Evening star., 1931-06-22
GRIFFS WILL PLAY
8 GAMES IN G DAYS
Conceded Slim Chance Of
: Catching AS This Trip.
Lose to Tribe.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

BY JOHN B. KELLER.
~LEVELAND, June 22.-Irv-
ing Hadley and Fred Mar
~ berry, who for some time
have done nothing more
than relief pitching, are to be
called upon to start for the Ma
tionals in the four-game series
with the Tigers opening tomorrow
afternoon in Detroit.
With the double-header that
ushers in the Tiger set forcing a
break in the regular pitching line,
Manager Walter Johnson deems 1t
necessary to put these two to work
as game starters once more.
Having only seven experienced hurI-
ers at hand Walter Masters, former
college star recently signed, is not as
yet to be figured dependable-John-
son with his club to enter eight games
within the next six days feels he must
employ all worthwhile mound material
in the effort to keep the Nationals
within fair hailing distance OF the
league-leading Athletics.
So short on pitchers for this emer-
gency is the club that Carl Fischer,
southpaw, who scored over the Indians
in the second part of Saturdays twin
bill here, is to go back to the hill in
one of tomorrow'S engagements. Fischer
is robust and it is believed he can give
q good account of himself, although he
will have had only two days OF rest
since his last start.
Either Hadley or Marbe!ry will open
the other game of the Tiger double
header with Hadley the likely choice,
according to the manager. The one
not working tomorrow, though, will see
action before the Nationals quit Detroit
If Johnson's present pitching plans are
followed.
The third double header of the trip
Is slated with the White SoX in Chi
cago next Sunday. After that the Ma
tionals will have only a game daily
provided the weather does not compel
postponement until this second Western
invasion ends. Then will come double
bill with the Yankees in New York on
July 4, but the club will have had an
of day before that and thereafter John
son should not find it difficult to re-
sumo his regular mound schedule.
EOUR games behind the Athletics now
l. as a result of two trimmings In
four starts since coming West the
Nationals cannot be expected to return
East early next month any higher than
seS2nd in the flag chase. Including to-
days engagement, each of the first two
clubs in the race has l3- games remain
ing on its schedule for this second West
ern invasion of the year by the East.
Should the AS win but of their 13
games the Nationals to go the front
would have to win IL of their 13.
More than likely-much more-the AS
will do far better than take 6 of their
IS games, and should the AS mysteri-
ous!y drop games it does not seem
likely that the Nationals will cop IL
of the next 13.
AL CROWDER and Yves Ferrell
"A waged a fiinging battle yesterday
with Crowder besting the Indian
hurler so far as hit-yield was con-
cerned. but with the Nationals taking
a 3-to-1 beating. Crowder gave up six
Two Of the hits off Crowder, though,
were homers, with Ferrell personally
providing the one that gave him a
victory over the Washington club after
taking two trimmings from it this sea-
son.
Harris double, Vests sacrifice and
Bluege's single gave the Nationals a
run in the fourth, but the Indians
came right back in the same round to
get a tally from singles by Averill and
Morgan and Kamm's long fly. With
two out in the seventh Ferrell hit his
homer over the right-field wall to put
his team In front and Morgan hit an
other homer over the right-f1eld screen
in the eighth to make success for the
Indians doubly sure.
Outside their scoring inning the Ma
tionalS were held to four we'll scat
tered hits and never had more than
one runner on at a time. Crcwder
however, was pounded much harder by
the Indians than the six hits they
made seem to indicate. Only eXcep-
tional support kept him from a worse
trouncing.
HARRIS and Manush were victims OF
i i sparkling fielding plays in the
first inning Hodapp leaped to
spear with one hand Dawes liner, while
Falk backed against the right field
wall to get Heinie's drive. Cronin's
arm proved better than Morgan's pedals
in the second as Joe's heave from deep
short beat Eddie to first base. Manush
did 50-yard dash in the second ses-
sion to get under Vosmik's loft back OF
short in the fourth. Bluege sprawled
in the dirt when he turned second fol-
lowing Spencer's hit, but managed tc
craw back to the sack safely Burnett
rolled far into center to get Vests hoist
in the sixth, a nice bit of fielding by
the Indians shortstop. Crowder twice
failed to bunt safely before hitting into
double play with Spencer in the sew
enth. Harris clout in the fourth clear
ed the wall, as did Ferrell's in the sew
enth end was much longer, but the
Indian batter's drive was good for a
homer while Dawes netted only two
bases because the ball struck steel
upright above the wall and bounded
back Into the park. Looks as though
some ground rule might be made to
cover such a hit as Harris and have
1t go for as much as any other hit
clearing the outfield wall. Only IL ,00C
attended the Sunday game. while 10000
Gocked to see the Indians get licked
twice last Saturday. Bob Burke was tc
hurl for the Nationals today in the
series final. Clint Brown was to be
the Indians mound choice.