Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-19
PROVE JUST SAME
ASL0WER TEAMS
Have a .615 Record Against
First Division Rivals and
SIG With All.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.


performed remarkably well
against their first division rivals
in the American League this sea-
son. With only one game left
with a member of the upper
bracket, that with the Athletics
in Washington the last Sunday
of this month, the Johnson band
shows a winning percentage of
.615 for It's play against the first,
third and fourth outfits in the
circuit standing. And that's but
a point less than the Nationals
winning percentage for the sea-
son, SIG to date.
Sixty-five games have been played
against first division rivals and the Ma
tional5 have been on top In 40 That's
moving along at pretty near champion
ship clip. Unfortunately. the Nationals
have been unable to make much head
way in struggling with the members of
the second division of the league. Play
ing this lot the Nationals have won but
so of 81 games for a rating of SIT.
Had they played against the second
division clubs as have the Athletics this
season the Nationals now would show
10l wins against As losses for a stand
ing of .692 and a neat lead Of this late
stage of the pennant race, looks as
though the second-division clubs kept
the flag from Washington this year.
WITH flock leaving after yesterdays
w game, the Nationals squad now
numbers but %, including Coaches
Nick Altrock and Al Schacht. 1t is to
be further reduced before the club
gets out of Detroit, although only
temporarily. AS soon as he Is through
with his turn on the hill here All
Crowder will entrain for Rochester, N.
Y, to join Mrs. Crowder, but he is to
return to the club for the Boston series
next week and very likely will 60 on
to Washington to hurl against the Ath-
letics in the final battle Of the cam
paign.
Before leaving with Manager Walter
johnson for Washington yesterday Fred
Marberry was told the transforming
trip to Cuba was of so far as he is
concerned. Since that wrist fracture in
August Marberry has been unable to
do much good pitching. In fact his
only clever performance following the
injury was that against the Athletics
in Washington early this month when
he relieved Sam Jones in the second
inning and after yielding two blows in
the third held the opposition hitless to
the finish.
Only rest will bring Marberry's wrist
and arm around to good condition again
IN the opinion Of Trainer Mike Martin,
so Fred, after a brief visit to Washing
ton. viii move on to his Texas home for
the Winter.
DOE BURKE had been picked to face
- the Indians in the final of the
series in Cleveland but Sam
Jones, who had asked for one more turn
before retiring for the year, sought the
assignment yesterday and gave a good
exhibition despite the 3-to-2 decision
against him. Sam fought the Tribe to
the finish Not until two were out in
the ninth did he yield the two hits that
beat him and not until there were two
strikes against the last batter was the
decisive clout made.
It was by far the best exhibition by
Jones since he licked the Athletics In
Philadelphia last month. He allowed
the Tribe but eight Safeties and four
passes and one of the passes was issued
Intentionally. He twice pitched out OF
serious situations, too, but he was up
against q pitcher who f1ad~been trouble
some to the Nationals all season and
Yesterday Wesley Terrell was just as
much puzzle as ever to them.
Terrell allowed but seven safetieS and
four walks, and had he been accorded
perfect support the Nationals would have
been elanked, for errors let in their two
TALES. The Washington runs crossed
early IN the pastiming, and with Jones
pitching strongly it seemed Terrell
would not ring up his twenty-ffth win
of the year. Jones struck out nine,
eight in the first four innings. After
that, however, Jones began to fade and
six Of the eight hits he gave up were
clustered IN the last three rounds. while
Terrell, who scattered four strikeouts.
spread the last three hits on him over
the last six innings.
Jones was good, but Terrell was a
shade better.
A WILD chuck by Goldman, third
"A baseman. helped the Nationals to
a first inning tally. Myer walked
and after Rice skied out Manush singled.
AS Jameson threw yainly to check
Myer going into third Manush turned
for second base. Goldman heaved
wildly past the middle sack and Myer
counted while Manush reached the far
corner. IT looked as though the Ma
tionaIs might count again when Sprinz,
irving to run down Manush after
Cronin had grounded to the second
baseman, fired the ball by Goldman.
Manush, however, though, was ruled out
for interfering with the catchers
heave and Schacht, coaching at third
base was fired.
Myer began the third inning with
single and pulled up at second when
Montague at short muffed Rices pop
Manush famed, but a single by Cronm
scored Myer.
Thereafter the Nationals had no good
counting chance. Two errors by Tread
way, the Nationals rookie third sacKsr
aided the Indians in the sixth when
they first scored Ray booted FerrelIs
srounder as a starter and after jamie
son walked Ray kicked Porter's sacri-
fee bunt to crowd the sacks. After
AyeriIl's sacrifice hoist tailed Terrell a
pass went to Morgan, but double play
ensued when Hodapp grounded TO
TreadWay.
A pass to Goldman with one out in
the seventh paved the way to the tying
marker. Falk, batting for Sprirlz and
Terrell singled in succession 70 get
Goldman around In the eighth Morgan
singled and Hodapp doubled with one
out but the Indians could get nowhere.
Jones deliberately filled the bases by
walking Joe Sewell, who grabbed Mon
taele's bat, and after Fonseca, hitting
for Goldman, lofted to Harris a fine
throw got Morgan, trying TO count after
the catch, for double play,
Myatt and Terrell were disposed of
quickly in the ninth, but Jameson
whacked single and stole second
Cronir's failure to hold Hargrave's
throw helped Jamie no little in the
theft. Jones than got to a orle-and-
two count on Porter, when the fidgety
one sert the ball down the left-field
line for his second two-bagger Of the
fray.