Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-06-10

~ OSTON, June 9.-Behind
- a record-breaking bar
rage of two-base hits the
- Nationals charged to an
8-to-1 victory today that not
only evened their series with the
Red Sox at one all, but also
cleared their title to fifth place
in the hottest American League
race in years.
Joe Cronin and his charges did all
their scoring in the eighth inning
when among their nine safeties were
six doubles, a total making a mark
for such clouts in one round of major
base ball since 1900 and tying the all.
time record set by the old Chicago
Nationals way back in 1883.
Their record is all the more impress
sive in that it was made at the ex-
pense of the great Robert Moses
Grove. left-hander extraordinary. Up
to the time they showered Fenway
Park with the extra-base drives the
| Nationals we're as putty in Groves
hands. They had hit him frequently,
but not with men on the runway.
So tight had been Groves pitching
that a home run driven into the
right-fleld bleachers by Roy johnson
at the beginning of the Red Sox sew
enth batting turn looked good enough
to spoil an otherwise fine mound per-
| Torrance by Monte Weaver of the
Cronin clan.
But Weaver rallied strongly after
that powerful punch that for the
FIRST time sent a ball into Fenvay
Parks new right-fleld sun parlor, AIS
feet distant from the home plate, and
went on to his seventh victory and
sixth complete game of the campaign.
Grove Willis Under Fire.
Grove, though. wilted under the
terrific fire of the eighth and gave
| way to the venerable left-handed
Pennock. But not before all the
plate denting had been accomplished
| by the hold-over champions.
That eighth inning into which the
Nationals hurled their greatest Of
fensive exhibition of the year saw a
dozen batters step to the plate, two
to make two hits each. five Of the
six 2-baggers socked in succession
and the most spectacular catch made
at the expense Of a Washington club
swinser in this campaign tossed in to
start round ending two-way erasure
1t was Ossie Bluese who opened the
attack with a slam down the left-field
line that but for JohnSons fast field
ing would have been the first of the
| series of doubles that ensued. Then
3, Heinie Manush lined TO right and the
overzealous Dick Porter instead OF
playing the drive safely came In for a
try at a shoe-top catch. The ball got
by him for two bases to send Bluege
to the far corner.
Up stepped Joe Cronin to crash the
ball high against the fence back OF
left-center. Bluege scored with the
ceadlocking run. Manush failed to
judge the drive correctly and ran
back to tag up at second, fearing a
catch. Cronin got a double with his
blow. but Manush only made third,
where he was checked by Coach
| Schacht. Heinie might have scored.
too, for Reynolds return was wild and
rolled far into the infeld before it
was grabbed by the Boston defense.
Schacht. though, could not foresee
that.
Three More Doubles Follow.
1t made no difference, however. for
three more two-base hits followed
Dave Harris rammed one against the
left-feld barrier and Manush and
Cronin counted. Rick Terrell at
tempted to pick Harris of second, but
the catcher's throw went to center
and the runner pulled up at third
base. Fred Schultz lined to right and
Porter tried for a one hand catch.
The ball glanced of his glove to be-
come a double and Harris crossed
Red kress followed with a shot to
the depths of center for two bases
to send Schultz home.
Then came Joe Kuhel and Eddie
Philips. the two who failed to hit in
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