Evening star., 1932-05-31

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- other fling at the Athletics
i and the Nationals will move
on to Boston, where they
may get that pitcher so sorely
needed. It has been learned here
that Clark Griffith has not given
up hope of getting Danny Nc
Fayden from the Red SoX, so an
other effort to swing deal that
would transfer the right-hander
to the Washington club is antici-
pated.
President Griffith is not going to
Quinn personally. The Washington
chief left yesterday after seeing his
outfit battered Is to and 8 to 6 by
the Athletics in the Memorial day snin-
digs in Shibe Park. II is understood
here, though, that before returning to
Washington the preXy empowered Man
ager Johnson and Secretary Eynon to
talk turkey with the Boston boss.
Should this effort to land MacFayden
fail as did two others it will be up TO
Griffith to pick up pitcher or TWO
elsewhere. His club is not going to get
anywhere until he strengthens his hill
corps. 1t is in such state now that
only every once in while can wash
ington hurler reasonably be expected
to carry on to victory.
The plight of the club is such that
Manager johnson must often look TO
second string slabmen to do the start
ing against the Nationals most power
full foes. Games in which such pitchers
are started virtually are conceded to
the opposition before play begins.
Bob Burke had to be sent against
the Yankees in Washington Sunday
when the Nationals had a chance to
bag the series. Burke couldn't cope
with the New Workers. Today Johnson
was expecting to risk sending Frank
Ragland a rookie relief hurler, against
the still mighty AS. The pilot is COM
PEELED to gamble with his hurlers.
THIS pitching weakness is beginning
i to tell on the Washington regulars.
The beatings they have been taking
so frequently of late are discouraging
Johnson's charges no little. AS one
regular said this morning: ITS hard to
keep your head up when most OF the
time despite good fielding and lot OF
scoring you can't win because you
nj Gil kCllAlS Vic PAVSAAAAS'
Of their last II games the Nationals
have lost -. A jolt heavy enough to
weaken the clubs morale. There still
is a lot of fight left in the players, but
If this poor pitching continues much
longerLand as the circumstances now
are there seems no sudden improvement
likely-this Washington ball club Will
only be going through the motions OF
playing ball game when it takes the
field No spirit will be there.
Too bad, for given more pitching
power, the Nationals have the makings
of a pennaIitwinning club. They are
sturdy defensively and while not long
hitters, they have the speed and a
punch sharp enough to get lot of
runs. And with the league bolstered In
several spots this season, there is every
likelihood Of flag being won with 95
victories. Better the team only IN a
pitching way and they would be likely
to reel off that many wins.
But as the Nationals are they can't
60 on In forceful way.
IN the two games here yesterday the
J Nationals certainly got little from
their pitchers Fred Marberry tried
to stop the Macks in the forenoon. but
he was helpless AL CroWder went along
well for a time in the afternoon tilt,
then blew wide open and Lloyd Brown
had to finish the eighth inning.
In that morning set-to the AS
whacked Marberry for IA hits, totaling
80 bases, an average of more than two
bases per hit. Five of the blows were
homers and three were doubles. SIM
mons, supposedly in batting slump,
hit two home runs and so did Dykes,
while Coleman clouted one.
Of Lefty Grove the Nationals got
but six safeties. One was somewhat
f1uky triple by West in the first frame
It drove over Manush, who had walked,
and West scored later as Cronin went
out. Then the AS got busy. They
picked up run in the second session
and in the third after Cochrane had
walked Simmons popped homer over
the right-field wall to put his club in
the lead to stay.
In the fifth and sixth innings the AS
pounded Marberry SO Justify 10 more
runs were added to their count. Man
ager johnson, however, let Fred go the
full route. Unless the Nationals still
have a chance to win, a starter these
days must take his beating all the way,
the pilot says. AS Johnson sees 1t his
pitchers are too few to be used when a
game is beyond recall.
IN THE afternoon engagement the
i Nationals were outbatted by the
Athletics, 16 safeties to 9. but
Earnshaw was wild and with his aid
they went into the seventh inning with
a 5-to-3 advantage. Then with two
out and two on in the home seventh
Crowder stuck one straight through for
Foxx and-bang! Into the upper left
field stand sailed the ball for Jimmy S
seventeenth home run of the season,
three AS dented the plate and the
Nationals were one run to the bad.
In the eighth the AS came back to
find Crowder easier than ever. McNair
opened the round with single, Dykes
tripled and Earnshaw cracked a double.
Two more runs. Brown was rushed In
and all the AS got off the left-hander
was a bunted single by Bishop.
With two out in the ninth Manush
lofted the ball over the right garden
wall for his third homer in three sue
cessive days, but it was too late.
Heinie had famed for third out when
the Nationals had the bases loaded in
the fourth.
MACK has shifted his team again
IVl his infield now includes Foxx
at first, Bishop at second. McNair
at short and Dykes at third, while in the
outfield Simmons plays left, Cramer
center and Coleman right. and Con-
ME says that's the way they'll play
from now on. Haas was sent to the
bench because of a batting slump {.
$4,000 saw the morning game while
$4,000 attended the afternoon session
Bluege whacked a homer in the
afternoon affair, drive into the upper
left field stand. quite a homer day
here with eight being socked in the two