Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-12
HARRIS PITCHERS
STRIKE FAST PACE
Twin Bills May Give Burke
and Thomas Chance to
Start Games.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

the four days of tuSSling
here the Nationals antici-
pate plenty of trouble with
the Tigers. Although the Detroit
club is a second division outfit
and scarcely comparable with the
top-notch Washington outfit in
the long run, right now it is bat
ting desperately to reach the first
division and is putting up much
stronger game than formerly. Re-
Gently Manager Bucky Harris
pitchers have performed much
better than they did in the three
game series in Washington, and
they have been getting good sup
port. The Tigers are no set-up
these days.
The goal the Tigers have set for
themselves is a position better than
that held by the Indians at the finish
of the race and as they are right close
to the Indians now they aanay be eX-
pected to put up keen fight against
any opponent. Trouncing the Tribe
soundly yesterday with many members
of the Washington club looking on, the
Tigers pulled up to within four games
of Cleveland AS they are going at
present they will take a deal of beating
Since facing the Nationals in Wash
tngtOn last month the Tigers have won
of IS games played. Really they have
braced better than that, for after losing
straight the Tigers came back to take
Of their last dozen engagementS-a
fast pace for Second-division club.
With flock of double-headerS at hand
1t looks as though Bob Burke and
Myles Thomas may be pressed into
service as starters during the Cleveland
series opening next Wee nesday.
Tn1NT Ill e.
Marberry and Hadley to toll in regular
order and desires to give Jones four
days OF rest between games. As he had
planned to use Crowder and Marberry
today, this pair likely will hurl in the
twin bill with the Indians next We'd
nesday. Hadley's next turn, according
to schedule, would be against the Tigers
Monday and the Indians Friday and
Jones turn would fall on Tuesday, the
nnal day Of the series here.
Either Brown or LiSka will fill in here
Sunday and either could be employed
again Thursday in Cleveland, but Burke
or Thomas would have to be called in
for duty in the double-header in Cleve-
land week from today.
Once these double-headers in the
West are out of the way, johnson will
have few pitching worries until he runs
into successive twin bills early in Au-
gust.
HEINIE MANUsH is getting along
4 4 nicely. thank you. and hopes to be
at the ball park tomorrow although |
he may not don a uniform before
Monday.
This morning the Nationals hitting |
and outf1elding star. whose left leg gave
way while he was running out safety |
in Boston Wednesday, declared the limb |
felt much better and that his surgeon |
hao said he could return to the game |
within day or two.
THE leg stiR pains me to some ex- |
tent, said Heinie, "but it hurts nothing /
like it did when I got home here |
Thursday. Under the doctors orders /
have given it every attention possible
and am certain I'll be ready for work
not later than Monday. Wish I could
get back there today.
We're going somewhere, believe me,
and want to help all can"
According to the doctor attending
Manush, the swelling near the groin |
that put the left leg out of commission |
was due to an infection resulting from |
slight abrasion of the shin which had |
been given Scant attention.
I vaguely remember having a bit of |
nesh rubbed off my left shin when
CAlAAAiS ~ DoaoC III d game AT WASH
ington,' said Manush, but it seemed
q trivial hurt. A ball player gets
scratch or a bruise almost daily during
the season and overlOoks most of them.
Take it from me, I'll have Mike Martin
treat every little injury that comes my
way hereafter"
a LII this talk by the minors who
"A have bucked the draft of forming
a third major league is pure bluff
by them, President Griffith believes.
They haven't a leg to stand on in their
argument that the majors intend to
ostracize them unfairly, according to
the Washington prexy, and they haven't
chance to go through with war upon
the American and National Leagues.
AS soon as We stop feeding the
class "A circuits players we want de-
Veloped and we stop paying them out
rageous prices for material that rarely
pans out as advertised those baking
minors will make the loudest souawk
one ever heard" Griffith asserts. ''Why,
the majors have been more than fair
IN dealing with them After we once
closed down they yelped for aid and the
moolfled draft was adopted for their
benefit. Now they want no draft at all
and expect us to maintain amicable
relations with them. They must meet
the majors half way If they expect as
Slstence. Third league? That's funny.
The IA circuits would dry I'D and blow