Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-19


prepared to send against it trio
of young pitchers and a veteran
of the mound in the first four
games of the series. That sthe
Red Sox no longer are regarded
nothing much to bother about by
the Nationals is indicated by the
pitching slate planned for the
double headers to be played We'd
nesday and Thursday. Three OF
the slabmen tentatively picked for
service are the class of the WASH
ington mound corps at present.
and the other, gives promise OF
becoming pitching mainstay in
the near future.
Sam Jones, the sad one, is the veteran
likely to enter one of the games OF the
first twin bill, and Jones has bsen a
victor In each of his four starts this
season. In the other engagement of
the same bill either Irving Hadley or
Ad Liska will be sent to the firing line.
Just how good they can Be was demon
strated last Friday in Philadelphia,
when the pair cleaned up in a dual
sketch with the AS.
The one of this pair who does not
toll In the first double-header with the
Red Sox will likely share the pitching
burden the following day with young
Robert Burke, left-hander, who seems
in good trim now. Robert performed
superbly the other day when he held
the White Sox to five safeties and ought
to make brave showing against the
Boston bunch.
Looks as though the Nationals aim
to pick UP q deal of ground early in
the battling with the Red Sox. They
have two single engagements with the
visitors after disposing OF the twin
affairs, but should be well equipped with
pitchers for these games, as the final
set Is not scheduled until four days after
the initial double-header.
THIS lot of games with the Red Sox
l. will conclude the Nationals long
home stand. After next Sunday the
Washington club will invade New York
for four games with the Yankees and
Philadelphia for three with the AS,
return to the home ground for a single
tilt with the world champions on June
/, then swing around the Western
sector of the league for the first time
this season. Not until June 10 will the
Nationals get home from the West.
GO far is championship play is con-
- cerned, the Nationals haven't thing
to do today or tomorrow, their
schedule being open. They were not
to Idle this afternoon, however, for a
game with the Midshipman nine at
Annapolis was on tap. Excepting Buddy
Myer, all the regulars Of the Washing
ton club were to start at the Naval
Academy.
Tomorrow morning may be given over
to q lengthy batting drill. While the
club has at times walloped the ball at
q lively rate, too often has 1t been held
to few hits. those In charge feel, SO
generous dose OF practice swinging Is
thought good for what ails it.
DOB GROVE didn't get a blister
- under nail Of his pitching hand
at Griffith Stadium yesterday and the
Nationals didn't blister the ball, so there
was an end to everything for them. A
winning streak was snapped at tour
games, string of successive victories
over the Athletics was stopped at seven
games and q successive-games-wi with
safe-hitting stretch for Sam Rice was
checked at % games in the 1-to-0
victory of the world champions over
the Washington Club.
When Grove pitched here before this
season, he went great guns until q
OF his business hand and forced him to
retire. Then the Nationals hoped on
his successors to sock their way to
triumph. Nothing like that yesterday.
The brilliant lefthander had the Mats
swinging vainly most Of the time. He
registered eight strikeouts,, allowed five
safeties and gave but one base on balls.
A great exhibition by great pitcher.
T LLOYD BROWN, too, gave great
IL exhibition In the eight rounds he
toiled. He held the AS to less hits than
the Nationals cleaned of Grove. Lloyd
was touched for only three safeties, all
singles spread over as many innings.
But he issued three passes and once
hit q batter and some of this wildness
mingled with an infield hit broke up
his game.
Brown gave way to q pinch batter,
Bill Barrett, In the eighth, so Garland
Braxton was sent in to finish the game.
All the AS got of Garland in the ninth
was his boot that let Jimmy Foxx reach
first base with one out, but after Bing
Miller skied out Jimmy was shared at
second when Cy Perkins sent bounder
to Joe Cronin.
Lots Of good pitching by Brown
wasted in the game.
A L SIMMONS, demon hitter of the
IA world champs, didn't get safety,
but he did much to win the. game
for his side. Max Bishop got on at The
outset Of the sixth when pinked by one
OF Browns pitches. Mule Haas sacrificed
neatly and Bishop moved up to third
as Jimmy Dykes got an infield hit.
Cronin made q spectacular stop Of
Jimmy's grounder back Of second, but
could not regain his balance for a good
throw to Joe Judge. Simmons drew q
base-filltng pass, but 1t looked as though
q double-play would end the round
H1<xSe~~ Ia l.
The shortstop whipped the ball to
Myer to retire Simmons, but as Buddy
started his relay to Judge the sliding
Mackman toppled him and the heave
went wild. This let Bishop across the
plate safely Too bad, for in the next
play Miller forced out Foxx.
THE Nationals had but one good
i scoring chance. 1t was in the sec
ond inning that Judge began with a
rousing triple. Joe was held at third,
though, when Myer tapped to the
pitcher, then Cfonin put up foul To
Foxx. Ossie Bluege drew a pass and
stole second, but Roy Spencer waved
for third strike.
Twice thereafter q National singled
with one down, only TO be forced out by
the third batter up in the inning. The
other two hits of Grove were made
in rounds after two were out. The
Mack southpaw. going the route against
the Nationals for only the second time
in his American League career, was
simply too good. But the Mats still are
in first place.
ID ICE had four turns at bat, but
N never got the ball beyond an in
fielder. He famed the first time up
popped to Bishop the next two times
and the last time forced out West with
groundsr to the Mack second-sacker.