Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-30
NEW FIRST Stacker
NOT TO START NOW
Johnson Says Vet to Stay at
Post-BroWns Aid AS,
Hurt Nationals.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

Toe JUDGE, in his sixteenth
season with the Nationals, is
to continue at first base, al
though Joe Kuhel, initial
sacker, procured from Kansas
CITY for a considerable outlay OF
cash and players by the Washing
ton club, was to report mere To-
day. Manager Walter Johnson is
authority for this. 1 nave no
idea of removing Judge from hrst
base and sending Kuhel there at
present" johnson declared THIS
morning. "Of course, II Judge
slumps to such an extent he hurts
the club l would use Kuhel, but l
believe Judge will continue to
give us a pretty good ball game
for some time"
Judge has been out of action twice
this season, the first time after spring
ing a charleyhorse and the second tlme
because he was hitting poorly. IL was
during Judges first absence from the
lineup that the Nationals procured Art
Shires from the White Sox, and 1t was
Shires who supplanted Judge later when
the veteran slumped at bat. But Judge
was not kept on the bench long the
second time.
sJUQ2G Il6lQlLlB 41dS DOCAl ANAeS oe'N~S
factory this season. He mas played
steadiiy much of the time and frequent
ly performed brilliantly. But at pat the
veteran has been inconsistent. AT the
outset of the campaigning he hit the
hall hard, and for more than four weeks
pounded for sensational average. Came
q slump, though, and Joe was CT little
use in attack. He rallied Tor lew
weeks, then weakened again, and IN
~ tho rocPFt Western LTD Joe
was not strong extensively.
According to johnson Kuhel undoupJ-
edly was the best the minors had to Of
fer in the way of first baseman. i
have been hearing of Kuhel for two sea-
sons said Walter, and everything
heard of him was good. A fiashy nelder
and q Staunch hitter, according TO the
reports. Well, I hope the reports prove
true. We ought to know soon. Ku1el
will be in there swinging in batting
drills and have chance to show what
he can do around first in the fielding
practice.
base now"
IN their two-game series with the Ath-
1 letics, which was to start this after
noon, the Nationals were to begin
battling just SIX full games behind tno
pace-sct0ng world champions. TINS
difference between the Clubs may De
traced directly to the difference between
them in their tussling With the Browns
this season. Nationals and Browns have
met Is times thus far, and the Browns
have won In nine of the meetings. Attn
letics and Browns haze met 16 times,
and the Athletics have been victors Is
times. Right there is a difference OF
elk and one-half games between the
Washington and Philadelphia clubs.
Certainly seems the ancient st. Louis
ink Is working overtime this season.
nAvE HARRIS, utility outfelder
- with the Nationals, is nursing q
very sore right ankle, the result
of an injury sustained when sliding
into the plate in the Sunday game IN
Chicago. But for cane loaned by MS
roommate, Shires, Dave would flnd IT
nilleult to Mobile around But Harris
was to be out il UNIFORM this after
noon. EYen though ms ankle would
not permit HIM to toll in the out
field he still could step up to bat in an
emergency. And these days Johnson
wants around all plnch-batters ne can
muster. 4u@AAM
WITH the addition of Kuhel the Ma
w tionals' roster is up to the limit OF
Is allowed by base ball law, so If
President Clark Griffith picks up any
hopes to do, some now with the club Will
have to go. Johnson says there Is
hunt on for a clever right-hand-swtng-
ing outfielder, something the Nationals
have sought for several years. But EVIL
IDENTIFY gardeners of this type are scarce
in the minors. Joe Engel, lone scout
of the Washington club, could not find
one when he combed the American As
ISOLATION and the smaller class leagues
in the Middle West Now Joe is going
through the Southern Association.
And Johnson says nothing has been
heard of any flrst-class outflelding
talent that bats on the right side in
the Dixie circuit
a LII hands reported at the ball park
n yesterday even though no game
was scheduled. Excepting a few
veterans the club went through field
ing and batting drill and the pitchers
were given good workouts. Shires did
his stuff in the outf1eld and while
this kind of work is new to him his
performance indicated he might get
along we'll enough to fill in should it
become necessary. art is game ras-
CAL" said johnson, land I believe he
might give us a pretty good game In
the outfield with little more prac-
tice."