Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-21

been quite a help to the
club since he was procured from
the Browns in that startling
Manush- Gosling deal back in
June. The Generals record since
donning a Washington uniform
for the second time in his career
shows nine wins against six de-
feats. If this record shows moth
ing else, it does show the General
has been a horse for work since
coming to the Johnson band. He's
done much when it is considered
he has been a National less than
10 weeks.
Crowder as a National has licked
every Washington rival except the Ath-
letics and the Yankees, and has been
trounced by only three clubs. He has
yet to pitch against the Yanks. AIS pet
victim has been the Cleveland club. He
has trimmed the Indians three times,
and they have yet to trim him. He
has beaten the Browns twice and the
Red Sox twice. The White Sox have
bowed to him once and the Tigers once
The AS have taken Crowder over the
jumps twice. So have the Browns and
the Tigers. In his first start as a Ma
tional this season the General was
downed by the Browns Then he scored
five successive wins, sweeping through
the Western division and turning back
the Red SoX. Since that streak he has
lost five and won four. In several of
these defeats, though, he was just nosed
out.
He's willing worker, this Crowder,
and 1t did not hurt the Nationals at
all to have him thrown in when that
Manush-Goslin deal was put across.
A RI SHIRES, whether a first base
n man or an outfielder, is to remain
with the Nationals the rest of the current
season at least. Authority for this is
one Clark Griffith. president of the
Washington base ball club. "All poppy
cock" says Grif1th of published reports
or the great ones impending transfer to
some other club.
True, Shires' nose seems to have been
put out of joint by Joe Kuhel rookie
from Kansas City, so far as first basing
with Washington is concerned. And
Art, though trying hard to convert
himself into an outfielder. has not made
much progress in that direction. This
seems to be worrying no one, not even
Shires. He's ball player much above
the average and handy man to have
around, even though not performing
regularly. What's more. Shires is of
the type able to step into a game at
any time and give a good account.
It's foolish to discuss trading Shires
20 some other big league club now. 1t
couldn't be done under base ball rules,
even though the Washington club might
desire to trade him. Base ball law says
no assignment of contract, meaning a
players contract, shall be made after
June is to the close of the champion
ship season by one major league club
to another club of the same league or
10 club of the other league except
after all clubs Of the league comprising
the club desiring to make the transfer
shall have had an opportunity TO take
an assignment of such contract at the
waiver price, the tender to be made
through the regular waiver channels.
The waiver price in the big leagues
Is $500. Is Griffith going to sell
Shires for $500? Unbelievable, for the
Washington president is regarded as
snrewd bargainer. He would want
more. much more, than $500 for the
great one.
Grifith has stated emphatically that
Shires will stick with the Nationals the
remainder of this season, at least. Art
might figure IN deal after the season
ends, Grifdth admits. Before? No.
THESE Browns can be licked by the
l. Nationals. The Washington club
discovered this yesterday, and how.
Amassing ID safeties of three ST. Louis
hurlers, the Nationals stepped out to
14-to-4 triumph.
In winning they put on one of the
big innings that have leaped from the
bats several times this season. If the
Browns had any idea Of victory, even
though trailing, it was dispelled in the
fifth, when Johnson's band helped itself
to 10 runs.
Eleven hits were made in this inning.
There also was sacrifice and a hit bat
ter Six batters stepped to the plate
twice, and Rice, ManuSh and Cronin
got two hits each in the round. Judge
was on twice, too. He was hit and got
hit.
Dick Coffman, who started for the
Browns, had been reached for three
runs in the first frame. Then he went
along we'll until the fifth. In that in
ming he was nicked for six hits and hit
a batter. The last of the six hits was
q triple by CroWder that chased over the
fifth and sixth tallies of the scoring
spree.
Chad Kimsey followed Coffman to
pitch to only four batters. Each hit
Chad safely and four more runs crossed.
Another hit was cleaned off ROLAND
Stiles before the inning ended, but it
cid not help.
Two hits of Stiles in the seventh,
though, produced another marker.
CROWDER opened fire for the home
~ side and pitched under wraps
after getting a three-rln lead. He
left after the seventh, turning the game
over to Carl Fischer The Browns got
six hits and a run of Al, the run cross
ing IN the sixth Fischer got by the
eighth nicely, but with two out in the
ninth he yielded three runs. Four
singles and a pass Melted the Browns
these late scores
FUDGE did not relish being pinked by
Cof1man in the fifth and had a
few words with The st. Louis
pitcher Joe also gave Dick some
dirty looks Harris and Shires
crashed tIic game Harris socked a
double and Shires looked good around
first . Art hoisted to Goslin In his
only time up Goslin collected two
hits, both singles in four batting ef-
forts Manush got four hits, one a
double, in five efforts Heinie drove
oyer four runs and scored three . .
Kuhel is nursing a sore leg. the result
of being struck by Gehringers drive
Tuesday. and may be out several days
Griffith has pic';ed UP Ze mr.,
Almond Quarts Main catcher, foi
trial with the Nationals at Biloxi nv
Spring.