Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-30
DEEMS BIG AURLER
BEST MATS CAN GET
Other Purchases Will Be
Made Soon-HitS Wasted
in Loss to Tribe.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

BY JOHN b. KELLER.
DRESIDENT CLARK GRIT
- FIFTH is right busy these
days casting about for ma
terial with which he hopes
to build a better Washington club
for the 1882 campaign. The pur-
chase from the Baltimore Orioles
of Professor" Monte Weaver, big
righthand pitcher, announced
yesterday, is but the start Of a
series of buys from which some
thing worthwhile for next season
should be cleaned, according to
the prexy. But I don't believe
I'll find any likelier prospect than
Weaver" says Griffith. HE looks
the goods right now"
In fact, the Washington president
gets real enthusiastic in discussing
Weaver. I've been watching him since
last Spring, when he pitched against us
while we were in training. Then I saw
possibilities in the big boy, and since he
has satisfied me he can make the grade
in the big league" the Nationals boss
declares.
He has q good curve, q fast ball
with plenty on it, and to back this, ap-
pears to know what he is on the hill for.
Weaver has real pitching head as well
as pitching arm. have liked him
from the first time I saw him in a
game. johnson regards him highly, too,
and all my players who stepped to the
plate against him say he is a regular
pitcher.
TN have some more announcements
of purchases to make soonl expect, but
believe me-" Griffith states, the pros
poets I've been looking over, while good,
do not impress me as likely to be worth
as much to my club as I figure Weaver
will be-"
GALE Of Harry Rice, outfelder, to the
- Baltimore club yesterday, while it
reduces to four the outfield squad
with the Nationals, does not weaken his
club, Griffith contends. Remember.
we have outfielders now out, on option
subject to recall on 24-hour notice." he
points out. And I consider any one
OF them at least as good as Harry Rice.
For instance, there's Russell Scarritt,
now at Chattanooga. He's had big
league experience and no doubt could
step In again If needed and help US
considerably. And there are some
youngsters have under cover any one
of them seemingly clever enough to call
on in pinch.
I'm not letting any talent go with
out knowing the club is thoroughly pro-
tected for emergencies" Is the way
Griffith puts it.
WASTING a lot of effort, the Ma
w tionals yesterday took a 6-to-0
trimming from the Indians. They
got to Wesley Terrell for 10 hits, just
one less than the Tribe got OF the
pitching done by Fred Marberry, Bump
Hadley and Lloyd Brown, but they had
no punch when punch was most needed.
1t was easy to get on the runway at
Ferrells expense, for the Nationals got
five passes in addition to their 10 safe
ties. But getting around was another
matter So effective did Terrell become
when the Nationals had scoring chances
that IS of them were stranded on the
base paths.
they let pass their big chance to get
somewhere In the third frame. Then.
with one out. double by Sam Rice
and walks by Manush and Cronin
crowded the sacks. But West popped
out and Kuhel put up an easy fly to
the outfeld. The Nationals popped
out time after time when real hit
might have put Terrell out Of commits
sion.
Marberry was in poor form from the
start and the first inning proved enough
70 check his winning streak OF eight
games and bring about his second de-
feat Of the campaign, although he stuck
in the game for four rounds Three
hits, one homer, got the Tribe on to
a flying start in the opening session, !
and 1t got three more hits and two
more runs of Fred.
nothing more than two hits and q pass,
but Brown gave up three hits and an
other tally In his lone inning.
THREE runs were made by the Tribe
L after two were out in the FIRST In
VoSmik stepped to the plate and lofted
the ball into the open stand back OF
center for a homer.
Myers inability to seize double
play opportunity helped the Indians to
run in the second session. Sewen
singled, only to be forced out by
Montague. who made third when Fer
rell hit for a base. Porter'S stroll
crowded the stations, but it looked as
though a two-way erasure would follow
when Burnett sent a grounder directly
at Myer. However, Buddy fumbled and
was able to make an out at second
base only, so Montague's crossing
counted.
Montague scored again in the fourth
after doing a haShy bit OF base run
ming. He walked to start the frame
and went from first base to third as
Cronin got q slow one and chucked out
Ferrell It was q hit-and-run play
and Montague had turned second while
Cronins throw still was under way. He
got to the far corner barely ahead OF
Kuhel'S heave, then tailed after west
bagged Porter's hoist In rather short
left-center. -,
Singles by Terrell, Porter and Averin
of Brown in the ninth accounted Tor
the last Cleveland marker.
A MONG those at the pastiming
"A were Will Harridge. president OF
the American League, and Tommy
Connolly, chief Of the circuits stan OF
umpires their visit here completes
q tour Of inspection Of the chaps who
call 'em, right or wrong there was
q lot Of snappy and good umpiring IN
yesterdays game Morgan forgot
to hustle after grabbing ManuSh's
bounder in the first inning, but Manush
didn't and got single by beating the
Indian to the initial sack Capt.
Judge took Marberry's place at bat IN
the fourth and sent Q lazy liner to the
Tribal shortfielder Hadley had
Morgan guessing at the plate In the
nth and threw q third one by that
the batter never saw i. Myer made
q nice play in getting Morgan's hot
smash In the seventh . 700 ardent
washington fans came down from
Brunswick, Md, yesterday on special
train to see their club lose but
that Brunswick bunch likes its base
hall and got its kick out Of the game