Evening star., 1931-06-15

nj be done Dy the NaIlonalS
/ today, the last day on
which one big league club
may effect a deal with another in
an effort to strengthen for the
heavy going ahead. Expressing
himself as quite satisfied with his
outfit as it stands, President Clark
Griffith declares no deal with an
other club is contemplated and
that he expects the washington
club as it is now to be the same
after midnight tonight, the dead
line for shifts among the majors.
What we could get we don't care
for" asserts Griffith. Our club is good,
very good, as now constituted. We be-
lieve we are strong enough to carry on
the fight and see no reason Tor making
any changes that might be made.
There's no deal in sight so far as the
Washington club is concerned"
Griff1th does not state emphatically,
however, that the Nationals are not IN
the trading market. I'm still willing
to talk business for our club If any
offer is made that IL accepted might
benefit the Nationals" he says. And
that goes until IL pm. But we are
not sounding other clubs. They'll have
to come to U.s."
The prexy intimates he still would
like to procure Tony Lazzer1, nfelder
with the Yankees, for the Nationals.
'"T'here has been no discussion q such
a deal between the clubs for several
dayS, though" is the statement of the
Washington boss. He'd be a good 1lan
to have, but the Yankees have asked
more than we think he would be worth
to us. Should they come through with
another proposition some time today II
might be considered.
I'm not anticipating any deals today,
however" is Grifith's latest line.
TT doesn't look as though the Ma
i tionals need any help these days.
They are getting along right well
with what they have. Winning to-
3 over the Browns yesterday, they mar
rowed the gap between them and the
league leading Athletics who Stumped
their toes against the Cleveland club.
to three games The johnson band
appears quite capable of dogging the
Mack pack and waiting for the big
break
To extend their season record victory
streak to nine games the Nationals
took toll of two st. Louis pitchers
George Blaeholder was beaten in six
innings, being found for seven hits and
five tallies, while ROLAND Stiles, who
toiled two rounds on the hill, gave up
six safetieS and four runs. Poor sup
port, though, hurt Stiles in his first
inning. -....,4s
Washington pitching to his string bean
left-hander, Bobby Burke, but Bobby
wasn't quite right. After three good
innings the Browns began pecking at
him seriously and following hits of
him by the first two up in the SIXTH
Burke was yanked and Bump Hadley
rushed to the hill.
Hadisy had plenty on the ball. He
quickly disposed of the Browns in the
sixth when he assumed the mound
with runners on first and second bases
and in the seventh he blinded the bat
ters with his assortment of stuff. In
this inning, after McNeely singled,
Bump threw a third strike by Ferrell.
Here Storti batted for Blaeholder and
drew a pass, but both Levey and Burns
watched third strikes go by. And Had
ley retired each of these batters with
three pitches.
IN the first inning the Nationals got a
i gift run, thanks to First Baseman
Burns of the Browns. After Sam
Rice singled and checked in at third
when Manush doubled, Cronin ho1sted
to McNeely in short right Rice headed
for the plate with the catch, but would
shave been caught standing up had not
Burns for some mysterious reason cut
letting the ball soar on to Ferrell.
Burke pushed over two tallieS for |
his side in the second session. Kuhel |
walked, Bluege singled and Spencer |
sacrificed. Up to the plate went Bobby |
to foul of two pitches and then drive |
a single to center to score those on |
the runway.
Two singles and hit batter netted |
the Browns a marker in the fourth. |
Burns hit and Goslin was hit, but the |
Goose was shared in two-way erasure |
with Schultz. That moved Burns to
third, from where he counted as Kress
rifled a single by Cronin. In the fifth
McNeely's single, Ferrell's two-bagger
and Blaeholder's long hoist to West
gave the Browns another run.
In the sixth the Nationals boosted
their score. Manush beat out bunt to
Burns and there were two on when
Blaeholder, covering first, dropped
throw from Melillo, who had scooped
up Cronin's roller. West popped out
and Kuhel forced out Cronin, but Bluege
singled over tally and so did Spencer.
Successive singles by Myer, Sam Rice
and Manush, brace OF errors and a
double by Kuhel meant three runs cff
Stiles in the seventh. In the eighth
Myers one-baser and Sam Rice's out
field retirement got another run.
It was Myers failure to touch second
after taking a throw from Bluege that
let the Browns count in the ninth.
There was one out and Melillo, who had
singled, on first when Ferren rolled to
Bluege. With an easy forceout in sight,
Myer neglected to keep his foot against
the sack and was charged with an error.
A single by Waddey, who batted for
Stiles, loaded the cushions, then Melillo
scored after West collared Levy's loft.
TRoNIN took good care of the visi-
~ tors in the first inning between
his catches Of Levey's and Goslin's
pops he threw out Burns :. Goslin
remains popular with Washington fan
dom =. the Goose got a great hand
when he first stepped to the plate 9.
looked as though Melillo had hit when
he smoked liner toward right-center
in the fourth, but West scampered
across the grass for smart catch :.
Burns ran down the right field line in
the Nationals fourth batting turn to
get under Kuhel's high one, then he
had TO fight of Mellilo, who also wanted
to grab the sphere Sam Rice, in
stead Of Harris, played in right field
for the home side because the
Browns started a right-hander. john
son said we'll, Harris hit some
right-handers right hard while he was
In there looked like tempting fate
to change lineup while on winning
spree Pitcher Sam Jones has re-
turned from his Woodsheld, Ohio, home
where he visited his Ill mother -.
President Harridge Of the american
League saw the Nationals play again
and the game also was witnessed
hv T,nh Quinn president of the Red