Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-02
Liska Back, Says Arm Is o. K,
But Nat Pitcher Must Prove
Worth to Get Pay Once More

d LIsKA has rejoined Che Ma
~ tionals and declares he - ready
~ to do some pitching for them.
His arm Ii sound once more
after long rest, the underhander says,
and he seems confident he win be able
to give a good account OF himSeH on
the hill again.
Liska, who had been on leave without
pay for. nearly two months. reported TO
hts club yesterday and Immediately
went to work In an effort TO convince
President Clark Grifith and Manager
Walter johnson that his arm Is In good
condition. He went through q half
hour drill, most Of ii on the slab pitch
ing to the Nationals IN batting practice.
Both Griffith and johnson were I'M
pressed with the SnioothneSS OF LiSka
hurting and his arms freedom Of action.
But neither was willing TO say after
watching the workout that LiSka ap-
pears ready for service or Is likely to be
ready In the near future. It seems that
Ad this time must prove beyond a
doubt that he can do real pitching be-
fore he is restored to the pay roll
Liska, whose arm trouble developed
Biloxi last Spring, twice has left the
club to have the ailing limb treated.
During most Of May he was IN Lincoln,
Nebr., undergoing treatment by a
muscle minipulator who had helped
him once before when he suffered an
arm soreness while he was In the
Nebraska State League, Ad claimed.
The doc may have helped Liska the
first time, but not the second.
So early in June Liska left the club
again to 60 to Minnesota. Not for any
than q PaEf fP6atHn0nf hnUs
ever. He was to be gone but month,
but not being on the salary list anyway,
Ad decided to let the arm idle longer.
For a few days just before returning 70
Washington Liska gave the arm light
workouts to satisfy himself it was right
again.
But he'll have to show plenty here to
satisfy Grif1tlF and Johnson the wing
will be worth something on the pitching
hill in a regular ball game.
Liska arrived here Thursday night,
but could not get in communication
with President Grifdth, he said. AS
Friday was an of day for the club Ad
figured 1t would not be worth his while
to get to the ball park so no one con-
nected with the Nationals had any idea
he was back in Washington until yes
terday when he breezed into Grifnth
Stadium.
MORE Of this battling between Ma
tomorrow One game this after
noon In Grindth Stadium. Two tomor-
row afternoon in Shibe Park in Phila-
delphia. Old man Sam Jones Is to do
the fiinging for the johnson band here.
Manager Mack has both George Earn
shaw and his left-hand ace, Bob Grove,
ready for action. More than likely
Earnshaw will get the call today.
In the twin bill TOMORROW the Wash
Bump Hadley and Carl Fischer. Man
ager johnson has announced. II Mack
follows custom he will start Grove in
the first game. Bob generally Is Sc
lected to hurl for the AS in q double
header opener, the willy Connie figur-
ing the great southpaw will give his
club a good getaway. Hank NC
Donald. the big youngster, is expected
to go for the Elephants in the double
header, too.
WITH several Philadelphia veterans
w in poor trim Manager Mack Is
using his youngsters these days
Eric McNair Is playing at third base,
Dibrell williams at short and Roger
Cramer in centerfield Both Dykes and
Boley are suffering with charleyhorses.
while Haas, regular middle gardner, is
nursing an injured wrist.
All the youngsters were with the AS
last year. Cramer has been used fire.
quently and so has McNair. Eric Is
regarded one of ths nashiest inf1elders
in the game. williams has been
worked in both infield and outfield and
gives promise Of becoming q sturdy
hitter.
A N exhibition date with the worces-
"A ter club has been made for the
Nationals. They will stop on in
the Massachusetts town on August AZ
while on the way from Detroit to
Boston.
More than 10000 turned out for yes
terday's pastiming and all hands got
their moneys worth, One bird In a
field box along the left-f1eld line got
more. He pocketed three balls that
were fouled into the stand near him.
That duel between Marberry and
Simmons every time the big batter of
the AS stepped TO the plate was q
WOW. With q fine change of pace Fred
certainly had Al up q tree. Al looked
particularly bad IN the sixth when he
swung for third strike at a ball we'll
above his head. And his lone hit was
very scratchy, slow roller to the short
field.