Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-07
SOUTHPAW IS DUE
I STARTING CHANCE
Bob Has Done Much Clever
/ Work This Year-Griffs
Slam for 1871 Win.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

BY JOHN B. KELLER.
A MOTHER day Of rest, then
~ the Nationals again will
tackle the Red Sox, and
victory over them will mean
the annual series. For this tilt the
johnson band is eager to win
the stringbean southpaw, Robert
Burke, is slated to do hill duty
Bob has not been given many
starting assignments this season,
but his pitching has been good
generally and he seems due to
give respectable account Of him
self.
For some seasons this Burke has been
a very handy hurler to have around.
The Nationals evidently made To-
strike when they grabbed the lanlsy lad
from Little Rock in the draft. I'M
heralded he came to them and for quite
a while little was known OF his ability.
But Burke in the few opportunities ne
has had to start gRiIlss has been lar
above the average slabman, and as
relief man his work has been OF nigh
ORDER.
The Boston pitching choice for tonlor-
rows game is largely matter OF con-
lecture, for Manager Shane Collins
would vouchsafe no information after
yesterdays engagement as to which
l1urler he would employ. He has
Iisenbee and CASTOR, both former Ma
tionals. and Moore and Morris in line.
Any of these should make the afternoon
interesting for the Washington club.
TTTAILOPING like the almost myth
NV cal wallpapers of the early days OF
base ball the Nationals yesterday
xomped to a Is to l victory over the
Red Sox in the opener of three-game
series. They helped themselves to score
OF hits and IL of the 20 were of the
extra base kind. Eight doubles and
three triples mingled with nine singles
In the merry batting melee.
The johnson band staked itself to q
good lead right of the reel and there
never was any doubt as to the outcome
of the engagement
Jack Russell and Ed Durham were
The targets for the washington batters.
Russell hurled the first five frames. IN
which he yielded Is hits and eight
ta1lies All the extra-base blows ex-
cepting two doubles were made OF his
pitching Durham then checked the
Nationals for two rounds, but in the
eighth they ran wild.
Buddy Myer, Sam Rice, Joe Cronin,
Sam west and Ossie Bluege got three
hits each. All of Cronins were doubles
and two Of Bluege's were triples. And
West picked up two more two-baggsrs.
That makes 10 in the last five games.
Fred Marbarry went all the way on
Che hill for the home side, holding the
Red Sox to four hits spread over as
many innings. He did not issue pass
and pitched wen within himself through
out the affair.
M-OUR successive hits after two were
III out in the first frame meant three
washington markers. Manush sim
gled TO score when Cronin doubled.
vests two-bagger put Cronin across,
and Sammy counted when Bluege sin
Cronin,s double with one out and
Blueges triple with two out were good
for d marker in the Nationals third
turn. The Red Sox dented the plate
in the fourth. Rothrock opened the
anning with q triple and registered
after Rice bagged Miller's foul. With
doubles by Myer and Rice, however,
the Nationals Immediately got back this
run.
The nth was another three-rln af-
fair for the johnson band. West doubled
and Bluege tripled. Kuhels loft TO
Rothrock in short left did not help, but
Bluege got home ahead Of a throw from
Miller, who had picked up Spencer's
rrounder. After Marberry went out,
singles by Myer and Rice got Spencer
In the eighth the Nationals collected
six hits and i've runs before a retire
ment. Marberry. Myer, Rice and
Manush singled. Cronin got his third
double, and West singled. Bluege walked
and after Kuhel and Bolton popped
ont. Marberry got his second nit OF the
inning, d double. that tailed Sam and
Cssie.
TLIF BOLTON is back and Zach AL
~ mond is gone Baltimore re-
turned Bolton as soon as it got
Hargrave to do its catching Almond
who came to the Nationals from Chat
tanooga by way of youngstown, has
been recalled BY the Lookouts Ad
Iiska. who says that pitching wing
which was useless SO long is OK. once
more, has been restored to the Nationals
pay roll but Ad isn't ready to step
TO the hin in game as yet 1t seems /.
Spencer opened the second session yes
terday with a long and high drive that
was good for triple when Rotlirock,
after hard run TO the sun parlor wall,
failed to clutch the bali firmly but
Roy was run down when Nyer grounded
to the first baseman Warstler
thought the third inning over with
Vests retirement and chuc<ed his glove
aside, but San1my's out was but the
second bat Warstler came right
back TO make the third out with a neat
play, the middle sacker getting Kuhels
hard chance back Of the base Rice
leaned across the field box at the end OF
the right-field line for one-hsnd catch
Of Miller's foul in the fourth and
To end this inning Cronin dashed back
OF second for sparkling scoop-up Of
Webb's hot one just a ball game
after that until the Nationals went wild
IN the eighth s.. and 10 give II a fine
fnisn. MYer raced back into center field