Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-06-13
HARRIS MAY SHARE
LEFT WITH MANUSH
Heinie's Weakness Against
Portsiders Costly in Twin
Defeat by Browns.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.


Ut. LOUIS, June 13.-That
left-handed pitching buga-
~ boo which harassed the
Nationals so much last year
has bobbed up again and it's re-
appearance may cause Manager
johnson to make an outfield
change when a southpaW tolls
for the opposition.
The Notwithstanding Heinie Ma
nush, hitting lightly as he is against
the left-handers, may give way to the
right-hand batting Dave Harris in left
field hereafter when forkhander
filings for the other side.
With their batting order still top
heavy with left-handers. despite the
employment of Carl Reynolds in right
the Nationals continue to be easy prey
as a rule for southpawS, and of the
-four left-hand SwingerS in the lineup
-Myer, Manush. West and Judge
ManuSh thus far has been the easiest
picking for the left-hand pitchers
Manager johnson has not definitely
determined to alternate Manush with
Harris in the lineup according to the
KIND of hurting the Nationals face, but
ple Is giving the matter serious con-
slderation after yesterdays double de-
teat by southpaW slabmen.
In the two games Manush drove the
ball by the infleld but once in eight
batting turns, and then it was an or
binary loft to the outfield Harris
8 nincb -bStter ha tv-o
left-handers- famed once, but he
also cracked smart double
Alternating ManuSh with Harris as
the pitching of the opposition goes
might bolster greatly an offense that
needs bolstering aplenty.
MADE desperate by the situation
~ here, johnson is to send his vet
eran ace of the mound, AL Crow
der, against the Browns in the final
game OF the series tomorrow after
noon. The Washington pilot had in
tended to start his new slabman, Al
Thomas, purchased Saturday from the
White Sox, into action tomorrow
Thomas. though, talking with johnson
over the phone from Chicago yester-
day, said it would not be convenient
for him to report to his new club until
tomorrow morning. He had not been
notified OF his transfer by the Chicago
authorities until Saturday afternoon,
and declared he was compelled to re-
main in the Windy City through to-
day to clear up some business affairs.
That put it up to CroWder or Monte
Weaver to take the hill tomorrow, and
johnson decided he had better go after
an even break in the set of four tits
with his veterans. Weaver, therefore,
Will be saved for the start of the series
IN Detroit on Wednesday.
A FTER ending string of losses to
\ the Browns this season that had
extended to four games with VIC
tory Saturday, the Nationals yesterday
resumed their evil habit of losing all
their power when facing a St. Louis
outfit and dropped a brace of tussles.
The scores were to and 4 to and
the Johnson band was trimmed that
much, too.
Those recently exchanged pitchers,
Carl Fischer and Dick Coffman, hooked
up in the first encounter. With re-
markable ease Fischer pinned back the
ears of his former teammates. while
Coffman was mark for his old club
and took his licking in four innings
That let Frank Ragland finish on the
Illll lot the NaClOnalS.
In the second set-to left-handers
were mound rivals at the outset, Walter
Stewart. who seems bent upon making
the Nationals eat out of his hand as he
did back in 1880, breeZed along smooth
ly but Bobby Burke had his troubles
from the start and after seven rounds
called it day. Fred Marberry finished.
FISCHER not only limited the Ma
i tionals to seven well-scattered hits,
but he also got two of the six safe
ties Cofman yielded, and the second of
Carls wallops brought about Dicks I'M
doing
1t was wild throw by Johnny Kerr
that paved the way to the first-frame
run the Browns made without hit, but
five good smacks figured in the scoring
of four st. Louis markers in the fourth
session.
Mellilo singled and took third when
Bengough hit for base after Storti
famed. A long fly by Levey got Mellilo
home. Then Fischer, who had singled
in the second round, instead of becom-
ing the third out, as a pitcher generally
is supposed to do, rammed double to
the right-field corner.
That started the Browns party.
Schultz tripled to drive over two TALES,
and Burns got an infield hit to send
over the fourth run of the inning
So far as the Nationals were con-
Cerned the game was over then and
there. but the Browns picked up an
other run off Ragland in the fifth. Then
Goslin lofted the ball to the roof of the
right field pavilion for a homer.
Not until two were out in the sixth
did the Nationals find the plate Then
they did so with judges single, Fischer S
balk and Kerr's two-bagger. In the
eighth West hit for a base and Reyn-
olds followed with a homer socked into
the left-field bleachers for the last
tallying of the fray.
FISCHER had his fast ball working
L as well as at any time this year
He also displayed fine control AS
Fischer pitched. he certainly deserved
the victory. Coffman was somewhat of
in control. But had he been more
careful when hurting to his mound
rival he might have scored a win
Dicks failure to get away with his first
game for his new club did not lessen
Johnson's confidence in the slabman.
He looks for Dick to ring up many VIC
tories before the end of the campaign
AS well as Fischer did in the first
game, his work was not nearly so gooo
as that of Stewart in the second. Wal
ter allowed but three hits, all singles
and pitched to just 80 batters. Not a
National passed first base.
Against such pitching Burke in his
seven innings on the hill gave up 10
hits, seven OF the extra base variety
Burns homer. hit over the right field
stand in the first frame. was one of the
long clouts. Levey's double, a sacrifice
and a single were good for tally in
the third. In the seventh, Stewards
double, Schulte's single, a wild pitch
and a two-bagger by Burns meant two
markers for the Browns In the eighth
the Browns got but one single and one
pass off Marberry.
MO game today and the Nationals
~ are glad of it. Warm here ano
getting warmer. Right after to-
morrow's engagement the johnson bant
will hustle to suburban siding to graz
train for Detroit. .Cronin's thumb