Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-06

n n ORE new talent has been picked
| M up by the Nationals for trial
next Spring. This time Pres
ident Clark Grifith drew his
youngsters from the Hagerstown Club
of the Blue Ridge League. Late yester-
day, after brief conference with the
Hagerstown management, Griffith took
over for Spring delivery James Boswell,
a right-hand pitcher, and Ed McGar-
rigan, a shortstop.
Boswell, who is % years old, showed
his wares to Griffith and Manager Wal
ter johnson here several days last
month and his workouts impressed both
the president and pilot. Aided by Grit
fifth, the youngster landed job with
Hagerstown and since has done well.
He scored two victories quickly and the
management of the Blue Ridge outfit
told the Washington prexy that Boswell
with a season of polishing in the minors
ought to be ready for major test.
McGarrigan, just 81 years old, grad
uated this Summer from Mount st.
Mary's College, at Emmitsburg, Md. He
was quite an athlete with the Mountain
GERS, starring especially in basket ball
has fielded well for Hagerstown, but he
also has swung clever bat from the
right side. His stick average to date
IN the Blue Ridge circuit reads $50.
While neither player has been pur-
chased for delivery before next Spring,
McGarrigan may be seen here after the
Nationals return from their second trip
West. The HagerStown management
has agreed to send him down for few
days then if the Washington club re-
quests that johnson may look over the
young fellow in practice.
THIS afternoons game will end the
i Nationals second long home stand
of the season. They leave tonight for
Boston, and before returning home will
swing through the Western sector. Their
next game here will be with the Ath-
letics on July 80.
Manager johnson has picked Irving
Hadley to do the flinging against the
New Workers in the series final today.
Irving has been fiinging in great style
lately and ought to be ready for his tilt
with the Yanks. Manager Shawkey's
overnight pitching choice is Roy Sherid,
also a Highlander. Sherid has been
going well for the Yankees recently, and
his last two performances were of high
order. He pitched one game of five
hits and another of three hits.
THIS trip which the Nationals are
L to start tonight will be an active
one for them. They are to play "a
games in 81 days, only one of the days
having no game scheduled. This means
they have four double headers ahead.
Right off the reel they will run into a
twin bill, for, starting tomorrow, they
are to engage the Red Sox five times in
four days in Boston.
The day after the Boston series will
be given over to travelling West. Next
Saturday they will tackle the Tigers in
a double sketch in Detroit, and follow
with three single bills in as many days.
Then the Nationals will shift to Cleve-
land, where there will be plenty to do
Six games in four days in the Forest
City, with the first two days of the
stay there given over to double-headers
After that, unless the Washington club
runs into foul weather, it will follow
game-a-day schedule. Four games are
booked with the Browns and four with
the White Sox
This battling with the Red Sox and
the Western outfits will test the Ma
tionals severely. Lately the Red Sox
have been playing great ball and giving
all opposition rub. Good pitching has