Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-26
HILL STARS LIKELY
TO Do EXTRA WORK
Griffmen Need Much Good
HurIing-Red Sox Shut
Out by Marberry.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

n lew YORK, May 26;-Brown,
M Jones, Liska and Hadley.
That's the pitching lineup
the Nationals hope will
check these Yankees, who now are
regarded more dangerous than the
Athletics. Brown was to left-hand
his way against the New Workers
this afternoon in the opener of
the four-game series, while the
others probably will be used in the
order mentioned, although the
succession has not been definitely
planned. With such a full week
at hand-the Nationals are to play
eight games before leaving for the
West next Sunday-Some juggling
of the order may be done that the
stronger of the first-Stringers
tackling the Yanks may be sent
right back at the AS.
Brown, for instance, ought to be
available for one of the games to be
played with the world champions in
Philadelphia on Friday, while Jones. if
used tomorrow, ought after four days
of rest be in trim to face the Athletics
in washington next Sunday. 1t is ex-
pected these series with the two clubs
which are right at the Nationals heels
in the championship race will require
much good pitching, and the big four"
OF the washington club will have to
shoulder an extra burden
The big four" has done sterling
work thus far. They have put the Ma
the club has hit well, but it has made
such favorable progress more because
of the fine Slabbing it has had than
because of its batting, The ability OF
the Washington hurlers to check the
usually smashing bats of the Athletics
and the Yankees has been the greatest
factor in the clubs success.
VITAsHINGToN'S fine pitching has
Wv brought seven victories in nine
tussles with the world champion
Athletics, three in four tits with the
hardy Yankees and eight in nine en-
counters with the scrappy Red Sox
The Eastern rivals have been quite
baffled by the Nationals brand of hurl-
ing.
Among them, Brown, Jones, Liska and
Hadley have accounted for Is wins.
Jones tops the big four" with five in
as many starts, Brown and Hadley have
scored four victories each and have
started eight times each. Liska in four
starts has been returned victor three
times. That's bowling over the oppo-
sition in great style.
NOW it seems that the Nationals are
IN to have big FIVE, for the pitch
ing hill When he shut out the |
Red Sox yesterday in Washington, Fred |
Marberry gave brilliant exhibition and /
went the route with such little effort
that he probably is in form for regular
work at last Fred allowed the Boston
bunch but three singles and one base |
on balls. The pass was issued to Bob |
Reeves in the first frame, Charley Berry !
got a one-baser to start the third round, |
Bill Regain hit with two gone in the
fourth, and Hal Rhyme hit for base /
with two out in the seventh. Not one |
of the Red Sox who got on the runway !
passed first base. A beautifully pitched |
game.
THIS has been a rough Spring for
l. Marberry. He came up from South /
e'-n training far from being in con- I
d1tlon and took licking right of the
reel, the Red Sox downing him in the |
season opener here. Fred started three
more times but couldn't make the grade |
Nor was he particularly good in relief |
roles. SO the big fellow was given lot |
of extra work to do. He ran himself |
ragged shagging flies in the batting and !
fielding drills, did much jogging about
the ball yard and went through a
course of special exercises designed to
get him down TO proper playing weight
and increase his stamina. Now, after
all this toll. Marberry seems right. He
went through the game yesterday with
plenty of speed and seemed fresh at
the finish. It was his first complete
game of the season, too, which indicates
the increase in stamina very likely was
accomplished by the strenuous eXercis-
ing of the past three or four weeks.
Marberry, right, ought to be a great
help to the club from now on.
IN scoring their eighth straight victory
over the Boston bunch this season
the Nationals faced Eddie Durham,
a youngster making his first start of the
year. and Horace Lisenbee, once with
Washington. on Durham they got six
hits. one pass and three runs in seven
innings Of Lisenbee they got one pass,
three HITS and two runs in the eighth.
Nicked for run in the first frame,
Durham went on to pitch four fine in
nings before the Nationals got two more
TALES in the sixth. The rookie pitched
rather well over the seven-inning
strstch, but with Marberry holding the
RssI SIX helpless it just wasn't his day
YmIEsT, Rice and Goslin, first three
w Of the Washington batting order,
trounced the Red Sox It was a
triple by Rice and Goslin's long sacri-
fee ny that put over the first-frame
run. West started the sixth with a
single and Rice and Goslin followed
suit. These blows. mingled with the
forcing out of Goslin by Judge, meant
two markers Facing Lisenbee in the
eighth West started the round with a
double. Singles by Rice and Goslin
followed and one run crossed. Judge
walked to ill the bases and Rice tailed
as Myer forced out Judge.
TOSLIN returned to the game some
~ what unexpectedly yesterday after
remaining out for several days that
he might nurse a muscle strain in his
right leg and performed as though the
prom was sound once more He did not
have much to do afield but he swung
wicked bat. His two singles were well
hit and the sacrifice fly in the first in
ming was soundly slammed With his
leg right the Goose may be ready to do
the hitting expected of him. If he is,