Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-15
WHITE SOX FOUND
MUCH TOO SNAPPY.
Burke Tries Comeback Today
lin ST. Louis 0pener-GIad
to Leave Chicago.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

ut. LOUIS, August 15.-Here
for four games with the
\ Browns, the Nationals may
y find themselves more in their
class than they we're in Chicago.
The White Sox, in taking three of
four games played with the john
son band, looked an up-and-
coming lot. The Nationals looked
anything but that. However, the
Browns haven't been getting along
so we'll lately, so they may make
the Washington club feel at home.
Bob Burke, who a week ago blanked
the Red Sox without granting a hit,
then took a sound slapping in Chicago
the following Thursday, is slated to
start the hurting for the Nationals this
Afternoon. Manager johnson has a
Hi1nch that Burke may go good after
bis nervous breakdown before his nu-
uaerous kinSmen and friends in the
Windy City.
After Burke, probably Fred Mar
berry. After Marberry, who can tell?
That's what the Nationals pitching
staff is like nowadays.
-FOUR games are to be played here,
4 but just how they will be spread
u the Washington business manage
ment has yet to learn. But one con-
test was scheduled for today and two
are slated tomorrow. Because of poor
attendances at Sportsmans Park when
the Browns entertain the American
League gave its local representative per-
mission to move games up to make
Sunday double headers whenever pos
sible. Now the washington business
management is eager to ind out
whether the game of Monday or that
OF Tuesday is being moved forward TO
make the Sunday bargain BILL
If it Is Tuesdays date the Nationals
win skip out of here Monday night for
Cleveland and rest day before tack
ling the Indians In q double-header on
Wednesday, provided rain does not
compel them to stick around.
NETTING out Of Chicago last night
~ was about the best thing done by
the Nationals after setting foot in
that town this Western trip. After the
first game OF the series nothing they
did was right and not one OF the club
was sorry to bid the home Of the White
COX 1aTeWeH LOT 1881.
AsThree games Of four played went the
wrong way and the last of the lot Slip
red away when the Nationals had a
great chance to cop instead of taking
ae5-to-4 licking.
nThey had the bases filled with none
cat and the score 5 to 3 against them
In the ninth. Sam Jones had made
his third hit, a single, TO start the
round. Buddy Myer had rammed q
doubie to the left field corner and
ESRinie Manush had been pinked by a
pitched ball to crowd the sacks. This
ousted the left-handed Pat Caraway,
VINO had started pitching only the IN
ming before and had been nicked for
asrUin In his first round.
orThen along came Vic Fraster, who
had held the Nationals to Just six
hits and one run only two days before,
to crush all hope the johnson band
had Of victory.
HE struck cut Joe Cronin and Dave
Harris in succession Cronin let the
SECOND and third strikes go by without
rhoving his bat from his shoulder
Harris let two strikes go by the same
way then swung In desperation for
third one.
Sammy West went to three-and-two
count with the right-hander, swinging
at a wide pitch for one strike, then
Btting a fine one 60 through. West
drew pass at that to force Jones
over the plate with a run, but Ossie
Hluege after watching two strikes slip
past grounded to the shortstop and
Became an easy out.
JONES did not pitch q poor game at
all. but he had one weak inning,
the seventh, in which the White
4ox hoped on him for four hits and
khree runs to break % deadlock At
that, IL was a wild throw by second
that Jones made after picking up
Grube's intended sacrificial bunt that
paved the way to the rally. Had Jones
been true with that peg Cissell would
have been nailed At the middle station
and as the inning progressed not run
would have registered.
Each side got 10 hits The Nationals
picked up Of Bob Weiland, southpaw,
IN the first seven innings for runs
snd 4 of Caraway for runs before
Ffasier finished. Although FraSier
walked West to force Jones home in
the ninth the run was charged against
Caraway, as 1t was on him Jones had
singled.
The Nationals never were ahead With
q, pass. q single and a long ny the White
Sox got run at the outset. Vests
single. Weiland's balk and Kuhels single
in the fourth got the run back, but
Reynolds put his club ahead again by
ramming a homer into the upper left
faeld stand in the sixth. Jones double,
Myers sacrifice and Manush's single
lSnotted the count again In the seventh.
But the White Sox promptly broke the
knot.
Vests single and Sulliyan's wild
chuck followed by KuheI's double scored
Tor the Nationals In the eighth Then
they let Old Man Opportunity knock IN
vain In the ninth
~ OCULAR Summer weather for the
~ game yesterday. and being ladies'
day, the fair fans Of Chicago
kiifned out in force Flily 10000
- @e4m~.~ mwao,arr che mn d, Ae