Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-28
SOUTHPAW SCORES
WINS IN "A GAMES
Hurls Well Since Pressed
Into Use After Injury
Reties Marberry.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.


Washington clubs pitching
staff who has been over
4 looked to some extent this
season. He is Lloyd Brown, left
hand hurler who has been stick
ing around the outfit for some
several seasons without getting
due recognition. Yet this season
no other hurler with the Nation
ais has won more games than
Brown. He is credited with Ia
victories, the same amount scored
by Sam Jones and also by Alvin
Crowder, although Crowder regis
tered some of his wins while wear
ing the uniform of the st. Louis
club before his transfer to Wash
ington on June IA.
Not until recently has Browns value
been greatly appreciated. Until Fred
Marberry slid into third base in that
double-header in New York on August
2 and shattered a small bone in the
wrist of his pitching hand Brown was
more or less overlooked. But then 1t
was imperative that another starter be
uncovered. Brown had done some start
ing of games earlier in the season, but
his main work had been done in relief
this left-hander has given some fine
exhibitions. j
In his first trial as a starter after the
big Texan was injurAd-and by the way,
Brown also is a Texan, although not
so huge in stature as Marberry-Lloyd
was badly beaten by khe Yankees. He
came back not long after, though, to
rescue Carl Fischer and lick the Indians
and later pitched six sccreless innings
against the same club. Starting against
the White Sox, Brown outpitched Lyons
and; won his game in record time for
the Nationals. He pitched to victory
In one hour and % minutes.
THEN came his classic duel with Earl
u whitehill, Detroit southpaw who
had scored 10 wins in row before
facing the washington club. Brown
was defeated by whitehill. but he yield
ed the Tigers but six hits and was
trimmed only 2 to l. It was remark
able piece of pitching he did In that
game Undaunted, Brown returned TO
the battle to blank the Browns. out
pitching George Blaeholder: who only
q few days before had BANKED the
Athletics. IN his last appearance. Lloyd
hurled in a relief role against the AS
in that fateful game in Philadelphia
Tuesday ana he did good bit CT hurl-
ing In that eighth inning.
It seems that Brown at last is making
the grade asea big Lacquer. something
those having 10 do with the direction
of the Nationals long have expected.
Lloyd, having found he can do high
grade hurting. very likely will prove
valuable member CT the Nationals
pitching corps from now en-.
NOTHING but rest for the Nationals
IN yesterday for the schedule had no
game listed for them, but they were
to resume action this afternoon. There
was a game scheduled with the Yankees
in Grifith Stadium, game beginning
a series apt TO be of much importance
to the locals. The Nationals went into
the set lust three and one-hah games
ahead of the third-place New Workers.
There's nothing on the schedule to-
morrow, but Saturday and Sunday the
Yankees win be encountered again.
After that the only home games on the
washington schedule are the two with
the Red Sox on Labor day and the
Sunday games with the AS on Septem-
Der and %.