Evening star., 1930-03-30

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N liking for ieft-handed
4 pitching, something rare
for them, the Nationals this after
noon walked away with the open
ing game of their series Of two
scheduled with the Chicks, this
city'S Southern Association club.
The score was 6 to 0.
All the Nationals runs and 10 Of
their dozen hits were made on the
southpaw slants of Clarence Grimm who
stabbed the first five frames for the
home side. Three times clusters OF
three hits were cleaned of Grimm and
each of these clusters meant tallying.
Sam Rice, Buddy Myer and Joe Judge
were the left-hand swingers to sock the
little Memphis portSider. Joe Cronin,
swinging from the right side, got three
safeties on Grimm and Judge made his
hits total for the game three by whack-
ing a single on Walter Beck, right
handler, who hurled the last four
rounds for the Chicks.
Lloyd Brown and MyleS Thomas did
the fiinging for the Nationals, Brown
going through the first five innings He
gave a good performance, yielding but
three hits. He was somewhat wild at
times, issuing two passes and making
as many wild pitches. The wild heaveS,
though, were the result Of sharp break
ing curves that went wide Of the
catcher. Thomas also allowed three
Safeties, but only one pass. He worked
smoothly.
Nationals Field Well.
The Nationals fielded in fine order.
Several spectacular catches were made
in the outfield and the infield kicked in
with flashy double play For the first
time, the regular Washington combina-
ton went through an entire game, the
only changes being made in the bat
terry.
The Nationals crashed the run coll
umn first in the second session when
they clustered three blows. Judge
blazed the way with sharp single to
center and pulled UP on third as Bluege
single through the Chick first base
man tailed Judge and Joe dashed to
second on the throw that failed to nab
OSsie, who had overrun third. After
Ruels walk crowded the stations
Bluege counted as Brown grounded out.
The fourth was a three-run round
for Acting Manager Judges charges:
these were mixed with a pass and an
error. With one gone Cornin singled
and there were two on when the Mem
phiS hot-corner guardian fooled Ruel1
roller. Browns walk loaded the has
socks and Loepp's single to deep short
tailed Cronin. Ruel and Brown crossed
when Rice lined one-bagger to the
middle field.
Run number six for the Nationals
was registered In the fifth inning. A
scratch single by Myer started its max
ing, Buddy bouncing the ball on the
pitchers glove to the field back of
second. Judge poled long two-bagger
to left and 1t was easy for Myer to COM
plete the circuit.
Chicks Threaten Twice.
The Chicks had but two good chances
to score. The first was in the fourth
frame, when with one down Waddey
slammed Brown for a triple. The next
batter walked, but Brown struck out
Williams and Daughtry drilled into q
1orce-out. The second chance came In
the seventh session, which Thomas
started by walking Daughtry. After
Campbell skied out Beck moved his
Ieammate to second with a single.
6arnes, though, made a good catch at
F4ashkamper's expense and .TIIdre
shared Brazill's liner.
Altrock and Schacht put on their
tennis burlesque for the Memphis faith
Iui. IL went over big, too, although
an ice-coated racket.
Only few more than .O00 turned
out Tor this afternoons enuarenent
The folks along the lower MiSsisSinnj do
not ike the Arctic League base BAH.
Steamboat johnson, who with Row
Vangraflan handled the rane iS
regular Southern Association umpire
ana one OF the most colortul arbiters
IN base ball. He's the Altrock and
Scnacht combined Of the umpire,s
order
Former Chicks opposed one-tine
Nationals at the outset of the frav
Brown and Ruel the Washington hat
terry. once performed for Memphis. while
Gr1nn and Berger had trials with the
Nationals not so long ago.
Peck Hamel. a product of Washington
sandlotS, was in center for blle Chicks.
Peck used to shag 'em for Willie GIas.
Goes old ShamrockS In the National
Capital before breaking into pro base
ball. Peck collected two hits.
Loepp had a big time in the second
inning, making all three putoutS. He
nad TO roam all over center to get to
the drives.
Harry Kelly. who once hurled for the
Nationals, picked up Grif1n's bat and
Strode to the plate in the Chicks fifth.
but only bounded the ball to Brown.
Harry, now of the Chicks mound star,
is as chubby as ever.
Nationals and Chicks clash again
Sunday.