Evening star., 1930-05-23
NAT LEFTHANDER
HURLS TOMORROW
Hubmen Apt to Use Rookie
SIabman-TWo Wins Again
Boost Loop Lead.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

BY JOHN b. KELLER.
COMEWHAT fatigued by SO
much running around the
bases in taking two double
headers from the Red Sox on
successive days, the Nationals to-
day are doing nothing more than
resting, but they'll resume battling
with the Boston bunch tomorrow
weather permitting. Only a single
game will be offered washington
fandom on the week end, now tnal
the Nationals have cleared away
all postponements with the Rec
Sox caused by the cold weather
here late in April. This singleton
promises to be a tussle, though
Tor the Hubmen, stung to the
quick by their four lickings In a
row, are just as eager to topple
the home crowd as the home
crowd is to extend its latest win
ming streak.
When the clubs swing into action to-
morrow LLOYD Brown will be on the slab
for the home side endeavoring to raise
his winning percentage above the 300
point. Should Brown be anywhere near
the form he showed in last Sunday s
game. when he held the lambastlng
Athletics to three hits, yet lost the de-
cision, the Red Sox are apt to hnd the
pastining anything but pleasant. The
Washington left-hander licked them
easily in the opener In Boston this year,
holding the Red Sox to three safeties.
With the best Of his staff beaten here,
Manager Heinie Wagner may turn to q
recruit for service on the firing line in
the Saturday tilt. There Is q great
chance Eddie-or Edward FAINT, to men
ton both handles-Durham may start
for the Red Sox for the first time this
season. He has been In only Few
games as q relief pitcher, but the right
handler looked good In them.
Durham was severely injured when
struck by batted ball In practice down
South and was unable to take his place
ON the hill until some time after the
season was under way. Recently,
though. In relief roles Ed performed
brilliantly against the White Sox and
the Yankees. Last year Durham did
most Of his pitching for Pittsfield of
the Eastern League, to which club he
was optioned by the Red Sox. He
hurled no-hit game at Pittsfield.
MOT only did the Nationals help
~ themselves, but they got help yes
terday and now are nicely ahead
Of their big rivals, the AS, in the Amer
lean League race. While the locals were
walloping the Red Sox. 8 to and IS
to /. the Yanks in Philadelphia were
scoring over the House Of Mack for the
frxt time this year. The dual win here
and the double fall taken out of the
AS boosted the league-leading Nationals
to o three-game advantage over the
world champions.
The initial engagement yesterday was
o contest all the way, with no scoring
until the seventh, when the home side
put across all its runs. The Red Sox
awakened In the ninth to check in with
two tallies before man was retired,
but a chance to tie at least was tossed
away when Bill Regan, after driving
over the scores with q two-bagger, at
tempted to make the hit q triple, al
though he didn't have ghost Of q
show.
There never was any question as to
the outcome Of the second set-to, once
1t was under way. The Nationals tai
lied In the opening frame, and before
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six-run advantage. Thereafter they
smacked the ball in stirring fashion and
Tailed in four successive innings After
their one scoring round the Red Sox
never were dangerous. T..
IRVING HADLEY and Milt CASTOR,
j who once wore the Washington
livery, were pitching rivals at the out
set Of the twin-bill opener, and q whale
~ a hatf1n <hnv Ood fov. eiv ,rn,,vls
Hadley was nicked for q single by
Tom Oliver, first Red Sox up, and after
Bob Reeves went out hit Cedric burst.
Then Bump famed Russ Scarritt and
Bill Regan lofted to Buddy Myer In
the next five innings but two Of the Red
Sox got on the runway. With one down
in the second, Joe Cronin made wild
chuck after picking up Hal Rhymes
grounder. and with one out in the sixth
Reeves drew Hadley's lone pass.
Over q similar stretch, only two Ma
for single with two out in the third,
only to be forced out by George Loepp.
There was some sharp fielding behind
CASTOR, but Hadley also was well sup
ported.
1t was one-two-three for the Red Sox
again In the seventh, but Sam Rice
opened against CASTOR in this session
with single. Sam West, trying to sac
rif1ce, only forced out Rice, but Joe
Judge sent scorcher by Phil Todt that
went on to the right-field corner for a
two-bagger, moving West to third. Here
the Red Sox board Of strategy decided
1t better to pass Buddy Myer. Their
calculations went awry, for Joe Cronin
lofted a double to right and two runs
crossed. A sacrifice fly by Ossie Bluege
brought Myer home from third with an
other marker.
A single by Pinch Hitter Earl Webb
and Bluege's wild chuck when trying
for force play after bagging Charley
Berry's roller put Hadley in, tough
spot in the eighth, but Bump got out
safely. Hadley's double of Horace
Lisenbee in the eighth that made the
Nationals hit total for the game reach
five was wasted, but the Red Sox in
their last turn fiared up dangerously.
burst singled, and so did Scarrit.
was shared going into third by Cronin's
accurate relay of Loepp's return. That
was the finish, for Bump threw third
one by Todt and whitfield Bill Naflesky
to make his strike outs for the game
number eight and his wins for the sea-
son number four.
DOB BURKE and the one time for
ID midable Ed Morris opposed on the
hill at the beginning Of the second
game. The Washington left-hander
went the route, yielding but six hits and
one walk. The hits were spread over
four rounds. the only blows telling being
bursts single and Bill Sweeney's one
in the fouxtS <a5Ii7s 20 put over the
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