Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-17


- FIFTH of the Washington
ball club will do all he can
to land a good berth for Joe
Judge If the veteran is not to be
with the Nationals again next
season, and at present it looks as
though Joe would not be on the
local roster. Judge has given my
club the finest base ball it could
desire of any player in his more
than 10 seasons with it, said Grit
fifth ts,Gay, land should it be
necessary to part with him I want
Joe well placed in the good posi-
ton be certainly deserves"
However, according TO Grifith no
move has yet been made to transfer
Judge from the Washington club.
Nothing really can be done about any
thing like that until the season ends"
the prexy declared. But If l decide
upon change for him Joe will be given
every opportunity to land something
good and III be ready to help him in
every way"
Now that Joe Kuhel. the youngster
bought from Kansas City last year,
seems. certain to continue as the Ma
tionals' regular frst-sacker, the club
surely would not carry on its rolls as
utility first baseman player drawing
the high salary Judge gets. It would
not be sound business and though there
is q deal of sentiment in professional
base ball there's a deal of business, too.
where the pay roll is concerned. Should
Judge be retained by the Washington
club it would surprise those who know
the ways of the games moguls.
There IS rumor about Boston that
the Red Sox are to get Judge, Put
whether as player or in some 81 CHI
capacity as coach or managerial ride
is not mentioned It's said thai the
Tigers have place fer Judge, too And
there has been talk Of job with chat
tanooga, the Washington farm, for the
veteran.
Wherever Judge may go, though, it
viii be the best place President Grifith
can ind for this player who for years
has been one Of the heroes Of Washing
ton tandem.
JOINING back yesterday for a 6-to-2
~ triumph, the Nationals bagged
their final series with the Browns,
two games to one, and raised them
selves to game and a half ahead
Of the third-place Yankees, who did
nothing but loll about New York
The Browns were good pickings for
the Nationals this year, the latter grab
bling the annual set IA games to 8.
And only last season the st. Louis
aggregation beat the Washington club,
IL games to 10, to be the only one to
best Johnson's charges over 22-game
stretch.
AL Crowder rang up his eighth sue
cessiye victory and his seventeenth of
the year as the Browns fell, but he had
TO have help. The General hurled
seven innings. during which he was
found for nine safeties, two passes and
all the alien scores. Three Of the
hits were clustered In the seventh, when
the Browns Tailed to get within a run
OF the Nationals. so Fred Marberry
went the next two rounds. The re-
Gently disciplined moundsman yielded
just one hit and one pass the hit being
a double by Red KreSs of Fred's first
pitch.
Dick Codman. former National. whose
beSting OF Lefty Grove in a brilliant
duel and thereby preventing the Ath-
JeticS star setting new consecutive
win mark for the American League,
tossed for the Browns and was spotty
in his work. He was found for eight
hits and two walks. three Of the hits
and two Of the walks in the first two
innings producing enough runs to give
the Nationals the game. Then they
fell upon him again in the seventh
20 make sure Of everything.
TT was pass to Rice that started the
L Nationals on their scoring way Coff-
man issued 1t after one was out in
the first round. Then singles by Manusn
and West followed to tally Sam and
leave Heinie at the far corner. Cronin
put I'D a hoist TO Goslin to get Manush
over the plate.
The Browns Offset one Of these mark
ers in their second batting turn. Melillo
opened the attack with a single, a
bounder that Myer checked back of
the middle base. Bettencourt popped
out. then Bengough singled only to be
forced out by Levey., However. Melillo
and Leyey made a double steal, with
Melillo denting the counting block be-
fore Cohman famed.
Right back came the home side To
score one more. Bluege's walk opened
the second frame and Spencer's single
past the second baseman sent OSsie TO
third. AS Cohman Knocked down
Crowder's hot one and made retiring
heave to first Bluege counted.
Singles by Bengough. Levey and
Schultz got run for the Browns in
the seventh with McNeely, doing Ben
coughs leg work. carrying the tally
across. The Nationals. though. inmedf-
ately proceeded to pound Coffman for
three markers.
Spencer singled and made third as
Schultz let the hit get by. Judge
grabbed Crowder's bat and lined sin
gle over the pitchers head. scoring Roy,
then the portside swinging Myer shot
a surprising triple to left TO get Joe
home. Manusll's hoist to Schultz &C
counted for Myers crossing.
THE double headers for the Nationals
i next week. one here and the ether
in New York Two games With
the White Sox will be played in Griffith
Stadium next Monday and two the fol-
lowing Saturday with the Yankees In
the big town. Seems that President
Griffith has consented TO the shifting
of WaS1ington date in Yankee Sta
drIm that Yanis. Giants and Dodgers
may come TO grips in charity double
header Oh Thursday Of next week.
Johnny Gin, outnelder, recently pur-
chased from the Orioles, was TO report
today and get into the pre-game drill. :.
Prexy Grifnth is pointing with pride to
the 429 batting average that gives Cecil
Travis, l7-year-o infielder. lately
bought from the Lookouts, the Southern
Association hitting lead. Four doubles
were among the is hits made by the
youngster In his Is games. Monte
Weaver. mound ssnsation Of the Inter
national League grabbed from the
orioles. may be brought here to pitch