Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-07
FOUR BARGAIN SETS
IN N|NE-DAY PERIOD
ShaWkey Praises Nationals
InfieId--Griffith Will Make
Western Trip.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

ID
X well the Nationals have a
- flock of good pitchers for
there will be much for the
pitchers to do the early part of
this extensive trip. The Nationals
are scheduled to engage in four
double-headerS within a nine-day
stretch, which will impose some
thing of a strain on the mound
corps. The twin billing starts
here Wednesday, two games will
be played with the Tigers in De-
troit Saturday and on Wednesday
and Thursday of next week the
Nationals will stage two-timers
with the Indians in Cleveland. A
heavy order.
On how the Washington pitchers
weather this deluge of double-headers
probably will depend the Nationals
success on the trip. AS they entered
this series Walter Johnsons hurlerS
were in fine fettle. They have stepped
along in remarkable manner the past
three weeks. Manager johnson seems
to have five dependable hurlers at his
command now that Sam Jones is back
on the job, and Lloyd Brown apparent
~ has earned his spurs as big Lacquer.
johnson may soon have six high-class
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return to good hurting form. This lot
ought to get the Nationals by the heavy
scheduling
If the double-header hurdle is sue
ceSsfully overcome, the Nationals will
have a great chance to breeze through
the remainder of the swing. While this
Boston club is likely to prove tougher
proposition than it was when the Ma
tionals were beating 1t steadily, the
Western contingent ought not to be as
troublesome as formerly. The western
clubs took their lickings in washington
lately and liked them. They looked
shot then, and there is no reason to
believe they. will stage any startling
comeback this month.
DEFORE leaving Washington with his
- club yesterday, Manager Bob
Shawkey of the Yankees paid the
Nationals several compliments. He par
field, saying the combination of Judge,
Myer, Cronin and Bluege looked the
best in the league. Shawkey rated
the inner defense Of the Nationals
greatly superior to that of the Ath-
letics. Bluege, said Bob, Is the best
third sacker In the big leagues. While
OSsie is not the hitter Pie Traynor is,
according to the Yankee manager he
has no equal as fielder around the
hot corner and is by far the most
accurate thrower among the third
sackerS. And that accurate throwing,
Bob remarked, means much more to a
club than many may think. It has
remarkable steadying influence on the
inf1eld play, commended the Yankee pilot.
Cronin he called the spark plug of the
infield and thought Myer the most
improved player in season he had
seen for some time. Judge he re-
garded the cleverest first sacker at
handling his feet in the business. All
around, Shawkey said, the washington
infieid would be dificult to beat.
Nothing but praise for the Washing
ton pitching staff came from Shawkey.
He holds IL superior to that Of the
Athletics, because It Is consistently good,
whereas the Mack corps is streaky in
its performance.
Summing up, Shawkey acknowledged
that he had not regarded the Wash
ington club highly the early part OF the
campaign, even though 1t was well up
in the race, but that since he has re-
vised his opinion. Bob now rates the
Nationals as much more dangerous
than the Athletics.
president CLARK GRIFFITH is
to swing around the West with his
Nationals. 1t will be his first
Western tour with the club for years.
once with the Nationals since 1875,
their last pennant-winning year.
He would have liked to accompany
the club here, but he has to be in Chi
cago Tuesday to attend q joint meet
ing of the big leagues. The majors
have several business matters to dis
cuss among them, one concerning their
relations with the minor loops.
WASHINGTON fandom has no kick
w on the performance OF the Ma
tionals in the home stand that
ended yesterday with the spectacular
3-to-2 victory scored over the Yankees
in 10 innings. OF 10 games played the
Nationals took 10. That was by far
the fastest pace Travelled by club the
past three weeks.
Not q series was lost. The worst the
johnson band got was IN even break
with the White Sox in four games. The
Indians were licked four tilH@ss the
Tigers three times, and the BroSns
were trounced in three Of four engage
ments. Then came the sweep of the
four-game series with the Yankees.
The pitching the Nationals got In
their home stand was extraordinary IN
this day of the lively ball. Fifteen Of
the 19 pitchers who started finished
their games. And won. Three of the
games in which starting pitchers had
to be relieved were lost, but one was
won in IL innings. In that game. Bump
Hadley, who started, went through 10
innings before giving way to pinch
batter. Undoubtedly the Washington
pitching staff during the Nationals
home stay was the best in the league
this year.
CTRONG finishes marked the games
- of the Nationals home stand and
yesterdays engagement was no ex-
ception. Nationals and Yankees bat
tied into the tenth inning, with the
former getting the decision when Art
Shires picked up Roy Spencer's bat and
drove over two runs.
Hadley and Roy Sherid had staged a
sparkling hill fight for nine rounds.
After scoring of Sherid with Myers
pass and Manush's triple in the first
inning the home side got just two hits
in the next eight, One was q triple
by West that opened the fifth, but
sam was caught at the plate for the
second out when he endeavored to get
home as Spencer bounded to the Yankee
shortstop.
Hadley hurled so well the first five
frames that not Yank reached first
base, but in the sixth he was found for
the tying marker. Dickey singled, only
to be forced out by Chapman, but Ben
eeorad from first az CouhS rifad lono