Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-20
BIC HURLER NEEDS
SPECIAL UNIT ORM
Rookie From LookoutS May
Only See Opener of Set
With White Sox.
BY JOHN n. KELLER.

" U1LET WEAVER. young rlght-
hand pitcher, who has been in
many games for Chattanooga
l. OF the Southern Association this
season will be here tomorrow
in time 70 see the Nationals start their
t1ree-csn1e series with the White SoX
Iste Yesterday President Clark Griffith
wired the Loo6outs he would take
Weaver for the $500 asked and the
Lookout MANAGEMENT lost no time in
closing The deal and informing the local
p,cNv that the pitcher was on his way
e. Washington
But Bullet. as said before. may do
nothinS more than see the Nationals
oDen the White SoX series for there Is
no uniform at hand large enough TO
fit him and probably none can be mace
quickly enough 10 permit him to crash
into the clubs pre-gane practice. For
Bullet is lust about the biggest boxuaa
in big league base ball. He towers feet
s inches and weighs we'll above 200
pounds and President Griffith Is won-
cering where enough cloth to make
uniforms for this young giant may be
procured at short notice.
Battle fer Fifth Place.
With their infield reorgsnized after
Chalmer CisSell expensive ShoreStop.
sustained an injury the White SoX
will stage a series with the Nationals
tina; promises to be hot battle for
fifth place in the American League
standings.
This morning but game separated
tar ChicagoanS. occupying the top
berth Of the second division, and the
local aggregation. right behind them.
Unless the club directed by Lena
Blackhurne wins its scrap with the
Red Sox Al Boston today while the
Nationals are ldling, the Harris horde
could achieve fifth place by bagglng
two Of the three engagements IN the
impending series,
With CisseIj-who is a mighty good
shortfelder. by the wsy-out Of COM
mission. the White Sox have been us
Inc George Re6fern at shortstop. while
the recruit Earl Swanson and the vet
cram Bill Barrett have been working
on the other side of second base Very
GSely. Swanson will start at second
here.
The Nationals are apt to present
changed infield. too. for the series. OS-
Gle Bluege, who wrencfed an ankle
few Gays ago, Is ready to return TO the
var. but Joe Cronin. who also hurt an
ankle recently. but continued in the
lins-up. may be benched for day or
two
The club physician yesterday adj
vissd Manager Stanley Harris that
CTonin should be rested, but the young
player was used as it was thought the
extra day of inactivity might benefit
B.uege considerably. Tomorrow. though.
may see Bluege at third base again
end Bob Reeves tofling once more in
the shortfeld.
More Rest for Barnes.
Red Barnes. who vas patrolling the
center field regularly for the Nationals
when he spiked himself in Philadelphia
while attempting a shoetop catch. also
is fast recovering from the wound and
now can be used in pinches. He showed
10 loss of speed as q result of the self
spikmg when as a pinch-batter he
cracked a double yesterday and later
swept home from second base as mate
followed with hit
But Barnes wound is being kept open
rurposely. it being of the type that
would heal quickly at the surface with
out closing inside. something 10 DC
avoided. So It still is draining and
Barnes is not apt to perform regularly
until the drain is removed.
In their stand against the White Sox
thus far. the Nationals have won eight
games and lost as many. On the lot
here. the Harris horde has captured but
three of eight tits. In Chicago, 1t has
reversed this record. There seems little
- choose between the clubs, although at
present the Westerners appear TO be
somewhat stronger on the pitching slab
than the CAPITAL contingent
After the set with the White Sox, the
Nationals will loaf on Friday. put the
next day the Indians will arrive. the last
Western club to appear in Washington
this season -Four games are To be played
sith the Tribe. the series opening with
3 dou5le-header on Saturday.