Evening star., 1932-07-12
EX-QH|SOX HURLER
. GOES WELL AS NAT
Earned-Run Yield Of 2.88 Per
Nine Innings Indicates
His Slab Value.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

~ GdI ldllQOil 1tVlSe luS oplA-
1 \ ion of him. When the
w hing ton ball club
bought Al from the Comiskey
outfit Of Chicago in mid-June the
buy didn't erthuse the clubs fol-
lowers to any great extent. Just
an extra pitcher was the general
tone of the comment. Thomas
work since becoming a National,
however, has convinced fans here
that Clark Griffith put through a
good deal.
Thomas record shows only two wins
against three defeats in his five starts.
But Al has pitched better ball than
that All told he has been in 4623
innings .and so clever has been his
hurlirg that his average earned-run
yield per nine innings is only 2.s8.
That's fine brand of slabbing in any
league.
AIS three defeats were tough ones
to take, His first beating while on the
hill for the Nationals came in New
York not so long ago. Then he allowed
only four hits, but five runs were scored
off him. A few days later he engaged
in an thinning battle with the AS, to
be beaten, . to l. And in Griffith
Stadium last week he was handed a
3-to-2 defeat by the Indians.
In any of the three games Al has
lost. a timely hit or two by his side
would have tipped the balance in his
favor. He pitched strongly in each of
the losing tits, but the Nationals lacked
punch in pinches, as they have so often
this season.
Pitching of the type Thomas has
given the Nationals should win and
the transfer from the White Sox prob
ably will show q pretty good record
at the close of the campaign.
THOMAS turned in his second win as
i a National yesterday at the ex-
pense of his former club. He
hurled a studied game and after
furry in the first frame the White Sex
were helpless before him.
As the Nationals trlumphed, D TO l,
for their second straight over the Chi
cagoans in the four-game series
Thomas limited the opposition to seven
safetieS and in Cnly one round, the first,
did they make more than one safety.
Then Seeds opened the game with
double and after two were out Fother-
gill also hit a two-bagger to drive over
a score.
After that first round the White Sox
threatened seriously but twice. With
one out III the sixth session KreSS hit
a tWo-hagger Blue, however. popped to
the first basccnan and Appling famed.
Berry opened the seventh with a sin
gle. and there were two on when kuhel
picked up Daglia'S sacrifice and threw
to second too late Tor a force play.
Thomas then frightened and the best
Seeds and Hayes could do was pop TO
the shortstop, but it took diving eaten
of liner by Harris to dispose OF Sulh-
van That finished the White SoX.
Thomas showed much better control
than in his previous games. He walked
only two batterS and rarely had to
pitch himself out to any Of the White
Sox at the plate.
It was his best exhibition on the hill
since joining the Nationals.
THOMAS had to pitch strongly, too,
i for not until the sixth inning were
the Nationals able to match thei
run put across by the White Sox in the
first.
In the first five frames four hits,
three of them doubles, and two passes
were cleaned off Pete Daglia, right
handler. In the second inning the Ma
tionals had runners on third and second |
bases with only one out. but couldn't
get anywhere for Thomas struck out
and Kuhel hoisted out.
1t took wild pitch by Daglia to en-
able the Nationals to tie in the sixth
Cronin opened the attack with SIN
gle bounced off the hurler'S gloved hand
IIarric caPrihnpN ann
West rolled out. Then while Bluege
was I'D Daglia cut loose the wild one
and Cronin counted.
Cronin also hit over three runs In the
next round. With two singles ana
walk, the stations were crowded, DuC
two were out as Joe went. up 10 the
plate. He went to a three-and- two
count then lofted the ball to not so
distant left-centcr. F'otherglll ana
Seeds went after it, but 1t fell sa1ely
between them. Under way at the crack
of the bat, of course, Thomas and
Kuhel romped to the plate, while Myer
did a fine bit of sprinting to tally from
first. Cronin checked in at second 10
get credit for a double.
Three more singles in the eighth
meant another run, Thomas driving the
score across.
THREE wins in a row for the Nation
els now the first time they
have had such a winning string in
a month Early in June, while out
West. they licked the White SoX two
straight then moved to ST. Louis to
take the series opener from the Browns.
Harris took rough tumble when
he made that diving catch of Sullivan's
drive in the seventh he hurt MS
neck and right shoulder and time had
to be taken out for the right fielder.
After singing in the seventh,
Berry was lifted and our old friend Sad
Sam Jones sent in as a pinch runner
bv the White Sox. CRUDE caught
the remainder Of the game for the
visitors Daglia yelled loud and
long in the seventh when Umpire Van
Grafan called a pitch to Myer a ball
the protest brought Manager Lew
Fonseca rushing to the plate and he
kicked so vigorously Umpire Nallin
SEGA was given the air and he lett the
field in no pleasant mood. Col.
Ruppert and Dickey got no relief from
the American League board OF directors
at Cleveland yesterday. -. the
Yankee owner and his catcher ought
rot to have expected any. :. = Clark
CIrifith also gets nothing to help pay
the bills for the player put out OF COM
mission by Dickey. and Reynolds gets
nothing but a lot of discomfort while
his broken jaw is mending seems
as though Rupert and Dickey are for
tlInate they suffered no worse and that
Griffith and Reynolds have something
worth while coming to them.