Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-21
WEAVER DELIVERS
IN BOX DEBUT HERE
0rioIe Rookie Cops After
Gin'S Double Wins Ninth
in a Row for Crowder.
BY DENMAN THOMPSON,
Sports Editor, The Star.

Sports Editor, The star.
TT would seem, judging by de-
velopments of yesterday, when
Washington grabbed both ends
of a double-header from Chi
cago, 4-3 and ga, that kind fate
guided the efforts of the schedule
makers in sending the White Sox
here at this stage of the fast-wan-
ing season.
This well might be the view Of the
Nationals, at least, for they needed
something soft to avoid slipping any
farther than one game behind the
Yankees, who spent their Sabbath aft
ernoon double-drubbing the Indians,
and the tail-end Bushmen proved made
to order for the purpose.
Formidable at no time this season,
the Sox recently have become no better
so fast that when they arrived In the
Capital it had been a week since they
last knew victory, and their conSidera-
ton in running their latest string Of
consecutive setbacks to eight served as
q tonic to the faltering Griffs in the
grim battle they are waging to corral
the laurels and lucre going to the
r1nners-up in the race
Listed for appearances again this
afternoon and tomorrow, the Pale Hose
may afford the means for the Nationals
to invade the big Bronx Stadium for
3 quartet of battles running through
the week end with fairly good chance
Of attaining their objective in hand-to-
hand conflict with their Gotham rivals.
TEHE program put on here yesterday,
J. one Of the very few bargain shows
ever offered on q Sunday in the
Capital, gave the approximately 1000
fans who hrayed threatening weather
something to chortle about Not that
the Griffs performed any too impress
Sively, but because OF the Yart pair of
newcomers played in the proceedings.
In the first game, for instance, 1t was
double by Johnny Gin which pro-
duced the decisive marker in the final
frame and extended Al Crowder's string
of consecutive victories TO nine. And
the nightcap. halted sc the end Of seven
and one-half innings by darkness, mark
ed the successful debut in Grffdthian
livery Of his confrere at Baltimore,
Monte Weaver
The latter, although yielding nine
safeties, was not hit as hard as the
total would indicate, and made good
impression. He displayed considerable
shoots delivered straight overland, q
loose pair Of pants that required free
QiIent hitching. and 3 fair for batting
as most pitchers do, hts efforts a& the |
tee resulting In one foul pop and two
ssFike-oats.
yTTHE heretofore mentioned two-bagger |
4 by Gin was the first approach to
hard-htt drive the ex-Oriole has
achieved since he joined the Johnson
men and broke up what promised to be
the third overtime game IN row for
them
Against vic Frasier the Griffs had
coined pair OF runs IN round when
Cronin walked and Texas leaguers by
Bluege and Bolton we're followed BY
Myers real bingIe.
Crowder started strong, but was
combed for the tying markers In the
fifth on pass. . double and two singles.
A free ticket to Rice, Manush'S safety
and ellis long NY again put the Griffs
in the lead In the seventh. but the Sox
pulled up to even terms IN the ninth
through the medium of Kerr's single
and q rousing triple by Lu Blue.
1t was in the flag end of the frame
with CaTaway on the hill instead OF
FrasieF, and after Myer had gotten a
life on Appling'S obliging tumble, that
ON settled the Issue with his extra
base poke, drive close to the foul line
in right
yTTEAvERS start in the closing en-
w counter was none too suspicious,
his pass to Blue. the first man TO
face HIM being converted into tally
when Sullivan singled and Fonseca hit
into . force play.
Huge Louis Garland, who opened fire
for the Hoss, did well for three frames,
but was kayoed In the fourth when the
Nationals rang the bell four times, with
passes to Gill and Spencer. Cronin's
triple, singles by Kuhel and Bluege and
n long ny from the bat of Manush
figuring.
This uprising again brought Cara
way to the mound, and the lean left
handler had the satisfaction of seeing
the count knotted before he absorbed
his second setback Of the day Three
singles in the fifth netted the Sox one
run and in the following frame they
added two more on a trio Of tainted
safeties Of the Texas League type and
an error charged to Spencer.
Singles by Myer and Manush, with a
sacrifice by Rice sandwiched between,
produced In the seventh the counter
needed TO win, and Cronin clinched
things with his second extra-base wall
Top OF the nightcap, double.
TARL FISCHER and Ted Lyons were
~ the indicated choices for mound
work this afternoon in the third
setto OF the series which ends tomor-
row. The bingle credited to Wat
wood IN the fourth round of the opener
because it struck a teammate would
have been anyway. 1t was sttfiy
met. .Jolley's effort to pull the un-
expected in trying to nip Gin OF FIRST
after sharing Cronin's fly in the third
earned him an error. Gill displayed
inexperience as well as strong arm in
futilley pegging Sulliyan's hit to the far
corner In the fifth. 1t merely per-
initted Blue to take an extra base
Watwocd had to leap high to grab CHS
producing fly from Fothergill in
the seventh. Manusl's one-hand spear
OF Fothergill's drive close TO the bar
rier In the eighth was the outstand-
ing defensive gem Of the initial fray.
Croning alertness in backing up Myer
when Bolton pegged wildly on Wat
woods theft in the eighth prevented the
latter from achieving an extra base.
Caraway's height enabled him to win
out over CRUDE In q ciutching match
for Rice's popped bunt In the ninth. >.
Garland hurled seven straight balls be-
fore getting strike over In starting the
wtnd-up pastime. He walked the flrst
two Grtf1s and wild-pitched em along,
yet emerged unscathed. He IS huge
right-hander the Sox obtained from the
western Association last year and who
performed for Dallas in the Texas
League this season Rice failed to fox
Garland attempting delayed steal IN
the third, the hurlers peg to Kerr nail
ing him. Gill gave the bugs something
TO erIthuse over when he slid in for a