Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-11

icIS 1ldS DcSn al improvement III al
tack, too, and betterment in reserve.
The Nationals are much more fit for
the impending invasion than they were
for the seasons first.
+ UNFORTUNATELY they are not like
~ ly to have available for the start
of the invasion Heinie Manush,
sterling gardener and batter who has
been a prominent factor in the Ma
tionals' recent success.
While Heinie is out Manager john
eon will have to make use of Sheriff
Harris and George Loepp. Probably
Harris will get the call over Loepp in
most of the games, for Sheriff is the
harder hitter by far. There will be
times, though, when both will be en-
ployed, for Manager johnson still plans
to keep Sammy West out of action
when the opposition uses a left-hand
pitcher. For the douhle-header with
the Tigers tomorrow Johnson has pick
ed Pitchers CroWder and Marberry.
Both beat the Tigers when they were
in Washington last month and Mar
berry trimmed them here Crowder's
record against the Tigers at Navin Field
is not so impressive. When with the
Browns, the General usually managed
to lick the Tigers in st. Louis, but
beating them here was something else
He did not do it often. Crowder has
said he found the mound at Navin
Field difficult to pitch from. But Al
has been hurting a great game since
he became a National the middle of
June. Perhaps the Tiger mound will
not bother him this time.
Pace-setting for the first half of the
American League campaign was done
by the Nationals With the playing of
the double-header in Boston WedneS-
day they completed half of their sched-
ule for the year, and for the n games
showed 81 wins against 26 defeats. That
enabled them to nose out the Athletics,
who in their first n engagements
triumphed so times. The Yankees also
completed their seventy-seventh game
Wednesday. Their record through that
contest was IS wins and 80 defeats.
remnants are won over whole season,
though.
nRESIDENT CLARK GRIFFITH
l. greeted his Nationals when they ar
rived this morning. The prexy
reached here yesterday from Chicago
where he attended the joint meeting of
the big leagues. He says he will COM
plete the swing with his club. Griffith
met the injured Manush as the player
reached Detroit yesterday and turned
him over to surgeon for treatment.
TOUR out of five from the Red Sox,
4 with Ossie Bluege the big help to
the Nationals yesterday as they
won, to 2, in Boston. He got of
the 10 hits of Danny MacFayden. one
homer over the left-field fence in the
fourth inning that just put his club
ahead, and another. a double in the
ninth, that took two teammates off the
filled bases and assured victory. Ossie'S
other hit was wasted two-bagger
MacFayden pitched strongly until
the ninth, scattering six hits up to
that inning.
With Irving Hadley it was the other
way. He yielded seven hits, six in the
first three innings He granted three
passes over this stretch and in the first
and third rounds had the bases full with
but one out. Yet with their five hits,
three walks and a sacrifice in these
two sessions the Red Sox got only two
tallies.
After the third Hadley pitched to
only 18 batters. Oliver, who singled in
the seventh, being caught for the third
out when he attempted to steal.
IN the first inning the Nationals put
4 a run across fast, but the Red Sox
put one over faster. Myer opened
the game with single, took second
as Rice went out and counted when
Cronin singled In the home half Oliver
singled and Todt tripled. Hadley threw
a third one by Scarritt, but filled the
bases with passes. Here Bump picked
up Miller's grounder and got Todt at
the plate Then the Red SoX sank
with three on as Rhyme hoisted out
The Red Sox did plenty to get their
second run in the third inning. Todt
doubled and Scarritt got single with
bunt Webbs loft to Harris let
Todt cross, then Regans single and 9
pass crowded the sacks. Myer, though
picked up Rhymes grounder and got
Scarritt at the counting block, while
Heving fouled out, the Red SoX again
having three runners stranded.
The Nationals went ahead in the
fourth after their first two batters were
retired West drew a pass and BluegC
lofted his homer.
Four hits and a pass in the ninth
made the game certain for the Ma
tionals. Harris doubled, Judge walked
and West with a neat bunt filled thu
bases Bluege's two-bagger scored two
runs and Hadleys single put across twC
more Much more than enough.
n ICE got Todt's liner with one hanC
n IN the fourth. snappy catch. Mac
Fayden had a nice sixth. Cronii
and Harris famed Judge let q thirC
one go by. Rhyme performed Brilliant.
at short for the Red Sox. his stop o
Cronin's hot one that started a doubl
play in the eighth was remarkable
Jones and Loepp crashed the National
lineup. Jones ran for Harris in ninth
Ioepp was in left in ninth: burst an
Sweeney went up as pinch batters II
t..-+o,, r,iofa Roth eaSy for Hadley.