Evening star., 1931-06-14

~ OUR more games and the Ma
N tionals will be through with
their stand against the West in
Griffith Stadium, but the
Browns, who ere to open a series here
today, are likely to make these four
games pretty rough for the home boys
While the Browns were defeated in
three of four engagements by john
sons band in st. Louis last month
and despite their poor showing thus
far in the East-they have won only
four times and been beaten seven
Manager Bill Killifer now has an
outfit with punch and pitching calcu-
lated to make trouble for its cppo-
nents.
The Browns have our old friend
Goose Goslin, who seems to have re-
gained his batting eye. The Goose
is socking the ball around 800, which
makes him a dangerous batter at any
time. And they have Oscar Melillo,
little, but loud with his bat. Oscar
has a swat rating in the neighborhood
of 380 Something the Washington
pitchers must consider.
Then, too, the Browns have Walter
Stewart, left-handed hurier who has
specialized for some time at bowling
over the Nationals. True, the Nation
ais upset him in ST. Louis in May. but
it was the first time they were able to
do so since the 1929 season. And also
Wallace Hebert, 19-year-old rookie
who stopped the AS last week.
This afternoon, though, Stewart Is
expected to be conspicuous through ms
absence from the hill. Instead the
Nationals are apt to face George Blae-
holders right-hand pitching. George
is a top-notcher and gave johnson
charges fine argument the last time
he encountered them. Only when
West and Bluege smote successive
homers in the ninth inning diq 1ne
Nationals get the edge over Brae-
holder last month. Tomorrow the
home crowd may glimpse the young
wonder, Hebert.
Manager johnson is sending to the
mound for this afternoons tilt the
elongated Bobby Burke, southpaw, who
, has been getting along well. He will oe
after his fifth victory today. Burke, py
the way, scored over the Browns last
month. getting credit for a victory
after relieving Carl Fischer. He pitcheo
seven fine innings, and what's more tc
him, in a way, he collected three hits
one a double 1t was the double banged
at the outset of the eleventh inning
that paved the way to the Nationals
success in the contest.
THIS Dave Harris may not be such
i a fashy fielder, but so long as he
helps the Nationals in attack as
he has been helping them his short
comings defensively may we'll be over
looked. The husky Tarheel in the series
Or net fI,a IxTl1ifa of1d fha IndiQnc
found his way to the runway often.
He not only hit the ball solidly, but
also frequently proved a difficult batter
to pitch to. Dave drew many passes.
And once on Harris stepped along. He
scored a flock of runs.
More important, though, was Dawes
ability to push others over the counting
block That he did in great style, both
by banging the ball and by walking
when the sacks were well occupied.
Ability to get over the runs makes this
player valuable.
At that, Dave, who spends his time
between seasons as copper pursuing
evil doers In Greensboro. N. c., and
vicinity, is no slouch when it comes to
pursuing drives to the outfield. He goes
and gets most of them, even though
often he does so in an awkward man
ner. In the last two series Dave made
some Snappy SGOpS Oh IldIu-lnC DdllS
and several times roamed far or back
ed against the fence to drag down well
meant slams.
a CCORDING to the schedule for the
IA play-off of postponements recently
issued by American League head
quarters, the Nationals vii have to do
more work than the Athletics during
the East's second invasion of the West
that gets under way next week, al
though each club had. three games