Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-22

this season, Carl Fischer
today was to take the
pitching hill against the Indians
and Manager Johnson expected
the young Southpaw, who only
three days ago drew a 500 fine
for protesting the pilots orders in
a game here, to turn out capable
piece of slabbing in the wind-up
Of, this series of five engagements.
Fischer's record in battle with the
Indians this year made his selection
for the mound task today a most rea-
eofiable one The 1eft-hander has won
IL games and lost 4 this season. -Four
of his victories have been scored over
the Tribe. None of his losses has been
to the Peck-led pack.
Three times as starter Fischer has
gone the route against the Indians.
His fourth win over them was regis
tered after he went to the relief OF Al
Crowder Twice during the Tribes last
series in Washington he was q winner.
In the current series Carl has been
on the hill twice. He started the
seventh inning of the second game
wednesday only to walk a batter, then
give way to Lloyd Brown. 1t was
Fischer'S derricking at that time which
brought on the peeve resulting in the
punishment handed him by Manager
johnson. He hurled the final inning
against the Tribe in Thursdays game
to be pounded for a homer.
FINALLY getting some good pitching
IT here the Nationals yesterday took
the measure Of the Indians, 3 70 5,
10 nj
Peck's papoose this season. 1t was the
twelfth win for the johnson henchmen
in IL starts against the Tribe. Includ-
ting today's engagement, they still have
four games with the Indians during the
remainder Of the campaign.
Lloyd Brown gave a good exhibition
on the hill for the Nationals, faltering
in only one inning. He yielded SIX
safeties and three passes, three OF the
clustered by the Tribe In the fourth
frame after two were out for all their
runs. 1t was the washington LETT
handlers first victory since August ,,
when he entered the game late TO get
credit for an extra inning win over the
Red Sox In Grifith Stadium. It was
Browns first time to go q route to Tn.
unaph since July -, when ne scored
The Nationals battered Clint Brown
for the game, getting IL hits and five OF
their runs on him before he was
yanked, in the fifth inning. They hit
Pete Jablonowski, who finished, hard
enough to make their total Of hits Tor
the fray Is.
Joe Cronin, with a brace of doubles,
was the johnson bands big punch. He
drove over the first run of the game
and IN the fifth sent over two tailies
- Ts]A
created only the inning before.
FUHERE was scoring by the Nationals
in three of the first four frames.
Myer began the game with two
bagger and after Msnush sacrificed was
scored by Cronin's double. Bluege start
ed the second inning with double,
moved up q base on spencers single
ard crossed when Lloyd Brown drilled
into double play. Kuhels double, his
seal of third and Spencer's second
single accounted for a marker In the
fourth inning.
The Indians, as usual, came back in
their fourth turn for a tie. Brownie
had two out of the way when VoSmiks
single, Kamm's one-baser and SewelIs
walk crowded the bases. Here Mon
tague. light hitter, who seems 70 fancy
Washington pitching only, socked
The tie was promptly shattered. how
eyar. Rice opened the Nationals fifth
batting turn with a single and Manush
followed with a similar hit. Cr0nin
picked this spot for his second double
20, drive over Sam and Heinie. The
ciout also drove Clint Brown from the
hill.
A run OF Jablonowski was picked up
in the sixth. With one out, Lloyd
Brown doubled and scored when Rice
smacked his third single after Myer
lofted out.
nENG dropped in the batting order
IL from sixth to seventh place made
Bluege 30 mad he banged a double
and a single in four trips to the plate
Yesterday. He had made only 5 hits
in II previous games out this way.
Rice, too, was in a hitting mood, coi-
leeting three singles One was p1nky
loft over the shortstop's head, but the
others were clean cut. Bluege was the
busy third baseman in the second in
ming. taking grounders from three sue
cessive hatsmen TO make force-out
throws to Myer at second.
Myer, by the way, had big day, with
IL chances around the middle sack.
Porter knocked a knuckle or two out
Of whack when he leaped in vain
against the concrete wall back OF right
field for LLOYD Browns double in the
sixth and had TO retire SEEDS finished
1n-Fight for the Indians.
Kamm ran across the infleld to get
KuheIs pop near first base in the sew
enth. Brownie southpa wed Averin and
Morgan. the home run hammerers, into
Submission. . Morgan managed TO get
on twise with walks, but each time ne
was forced out Seeds. Burnett, AYerill
and Morgan were Browns strikeout
victims Sewell got the only one Of
the three passes Morgan missed. Ho-
dapp crashed the game in the eighth
SHINING, batting for Burnett, but he was
an easy infield out Tomorrow the
Nationals open four-game series with