Evening star., 1930-06-28
BOXMEN FINISHING
WHAT THEY START
CroWder Scores Third Win
as Griff-ManuSh'S Bat
Downs Tigers.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

of the Nationals is in fine
working order now. Liska,
Crowder, Marberry, Hadley
and Brown are finishing what
they start with startling regular
ity. In each of the last seven
games here Manager Walter
Johnson has had to employ but
one hurler. That's a splendid
record for a mound staff in this
day of hard hitting. 1t is not eX-
pected this will continue, but as
the pitchers now are they are
likely to finish what they start
more often than not.
Crowder, Marberry, Hadley and
Brown are in superb condition. Liska,
since he had some teeth yanked. has
been through two workouts and again Is
ready for duty. He probably could
have been used yesterday, but Manager
johnson deemed it better to hold Ad in
reserve for the Sunday contest with the
Browns Three or four days from now
Jones ought to be in shape to go. the
veteran looks much better than he did
last Saturday right after his arrival
from his Woodsfield, Ohio. home, where
he had been i'll in bed several days.
With their hurlerS so well primed, the
Nationals ought to continue at fast
pace. None is being overworked, Tor
johnson is employing them in turn.
Having been pitcher, Johnson realizes
nothing so upsets moundsman as pc
ing used irregularly Clubs With pen
nant chances have been ruined because
the managers used star slabmen reck-
lessly. The Washington staff will not
be so maltreated.
T OOKS as though Johnson mace a
IL wise move when he hoisted Buddy
Myer to the top of the Nationals
batting order AS a lead-oh batter
Buddy certainly shines. In the SIX
games he has played since assuming
the position Myer has stepped to the
plate 81 times and II times has ne
reached first base. He has made Is
hits and waited for three passes. Only
once has Buddy reached the initial sack
at the expense of a teammate already
on the runway. That lead-of position
seems to be his spot.
WHEN Heinie Manush was taken
w over from the Browns twas gen.
erally admitted he was sound
hitter. but twas also noted that Helnle
had never been particularly strong When
it came to driving runs across the plate.
Maybe he wasn't, hut he appears 10
have picked up the knack lately. In
Is games aS d NdblOlld4 INAcAAbSAA OSNS
has provided the push for nine cross
inus of the plate, seven of the runs
having been sent across in the last tour
games.
TOR the first time in weeks the Ma
i tionals yesterday managed to put
over a victory while both the Atm
1etics and Yankees were taking trim
m;nrs. The 6-to-4 win over the Tigers,
the second in row over the Harrlsmen
and the seventh in succession for the
johnson band, helped right much. Al
though the AS won as we'll as lost IN
their double-header, they now are put
one game ahead of the washington
club. and the Yankees dropped pack
game and a half. What's more, the
Athletics and Yankees now have lost
one more game than the Nationals.
And how that helps!
NHANUSH and Crowder, the st. Louis
1Vl importations, did much TO bag the
game. With a home run driven
over the Scoreboard. tremendous MT
a sacrifice fly and a single, Helnle
showed four runs across. CroWder, III
scoring his third win in four starts as
a National. limited the Tigers to seven
safetieS and four passes. Attef thS
Tigers got to him for run IN the nrSI
inning the General had but one poor
inning. the seventh. Then he was nlckeu
for three hits and yielded pass. ms
with a wild chuck by Ruel in trying 10
prevent a steal accounted Tor three
tallies.
THARLEY SULLIVAN, one OF the
~ Tigers young right pitcned
a good ball game outside OF the thno
inning. Then he was well hammered
and the four runs scored cost MIN the
decision. The Nationals had put over
I1,n in the first with Rice'S triple and
Manush's sacrifice fly to match thaC
made bv the Tigers. Ruel opened the
third round with a single ana CroWoeI
sacrificed. Myers single scored HueI
and Rice'S second triple scored MyeI.
rThen Manush lofted his homer. In the
seventh the Nationals picked up their
last marker. Crowder walked, Myer
sacrificed and after Rice grounded OUT
Manush singled to tally the General.
n ICE had good day at bat In ad-
X dition to his two triples he slashed
a single. Sam also made Two
snsrkling catches in left-center. Inc
big catch of the game, tnough, was
made by West, who went 10 center
while Rice moved over TO rlght N tLe
ninth The fleet youngster went tear
ing back to deep center 10 & pun ,rlosrs 1oMe
.Johnson's mighty drive. The Tigers
had a runner on first with only one out
at the time. Myer made whale OF
ston TO keep a hit from Funk IN the
troublesome seventh. He sped 1ar 10
his left and lunged for gloved-nand
cyrah of a hot grounder and tagged ms
man with an off-balance throw. Juoge
made a difficult catch TO complete the
play.