Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-31
MANY WALKS HURT
GR|FFMEN'S CAUSE
Brought Defeats in West
and Beats Club as Set
With AS Starts.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.


back into the winning stride
that made them the sensation
of the American League the
latter part of June and early this
month their pitchers must regain
control. For some time now the
boxlnen of Walter JohnSon'S club
have hurt their cause no little by
wild pitching. Too often passes
have been converted into runs by
the opposition. And not even the
presence of the President of the
United States and Mrs. Hoover
among the $4,000 at Griffith
Stadium yesterday inspired the
Washington starting pitcher to
Amer effort.
During the recent tour of the West
the Nationals dropped IL Of 1e games
played, and bases on balls issued by
Washington pitchers had much to do
with seven OF the dozen defeats. The
wild pitching offset much Of the
healthy hitting done by Manager john
sons charges.
Right at the beginning Of the trip
q game was lost to the Tigers, and the
way to the loss was paved by a pass is
sued by AL Crowder. II put on base
at the outset of the ninth inning the
Tiger who later crossed with the tying
tally. Before Crowder could recover his
poise the game was gone. In another
Detroit game Bump Hadley and Lloyd
Brown issued passes that became runs,
upsetting the Nationals.
Although Crowder issued few passes
when he faced the Browns he was wild
from the start, and was IN trouble with
nearly every batter that faced him. AS
a result he often was forced to stick
the ball straight across and the re-
sultant hits we're costly to the Ma
tionals. The worst wild pitching did to
the Nationals in st. Louis, though, was
that game in which Hadley stepped out
after walking two men, ana Brown,
who relieved, walked two more before
he was lifted. All those passes became
runs before the inning ended, ana the
st. Louis rally overcame the Nationals.
Two of the three games the Nationals
lost to the White Sox last week had
passes figure largely in the losses. 1t
was walks given by Bob Burke tnat
started the White Sox on q winning
rally in enc game and in the other a
pass directly led to defeat. Hadley had
two out and none on in the ninth ana
the score was tied. He walked the thtro
batter I'D in the inning and the next
doubled TO end the battle.
~ IGHT on top Of this wild work in
X the West came Crowder's erratic
performance YESTERDAY IN me nIst
game of thA important series with the
Athletics. a series In which the Ma
tionals hoped to gain to the utmost at
the expense of the league leaders. Yet
Crowder, during his stay OF less tnan
five innings on the hill issued six passes.
Three of these passes were turned INTO
runs. AS the Nationals were defeated
by the AS just to 1t Is readily seen
how much Crowders wlioness auecVeo
the Nationals chances OF success.
True, the Athletics got 10 hits, but
the Nationals got as many. However.
eight of the AS hits were MADE ON
Crowder, and one Of the hits backed
brace of walks that had been given
after one was out. Ad LiSka renewed
Crowder in the fifth, after Jimmy
Dykes triple had knocked over the Two
nicked for two hits and pass before
ending the round. The pass Ad issued
in the fifth, though, and the other ne
nut out in the seventh fortunately ala
not help the Athletics.
In fact. Ad pitched well after settling
to his task. So did Lloyd Brown, VINO
toiled against the AS in the eigntn ano
Fred Marberry who pitched IN tne
ninth. Fred retired by Str1keouts tne
three Mackmen to face him. Bing Mil
Ter waved for the third one, Williams
let the last strike go by ana Dykes
famed. Some of that pitching couio
have been used earlier.
~ OBERT MOSES GROVE, renowned
X left-hander, did not have one OF
his great days on the hui, put II
was great enough to get by with. Rod
ert was not so fast in the nrst SlS
innings. especially in the sixth, yet the
Nationals in that time got to him foI
only seven safetieS and walk. -Four
Of these hits were clustered in the sixth
session when the Washington clut
made its one big splurge of the game
to tally three times.
After the sixth, though, Robert nae
speed aplenty. Right at the start o.
that Shires, batting for Liska, swune
at futilely. Art may have seen thai
pitch, but it did not look as though
Rice saw the one that was called
against him for a third strike r1gh'
after. 1t was the old Grove tha'
pitched the seventh inning.
Bob faltered some in the eighth ane
the Nationals filled the bases. TwC
hits and base on balls to Harris, bat
ting for West, turned the trick, but I'VE
were out and Myer, who picked VI
Browns bat lofted to Miller in center
In the ninth, Judge got doubli
with one out, but ManuSh ana Cronn
became easy outs. Grove was right
at the finish.
WITH a three-hit attack the AS go
w a marker in the second inning
Foxx singled and after Mile
fouled out Williams and Dykes singles
To put Jimmy across Two Mack run
were registered in the third. Cochran
opened the round with a triple ant
simmons walked. FoxX then lotted IN
bail to center and West tore in for
catch. The play was deep enough U
allow Cochrane to score and Simmon
moved to second on Vests throw home
Ruel played the ball poorly and J
bounded of his glove to the stand, let
ting Simmons proceed to thlrc
Crowder, backing up, retrieved Tn
sphere and shot 1t toward Bluege, ou
it went by the third-sacker as sim
mons hit the base and rolled TO Haye:
who had crossed over to the shorthel
when he saw the pitchers throw star
Jack grabbed the ball, but his chuck I
the plate was wide and Simmon
crossed safely.
In the fourth the Nationals got bac
one run with Manusis double, Crontn
sacrifice fly and Bluege's single, but IN
AIS came back in the NTH for fou
scores. After Foxx went out Miller an
Williams walked, then Dykes counte
them with a triple to the left-feld col
ner, Liska took Crowder's place an
Grove surprised with triple to right
center. Bishops single tailed Grove.
: Judge launched the attack upo