Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-26
GR|FFS FACE SIX;
MACKS HAVE NINE
Brown and Fischer Oppose
Red Sox in Bargain Bill
at Boston Tomorrow.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

HOSTON, Mass, May 26.-Put-
K ting over a base ball game
L. in Boston this Spring is
nothing easy, for they've
been having all kinds of poor
weather around this way. Ac-
cording to their schedule the Red
Sox should have staged DOZEN
contests at Fenway Park up to to-
day. They have played but half
that number, and accomplished
that much only by doubling up
one day when the Nationals first
visited here this season. There
was no action here yesterday, but
the Nationals while idling prof1ted
They jumped into second place
over the Yanks, who took double
drubbing from the league lead
ing AS.
1t did not seem necessary to post
pcne yesterdays game. There was only
a sprinkle at / 80 O'Clock when the Red
Sox box Office decided not to open the
gates of Fenway Park. After that the
sun was on the job until setting time.
Perhaps the prospect of a small at
tendance at game due to the holding
OF the Army aircraft exhibition to some
extent influenced the Boston club man
agement.
Now the clubs will endeavor to catch
up with the series schedule by playing
two games tomorrow, holding to the
regular order OF one engagement this
afternoon
The Red Sox management at first
wanted the Washington club to re-
main here over Friday, an open day
In the schedule, to clear up yesterdays
poStponement.
With the Yankees to be met in two
tits in Washington Saturday this plan
did not please Manager walter John
son at all, SO Acting Secretary Bill
Smoth managed to talk the Boston
bunch out of it.
However. should there be another
postponement in the series the Red Sox
probably will insist upon the Nationals
staying over another Gay. League rules
permit them to do so and. as they
nave so many double-headers ahead.
they would have good reason to force
the washington club to stick around.
EOR the twin sketch tomorrow Man
L ager Johnson expects to use as
pitchers the left-handed Lloyd
Brown and Carl Fischer Each has
scored over the Red Sox this season
This afternoon Sam Jones. who stepped
to the hill to check a dangerous Boston
rally in Washington Sunday, was slated
to face the Red Sox again.
Manager Collins has ready for the
series here Jack Russell. Hilton CASTOR.
big Ed Morris. Hod Lissnbee and Ed
Durham. Plenty to do the chucking
against the Nationals. Danny MacFay-
den. too, who was driven from the slab
at Grifith Stadium Sunday. will be
ready for service again Thursday If
needed. The Red Sox are right well
fixed in a pitching way.
INDICTMENT weather has dealt the
i American League schedule a severe
blow this Spring. Cold and rain
have been responsible for the postpone
ment Of more than 80 games around the
circuit.
The Browns have suffered more than
any other club at home, but the Red
Sox and Indians also have been hard
hit, while the White Sox have had a
rough time of 1t. Outside Of Boston the
East has been right fortunate, though.
Neither Washington nor New York
has mad to call OF a game because OF
poor weather condltl0gG. only one
home game has been carried over by
the Nationals. that II tie with the
Yankees played in IA innings on April
20 And that is listed for a play-of
next Monday. an open date in the list
ing Of contests.
WITH 10 postponementS-more than
w any other club in ;l1e league ex-
cept st. Louis faced-to play off
It was hoped the Athletics might find
the going rough when the double
header business got under way. The
Washington players figured the extra
work might tax the "tnree-man" pitch
ing staff the world champions haze
been depending upon this year. II fu
ture double-headers worry the AS no
more than did that affair with the
Yanks yesterday, they'll leave the re-
mainder of the league so far behind
there will be nothing to the race after
the middle Of July.
The AS now have nine postponemenis
10 dispose Of. the Yanks have seven and
the Nationals six. The other clubs have
some. too, but as they have PLAYED they
may be counted ont of the going now.
Theoretically the schedule Of postpone
ments for the top trio in the circuit
favors the Nationals, but double-headers
apparently mean nothing more than
single game to Connie Nfack's rampag-
ing herd What they may mean TO the
Washington club remains TO be learned.