Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-22

are able to Withstand the strain.
Starting with today's brush with
the LookoutS here, Manager Wal
ter Johnson says his moundSmen,
instead of toiling but three in
nines each in an exhibition en-
gagement, will go at least four.
Henceforth Johnson hopes to use
but two pitchers game, sending
one through five innings and the
other through four, until the first
of next month.
That several of his Slabmen may get
thorough tests before the American
League championship campaign gets
under way the pilot during the last two
weeks of training will send them through
entire games-n they can make the
grade.
The four hurlers slated 70 get the
four-and-five workouts in the early
games of the series with the Chatta-
nooga club of the Southern Association
are Myles Thomas and Ad Liska. right
handlers, and Lloyd Brown and Bob
Burke. left-handers. Thomas and
Brown were expected to get the call
this afternoon. with Liska and Burke
picked for the Sunday fitting. Manager
johnson. however, was apt to change
his program, he said.
Excepting Garland Braxton, Sam
Jones and Herbert Pyle, all members OF
the washington slab corps are in trim
for the longer term toiling. Even Don
SavidRe, who probably will have little
more to do than pitch in batting drills
and in relief roles in exhibition en-
gagements, is In fine fettle now.
Will Prime HurIerS.
Hadley and Liska are the hurlers
johnson now plans to send through en-
-. ~ lA-A kxwrr% t~al-r
Of the conditioning grind, and he may
also do the same with Fred Marberry
and his young left-handers. Burke and
Brown. johnson now looks to these
fve to be Washington's dependables
early in the flag race, and he wants
them well seasoned before the big show
begins in the National Capital on
April IA.
Now that the Nationals are estab-
lished In their second and last training
camp of the Spring, Braxton is to get
down to serious work. However, the
left-hander Is In such poor condition he
will have to work easily for at least
two weeks those in charge of the club
say. Jones for a fortnight will con-
tinue his slow but steady conditioning
efforts, but is likely to pitch few in
nings during this time. Pyle, sent here
from Biloxi to undergo dental treat
the training routine, although it is not
certain he has fully rid himself Of the
IleuYitis attack that handicapped his
practice at the Mississippi camp.
Manager johnson sent three pitchers
to the hill yesterday in Birmingham,
but the Nationals absorbed a 6-to-5
beating. The washington outfit made
Is hits on the offerings of the venerable
Ray Caldwell and Bob HaSty to 10
cleaned OF the first two National hurl-
ers, Carlos Moore and irving Hadley.
But the punch was not there when
runners awaited aid, as the total Of 10
stranded on the runways shows.
Moore was Johnson's pick to open
IRE against the Barons. but Carlos for
mer teammates hoped on him with
force and abandon in the first inning
and repeated the attack in the third,
Smelling him from the hill. Six of the
seven safeties, three in the opening
round and three more in the third of
him accounted for all the Birmingham
tallies. Moore was not particularly
good in control. although he had deal
OF speed.
Called Relief Pitcher.
Maybe the start Of the game is not
the spot for Moore. They said in Bir-
mingham where he pitched last year
that he was whale of a relief hurler,
being generally able to check the OPP
position when sent into the latter part
OF q fray. But they also said that
whenever Carlos started game for the
Barons he didn't seem to have his
stun. johnson thinks well of Moore
though, and will test him thoroughly
during the Spring training.
Following Moore, Hadley pitched four
sessions. He yielded a double between
the first and second outs of the sixth
inning and with two passes filled the
SACKS, but force-play helped him out
OF difhculty. With two gone in the
seventh Bump was bumped for a triple
The batter thought his hit good for
the circuit only to find Muddy Ruel
with the ball barring the way to the
plate. Fred Marberry chucked to only
three batters in the eighth and none
damaged him.
johnson changed his infield for the
game, sending Jack Hayes instead of
Buddy Myer to the middle sack. A
sore throwing arm has been bothering
Bvddy and the manager deemed its
better to use Hayes and give his hit
ting second baseman a rest.
The Nationals nicked Caldwell for
1Q safeties in the first four innings.
tlten CLEANED 5 of HaSty in as many
frames. Three of their. runs were made
while Caldwell worked. Sam West and
Ogsie Bluege led the attack, each get
ING tnfee hltS. Bluege got his in the
INST three times up. Red Barnes, Joe
Judge and Ruel batted well, each co.,
lerting two safeties. One of Judges
wes lusty two-bagger down the righ:-
ned line. Gordon Phelps, the bouncing
Bpwte boy, had his third batting turn
in the exhibition games when he picked
up Moores bat in the fourth inning
and ne made his third hit.
Work AfieId Is C;Ood.
There was good fielding by both sides,
especially in the outfield. The only
eTor OF the fray was a tumble by Joe
Ckpnin that came when the Nationals
sHprtstop charged at a grounder in the
tfprd inning. Joe came back, though.
u participate in a f1ashy play before
tfR round ended and made two
SPARKLING plays later
With double, pass. triple and q
sdcriflce off Moore the Barons were
OF to three-run lead, and after Jack
Hayes triple and judges single pro-
diced run for the Nationals in the
tH5rd, the home side came back with
thfee more markers made from three
his and Cronin's misplay
Three singles punched in the fourth
nStted Washington two runs. Phelps,
west and Barnes did the seeking.
Passes TO Judge and Cronin and singles
by Ossie Bluege and Ruel got two more
IN the fifth frame. but In their last four