Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-26

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in a big league way. Instead, the
changes would be made in an eff
fort to promote harmony in the
ranks of the Nationals.
The Nationals were not a happy
family when they left Washington early
this month and their failure during
this last Western swing Of the season
has made conditions among them worse
The players have made issues OF
several controversies that have bsen
raging for some time and personal
feuds have cropped UP.
On two occasions at least there have
been physical encounters between men,
bers of the club. One occurred on the
bench during ball game. but at the
time knowledge of the affair was care
fully kept from all who did not see
the battling. The other fight, it has
Just been learned, occurred in the club
house after one Of the games Of the
recent series in Cleveland
In both instances 1t Is understood
there was o decided disposition on the
part Of the bystanders to let the players
battle It out. So far as known no Ell
fort was made by the non-combatants
70 smooth over affairs.
Now IL seems sides have been taken
formerly were not particularly inter-
ested and conditions have gone from
bad or worse. In justice to Manager
Walter johnson it must be written that
none of the dtfaculties that have arisen
may be attributed to any differences
between the players and him. In fact,
johnson has been striving 70 pacffy the
contending factions since the f1rst out
break, but so personal has the issue
shift
some to other clubs VIII bring about
q settlement.
Probably nothing viii be done about
II during the remainder OF this CAM
! paign. but those in charge Of the Ma
ficnals are apt to act in forceful manner
during the WintF-
THERE was not much power in the
il Nationals bats Yesterday but there
was less in the Tigers, so the third
game of the series here was bagged by
the Johnson band, SCI.
The Nationals collected Just seven
sa-eties. ali on Art Herring, who hurled
&c inst them for eight innings Neither
Of the pair Of passes Herring issued DID
ff7e WESTMINSTER elnh any E0ods put
ca. Of the batters he hit carried across
a run and the Tigers managed to make
three errors IN an inning N which the
sswed I'D the ball game. After pinch
hitter eliminated Herring the slabotng
was done by Charles Sullivan
LLOYD Brown started the heaving for
the Nationals and the left-hander did
well for seven innings. Over that
stretch he gave up just three hits. al
singles. and che walk With two out IN
the eighth, though, he YVES smackeo
for q homer and IN the ninth he yielded
two hits and q pass TO crowd the sacks
with only one out.
lief and he easily disposed Of two pinch
hitters. To save the tussle for his slab
bling mate and the Nationals.
NCORING was started by the Ma
- tionals in the second inning. Bluegs
took one Of Herring's pitches in the
small OF the back, chung 70 FIRST base
as two batters were retired. then crossed
when Brown dashed q double against
the lsft field wall
Another run was registered in the
third. Manusln's triple rifled down the
right field line and Cronins infield era
sure turned the trick.
When the Tiger defenSs cracked badly
In the sixth the Nationals dented the
plate three times. Manush launched the
attack with a bunt dragged past Her
ring for q single and h. made second
when Gelaringer picked up the ball and
cl1ucked It into the Washington dugout.
Then q passed ball enabled HeinSe 70
advance to third. Jol1nson's fine throw
to the plate after bagging Cronin's hoist
held MAnush at the far corner. but Hetnie
broke for the plate as West grounded
to Herring and tailed when Hayworth
failed 10 hold the pitchers throw
The error let West get to second base,
but Bluege could not help him. Herring
shared Ossie's bounder and heaved 10
Richardson trapping West of the sack.
AS Richardson closed IN on Sam the
ambitious Bluege headed for second and
reached It Just as his teammate regain
ed the base safely. Richardson tagged
both and Biuege was waved out Then
a double by Kuhel scored West and
Epencers single to left which Stone let
go by for an error meant the third run
Of the round.
with two out in the eighth. Johnson
parked the ball in the bleachers back
Of right-center TO save the Tigers from
a sI1utout. The Tigers threatened to
do things in the ninth, too. Alexander
opened the inning with single ana
after Gerald Walkers retirement Rogeh
doubled. Then Brown walked Richard
son to I'LL the bases and was lifted by
Manager johnson. The relief assign
ment was ably handled by Crowder.
7 Asst in the West for tine Nationals
L. today. Jones was slated TO 60 tor
the johnson band. and Uhle for
the Tigers. Altrock left the club late
Yesterday to 60 TO Gallon, Ohio. where
he was TO play in an old-timers' game
today .Kuhel Is nursing a sore knee
that was severely bruised when a foul
OF his bat landed on 1t during Mon
days engagement. the injury has cut
Joe's speed considerably Brown mar
rowIy missed getting q homer with his
drive in the second round. the ball
landing against the left-field wall only
a few inches below the top Of the bar
rier johnson made good-ooking
running catch Of Vests foul IN the
third Herring got the first hit on
Brown, single after two were out IN
the Tiger third. In the fourth Kuhel
lffnped far down the field TO get under
Aiexander's foul. With two Tigers on
and two out In the fifth, Brown chuck
- three wide ones to Herring, then
proceeded to heave three strikes across.
Three Tiger pinch-batters failed to
produce. .McAAanus grounded out IN
the eighth when he swung for Her.
ring Hubby Walker hatted for Hay
worth in the ninth and fouled out.
while Koenig grabbed Sulliyan's bat
and grounded to Myer TO end the game.
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