Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-28
HE|N|E MAY PROVE
TONIC GR|FFS NEED
In Hitting Mood Again, He
Should Boost CIub-Tribe
Easily Trounced.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.


i shaking off that batting
slump which has held on
so long and it may be that the big
fellow, who led his club last sea-
son with the very respectable hit
ting average of $50, will prove
just the tonic needed to put into
the Nationals that extra pep they
could use in the effort to cling to
second place in the flag race.
In the Nationals last two games
Manush in nine times at bat has cracked
six hits, three in each game. They were
good, honest hits, too. Two were triples
and one a double. For the first time in
a long while Heinie on Sunday was up
at the plate swinging with the vigor he
swung last year, when his batting was
so helpful to his club. and again yes
terday he was in fine fettle in attack.
Should Heinie regain his batting
strength the Nationals very likely would
carry on at a good speed the remainder
of the season. There Is plenty OF hitting
power scattered among the others IN the
lineup, and backed by such sound
puncher as Manush Is when In true
form the Nationals should improve to
such an extent that the Yankees would
find the task Of grabbing the runner-up
position beyond them.
JUST ball game. that affair yester-
day that opened a four-game series
between Nationals ana indians.
Both sides hit freely, there was plenty
of loose fielding and five pitchers took
punishment before the battle concluded
with the johnson band an ll-to-7 VIC
tor.
The Nationals made Is hits. The In
dams socked IA. AL Crowder and Willis
Hudlin were mound starters, but Hudlin
gave way to Pete Jablonowski after TAX
ing a four-run pounding in less than
three innings. Crowder broke in the
fourth. and before he was supplanted by
Carl Fischer in the fifth the Indians
had tied the score.
So Fischer finally got that tenth win
of the season he had been looking for
since June 25. and it was Jablonowski
who took the beating before Roxie Law
son went to the hill in the seventh to
finish the pitching for the Tribe.
CCORING was started in the second
- inning and by the Nationals. Gro
min began the round with double
and crossed when Kuhel hit for two
rases Kuhel was erased when Bluege
grounded to the Indian shortstop but
successive singles by Spencer and Crow
der got Ossie home.
The third was another two-run affair
for Johnson's charge. Sam RICE
bounced single off Huclin's shin to
launch the attack. Then Manush
doubled Sam was caught at the plate
when Cronin bounced to Kamm, but
wild pitch let Heinie and Joe advance
and VESTS fly 10 right got Manush over
the plate and Cronin to third base:
Then Kuhers double scored Cronin ana
drove Hudlin from the slab.
Then the Indians found the plate.
scoring three times after two we're out
in the fourth inning. WIN butne.. on
first as the result of a single Morgan
doubled to account for the first run.
Then Vosmik tailed Morgan With
double and Kamm's single sent FoSmlK
In the fifth the Tribe pulled up to
tie and in doing so chased Grower 70
the shower Wyatt doubled, MontSSue
sacrificed and Jablonowskl slcg.so ~
make the run. Then riscner caiie o'A
TO check the rally. -,
The Nationals came right BACK, now
ever to score twice. A wild chuck by
Montague put Sam Rice on the middie
haee at the outset Of Washington nill
hating turn Then Manusn trlpieu;
FoIlowing Cronin's stroll West oounoeo
to the second baseman ana Mal'aoii
beat the throw to the plate. &,
Three more Washington malSe1 Svar
tho sixth. Spencer singled ana Mye,
walked When Burnett first 1umpleo
sam Rice's grounder, then chuckeo tne
hall wildly pest first, Spencer counteo'
HSver made third and Sam second.
Manush's long hoist to right got Myer
home ana Cronin's double tailed RICE.
Another run in the seventh from
Burnett's tumble Of Kuhels Drive,
Blueees hunted single ana spencer
we'll snacked one that eliminated Japio-
nowski A.. ,.h4h
Each side scored in the eigntn:
Averill's single, Sam Rice's tWo-oase
error on the hit, Morgan's hoist,
Kamms walk and Sewelrs double gave
the indians two runs. ManushS single,
Cronin's pass and Kuhels one-baser on
lawson put over the last washington
In the ninth the Tribe got another
score from successive singles by SeeoS'
Burnett and Averill.
zach ALMOND, the catcher picked
L. IN from the Youngstown club OF
SSa Midatlantic League, reported TO
the Nationals yesterday shortly before
game time About the slimmest
crowd Of the season turned out Tor the
opener Of the Cleveland series Nor
gan had to take but two steps to double
Myer off first base after spearing sam
Rice's liner in the first frame
Crowder knocked down Kamnl's hot one.
then had to hustle to flag his man IN
the second session Manush roamed
far to his left for whale OF eaten
of Hudlins deep hoist in the third -.
Spencer's perfect peg nipped Kamm
when he tried to pilfer second base IN
the fourth frame Sewell stepped In
to bat for Wyatt in the sixth and
famed Averill tore in for good
catch of Vests looper to end the Ma
tionals' sixth After AveriH got
Fischcr's loft in short center In the
seventh Spencer ran from second to
third base, on which Bluege was stand
ing, and became soft double-play