Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-06-26


~ be called upon for mound serv-
4 ice tomorrow in efforts to make
a success of the Nationals start
in the three-day double-header series
in Boston. Manager Stanley Harris
figures that in the left-handed young
Robert Burke and the right-handed
venerable Samuel Jones he has just the
hurlerS apt to prove bad medicine" for
the Red Sox
With the six games to be played in
Boston in the next three days offering
his club an opportunity TO reach the
500 mark in winning percentage for the
first time since April 25 and also to
establish Itself comfortably in the first
division Of the American League. the
pilot is more than eager TO have it begin
well in Fenway Park. These Red Sox
have been troublesome foes all season.
but couple of Earring joltS on the jaw
handed them at the opening bell might
make the going easier for the Nationals
the remainder Of the way. Bucky be-
IieveS.
With only nine-man pitching staff.
these six games in three days constitute
an ardous program for the Nationals
However. it ought TO be just as arduouS
for the Red SoX. They aren't blessed
with any extraordinary amount of slab
talent. The series probably will call into
action everything each club has in a
pitching way.
Hurlers Appear Fit.
Burke, who started a game last Fri
day for the first time this season. gave
performance fine in every way. To SUBJ
Que the Red Sox, he depended mainly
upon control and there certainly was no
faint Of wiidneSs to his work. Not
base on balls did he issue nor did he
pink any of the Boston batters. The
seven hits he yielded were spread over
five innings. The youngster appeared
as strong at the finish of the game as
at its start and he should be ready to
give good account Of himself In the
Hub.
Jones, although defeated in his last
time out. has been one of the best hurl-
ers the club has put forth during the
past month, and there is no reason TO
believe he viii be lacking in effective
ness when he faces Bill Carrigan's crew.
The Nationals viii hustle out Of town
this evening shortly after ending their
six-game set with the Athletics Fol-
lowing their invasion of Boston. they
viii step into Philadelphia for one game
with the AS on Saturday. then come
home for three-weeks sojourn.
This afternoons engagement with the
Nacks viii determine whether the Ma
tionals viii have picked up two games
On the leagues Second-place club or
merely have played to an even break in
the slx-gane block. At least a $3.50
split with the AS was assured yeSter-
day when the clan Harris bagged both
ends of q double-header to run the
number of consecutive wins over the
visitors to three.
Thrills in Dual Win.
The So and 7-2 successes scored
by the Nationals in the dual sketch were
cllockfui Of thrills for the nearly 10000
fans that attended the affair.
The first game afforded brilliant
pitchers duel between Garland Braxton
and Jack Quinn after the latter settled
20 a steady stride following second ms
tioi1al fielding tests by the Nationals and
q tlree-hit home-club rally after two
were out in the ninth to produce the
decisive counter
The second game brought forth a
brilliant three-hit exhibition by Lloyd
Brown, left-hander, starting a contest
for the second time this season;
powerful home-rln punch by Jimmy
Fox Of the visitors, a double steal in
which Sam Rice tailed, and one of
the most hectic bits Of hurting seen
on the local lot this year. Ossie Or
vol, big portsider Of the As, in the
three and two-thirds innings he toiled
was wilder than any native Of Borneo
ever dreamed Of being. Joe Bush fol-
lowed Orwell on the hin and took some
punishment. but he did know the To-
cation Of the plate at least.
Grit Huriers Show Control.
The feature of the work of the
left-handers was their superb control