Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-03

r ZONE again for short stay
- the Nationals once more
i / will, carry the struggle for
second place to their dan
&erous competitors for the honor,
the Yankees. A four-game series,
to be played in three days, start
ing tomorrow, is slated with the
New Workers, a series long enough
to cost the Johnson band its run
ner-up berth unless it keeps on its
toes all the way.
For the opening engagement of the
string Manager Johnson will have on
the firing line big Fred Marberry, pro-
vided Freds arm is unkinked. The
husky Texan was picked for toll against
the AS yesterday, but pulled up with
sore hurting wing shortly before
game time.
The ailment was not regarded as
serious, but one can never tell about
these high-p"iced pitching limbs.
They're great one day and the next
worth nothing more than a dime a
dozen. If Marberry can't go tomorrow
johnson plans to send the left-handed
Carl Fischer to the hill
Carl hurled a pretty good game the
last time out. That was in Boston in
the twin bill last Saturday. He locked
good, but his mates weren't clubbing.
80 a 3-to-2 licking was his fate.
After tomorrow's single session Ma
tionals and Yanks will hoo.i up in a
double-header Saturday. then go back
to the one-a-day stuff Sunday. Break
for the fair fans in this series. To-
morrow will be the first ladies' day
IN Griffith Stadium since July II.
A l. CROWDER evidently has been
"A nominated as the iron man of the
Washington pitching stcff. Making
two starts in four days on the hill,
especially against the Athletics, is no
mean feat, and to go through to vic
tory both times shows Crowder to be
in great form after a somewhat in
and-out career this wear. To make Al
a more unusual pitcher than these two
victories over the league leaders indi-
cate, it might be mentioned that Al was
the only pitcher who had to perform
bull-pen duty while Sam Jones was
stopping tho AS MonG9y. That's
plenty Of work in four days.
Crcwder certainly gave fine per-
Torrance In turning back the AS in
that 5-to-2 game yesterday that wound
up the series WITH tie Nationals getting
cleGn-Swcep to give the pace-SetG7rS
their only complete set liking in Shibe
Park this year. True, it vas a brief
series, hut -ating the As in a brief
series is something to Gov ever. And
J. gave the johnson band an even brea,,
in the % games i has played with the
AS in this campaign
Crowder went ell the way ID score his
victory, while Lee Roy Mahaffey went
but five innings to take the licking.
George Earnshaw finiched for the AS.
,fall
over the HOUSE of Mack this year and
his fourth in succession. too. Also the
licking ended winning streak of Ma
haffey'S that had extended to nine
games.
Each side got but six hits The Ma
tionals made five OF Mahafey, but he
contributed to his own downfall by
issuing four passes. three Of them sue
cessively in one inning in which he also
made wild pitch. One of the hits of
Mahaffey was a homer lofted into the
upper left field stand by Oss!e Bluege.
The only hit off Earnshaw was a drive
by Heinie Manush that bounded from
the right field wall beyond the confines
Of the park for four-baser.
Crowder had the AS shut out until
after two were out in the ninth. They
Hot three hits off him in the first three
Frames end three more in the ninth.
launching two of this last lot to shove
;acroSs their tallieS.
T TITLE time was lost by the Nation
~ ais in getting ct Mahatfey. They
registered at the counting block IN
The second session. West beat out a
bunt down the third base line to launch
the attack and Kuhel walked after
Bluege popped out. Spencer forced out
Ossie but Crowder looped a single over
the third station to tally West.
Blueges homer came with one out in
the fourth then in the fifth the Ma
tionals picked up two runs when Ma
haffey did a lot of dizzy pitching. Fol-
lowing Crowder's fan. Myer singled.
Came successive passes to Rice. Ma
nush and Cronin to force Buddy over
the big base. Mahaffey recovered to
fan West, but uncorked a wild pitch
before whiting Bluege, and Rice count
ed One hit and the side struck out,
but-two runs.
Manush's homer off Earnshaw with
two out in the seventh ended the Wash
tngton run-making Then the AS wait
ed until the ninth to make the run
column. Earnshaw began the round
with a single and Todt went in to run
for the pitcher Bishops and Cramer'5
infield retirements moved Phil to third.
from where he crossed when Cochrane
doubled. Mcore'S single scored Mickey, /
MOT quite 5000 attended the last OF
~ the brief series with the AS.
Among the non-paying guests N
Shibe Park were Chuck Klein, Buzz Ar
lett and Dick Bartel, who draw pay from
the Philadelphia National League club !
Klein is something of a hitter, having |
smacked 81 homerS this season. But
look where the Phils are in their leagues |
race Miller kicked Myers liner for
two-base error at the outset of hoStilities |
..Cochrane al but frothed at the |
mouth when Owens called third strike |
on him IN the first. Bluege made a |
spectacular stop of EfcNair'S grounder !
back of third to start a s.de-retiring |
double play in the Macks' second bat
ting turn . Cochrane hustled over to
the Mack cugout in the third and got |
Manushs foul at the top of the steps /
=. Kuhel's drive to left in the fourth |
was good for two bases only because |
Moore elected to a try a Shoestring |
catch insead of playing the hit safely |
With Miller on first in the fifth in
ming McNair, with a three-and-two |
count, lined toward left, but Bluege |
speared the ball with one hand and |
heaved to Kuhel for a two-Way killing |
Cronin tested CochraneS arm in the |
seventh and found Williams waiting |
with the ball at the middle station.
Kuhel ran almost to the next county |
start Of the home seventh. . Crowder |
at a wide curve for third strike to |
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