Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-30
AS Here Today as Criffs Face
Champs and Yankees in Seven
Games During Next Eight Days

may occur among them mean nothing
to him. But he told them what must
be done in so far as their perform
anceS on the field are concerned when
he reprimanded and imposed a fine on
Carl Fischer, the southpaw slabman
who went haywire in Cleveland, and
johnson again has made his charges
understand that he will not tolerate
any show of personal bitterness that
might affect the clubs play.
On the field the signed athletes must
be ball players, or conduct themselves
as ball PLAYERS anyhow. OFF the field
they may be box fighters or anything
else. provided their avocations do not
interfere with their ball playing.
not to say something about Sam
VI West. These days, when the Ma
tionals' pitchers are doing most
everything except pitch, West roams
about the outfield in great style, pre-
venting his club being licked more often
and their defeats being more severe.
During the recent Western swing
Vests outfielding was nothing short of
marvellous. He not only took good care
Of the middle garden, but also did VAL
liant service IN vast stretches of the left
and right pastures. Sam always backed
up his fielding neighbors spIendidly
and his strong returns of drives kept
MANY ambitious runners from getting
as much from hits as thew might have
had only an average fielder been In
center
The more one sees of West in action
the more one realizes how valuable this
player has been to his club this season,
His remarkable defensive efforts have
gone far toward keeping the Nationals
up in the race, and his strength at
the plate has contributed no little to
their success.
THERE was some fine fielding by the
Il center pasture men in the first
game. In the fifth inning West
made sparkling catches of drives by
Rhyme and Sweeney. while Oliver of
the Red Soy handled five difficult
chances in fiashy manner.
Rhyme, who is accounted the best
player with the Boston club and its
most valuable, showed his class as
shortstop in his only chance during the
opening encounter Of the day. In the
eighth ne tore in to take Rices bounder
OF Durham's glove and whipped the
ball to first In plenty Of time to flag
the feet Sam
Earl Webb still is cunning for the
tWo-base hit record In the eighth
inning Of the initial tilt he swung.
against one of Marberry's pitches to
drive the ball against the left field
fence for his ffty-fourth doublAs5t Me
season.
When he booted Spencer's grounder
and let Kuhel get an extra base in the
second inning of the second game,
divers fine record for the season was
marred 1t was the first error this year
for the Red Sox center fielder.
TIME had to be taken out when
l. Sweeney got an eyeful Of mud as
he took Millers throw that retired
Cronin in the fourth frame of the night
cap The third sacker had scooped up
q lot of dirt with the ball and the dirt
splashed into the first baseman's optic
as the sphere landed in his glove.
Webb. who was sent to the Red Sox
from the Nationals two seasons ago, is
a greatly improved outfielder. He made
three sparkling catches TO retire the
washington side in the second session
of the late game.
Boston is doing better by its Red Sox
this season. About 600 turned out for
the ouble-header In past years twin
bills in Fenway Park Grew nothing like
that.