The Washington times., 1929-07-25
KID WALSH
WILL FACE
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By Bob Thayer

By Bob Thayer
Every big league ball club
has It's pitching bugaboosl No
matter how formidable the
team or how potent the punch,
certain slabmen, not always
the best, can spill the works.
The sixth.place Washington Griff-
men undoubtedly have more thai
their share of mound menaces but,
even 50, they find some hurlers more
effective than others. Which intrs-
duces young Ed Walsh, counterpart
of the famous Big Ed.
This slender STRIPPING II now spend
ing his second season In the big
show and has much to learn. The
one thing he seems to have mastered
thoroughly, however. 10 the art OE
stopping the Griffs.
walsh first threw ) Wreaaeh
into Manager Walter J0lHnsonis
machine early In the year when
he pitched six.llit bah while
romping through 10 victory.
This represented hls first
triumph Of the year.
Fortified thus, Big Eds offspring
then sent the St Louis Browns spin
ming for a long count while checking
up another win, after which his
string ceased abruptly.
There. was to be 4 continuation,
N rod hNy
hopping back into stride last week
at the expense OF these same Grifi-
men, Lut-duelling Fred Marberry
while knocking off his third verdict
OF the season.
comparatively little trouble against
orthodox throwing this year, Young
Ed Is an exception to the well.
known rule. The parade Of south
paw swingers marched to the tee
by Manager Johnson has failed
utterly to disconcert him as his
record will testify.
The NOtrs Dame graduate
must travel at ton speed, how
ever. II he intends making Il
three straight and charm
when the GFiffmen and SOx
terminate their wranglo at the
Georgia Avenue Stadium.
Fred Marberry. who bowed to
Walsh last week not only viii have
4 revenge motive at issue but also
win be cunning for his tenth
victory Of the season, quite an
ambitious achievement for
pitcher with q second division outfit.
Fred pitched fine ball when last
opposed to walsh and the Sox. but
was lifted for a pinch hitter late
in the game and therefors charged
with the loss. He will attempt TO
rectify this defeat today, and II
he clicks up to his usual standard
probably win succeed In doing 20.
Pitcher Bob Burke, e2.year-old
sidewinder, lowered the Pals
Hose for the second time within
q week yesterday after q spirited
| session at the Griffith stamping
| grounds. 3 to ?.
AL Thomas, who had given Burke
q rousing battle, lost ont on Chal-
mers Cissell's wretched tumble Of
Sam Vests pop fly with two gone
In the eighth period, Goslin register.
ing from first base, while West
made second before Cissell could re-
cover.
Prior to this incident Burke
generally had held the upper hand,
some tine backstopping and timely
icIubbing by little Muddy Ruel tax.
| ing him over the tough spots and
keeping him in tune throughout.
Burke and Thomas both bright.
ened the earlier sections with some
pinch.pitching, Bob retiring the side
with the paths choked and one out
in the fourth and also coming
through with . choice bit In the
fifth.
Thomas had fooled tie Grfi.
mon In the second when he
turned back tho next three men
after two singles had placed
runners ON first and third with
nobody gone.
Two singles ana 4 sacrifice ac-
counted for White Sox marker
In the second semester, while the
Griffmen slapped over . pair In
the fifth when singles by West and
Cronin, RuepB double and Hayes
aerial suicide registered.
An error by Jack Hayes helped
the visitors coin their knotting
count In the eighth, after which
GOslin's pass and CisseIl's two-base
muff Of Vests pop fly In their
half sent the Griffmen out In front
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