Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-11

~ ALTIMORE, April 11-First
x sight of the 1880 Nationals
for Washington fandom
tomorrow - provided tn e
weather is good. Following their
tilt with the Orioles here this af-
ternoon, Manager Walter john
sons charges will hustle home for
a weekend engagement with the
same outfit. And the manager
has said he will present his regu-
lar lineup in Griffith Stadium.
Those visiting the Washington ball
yard tomorrow will see many in uniform
familiar to them, but there will be some
new faces. Old timers like Capt. Joe
Judge, Sam Rice, Goose Goslin, OSsie
Bluege and Muddy Ruel again will be at
hand. So will many of the younger ele-
ment of the club of the past few years
such as Benny Tate, Buddy Myer, Joe
Cronin, Jack Hayes, Sammy West and
Red Barnes.
In the way of something new Manager
johnson will offer Jake Powell, the big
youngster from Silver Springs Sandlots:
Gordon Phelps, bouncing Bowie boy:
Jimmy Mcleod. 19-year-old product of
Little Rock, and George Loepp, up from
the Baltimore club. Powell already
promises to develop into a "fence-bust
er" as we'll as good outf1elder, Phelps
in the pro game for the first time has a
fine chance to make good as a catcher
while Mcleod is keen-looking infielder
and Loepp probably will get his share
of work in center field.
Pitchers Well Conditioned.
There also will be on display a we'll
conditioned lot of pitchers. In fact,
WaShington'S mound corps this year
in
past. Veterans like Fred Marberry, Sam
Jones, Garland BraXton and Myles
Thomas appear ready to make trouble
for the Nationals rivals. The youngsters,
Irving Hadley, Adolph Liska, Lloyd
Brown and Bob Burke have so i'm
pressed their manager that he believes
they VIII inquire Importantly this season.
The lone newcomer to the staff, Carlos
Moore, bought from Birmingham, also
looks the goods.
~ will be a nice looking club that
sakes the field. probably a better ball
club than the one representing WASH
iNgton last season. DefenSively it has
a deal of strength and there is every
indication its pitching will be good A
lack of punch has been lamented by
some who saw the Nationals play in
the South, but the athletes may sur
prise with their batting.
For instance, consider the hitting
power in the lnf1eld. Judge annually
has been around the 300 class and
Bluege generally socks from 285 to
PCS Myer is a hitter of the 800 type
and Cronin is quite likely to become
one this year. More powerful in the
arms than ever, Joe has slammed
savagely in the exhibition games. The
outf1eld plainly has strength at bat
Goslin. reporting late, but in splendid
trim. is hitting wonderfully, Rice is
getting his safetieS regularly and though
west has yet to show any power, Loepp,
the new man, bangs the ball solidly.
Club Has Fine Spirit.
There is a great spirit in the club
and 1t plays smart base ball. At least
1t has thus far and there is no reason
to believe it will lose its cleverness.
The Nationals have revealed much base
ball ability in their exhibitions The
Boston Braves will vouch for that, for
they were routed by Johnson'S charges
In the flve-game series played during
the Nationals trip up from the South.
Not one victory were the Braves able to
score and in most of the engagements
they were beaten decisively.
The last licking for the Braves was
passed out by the Nationals yesterday
at Richmond, the johnson band making
good to the extent of 8 to |. There
was nothing huky about the win, for
Washington played much the better all
around game. Between them, Braxton
and Jones allowed the Boston bunch
but five SafetieS. Three of the hits and
the run were made off Jones, who hurled
the last four innings. Ed Brandt left
handed his way through seven rounds
against the Nationals and was nicked
for II hits and all their runs. But one
hit was made off Ben Cantwell, right
handler, in the eighth
Two runs were picked UP by the Ma
tionals in the first frame with singles
by Loepp, Goslin and Myer and Cronin's
sacrifice fly. With Rice on third and
GoSlin on first in the third inning a
squeeze play, with Myer bunting, pro-
duced tally. In the fifth Rice singled,
moved up when Myer was hit by a
pitched ball and scored as Cronin hit
for base. Myer and Cronin made a
double theft with Myer finally crossing
While the Brave inf1eld attempted to
run down Cronin. Judge then singled
Cronin home. Powell's single and Cos
Inns fifth homer in seven games, a
great drive into the right field stand
accounted for the last block of tallies
made in the seventh
The Braves got their marker off Jones
: In the seventh. Sam passed Moore, first
batter up. AS SiSler became the second
out Moore moved to the middle sack,
from where he counted when Kahn, a
rookie, slammed a SinetS to center