Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-04
TORN FINGER FAILS
TO KEEP BABE IDLE
Game Star Sticks in Yank
Line-up-Griff Pitchers
Ready for Series.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.
This big series between Ma
tionalS and Yankees, due to

This big series between Ma
tionalS and Yankees, due tc
start with a double header
this afternoon, will have in
1t about the gameSt and most
gritty player in base ball. Babe
Ruth will be in the New York
lineup, according to information
from the Shawkey camp, despite
the loss of a fingernail from his
left hand only last Wednesday.
The Babe showed his gameneSS
and grit by playing through the
contest yesterday in Philadelphia
and he'll be in there again today
with an injury that would have
forced many another out Of &C
ton.
Ruth likes base ball, and although
the outstanding player in the game to-
day he Is one of the greatest team
players in the profession. He's a fighter,
too. It takes an extraordinary hurt to
make him retire when is club is not
going anywhere in particular. With
the Yanks in the race as they are now,
though, it seems nothing short Of the
loss of an arm or leg would keep the
Babe out of the lineup.
Right after he was injured when his
throwing hand was caught In the wire
screen before the right-f1eld bleachers
in Yankee Stadium as he endeavored
to make q catch, 1t was announced
Ruth probably would be out Of play for
a week. And in Philadelphia yesterday
he did not participate in the pre-game
practice. But when game time arrived
there was the Babe, with finger thickly
bandaged, ready for battle.
Even though every time he handled
the ball and every time he gripped the
bat the pain shooting from finger end
up his left arm must have been intense,
the Babe stuck to his task to the finish.
He's that way, is Ruth.
TAKING second place from the Ma
i tionals in the current series Of four
games will not be done easily by the
Yankees. If it is done at all. To leave
here Sunday night in the runner-up
post the New Workers would have to
bag three of the contests. That's no
light affair, the way the Nationals have
been stepping out recently.
The washington pitchers are well pre-
pared for the big business ahead
Manager johnson has announced he
would employ Fred Marberry and Sam
Jones this afternoon in the bargain
matinee. Tomorrow he Is apt to start
Lloyd Brown or Bump Hadley against
the Yanks. Even though Bump p1tcheo
10 innings as late as Wednesday, it is
believed he could come back strongly
with only two days rest. The Sunday
pitching very likely will be done by Al
Crowder. As Al has pitched since dom
ming Washington uniform he should
be able to give the hard-hitting New
Workers a troublesome afternoon.
MANAGER JOHNSON regards this
WI series with the Yankees as all
important. IF we trim this New
York club here I believe we will carry
on a great fight to the finish" he de-
clared this morning. Trimming the
Yani5s would add greatly to the conf
dence of our club, and that would not
hurt at all. I know these Yankees have
a lot of power. They hit savagely. But
I think we have the better pitching and
look to our pitchers to stop much of
that hard hitting. 1t ought to be a
great series and we are going into it
with the feeling that we are the better
club and can take the YankS."
HARLEY BOSS, young ffirst-Sacker,
4 4 has been sent to Reading In the
International League on 24-hour
option.