Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-28

yesterday, the NaGlOnalS To-Day
were hopeful of another victory
over the Boston club that they
might be ready to intrench them
selves more securely in the runner
up position during their four tus-
sleS with the New Workers in the
series starting Saturday.
II they can hold back the Yankees
the Nationals are confident they will
stick at the heels of the Athletics, for
they do not believe any of the Western
clubs viii be able to knock them of
the second perch in the June invasion
Of Washington.
AS his pitchers worked here in the
FIRST three games Manager Walter
johnson will have his full staff, with
the possible exception of Ad LiSka, in
sound trim to send against the hard
hitting New York club. But one of the
starters in the three games, Carl
Fischer, had to be relieved, and he
showed enough in his performance 10
indicate he could give good account
Of himself in the Yankee set.
T LLOYD BROWN and Fischer were the
~ starters yesterday against the Red
Sox. and both were credited with
wins. although Fischer had to give way
to Bob Burke in the sixth inning Of the
second encounter.
In the II-to-3 first game Brown al
lowed the Red Sex eight hits, four of
them clustered in the eighth, when
they did all their scoring. The Ma
tionals got to Rorace Lisenbee early,
and also punished AL Kline, but got
nothing Of Jim Brillheart. They made
In all II safeties.
The second game was q nip-and- tuck
affair, with the Nationals coping, L
to g. by virtue of Joe Cronin's double
that sent over three runs after big Ed
Morris had purposedly passed Heinie
Manush with two out In the fifth to
get at Joe. That hit finished Morris.
All the Nationals got on his successor,
Wiley Moore, were three hits, to raise
their game total to eight. The Red Sox
also got eight hits. all OF Fischer. Burke
pitched superbly in the relief role.
TN the first game the Nationals scored
i in four of the five inQings in which
they hit A hunted Single by Sam
Rice and Cronin's first twc-bagger ac-
counted for a first-round tally. Sam
Rice's single. Cronin's second two-bag-
yer. Vests triple and Bluege's long fly
were good for three markers in the third
Lisenbee's last inning on the hill.
Two runs were made of Kline in the
fourth. when good support CT the
WUulu ndNE IlCtu NflC NhtfOIldIo
scoreless. Brown singled. and Mycr
dribbled the ball to Rothrock. The
second baseman. with a side-retiring
double play at hand missed with his
stab at Brown, then heaved too late to
get Myer. Sam Rice singled Brown
across and Myer to third. Buddy got
home after Oliver bagged Manush's
haist
In the seventh the Nationals got five
kailies, chasing Kline in doing So
Manush doubled and, following Cronin's
strikeout, scored from second Is West
! made first safely when Kline, covering
the sack, dropped q throw from
Sweeney. Bluege walked, and Kuhel
scored West with single. Bottoms tri-
pie chased over two more runs, and
brought Brillheart to Khne's relief. AS
Brown was thrown out Bolton counted.
Four hits figured In the Red Sox scor-
ing in the eighth. Brillheart and Rhyme
singled and the former tailed as Roth
rock forced out Rhyme. Van Camp sin
gied and two more runs were registered
when Webb doubled.
MYERS single that Webb booted for
1vl two bases and Sam Rice's deep
fly to left gave the Nationals q
run right OF the reel in the second en-
counter, but the Red Sex matched it
In the second inning. Webb doubled,
held second as Pickering scratched a
single past Fischer, moved up as
Sweeney sacrificed. and Tailed when
Myer kicked divers grounder.
Red Sox strategy was crossed as the
Nationals got three runs in the fifth.
with two on and two out Morris pur-
posely walked Manush TO get at Cronin
Stung by the insult Joe rammed a
double against the left field fence and
Fischer, Myer and Manush crossed
The Red Sox chalked up two mark
ers In their fifth batting turn. Oliver
and Berry singled and Rhymes one
baser after one was out showed over a
run. Roth-ock forced out Rhyme. but
Vancamp hin for base and scored
Berry. Rothrock tried TO get home on
the hit, too, but was nailed at the
plate.
CONE first game happening-Cronin
~ picked the outfeld corners for his
douhles-hts first skidded along the
right feld line to the fence-his second
landed within q yard Of end of the
left field stripe-Joe did some fancy
fielding too, In the second inning-he
went back TO the grass TO dig UP
Sveeneys hot one and with q snap
throw 10 Myer got force play on
Pickering. Trainer Martin. summing
himself in the bleachers, decided 1t
way OF lazy foul loft and took it on
the hip-then he rushed for a bottle
OF the famous liniment-Brown, going
down from FIRST base in the fourth
inning did . neat bit of ducking 70
avoid being tagged by Rothrock who
had picked UP Myers bounder-then
Rothrock threw too late to get Myer
and for his faulty play the Red soz
second sacker was charged with an
error-Myer leaned and stretched for
. one.hand grab Of Rhymes liner in
the hfth-Manush did mountain
goat stunt in the sixth. climbing the
terrace back OF left TO haul down Roth
rocks hoist-Bolton started q game
behind the bat for the FIRST time as a
National-he handled himself we'll as
. receiver and at bat cracked q triple
that scored two runs - Cronin Jumped
high for q one-hand catch Of divers
liner IN the ninth.
CECOND Game spots.-West might
- have had n hit out of q Rroundel
to deep short in the first inning
had he not stumbled while on the way
to nrst ;. At that. Rhymes throw just
beat him there !. Cronin made .
whale of q play on Berry's hot one II
the second, scoopIng up the ball with
one hand touching the middle sacb
ahead OF Oliver and whipping to Kuhe
for a double erssure. In the thirt
west ran back to the center fielC
bieacher fence to haul down Rhyne'i
mighty hoist j.. Moore proved q stub.
born batter before tanning In the sew.
knth-he fouled OF six of Burke
pitches After walking Berry at tn
z. start Of the seventh inning Burke dis
y ponsd ef-nAne Of the Red Sex Ia sue