Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-14

IN sixth place and with little
chance to finish any higher in
this years American League
race, the White SoX very likely
will become an experimental outfit
during the long September stay
on their home lot. Their midget
manager, DOME Bush, just as pep
perry and just as full of bright
ideas as when he managed the
Nationals back in 1923, figures the
last few weeks of the season will
afford him a wonderful opportu-
nifty to experiment with his tall
ent and thereby get a good line
on it before what may be left of
the Chicago club goes to training
camp next Spring.
"I am well acquainted with the sit
uation after nearly season with the
club said Bush this morning, but 1
am not yet convinced that some of the
players are placed where they can give
the best accounts of themselves. Next
month at home ought to be fine time
to look over the fellows more than
manager possibly can when he is trying
to get his club up in the running in the
early going. I hope to take advantage
of the opportunity.
IT believe the White SoX ought to be
better than they have for some time.
There's a lot of good ball players
among them and with bit of strength
added here and there the club should
not again be the mark it has been for
many rivals this year. 1t isn't bad
fielding club now and it isn't a bad club
in the pitching and catching depart
ments. But 1t doesn't hit enough to win
consistently.
ct think, though. there will be i'm
provement in offensive. There are sew
eral natural hitters among the White
Sox and several of the younger players
recently have indicated that they are
lust finding themselves at bat. Give
the White SoX some more punch and
1t ought not to be long before they
would make all opponents hustle"
DUSH is particularly eager to discover
ID inst how much he may expect Of
Chalmers Cissell, the infielder who
came up from the minors several years
ago with such glowing reports OF his
ability as a fielder and hitter. CIs-
sell played at short before Bush as
sumed the management OF the Whlte
Sox, but his performance at that posi-
ton had been so severely criticized that
the new pilot elected to try the player
at second base.
For a time Cissell played whale OF
n game around the middle sack, then
slumped to such an extent he was taken
out of the lineup. Recently, though,
Bush has been trying Cissen at third
base and the young fellow has done
right WELL considering the position Is
quite strange to him.
Before this season ends" said BUSH,
"I intend to have CiSsell back at short
stop. I want to see him play there
in a number of games that may
Judge for myself his possibilities at that
position. Cissell is a gritty player and
I like the way he works. intend to
satisfy myself as to where he belongs
in the infleld."
TN Gregory Mulleavy the White Sox
i appear to have picked up a good
prospect. He certainly has shown
to advantage in games here as fielder
and as a hitter Mulleayy is but u
wears old, hasn't had much service
in the minors and may need some
more experience before he may be
reckoned a big Lacquer, but ne looks
q conner.
He sought a trial with the White
Sox when he was still in high school
in Detroit and so impressed Ray Schalk.
then manager of the Chicago club, that
Ray got the youngster job with
Petersburg. When the Petersburg club
blew. Mulleavy went to Raleigh In the
Piedmont League and later was taken
on by Toledo. 1t was from the Ameri-
can Association club the White Sox
got Mulleayy late in June.
ILLNESS forced Manager Walter
i johnson to leave his club yesterday
before it engaged the White Sox in
the second game of the short series
here but though he was compelled to
retire TO his home the pilots condition
was not regarded serious by his ply
sicians. There was chance he would
be back with the Nationals this after
noon, although he had been advised to
rest day or two.
Capt. Judge again assumed charge
of the Washington club as he did dur
ing JohnSon's absence week ago and
directed its operations against the
White SoX. The Nationals came
through with their second successive
win over Bush's band and their fourth
straight victory, scoring this time
7-to-4 triumph
They beat former teammate, Gar
land Braxton, nicking him for five hits
and as many runs in the first two
frames. After Braxton had filled the
bases and issued pass forcing over
Dutch Henry, who passed the first bat
ter facing him TO force over another
marker
A pass, theft, hit and sacrifice Melted
the Nationals another run of Henry in
the fifth frame and they combed Al
Thomas, who pitched in the eighth,
for their seventh tally.
The Nationals got II hits, z passes
and were helped by the only White Sox
error, that made by BraXton. Buddy
Myer headed the attack with four hits,
one triple. He registered against each
of the White Sox hurlers.
DUMP HADLEY did the pitching for
ID the home side and was tapped
safely IA times. He gave two
passes and his support was guilty of
three errors, yet the White Sox were
able to score in but one inning, the
seventh. Then they clustered four hits
with walk and an error by Myers for
four runs.
Johnny Watwood was the White Sox
batter finding Hadley particularly easy.
He made four hits in five trips to the
plate, but failed to score or drive over
a score.
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