Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-12

~HICACO, august LIFTED
Marberry is shooting for
~ a 20-victory year, and 1t
looks as though the premier
pitcher of the Washington staff
will make it-and maybe better.
His success in fitting with the
White Sox here yesterday raised
to Is the wins he has scored this
season, and the big Texan is likely
to start at least 10 more games
before the campaign ends.
Lately, Marberry has done the best
pitching of mis- career. In reellng on
three successive victories he has yielded
but IA hits and 2 runs In ~ innings.
High-class heaving any way 1t Is con-
sidered.
The league-leading AS. in taking a
licking from him week ago last SAT-
urday, made but seven safeties and a
day got four hits and one run In yes
terday's clash the White Sox, getting
but three blows, were blanked.
Fred has a record OF ID victories
against 2 defeats this year. He scored
q win. then lost to the AS after going
To the relief Of Sam Jones in q game
An Philadelphia on April "a. There Ioi-
lowed a string Of nine wins, then Mar
berry was bumped by the Indians IN
Washintgon on July 20 for his second
Ices But he came back two days there
after TO beat the AS and start win
ming streak that has extended to three
Marberry has beaten the Red Sox
three times, the Tigers three times, the
Rrovns three times, the White Sox
twice and the Athletics twice He has
vet Ia trim the Indians and the Yankees
this season. But he viii get more
chances at them.
Fred is well UP among the outstand-
ing hurlers of the season ana enouiu
f.nisl among the best of them. His
record to date is all the more remark
able in that he was out OF action near
" three weeks, due to . leg injury SUI
fered in practice in New York Iaee Ia
May. He did no pitching from May
81 until June 10.
He appears in splendid condition now
and should carry on brilliantly the re-
mainder Of the campaign.
TOR the FIRST time this season the
IL Nationals have opened . western
invasion with victory, which might
mean tney are W uAnhE = 1less.sANe 80 !.
fenss OF their second place berth while
ODenfnr In Detroit in May they
drorped an overtime game 70 the
Tigers. Opening in Cleveland u June
thew were defeated by the Indians.
FACING the White Scx here yesterday
however. the Nationals triumphed 70 @
and did 50 with little trouble.
While Marberry was holding the Cnl-
vox with his fine hurting the Johnson
hand pecked away ct the 0nering q
IRE venerable spitballer, Red Faber, for
seven safeties and twice clustered hits
FOR runs. They wasted hit Cleaned
Of Jim Moore, who pitched N tne
ninth inning.
MYTH brace Of hits and lurid
wv chuck by Faeer the Nationals
collected two TALES in the fourth
frame. Rice cracked 3 double 70 center
~ nren the inning, then Manush rined
the ban on q line toward rig1t-center
Revnolds sprinted across for spectac-
Mar cne-hand grab. but was 50 lar OUT
that Rice easily made third after the
cronin tapped to Faber and Rice beat
the pitchers throw TO the plate. Faners
heave was wild, the ball going past
CRUDE and Cronin took second on the
error. VESTS one-baser 70 center got
Cronin home.
T1he third washington run was regis
tered in the sixth session, Manusn
started It with a single and Cronin
Bacrificed West slashed long single
and Manush romped from second 70 the
counting block.
SURPRISINGLY cool weather here
- caught the Nationals short Of top
coats-6everai windbreakers had 70
be borrowed from the White Sox to help
out the pitchers. A brisk wind coming
IN from the outfeld made the going
rough for the pasturemen OF both ciuns'
II cut short many high-hit drives.
west had to dig In fast for Fonsscas
foouer IN the second inning. After
spencer opened the third inning with
4 single, Marberry tried TO sacriface, but
only hunted into . double~play. Blue
made Q great pickup OF the tap ana
frxt-second- play followed.
The Nationals turned the tables IN
tl1e third Chisox batting turn. After 3
wild chuck By Cronin put CRUDE on.
Faber attempted to sacT1fce, bunting
On the third strike. Marberry got 70
the tap quickly, his heage 20 Cronin
got CRUDE by an eyelash and the relay
70 Kuhel Just tagged raber. -.
Bluege made fiashly eaten OF Clss -. !, :
foul In front Of the Chisox dugout WITH
Watwood on third base IN the fifth. II
made the second out and checked the
onIy serious Chicago scoring threat.
Fothergill, Apphng and Joney were
Went IN as pinch hitters IN succession
fn the eighth by the White Sox. Bag
Bob walked, but Appling famed and
Jollev's hast was A loft 70 West. Mar
berry seemed 20 have eyrything.