Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-03

hold on to young player,
~ even though for some time
he is not particularly i'm
pressive in his work. The base
ball wise have frequently been
crossed by youngsters cast aside,
who amid new surroundings sud-
denly developed sterling worth.
The Red Sox couldn't "see" Joe
Judge and the Pirates fired both
Roy Spencer and Joe Cronin.
While the Nationals were in train
ing this year Carl Fischer was
picked for parking in the minors.
He wasn't ready" for the big
show, it was thought. But, given
a fair chance, the left-handed
hurler has fooled 'em all.
The Nationals have won just rs
games this season and Fischer has been
credited with pitching them to five VIC
tories. Pretty good work, that, for a
young pitcher not SO long ago regarded
as too wild in his slaboing and too
inexperienced to FIJI a major league
berth.
When he went the route in turning
back the Tigers yesterday, to 3, Carl
ran his string of innings pitched In
the current campaign to 6l1s. He has
started six times and hurled two COM
plete games. All for a record OF five
wins against one defeat.
In his 6ll3 innings in Is games
Fischer has yielded SO hits and 23
passes for % runs. That's an average
Weld of 1908 hits 1888 passes and 4.O9
runs per nine innings. Plenty OF hits,
not many passes for pitcher who had
been tabled as lacking control and not
so many runs.
Fischer IN his 61l3 innings has
registered 40 strikeoutS and that gives
him an average Of 5.87 strikeoutS per
nine innings. Much more than fair
average. His ability to throw em by
the batter has made him valuable IN
relief roles as well as a starter. Seven
times he has relieved and six times
he pitched brilliantly.
How wise were those in charge of the
Nationals when they decided early in
the Spring to stick with Fischer a
little longer is clearly proved by the
lefthander's performances in the dag
campaign.
AID LISKA has left the Nationals
"A again and though neither he nor
any of those in charge Of the club
admit it he probably will not return to
be of much service this season If ever.
The pitcher who was so promising when
he came up from Minneapolis OF the
American Association several years ago
has been tinkering with his sore throw
ing arm for nearly three months with
Il
seem likely it will be benefited greatly
during the months leave without pay
Ad started today.
Liska's ailment is a recurrence Of
that which incapacitated him while
he was pitching in the Nebraska State
League several years ago and which
caused him to change from an over
head to underhand hurler. At that
time the soreness was relieved by
muscle doctor in Lincoln, Nebr., and
not until this Spring did 1t return.
Failing to get any relief while with the
club he again visited the Lincoln man
and after the arm had been worked on
for three weeks Ad rejoined the club
declaring he was ready for toll
Before he had a chance to show
whether he could do any pitching, how
ever, the arm was badly bruised by
batted ball during practice and Ad had
ness that had kept Ad from pitching
was in the shoulder, while the injury he
received after rejoining the club was to
the lower arm so that last hurt had
nothing to do with the arm weakness
the pitcher still showed when he tried
the ailing limb in batting practice In
Boston last week.
Now after a conference yesterday
with President Clark Griffith the
pitcher is going to Wisconsin, where
Mrs. Liska is residing, for a complete
rest. mo throwing while you are
away" Griffith cautioned Ad. Dent
exercise that arm at all. And keep your
hand off a base ball especially"
Ad was optimistic when he left, say
ing he was confident the arm would be
quite sound again within month. Per-
haps so, but it doesn't seem we'll for the
club to bank on getting much from
Liska this year.
WITH Fischer especially good with
w men on the runway, while the
Nationals managed to forget that
It was Earl Whitehill pitching for the
he tot iY1o