Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-14

AS bllS DdSe Dali SEASON.
~ wanes it becomes more and
more apparent that the
Nationals must reconstruct their
pitching staff If they would ac-
complish anything worthwhile in
next years American League pen
nant race. They cannot hope to
get anywhere in the 1882 chase
depending upon the mound ma
terial Manager Walter Johnson
now has available.
The Washington pitching corps that
doomed SO strong on paper before the
current campaign got under way has
hivvered to such an extent that the
club has but one hVrler who may rea-
sonably be expected to give 1t g we'll
pitched game Other than red Mar
berry any pitching selection Manager
johnson may make these days is a
risk and a poor one at that.
Marberry has been consistently good
all season. True he has had an of
day here and there, but his off days
have been SO few and far between they
with most of the others in the early
part of the campaigning and with all
in the last two months it has been
another story.
EVERY once in while good game
IL may be expected of Lloyd Brown.
Al Crowder, Sam Jones, Bump
Hadley and Carl Fischer. Not one Of
this quintet has been good starter
for sometime, nor a good relief hurler.
Instead of being at top form as are
the pitchers of other clubs who were
not so steady in their performances
earlier in the season this string OF
Washington hurlers is petering out
slowly but surely.
Bob Burke is not included in the lot
of weakening wingmen because he never
has been reckoned dependable pitcher,
despite that no-hit game of his against
the Red Sox last Saturday for which
he deserves all credit that has been &C
corded him; rather. Burke still is in
the student class Still a fine prospect.
but nothing more. AS to Ad Liska, his
come back is a decided uncertainty and
he cannot be counted as member OF
the staff.
Nationals hill squad, something more
than mere tinkering to make it 'right"
for next season. The club may manage
to stagger through TO second place with
it this time, Before the season ends,
however, 1t seems on q fair way TO fall
apart and have its fragments scattered
over the fields of the seven rivals Of
the Washington club:
OK washington pitchers have tried to
- stop the White Sox the last two
f4aa
Crowder, Hadley, Fischer, Liska, Burke
and Brown have been Pummeled and
in no uncertain manner. Crowder and
Hadley have tried It twice, and Crowder
has taken two lickings on the records.
Al crashed the lineup yesterday in
time to have the lead for the third
time wrested from the Nationals, who
fell before the Chicago crew in the
10-to-S ve-and-take, mostly take so
far as the washington pitchers were
Burke and Brown had been
slammed before Al pitched. Crowder
couldn't stand the gan in the eighth.
Hadley finished the inning, but the
game was gone before he stepped TO the
slab.
The left handers, weiland and Cara
way, finished for the White Sox, Wei
land going out for a pinch-hitter IN the
eighth. The newly married Caraway
saw the FIRST two Nationals up in the
ninth get on and q sacrifice follow, but
he tightened and West famed while
Bluege calmly let a third strike go by.
The White Sox making five errors DID
all they could to force the game on the
Nationals. The johnson band also was
cratic, being charged with three mis-
plays But the White Sox offset their
errors by crashing a dozen hits of the
generous johnson pitchers. The Ma
fionals got seven safeties and four Of
them we're in one inning.
THREE runs were picked up by the
i Nationals right of the reel and
with only one hit. single by
West. Two passes of Thomas and two
errors by Sullivan were big factors in
the scoring.
The White sox in the second went
the Nationals one better. hut they
backed two passes and an error by
Bluege with three hits of Burke. Two
more White Sox errors and a single
by Spencer enabled the Nationals to
tie in the fourth and Cronin's homer
put them ahead in the nth, but Brown,
who had relieved Burke in the second
inning, blew in the sixth and for the
second time the White Sox were IN
command.
Three successive hits, one a double
meant two runs An error by Spencer
helped put the Chisox runner remain
ing on the paths on third with none
out. Cissel's infield retirement did not
help, SO Brown decided to pass CRUDE
10 get at Thomas. The pitcher crossed
everything by poking single TO drive
over a run.
In the seventh the Nationals finally
earned three runs. but only because the
White Sox inner defense became dizzy
Bolton grabbed Browns bat and bounced
a single of Thomas shin. Myer',
double moved Bolton 10 third. from
where he counted when Rice hit for q
base. This brought Weiland to Thomas
relief The new pitcher picked uF
Manushs bunt ana after he looked
around TO see that Myer did not try
for home 1t was too late 70 head on
Heinie AS Cronin forced out Man.
ush the tying run was carried oyeI
by Myer.
Here West grounded 70 Kerr and the
same kind Of play that baffied the
Tigers in Detroit back in June wa
pulled by Cronin. He ran down II
front Of the second baseman, duekec
Kerrs stab with the ball. then turnec
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