Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-18
HAVE FOUND TRIBE
FAIRLY EASY MEAT
Open FiVe-Game Stand There
With Twin 9iII-Lead, 11-3,
SO Far This Year.
BY JOHN 2. KELLER.

ut. LOUIS, August lo.-All"
othe1 day, another series
~ Tomorrow afternoon the Ma
tionals move into League
Park, in Cleveland, to start five
game set with the Indians, to be
played in four days The series is
= to be opened with a double-header,
in which the postponement of
June will be played OF. That's
the only postponed game carried
over from previous Western swings
b. the Nationals.
Bob Burke is to hurl in one of the
tbs of the twin bill. Manager john
SOL now regards the string-bean south
paw as clever starter, so Bob very
likely will get his assignments in turn
during the remainder of the season
Selection Of second slabman for the
double-header will depend upon what
happens to the Nationals mound corps
today in the wind-up of the series with
the Browns here.
The Indians have been right pleasant
playfellows for the Nationals thus far,
so all hands look forward to a satisfying
visit to Cleveland The Tribe has won
but three games from the johnson band
in IA starts this season, two in Cleye-
land and one in Washington. So a
lone victory in League Park this time
would assure She Nationals the edge
in the annual tussling with Peck's
Papooses.
A DOLPT4 LISKA. who has left The
"A Nationals to return to Washington
for a conference with President
Griffith, probably will not rejoin the
club again this year. The pitcher,
whose ailing arm has failed TO respond
TO repeated treatments given s'nce last
Spring, is Of no use to the Nationals
under the circumstances and there is
no reason why the club should bear the
expenses Of carrying him to the finish
Of the campaign
Liska, who was away from the club
practically all of May having his arm
doctored, then left it early in June, not
to return until late in July plainly is
in no condA1n to pitch He has been
on the hill fSr the Nationals but once
this season. That was in game in
Chicago last Wednesday. Then he
pitched one inning in which -@e@ter''
striking out the first batter to face
him he vas found for three singles
and a run His performance was not
the least bit impressive.
Manager johnson hopes LiSka be-
tween seasons may get his arm q trim
again. When right. Ad with his
peculiar underhand delivery, was an
effective hurler. Should his arm regain
the strength that enabled him to pitch
so well WIS: he first came up to the
big show from Minneapo' three years
ago Ad could be of much help to the
Washington club.
7 OOKS as though the Nationals will
~ have to skirmish about for pitch
ing talent for their 1882 fight.
Some OF those now on the staff are
likely 10 be among the missing when
the club gathers for training nEt
Spring. and at present there are foE
requirements in sight.
The only pitchers now III line f'w
looking over at the next training camp
are Monte Weaver, not SO long ago pur-
chased from the Baltimore Orioles
Walter Masters. farmed to the Youngs-
town club of the Atidatlantic loop. and
Ragland, big fello on the Washing
ton farm at Chattanooga.
Weaver. Of co..-se, win receive a lot
of attention for glowing reports of his
ability on the mound come from the
International League. Masters. who
has done right well in the minors, viii
be looked over again this season, for
ne is to rejoin the Nationals when they
return TO Washington early next month.
Ragland is to be brought up for in
specticn mainly because Of his size and
strength. He Is a rugged youngstGr,
somewhat above six feet in height and
weighing around 100 pounds But he
lacks experience. In fact, he is now
serving his first professional engage
ment. The lookouts picked up Rag
land in some hill town in Tennessee,
where he had been going great guns in
local base ball battling He has no.
been used much this year 'bv Chat
tanoogs. but those with thn Washing
ton club who gave him some training
last Spring regari him fair prospect.