth, the
Nationals scored in the sixth for a
lead never relinquished. One-basers
by Manush and Cronin drove Ruf1ng
out of the picture in the seventh.
Schulte's hoist off Van Alta Tailed
Manush, and Kress' triple put over
another run.
The home side got solitary score
in this session from Ruth's walk,
Gehrig's infiel6 erasure and Chap
mans single. And after Myers pass,
Stones single and Cronin's triple had
hung up two for the champs in the
eighth, the Yanks staged their big
threat
Byrd walked to begin their eighth
Heffner also drew free ticket to hrSt
base Jorgens batted for Van Alta and
doubled to register Byrd at the plate.
That brought Russell to Whitehill's
relief A long fly by Crosetti cot Heff-
ner home Saltzgaver skied out, but
Hoag doubled and Jorgens scored. 1t
was here that Gehrig was purposely
put on, that Russell might get at
Chapman. And that worked out we'll.