Evening star., 1928-06-06
SOUTHPAW PROVES
CLASSASSTARTER
Holds Browns to One Run as
GritfS Collect Four-PIay
White Sox Today.
ny JOHN n. KELLER.

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CHICAGO. June 6.-Today's game
between Washington and the White Sox
was called of ON account of wet grounds.
CHICAGO. June 6.-when Garland
BraXton came to the Nationals from
the Yankees ii was understood that he
was not able to act as a starting pitcher.
But it seems that everything was misun-
derstood in the deal that sent Dutch
Ruether 10 the New York club and gave
the Nationals BraXton and Nick Cullop.
Cullop. of course. meant nothing to the
club He was supposed to be hitter
but fiEzled quickly and died from the
league. BraXton, however. stuck along
rs relief pitcher all last year and
was figured only that.
This year. with most of~the Nationals
pitching cor F5S TS09sii41g T09ssii41g poorly, Manager
Harris deemed il necessary to press into
service men he had purposely intended
to hold In reserve He first tried Fred
Marberrv, the husky Texan. who had
been with the club since the season OF
1923. Marherry was thought TO have
the makingS of good starting pitcher
and was experimental with last season
He did not show real worth, however, as
q starter. But this season Harris mace
another attempt TO employ him as a
beginner. Marberrv was tried ana iall-
ed TO make good. even though he stii
was considered of value as relief man.
Braxton Proves Something.
As a last resort, Harris. with this re-
duced pitching staff, determined 1t was
necessary to use s man of the aoliity
Of Braxton In other seasons ana with
other clubs Braxton was thought to be
entirely too frail TO so through nine
innings. This was something to De
learned. 1t has been. Just last week
in New York against the hard-hittlng
Yankees. Braxton went through fun
nine innings and allowed but four OF
the Yankees TO get on the runway. That
was a remarkable demonstration o.
pitching ability.
Only Yesterday Manager Harris in
stead of starting Milton CASTOR as he
had figured TO do in the second game
with the Browns, in St. Louis, sent
Braxton to the slab All Braxton did
was keep the Browns bafiled fairly well
after the first inning and win his
game. 4 TO !. II was quite fine show
ing for a pitcher who had not been
figured to be able to go more than
few innings in an afternoon.
Braxton allowed the Browns only
sa-eties. and after the first inning, IN
which they punched hits and got !
run. they we're helpless before him. It
was really a fine exhibition for pitcher
who had been considered entirely too
weak to hold his own against any kind
Of big league club. Last year Harris
tried him og1ce as a starter. but within
q day or two after Braxton had been
IN bed with a severe cold. Then the
pitcher apparently was not in shape TO
reveal lis true worth. Now everything
appears different.
! In that first inning yesterday the
Browns socked the left-hander for 3
hits Those hits yielded the only tally
the st. Louis outfit got during the game.
After that Braxton was touched for
safeties, but kept them well spread and
pitched qnite iudiciOus game.
Reeves Is Hitting Hard
That run the Browns got in the
first. inning matched tally the Ma
fsonslS had gotten in their initial turn.
which came from a drive into the left
Geld stands by Bob Reeves. very sound
smack or Jack Ogden, former Baltl-
more pitcher and brother OF curry
Ogden. who used TO pitch Tor the
washington club. Incidentally u was
Roo's second homer Of the season. he
really is hitting the ball sOundly now,
DESPITE hts slump during the past week
1n hitting averages.
After that the Browns we're out OF
the game entirely, while the Nationals
continued to take advantage OF Ogoens
ustcking. All told. theyzgot eight hits.
They were well separated. though, and
A was not until the fifth inning that
they got another run. Then Bluege
doubled and couple sacrifices got him
snvey the ffyEa7fHag block
In the sixth inning combination OF
three hits netted the Nationals their
third run. and in the eighth inning
Goose Goslin lined the ball 10 right
field stands for the fourth tally. 1t
was his sixth homer Of the year.
This afternoon the Nationals were 10
open a fouF-gam series with the White
Eox here II was considered likely Mil
ton CASTOR would take the slab for the
Washington bunch. There was great
chance that the Nationals would have
% face the pitching Of Ted Lyons.