Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-25


bark back to the sparkling days
of the Cubs with the Tinker-to-
Evers-to Chance combination
And the Athletics of two decades
ago with Barry-to-Collins- tonic
Innis. Then to the Washington
club of 1924-25 with its Peckin-
paugh- to- arris-to-Judge combl-
nation. Those trios, they de-
clare, were makers of flag WIN
ners.
Now Manager Walter Johnson agrees
with these observers of the diamond
sport and he plans a change IN the
organization of his inner defense, which
he believes will make it better in the
execution of two-way erasures. There
was a possibility the change would be
made today. 1t involves the withdrawal
of but one man from the infield
Buddy Myer would be benched again
and Jack HAYES sent to second base;
Only last Friday in Cleveland John.
son benched Myer and substituted
Hayes at the middle sack. The change
lasted only two games, though Myer
returned to his old post in the second
tilt of the Saturday double header and
in such fine manner johnson decided
he had better keep Buddy on the Joo.
But Buddy's splurge was brief, He
quickly slowed afield and at bat. too,
and the last four days has been too
sluggish to function properly In double
play work.
MYERS inability to pivot properly
IVl in the double-play attempts have
been quite costly recently. So
Hayes, one of the best pivots in q
double play in the business, is to go to
second base for the Nationals, Hayes
may not hit as strongly as Myer, but
johnson feels the Nationals had better
sacrifice attack to some extent that
the defense may be greatly strengthened.
Myers failure to put through Two
double plays that had been well started
virtually defeated the Nationals yes
terday in the 10-to-4 evener of the
four-galne series with the White Sox.
Slow in getting to second to take a
throw from Bluege, the Nationals mid
die sacker was unable to make throw
to Judge good for a retirement and
that paved the way to the first Chi
cago run. Later Myer once more failed
to cover second quickly to take a throw
from Cronin. The heave to Judge was
delayed and instead of double play
that would have retired the White Sox
funless for the round but one out was
recorded and the foe went on to make
the shade an early Washington lead
and the game was gone.
THERE is no second guessing in the
i foregoing. In each instance the
double play was at hand. Bluege
and Cronin each got to the batted ball
in time TO get two-way killing started,
but unfortunately Myer did not get to
second in time 70 make the pivot throw.
Early In the season 1t looked as though
Buddy had acquired the knack of pivot
ing in the double play, something he
did not have last season. But he hasn't
It now and lack of it has hurt the Ma
tionals no little. Maybe Buddy, after
O brief rest, though, win come back In
fine fashion. He's an earnest player
and ought to make good
TIED LYONS did the f1inging for the
i White Sox yesterday, and though
he was not in particularly good
form. he got away with the game.
two walks. Yet the Nationals scored
on him in only two innings. They hit
him hard in the first round, when
Judges triple and Manush's single ac-'
counted for a run, and in the fourth
they stormed him for a pass and three
hits. This latter attack, with his wild
throw after picking up bunt, cost
Lyons three runs. Spencer, Burke and
Rice did the singing in succession
after one was out.
LYONS was hit in four other innings
IN each for two safetieS, and several
times it seemed just one more slam
would send the Chicago right handler
20 the shower. But that big hit never
came.
AID LISKA, Bob Burke, Lloyd Brown
"A and Carl Fischer went to the mr.
ing line for the Nationals. Liska
started and. though reached for Two
singles in the first frame, got along
well until the third. Lyons. started
that round with ga single, only to be
forced out by Watwood. 1t was mere
that Myer first missed with a snot ior
a double play. Mulleavy followed with
a force out of Watwood. but Reynolds
got a single with slow roller TO
Cronin. Then Jolley rifled the ball
against Liska's left leg. The blow
felled the pitcher and the ball caromed
off Ads limb to the Washington dug
out, giving Jolley double that tailed
Mulleavy. Liska finally struggled to his
feet and was assisted from the field,
the pitching job being turned over to
Burke. Bob famed Barnes to end the
round. but a pass. two singles and an
infield erasure were good for run on
him in the fourth. and in the fifth
REYNOLDS hoist that was good for a
triee when Rice missed with try for
~ ONN
added another run to the White SoX
total.
Burke famed Ryan at the start Of
the sixth but walked Tate, and then
things happened. Bluege let Lyons
grounder go through for an error. but
all would have gone we'll had Myer
been speedy in covering second as Gro
min took a grounder from Watwood's
bat. Buddy reached the sack for the
throw to get Lyons, but he wheeled
sluggishly and his heave to Judge was
Just behind Watwood. Too bad, for
triples by Mulleavy and Reynolds fol-
lowed, and Reynolds, who kept going
after he reached third. made the plate
safely by sliding into Spencer and
knocking the ball out of the catcher's
hands.
4 FTER the first two up in the seventh
"A had singled, Burke was relieved by
Brown and the third Washington
pitcher was hit hard enough to let those
Burke had left on score. Then Fischer
yielded a run in the eighth.
The White Sox combed the Washing
ton hurlers for Is hits. Liska gave uE
five and Burke seven. Brown allowed
two and Fischer one. Good sticking By
the Chicagoans.
AEANUSH went to left field for the
IVl first time in two weeks. His LEI
bothered him a little, but III
cracked three singles. After hitting II
the seventh he gave way to Loepp, bu
Heinie was to be in there again today
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