Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-29

second pOSlIlOLl Cllcy AoW
ihioid in the league race. Right off
the reel they will carry the fight
to the club at their heels, Manager
Joe McCarthy's New York bunch.
The next three days the Yanks
will be tussling here, four games
being on the schedule.
Two Tits are listed for tomorrow aft
ernoon, the Memorial double-header
beginning at 100 o'clock. There will
be one game Sunday, and on Monday
the clubs will dispose Of the argument
started here April %, when they strug-
gled through IA innings to tie.
Age and youth are to share the pitch
ing burden in the holiday twin bill.
Manager Walter johnson IS to send
Sam Jones against the Yanks in one OF
the games. The veteran, who suffered
his first defeat of the season only last
Tuesday in Boston, usually does good
Job of hurting against the New Workers,
and he is in particularly good form
now For the other engagement, the
pitching assignment will go to Bob
Burke, yOunRSCer, WHO has OOIlc We'll III
relief roles thus far.
It will be the first start of the year
for the string bean southpaw. For
some time Marpger Johnson has con-
templated employing Bob as a starter,
but the pitcher had to be used so fire.
quently to take over games in which
other hurlers failed that no starting
spot could be found for him. Burke is
in splendid trim at present, though, and
Jah &c confident
left-hander will give good account OF
himself.
Should Burke make a creditable
showing in his work tomorrow, johnson
says he will be elevated to a regular
berth on the starting staff.
ONCE April 30 the Nationals have
- been in "a ball games, all but 2 on
foreign lots, and their record for
this stretch of contests is a good one.
Victories were scored in Is of the games,
IA of the wins being scored on the fields
of the opposition.
The West was soundly trounced, the
Nationals taking of IL engagements
in that sector of the circuit. Against
Eastern rivals the Washington club did
not do so we'll, losing of Is games.
New York and Boston proved stunt
bling blocks for the johnson band.
Three of the eight games with the Red
Sox and three of the four games with
the Yankees played since April! 29 were
dropped, while the Nationals bowed to
the Athletics in the only tilt with them
this month.
AID LISKA, after having his pitching
n wing treated for almost month
still has to convince Manager
johnson he is ready for service on the
hill. The underhand hurler was USED
in batting practice yesterday in Boston
and his throwing was not so impressive
Iiska unfortunately suffered setback
shortly after he rejoined the Nationals
in the West, a batted ball badly bruls-
ing his right arm. The limb was so
SORE for several days The pitcher could
not 90 through any workouts. How
ever AID has had plenty OF time since 70
get the arm in good working oroer, so
his manager thinks, and Johnson lei1
The pitcher should have been able to
display a little more In a hurnng way
than he did in yesterdays drill. LlSKa
claims his arm is as sound as ever. tnat
there isn't a trace remaining OF tns
shoulder soreness that lncapaclIateo
him while the club was training Gown
south. But he hasn't satisfied JONI
son that he is right"
WHILE the Nationals are ar nome
w the veteran Sam Rice may rest lor
a time while the younger Harry
Rice takes care of the right field posi-
sam has not been going any 700 wen
recently and johnson has an loea
short lay-off might do the old war morse
a great deal of good. Shoulo HaI,y VIC
sant To the outfield, the Nationals de-
tense would not be hurt in any way ana
n the Younger Rice happened to splurge
at hat as he did while subbing LOT sam
West early in the campaign the ciuo
attack would be greatly oenefter'
~ETTING to Danny MacFayden IN
IL three innings yesterday the Ma
tionals licked the Red Sox, TO .,
tn rive them three wins In the series
Of four games in Boston. Tney got q
dozen hits of Danny, clustering elgnC
in the third, fourth and fifth frames
for their runs. ,ov,
AL Crowder started for the johnson
bunch and looked much oetter on lily
hill than in his other starts TINS sea.
son. But the General gradually !oSG
his "stuff" and after he was whacKeo
for a single by Muddy Ruel at the OUT
set of the seventh inning he gave way
to Irving Hadley. The Red Sox got SIX
hits and all their runs of Grower. Oh
Hadley they got but two passes Bump
was fast and the home SIDE Knockeu
only one Of his pitches by the lnne!o.
There were two homers hit In the
game. one BY Joe Kuhel and one by
Earl Webb, the demon slugger OF Lne
Red Sox. KuhelS was q drive that
landed against the foul line pole at the
right field corner. 1t came IN tne
fourth inning and tied the game.
Webbs was a mighty loIt over Iiie
fence back of left center. 1t came In
the sixth and was the last Red Sox
run. .,. ho;st
~ left paya the Boston club nrSt
inning tally and after two were out IN
the second session divers double ana
Ruel's single netted 1t another marker.
Three singles scored for washington Hy.so
In the third, Manush driving Myer
across after two we're out. A1ter
Kuhel's homer knotted affairs IN the
fourth, the Nationals continued the
attack upon MacFayden In the nitn
for two more runs. Four singles olo
the trick, Cronin and West hitting
fter two were out to drive runners 10
the plate.
EANAGER COLLINS revised the
lVl Red Sox lineup for the final
game of the series-he benched
Sweeney, moved Van Camp from lett
to first base and sent half-pint Gene
Rye to the outf1eld. Van Camp mace
a sparkling stop. OF Myers scorcner .,, IN
for second. Kuhel looked good getting
Rye's foul in the fourth. He had to
dash to the bleacher barrier for the
catch. Manush became i'll in the NTH
and had to give way to Harry Rice.
Nothing serious. Kuhel's triple In the
sixth was a gift from Webb. The right
fielder circled under the ball then
raised his arms to protect his head.
The ball bounded off his hands to the
right field corner. That homer of
Webb's in the sixth was powerful
hit, especially for left-hand batter.