Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-18

- IGHT more days, including today
~ the Nationals have remaining in
the current home stand, and
five of these days promise to be
pretty active ones for the wearers of
the Washington base ball uniform. In
these flve days, seven games are to be
played, one with the Athletics this
afternoon and the others with the Red
Sox. Double-headers are listed with
the Hub clan for Wednesday and
Thursday and single engagements for
and Tuesday are to be idle days unless
rain forces the use of one of them for
disposal of today's slated tilt. Friday
also will be a day of rest for the boys
If the weather is fair beforehand. But
on playing days the Nationals will have
all they want to care for.
Facing the Red Sox in six games on
four playing days is not to be regarded
a picnic for any club at present. Time
was when a long series with the Boston
bunch was looked upon as a pleasant
affair by the opponents OF the Red Sox.
1t usually meant a fine boost in stand
ing. Not so now the way the rejuve-
mated Boston Club is travelling. The
Red Sox of this year take a deal Of
beating.
They are not hitting so strongly, these
Red Sox, but they have pitching stan
that isn't being hit strongly, which
complexities matters for any club tack
ling them. They have taken more de-
feats by one run in small-score games
than any other club In the circuit
which speaks well for their hurting
strength. The Boston bunch may not
r.ok x,.anr ka1liae hist ~ dnoSn't Weld
many.
The six clashes with the Red Sox be-
fore the Nationals get out Of Griffith
Stadium are apt to be keenly fought.
WHILE the Nationals are battling
w with the Boston outfit that has
been one of the surprises of the
American League this Spring, Athletics
and Yankees will fly at one another in
Philadelphia and New York. Three
successive double-headers and seven
games in all are to be played by these
great rivals. Thursday and Friday
there will be twin bills in Shibe Park
and on Saturday a two-ply affair in
Yankee Stadium. The series will end
next Sunday with a single engagement
in Col Jake Rupperts ball yard.
Right now the Athletics do not ap-
pear so formidable, while the Yankees
after a sluggish start have been going
at a good clip for two weeks. Bob
Shawkey's club has trtumphed in nine
OF its last dozen games. In their last
dozen starts the AS have been trimmed
five times. And its rumored the Yanks
are printing for the AS this time. The
fur should ny in the seven games.
While these bitter rivals are grap-
pling in struggle to the finish the Ma
tionalS will have great opportunity
to put themselves well out in front of
the procession. But to do so they'll
have to keep their heads up and never
ease In their fighting with Heinie Wag-
ner's peppery Boston brigade.
A MONG the sterling performers of
"A the 1880 assortment of pitchers, reg
lister Sam Jones. the Somber squire
Of Woodsf1eld. Deliberate in training,
the dean Of the Washington pitching
corps waited long before stepping in to
start game and since has taken plenty
OF rest between appearances on the hill,
but his record Is the best Of the staff.
Four wins in as many starts. Jones
shows, and three times has he gone
the route.
In his first effort, that against the
AS here on April q, Jones pitched
seven innings and was credited with
victory. He was nicked for seven hits
and granted four passes that Melted
the opposition five runs. Five days
later he went the route against the
Browns and gave them seven hits and
two passes for five tallies. The Browns
had just two scoring innings at his
expense. On May 9 he went all the
way against the Tigers, allowing them
eight hits and two passes for five mark
ers. And last Thursday he pitched
brilliantly against the usually hard-hit-
ting Indians, holding them to two runs.
despite the 10 hits they made Half
of the hits were clustered in the
Tribes two scoring rounds.
Evidently Jones, with O little more
rest between starts than the younger
pitchers are granted. ought to be a
great help to his club this year.
T LLOYD BROWN, left-hander. who
~ was quickly brushed aside by the
Indians last Tuesday, is slated to
come back to the box again this aft
ernoon as the Nationals seek their
eighth successive victory over the Ath-
letics. Browns showing against the
Tribe may be discounted. He has
pitched too well to have last Tuesdays
lacing count heavily against him. He
was credited with q win over the Ath-
leClcS mere last month, although he
was lifted in the ninth timing Of The
game. The AS made IS hits off him,
but got only four runs, scoring when
they clustered seven safeties in an in
ming.
The AS have their entire pitching
staff here and as Connie Mack has
habit Of using hurler who has pitched
the day before, any one is likely to
start for the world champions. How
ever, it is likely Connie will select
the left-handed Bob Grove or Howard
Ehmke. who produces a great game on
occasions.
WALTER F. BUSCH, 59-year-old re-
w tired real estate operator of
Norfolk. who was fatally stricken by a
heart attack while seated in a box near |
the Nationals dugout when Sam West |
hit homer in the fifth inning yester- |
day, was an ardent base ball fan and |
paid frequent visits to Griffith Stadium |
He also had attended the last six world |
series. The deceased was @ close friend |
of President Clark Griff1th of the Ma |
Standings i'm \