Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-15
Johnson BELIEVES
BOXMEN ARE RIGHT
Nationals Not AWed by AS
This Year-Rain Stops
Game With Tribe.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.


DLENTY of work for the
- Nationals tomorrow. Their
first double-header of the
u year is carded, and with the
world champion Athletics, too.
They'll carry the fight to the
league leaders in Shibe Park, in
Philadelphia, ball field that for
some time has been more or less
q ink to the Nationals. They won
but one game there last season.
Already this year the Johnson
band has scored a victory in Phil
adelphia, though, and doesn't
seem awed by the AS, as it was in
1929. Then the Nationals regis
tered only 4 wins in 20 starts
against the Athletics. Thus far
this season they have met the
AS five times and triumphed in
four of the meetings. Vastly diff
ferent.
For the double-header tomorrow
Manager Walter johnson has selected
as pitchers none other than Irving
Hadley and .Ad Liska. Hadley has been
an in-and-outer thus far and the same
may be said of Liska. But it was Hadley,
despite his wildness, that beat the Ath-
letics in Philadelphia the last time the
Nationals played there and 1t was Liska
who pitched such a fine game against
the White Sox not SO long ago. johnson
has much confidence in these hurlers
and figures his selections will make
matters interesting for the world cham
pions.
Other things are apt to help the
Nationals In the double header. One Is
that Buddy Myer, about recovered from
his sinus trouble, will be back at second
base. Myer, before his illness, was the
best second sacker in the league at bat
and aheld and fully recovered from the
ailment should resume his ranking
place. Another Is that Roy Spencer.
who was painfully injured in collision
at the plate with player during the
Chicago series, Is ready to work again.
Roy Is q clever catcher and when he is
playing regularly may be depended
upon to deliver at bat. With Spencer
toiling behind the bat the Nationals are
well OF.
BECAUSE he made SO many errors
~ Bob Seeds, recruit outf1elder with
the Indians, got q chance to show his
wares in big time. It was his poor
record with the Enid Club of the South
western League that brought him out
with Enid, Seeds was an infielder. He
hit over 800, but he made 81 mtsplays
in "a games. Enid sold him to Amarillo
Of the Western League. The Amarillo
manager must have heard Of those 81
boots for when he reported to his new
club Seeds was told he was an outfielder.
Seeds did right well In the pasture In
the Western circuit and hit better than
he had for Enid. Last year he showed
more Improvement with Kansas City In
the American Association and several
big league clubs bid for his services with
Cleveland landing him after battle.
Now he's hitting well above 800 for
the Indians, but he never would have
come up to them had he not booted
himself out Of the inf1eld.
A oooD-LooKING ball club may be
IA picked from January-born Ameri-
can IeagXers, q Washington fan who
delves into dates writes in. He SUBJ
mits the names Of some players who
came into being In the first month Of
the year and one must admit good
team could be made Of the lot. Here
they are:
Lew Fonseca, first base, Indians, Jan
uAry Il; Bill Cissell, second base, White
Sox, January 8; Red Kress, shortstop,
Browns. January 2; Lyn Larry, third
base, Yankees, January %; Russell
Scarritt, outfielder, Red Sox, January
IA; Fred Schultz, outfielder, Browns,
January Is; Bib Falk, outflelder, In
dams, January ~.
, AL Crowder, pitcher, Browns, January