The Washington times., 1931-06-05
Al CROWDER
GOES FULL
DISTANCE
By GARRETT WATERS

Another doubtful pitching per-
former has come through in the
person Of Alvin Crowder, Or Gen.
eral Crowder as he is better
known, all of which makes the
hurling situation of the Griffmen
appear not so bad, even though
the staff comprises only seven
men, who are good, bad and in
different on the whole.
If the pitchers can keep on
coming through like they have
Of late, then it's safe to feel that
the Griffmen will continue right
up there on the heels of the fast
travelling AS.
Can CrOwder Keep On?
The final success of Crowder
going the route for the first time
this season is the most encour.
aging thing since the beginning
of the Generals laborous rou-
tine Of getting into the fettle
known of him in the past.
If he can only hold his form
now in future games, then
Manager Johnson won't feel
uneasy when he calls on the
big pitcher to work. Neither
will anyone else for that mat
ter.
Crowder was the same earnest
worker yesterday that he has been
all season. Yet his mound show
ing against the Tigers produced
better results. True, he was
nicked for seven hits, four of
which were two-base drives, but
he was good in the pinches and
that's what counts.
He showed his undeniable
stamina when he walked four
batsmen, two in succession in the
seventh, only to retire the side
every time by forcing the sue
ceeding hitters to roll out of pop
up.
Brown All Right
There is nothing seriously
wrong with Lefty Browns sore
arm, according to Manager john
son. The Griff pilot just figures
on giving Brownie a day or two
more rest in order not to take any
undue chances of hurting his star
pitchers arm. In other words
Brown will be back on the mound
by the time his next regular turn
comes.
Sad Sam Jones gets the call
today as the fourth game with
the Tigers is played. AS it will
be the first Ladies Day Of the
season a good and noisy crowd
is expected to fill the stands.
Jones will be out to make it
four straight over the Tigers,
who hav1 lost 16 out Of their
last 18 ames. George Uhle
will be Manager Bucky Harris
hurler.
The Griff's hurting staff will
be aided and abetted by Big
Fred Marberry within the next
two or three days. Fred pitched
to batters in the stick drill before
yesterdays game and found no
i'll effects. Manager johnson ex-
poets to use him in a relief role
as his first appearances on the
mound since his lay-off.
With the pitchers going the
full route, however, it is likely
that Fred will take a starting
turn probably by Sunday. All Of
which will be good news because
Of the pitchers worth to his club.
Although the Griffs did no
terrible hitting themselves,
they punched SafetieS in three
different innings to make 1t
three straight over their rivals
yesterday, 5 to 1.
In the third Myer, E. Rice,
Cronin and West bingled for two
runs, while in the fifth, E. Rice,
ManuSh and Cronin socked for
two more counters. The seventh
saw Crowder score after Myers
fly to H. Walker.
Tom Bridges pitched six in
nings for the Tigers, but was with
draw nfor a pinch hitter in the
seventh. Sullivan took up tn:
mound duties for the remainder
of the way. Uhle, the pinch bats.
man, famed.
The Griffs garnered II hits
all told, e. Rice, Manush, Cronin
and West each getting two. John
son was the big boy for the Tigers
with his two doubles in three Of
ficial times at the plate.
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