Evening star., 1932-06-22
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AFTER BEING HURT
Manush and West Also Come
Back Strong From link
Series at Boston.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

" had to take after his left
thumb was cracked and
tight little finger badly battered
by Ed Durham's hectic heave in
a game in Boston evidently was
good medicine for the Nationals
shortstop He's been going along
at a great rate since swinging
into action again in Detroit last
week.
In the six games he has played
since his return Cronin has per-
formed brilliantly afleld without
a slip-up and at bat has slammed
for an average of .409.
Joe Is playing a great deal on his
nerve these days. That thumb IS far
from sound and despite the sponge
bandage he wears over it every time he
stops a ball afield and every time he
sn1acks a bat against sphere the effort
hurts him plenty. But he carries on
gamely.
IRONIN hasn't missed his hit in any
" of the six games He ran his total Of
y
terdav when he collected three off Jack
Russeu's hurting as the Nationals took
the measure of the Indians for tie sec
ond successive time in an 8-to-3 tilt.
Cronin's hitting has been particularly
helpful to his club in the half dozen
games, too Although the Nationals have
not done better than break even in the
six set-tos it hasn't been Joe's fault.
He has been responsible for 36 per cent
of the runs scored by his club since he
came back.
Joe returned to the attack in the
ninth inning of the game last Wednes-
day as pinch batter and Immediately
cracked a single that tailed two mates.
Cronin has driven across I and carried
across 8 of the 81 runs the Nationals
have since scored.
Heinie Manush and Sammy West, the
others injured during the Boston series
that put Cronin out of commission, also
have come back in fine manner.
AHANUSH. although the leg he hurt
lNl in Ferway Park has troubled him
occasionally during this swing
around the Western sector, has in the
last IL games dubbed at & 1926 clip
and fielded In sparkling style.
Heinie has driven II runs across and
scored ~ SIllCc getting OdSh III b1iC
lineup. That's great work for a
player still a trife lame in his right
leg. Manush was big help to his
outfit Yesterday when his batting &C
counted for the chalking UP of four
markers.
1t was feared that West after being
beaned by Johnny Michael's pitch
would be somewhat shy at the plate.
West. back regularly since the Ma
tionals came out this way. has been
anything but nervous at bat, however.
While not hitting up to his standard
of other years. he has clubbcd above
his average for this season in his IA
Western engagements. Sammy shows
an average of $40 for the trip thus far,
which makes him one of his club S
best
There seems no need for Manager
johnson to worry about his casualties
any longer.
Lloyd Brown made himself the real
leading pitcher of the Nationals for
this trip when he got a decision over
the Indians in yesterdays game. 1t
was his third win, and he has not
suffered defeat out this way.
A L CROWDER, too. has scored three
"A victories this trip. but got one when
he hurled three innings in a RELIEF
role in Chicago and the General also
has a loss in the West charged against
him.
Fer the first time in his three West
ern games Brown couldn't finish what
he had started. He breezed along nice
ly for seven innings. but in the eighth
was painfully injured when struck in
the groin by hot drive from Dick
Porter's bat. The blow caused him to
falter. so Fred Marberry was sent in to
complete the game.
But the Nationals had the tllssle in
hand before Brown was hurt They had
fallen upon Russell for 13 safeties.
punching five in the eighth round for
as many runs. Russell was nothing like
the pitcher that puzzled the Nationals
so sorely when wearing a Red Sox uni
form.
Myers triple and Manush's long fly
got the Nationals a first inning run
that was matched by the Tribe in the
second with Morgan's walk Kamm's
single and Cissell's hoist. Singles by
Judge and Myer Manushs fly that Cis-
sell got too far out in right field to cut
OFF run. Cronin's one-baser and
f1elder'S choice netted the johnson band
two more tallieS in the third, however.
THEN both Russell and Brown set
L tied to some steady twirling until
the eighth. In that inning Myers
double and singles by Manush, Cronin
and Reynolds came in succession That
was good for two runs. and after an
intentional pass to West filled the
sacks two more tallies were registered
when Bluege drilled into a force play
and Spencer singled. Here Hildebrand
rookie, relieved Russell and a squeeze
play, with Brown bunting, scored
Bluege.
Peck rushed brace of pinch bat
tiers into the fray in the eighth and
both hit Connatzer. taking Hide
brands place, doubled then Porter shot
that hot one that bruised Brown. The
pitcher threw out Porter. but was too
wobbly to check Ferrell. who batted for
Burnett, and a single put over a score
A wild pitch moved Montague, run
ming for Ferrell, to third before Averill
walked. then Vosmik's double meant
another tally.
Out came Brown and Marberry went
In to allow nothing more the rest of
the way than single in the ninth
by Myatt. pinch batting for Hudlin,
the Indians final-inning finger.
Brown wasn't seriously hurt by Por-
ter's smash and will be ready to take
a pitching turn in another four or
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