Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-11
GENERAL TO OPEN
SERIES WITH TRIBE
Griffs'. thinning Win From
TIGERS Their Sixth Over
time Game.
nv JOHN b. KELLER.


Field, the Nationals will
Jump to Cleveland, where tomor-
row they are slated to start their
first series Of the season with the
Indians. Peck'S PapooSeS have
packed plenty Of punch, despite
their recent slump, and are 'ex-
pected to test thoroughly the
hurler5 Of Johnson's horde in the
three tuSslsS.
IG may be, though, thst me ~ tionS is
will Cst:h the Cleveland cluo od:tr!oe.
Manage PecSinoaLsn, distressed By his
GiAD's showing in the early games OF
the set with TIE Red Sox, has been Ca.
perimenting with his nne-up-and exc
perimenting with an outfit that has
gone pretty good over long stretch OF
games usually does not help matters
much.
Tor the opener tomorrow Manager
Il johnson has tentatively selected
Alvin Crowder as starting pitcher.
The pilot has an idea the General at
last Is ready to give q good account OF
himself after fioundering helplessly on
the hill for several weeks. 1t may be
said of Crowder that he has been work
ing earnestly the last few days to get
himself into fine pitching trim, and the
AhA04otA SSAAS0 SboAb 4AAcS SS joSb SAAS SFSS
for him.
Lloyd Brown is to hurl in one Of the
games with the Tribe Who will get
the call for the third tilt in Cleveland
will depend greatly upon how Carl
Fischer Jared in the start he was to
make against the Tigers today and what
CroWder accomplished. johnson may
try Irving Hadley again as starter
instead Of reSerVing him for the opener
of the St. Louis set late this week.
WHILE the Nationals are not at the
w top of the league so far as the
wins and losses are concerned,
they probably hold the endurance rec
ord. Six overtime contests in % starts
entitled them to some kind OF mark.
In the % games the club has gone
through 2142a innings, which the play
ers claim IS a little too much extra
work. They might not claim that. how
ever, had they Jared better in the
extra-inning engagements.
That 7-to-4 victory scored over the
Tigers in II innings yesterday was only
the second win in overtime for the
Nationals They managed to beat the
Yankees in q 12-inning battle In Wash
tngton.
innings have been lost by the johnson
band and it has played one OF IA
innings to tie.
Joe KUHEL, playing at first for the
Nationals since ice Judge had his
appendix yanked grabbed the greater
part Of the glory Of yesterdays game
after il seemed he was to be its goat,
Just as he was in the game lost by his
club Friday. It was Kuhel who, with
two out and the bases loaded in the
washington twelfth, Socked nifty
single to left to put across two runs and
break the tie that had been created by
the Nationals in the ninth inning.
That Washington run in the ninth,
however. would have meant the ball
game had not KuheI virtually presented
the Tigers with a tally in the seventh
lead held by the home side since the
second inning. With Owen on second.
HayWorth on 1rSt and one cut in the
Tiger seventh, Gehringer, hating for
Hoyt drove the ball toward Kubel The
first sacker fumbled the ball, recovered
it and headed for the bag, although
Hadley was about there for throw.
With Gehringer tearing down the line,
Kuhel slid for the sack and just beat
the runner there. Owen, who had gone
mp from second to third with q drive,
sensed the situation. Quickly realizing
that Kuhel would hnd it 4difhcult to
regain his feet in time to make good
throw home, the Tiger runner with head
up raced for the plate and got there well
in front of .Joe's heave.
The tie-breaking run had been scored
from second on an inf1eld out, but
Owen probably would not have at
tempted TO continue from third had
Kuhel tossed TO Hadley ct FIRST for the
out instead of insisting on carrying the
ball to the bag himself.
TUHEL was the player in the pinch
n though, N the twelfth. Myer
walked 10 open tnss 10 ding, but
sam Rice loIted weakly 10 Puooy
WalIser IN center. MsrUsn Grove
single nv McI9anuS TO puE Myst 81 sec
one, ana hotn runners advanced IS
CEonin rolled out and Uhle tried 70
make West bite at poor pitches. Uhle
finally walked the batter and crowded
the bases. Here Kuhel smote his single
West at third. Bluege followed with
a .one-baSsr to give the Nationals
another run for good measure
Kuhel not only LED both SIDES at bat,
but he also sent over the Nationals
firSt rur. following Vests two-bagger.
with a single in the second session. Joe
collected three of the IS hits the Ma
N,onals made or Hoyt, who pitched
seven rounds, and Uhle, who finished.
But seven safeties were made by the
Tigers. They got fiVe OF Jones in six
innings. punching four with pass in
the second inning for three runs. One,
a bunt, was made on Hadley in the
seventh, the frat Of the two rounds he
hurled, and one in the tenth OF Mar
berry, who pitched four excellent in
nfngs of relief stuff.
In his seven innings Hoyt was found
for 10 Safeties, three being clustered
IN the seventh when the Nationals
6rst tied the game. 1t was pinch
single by Harry Rice, Sam Rices cne-
bs1er and Manushs two-bagger that
checked in the two runs then, both
crossing after two we're out. Doubles
by Bluege and Myer with stI1ke-outs
by Hayes and Hargrsve sandwiched
between produced the tying tally in
the ninth.
AHYER proved a difictlt batter for
vi Uhle 10 handle. He had two
notwithstanding count in the
ninth before doubling 10 put over the
tying run. In the twelfth, Buddy had
similar count before drawing a pass
that started the winning rally.
johnson went all over right field 10
take hits from Nationals. With two on
and one out in the fifth he rushed in
for Sam Rtce's liner. He came tearing
In again In the eighth for f1ne catch
Of Cronin's looper 10 short right.
Johnson made his banner catch in the
tenth when he ran back and leaped
high against the bleacher screen TO
pull down Manush's lusty drive. The
Nationals had two on and one out in
the fourth when McManus leaped TO
Wuear tspleges liner and initiate A
6c,aole.piay. Alexander made a whale
OF . stop in taking Vests hot gTounder
in the sixth, then threw to Owen to
force out Cronin, who had opened the