Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-25

x thirty-Seventh birthday an
niversary of Joe Judge, cap
tain of the Nationals. A
long life and a happy one, Joe.
The veteran first Sacker did his
celebrating a day ahead. In Wash
ington yesterday he saw a base
ball game for the first time since
he was stricken by appendicitis
during a contest here May l, and
enjoyed immensely watching his
club nose out the Red Sox in a
10-to-9 tussle.
Just the tonic I needed to put me
right" said Joe after the game. Watch
me pick up now. I'll be ready 1or
action again not later than June 10
the way I feel at present. This game
has done wonders for me-"
Out of doors for stay Of several
hours for the first time after siege
in a Boston hospital and recupera-
tive period at his home in Washing
ton, the veteran naturally was not SO
active on his underpinning. Mufned
in heavy coat, Judge occupied sun
bathed box far down the left-field line
viewing the battle from afar.
But to one sitting with Joe 1t was
plain the veteran was in every minute
of the game. He anticipated his clubs
plays, waited for the good one before
swinging, figured whether curve or
fast one would be served, sensed the
speed the fielder had to make with his
throw to head of the runner. The
Red Sox, too, he watched carefully.
Their footwork at the plate, their po-
sition play afield he noted.
Nothing escaped him and the veteran
more often than not called the turn
correctly. Sitting there in the box,
Joe was in every play and when good
stop and throw by Ossie Bluege ended
the struggle he turned as he arose and
said to friend wife: Don't bother
about bringing the car around back Of
the stand for me. I'll walk across
the field to the parking place. feel
great"
TT was a ball game calculated to keep
i any supporter of the Washington
club on edge. Early in the battling
the Red Sox forged ahead and shortly
after the Nationals had wrested the
lead from them the Collins-led band
pulled up to tie. Washington stepped
into what seemed healthy lead there
after, but in the ninth inning the Red
Sox found the ball hot and were set
back only after showing 4 runs across.
They went down with the potential
tying tally on first base.
Ne ther Al CroWder nor Danny Mac
Fayden, starting hurlers, lasted. Crow
der went out in the seventh after pass
ing the first batter up and throwing
wide one to the next. He had been
nicked for six hits and five runs. Mac
Fayden also faded in the seventh after
passing the first batter, out he had been
found for eight safeties and seven tai
lies, so the victory was credited to
second Washington hurler.
Bump did well until the ninth, but
then it looked as though the Red Sox
might offset the extra advantage the
Nationals had cleaned OF Wiley Moore
with three hits for as many markers in
the eighth. In the final frame three
Boston hits with one out meant run
and after Hadley famed batter for
the second out came a double and a
single to produce three mere alien
scores. Here Bump was lifted and Sad
Sam Jones went to the hill TO put on
the brakes.
Plenty in that ball game to thrill the
Nationals recuperatng captain.
esrT7HEY'LL never get him." declared
/ Judge when Myer opened the Ma
tionals' first batting turn with a
bounder to Shortstop Rhyme. That
boy can dust to first" Joe was right.
Buddy got there Just ahead of Rhymes
heave ard there were ;wo on when
Buddy with another burst OF speed
made second ahead Of the bali as the
Red Sox esssyed a double play on Sam
Rice's tap A pass to Cronin filled the
sacks and Meyer tailed On VESTS In
field erasure.
Each side counted in the second.
webb's homer into tie left field stand,
a great hit for left-hand batter, gave
the Red Sox their run. MacFayoenS
wildness helped the Nationals He nlleo
the bases with a pass, then issued an
other to force over run.
Crowder was soundly bumped in the
third ard the Red Sox picked up three
runs, but the home side came back in
the fourth to get two and a tie. TWO
were on base with two out when Joe
Cronin doubled. "A great batter in
pinch, that Cronin." was judges COM
ment. Hes got everything up at that
plate"
Van Camps failure to hold Bluege's
drive. Kuhel's single and Spencer's out
put the Nationals ahead again in the
nth, but triple and double netted
the Red Sox tie in the sixth.
"A tough bunch to shake on" re-
marked Judge: then, Let's see what the
Flying Dutchman does in this spot" he
said when Bulge went to bat with two
on and two out in the Washington
sixth. Hes in rare form these days"
Bluege justified Judges faith by rap
ping q single to score two runs. Three
hits and pass of Moore accounted for
three more markers in the eighth and
it looked as though the Red Sox were
well beaten.
THEY weren't through by a long shot,
i though. Stocky little Gene Rye,
pinch batting. got to Hadley for a
single at the start Of the ninth. Win
set, another pinch batter. famed. but
two singles put across a run before
Hadley whitfield Van Camp. Then Webb
doubled over two tallies and scored as
Pickering singled.
Jones was sent TO Hadley's rescue.
"Sam will give this Sweeney nothing
good to hit at" Judge opined This
ball games over" But it took whale
of a stop by Bluege to get a chance
for a force play on Pickering. What
a birthday present. that game" Judge
was all smiles. But boy. how I'd like
TO have been in there"
Myer returned to the game at sec
ond base after a sprained left wrist
had kept him out OF eight contests. He