Evening star., 1940-09-29
Griffmen Break Even
With Yanks 10 Land
In Seventh Place
N. Y. Still Could Tie
For Second; Hudson
Scores 18th Win
Nv BJJRTON HAWKINS.

The Nationals clinched seventh
place after hesitant start yester-
day at Grifith Stadium, faltering
by winning the first game of a
double -header with the Yankees,
40, before injecting a generous dash
Of mediocrity to drop the eight
inning nightcap, IL.
That first game served to chill
second-place ambitions of the YAM
KEGS who now can hope for no more
than q tie for the runner-up berth.
Either q victory for Cleveland or a
defeat for the Yankees in final
games today will drop the four time
champs into third place.
The opener also provided the ma.
terial for Rookie Sid Hudson to
register his 18th victory of the cam
paign. climaxing remarkable come
back in which the big blond young
ster won IS of his last % starts
after losing 9 of his first IL.
With possibility Of creating a tie
for sixth place with the St. Louis
Brownss increasing after snatching
the first game. the Mats promptly
nullified the chance by reverting to
rancid play in the second game, thus
falling as low as seventh place for
only the third time in "a years.
Donald Mound Master.
Washington was deader than the
League of Nations in that second
game, mastering only four hits of
a wild Atley Donald, who pitched
hitless ball for the final four in
nings, or until Umpire Ormsby de-
cided the park was as dark as the
Mats outlook and called the game
at the end Of the eighth.
The Mats spurted into a 10 lead
In the first inning, what with being
aided by three walks. but the YAM
KEGS hammered an Unsupported
Ken Chase for two runs in the
third. three more in the fifth and
added single runs Of Joe Haynes
in the seventh and eighth.
Some 5000 customers were vision
ing a double victory for the Mats in
the first inning. when George Case
walked and stole second before
Buddy Lewis also walked Johnny
Welaj drilled into a double play,
however, Case scoring on Jimmy
Bloodworth single to center after
Cecil Travis also had walked.
This terminated Washington run
producing, New York taking over
from that point. Chase walked Red
Rolfe, pitched single to Joe Di
Maggie and triple to Buddy Rosar
to maneuver the Mats out of the lead
in the third.
Yanks Swell Lead in Fifth.
An error by Welaj. a wild pitch
a walk to Charley Keller and singles
by Di Maggie, Rosar. Jake Powell
and Donald increased New York S
lead to ST. in the fifth. Haynes
forced in a run in the seventh by
walking Joe Gordon, Roife and Kel-
Ter after Babe Dahlgren had
scratched a single Powell scored
in the eighth through the medium
of his single. walk to Crosetti a 4 |
Catcher Jake Early's muff of Short
stop Sherrard Robertson's throw to
the plate.
The Yankees blasted Chase and
Haynes for IA hits, dealing Ken his
seventeenth defeat against IS wins
Hudson made his final appearance
as rookie an impressive one, scat
tering nine hits. The Mats raped
as many of Marvin Breuer to pro-
duce two runs in the fifth inning
and two more in the seventh. which
was all they required to take the
opener.
The Yankees nicked Sid for a
run in the second when Selkirk
walked. stole second and scored on
Dahlgren's double to right. but the
Mats bounded back to take 2-l
lead in the fifth.
Ferrell Launches Rally.
Rick Ferrell launched the upris-
ing with double to left. moving
to third as Cases grounder took
weird hop over Shortstop Cro-
setti's glove Lewis punched a single
to center. scoring Ferrell and send
ing Case to third and when Di Mag
gio fumbled, the ball Case scored
and Lewis continued to second. Gee
Walker followed with a single of
Gordon's glove. but Lewis was out
at the plate attempting to score.
New York locked the count in
the sixth as Hudson issued a walk
to Keller. who stopped at second
on Di Maggio's single to left before
scoring on Selkirks double to the
same sector. The Yanks added
another run in the seventh to take
a 30 lead on Gordon's single, Kel-
ler's walk and Di Maggio's single.
That set the stage for Washing
tons game-winning rally, also start
ed by Ferrell with a single to right
with one out. Hudson popped to
Rolfe for the second out, but Case
lined double to left, which Keller
got his glove on, but couldn't hold.
That blow scored Ferrell and Case
romped across as Lewis looped .