Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-04

Bucky reports his BengalS IN
good trim and ready to give the
Nationals a great tuSSle. The
Tiger pack is thirsting for blood
by the way. Those lickingS 1t took
in Philadelphia do not set SO well
and likely it will leap at the Capt.
tai crew with all claws out.
I The Nationals, though. are rather
peppery themselves as a result OF hav-
ing lust won a series for the fourth
time this season. Although some OF
their pitchers are somewhat snaKy'
Johnson's charges these days are PACK.
ing a little more punch than usual and
may have a surprise in store for the
Tigers and the Washington fans.
Although the season is nearly two
thirds gone, the Nationals still have
number of Sunday dates remaining on
their home schedule. Six Sabbath en-
gagements are listed for Gr1fhth sta
dunn after today's dual sketch Win
the bludgeoning Bengals, all OF WASH
ington Eastern rivals and two OF tnoSe
in the West being due to show tnen
wares here.
The next local Sunday bill after to-
DAVIS will be that with the Atnletlcs
of Philadelphia on September l. the
White Sox will show here September Q
and the Tigers September 10. Inen
the Athletics will visit again for sun.
day scrap on Septenbc: ": By tnat
time Connie Mack's outflt should nave
the American League pennant tucked
away. m 49, v.n
ices. of New York, who now are DONG
nothing more than settling themselves
comfortably in second place, VIII pat
tie with the Nationals in the georgia
avenue yard. Sunday, OCTOBER Q. VIII
wind up the season with the Reo ooX
of Boston the Nationals guests. 90 ~
seems that there's much entercalnmen,s,
ahead for those who like their base ban
on Sundays.
Maybe Buddy Myer at last has found
+he spot where he may be most useIul
to a ball club. After more than SIX
weeks of service as, second saCkeL
with the Nationals, the young 1enoW
who lust couldn't make q go OF II at
shortstop and never was particularly
innpressiye at the far corner OF the ola-
mond is making progress In his new
ioh For several weeks, Myer was as
uncertain in his fielding as a second
haseman as he was at short ana tnlio,
hut recently he has come along WIN
a rush and now ranks with several otne[
middle sack guardians In the matter Oh
defensive a01llIY. N1yCI IlOW 40 AAAS-A>~~-o
nIays to his right better than ne ever
did in the other positions and his WORK
to his left recently has been OF spark
ling order.
Buddy still is somewhat weak at pivot
ing in double-play attempts He prop.
abIv lacks the second-basing instinct
that sends the really great second base
men to the bag without thinking Wnen
a two-way erasure chance comes along
yet he has improved greatly In TINS
respect during his short service IN tne
position. Another six weeks at second
and Myer may be covering the pag
automatically just as the high-class
second basemen do.
Myer has not been setting the league
afire with his batting lately. but ne mas
developed the happy knack Of hitting
in pinches, and after all, the hits that
drive over runs mean more to the hit
ter's club than the hits that merely
swell the fnitter's average.
For a time several OF the hlgner- ups
with the Nationals feared Myer never
would. become a big league ball player.
They felt he had nothing more tnan
hitting ability as a major Lacquer. NOW
these one-time skeptics fancy the young
fellow, holding him a fine prospect.
Buddy deserves to make good. He has
peen battling against odds for some