Evening star., 1932-07-30
JUDGE IS THROUGH
FOR REST OF YEAR
Cranky Knee Puts Joe Back
With CasuaIties-BroWns
Beaten in Getaway.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

double jinX of illness and
~ injury, the worst that can
throw spell over ball
club, is hot on the trail of the
Nationals during their second
swing through the West this sea-
son. It took its toll of the catch
ing department when Roy Spen-
Ger, firSt-string receiver, suffered
a recurrence of a malarial attack
as the Johnson band stopped off
in Cincinnati for an exhibition
game last Monday.
As the Nationals ended their series in
ST. Louis yesterday with 1O-to-6 VIC
tory over the Browns, the double iinX
went to the infield for its victim and
found him in Joe Judge, veteran first
sacker. judges already weak under
pinning collapsed and the old-timer
probably is out for the remainder of
the campaign.
After warming the bench for three
weeks while nursing his trick knee,
Judge crashed the lineup yesterday
when it developed that Joe Kuhel, who
had been -basing while the veteran
was out, was more severely Jared than
at first thought when Fred Schultz
collided with him during a field play
in Thursdays tilt.
But Judge didn't last two innings.
Rounding the middle base when Myer
doubled in the Nationals second bat
ting turn, Judge felt his knee give way
again and it was all he could do to
trot into third when he should easily
have tailed from first on the long MT
The veteran stuck to the sack until the
third out was made, then Kuhel, bruises
and all, had to go to first base.
After a workout before the game,
Judge declared the knee felt stronger
than it had for some time. Following
the breakdown in the game, he said 1t
seemed even worse than when hurt
before.
So it appears the Nationals would be
without proper protection at the initial
sack should Kuhel suffer serious injury.
Not much likelihood of Judge regainlng
good playing condition this season.
CWINGING their bats freely, the Ma
- tionals got themselves an even
break in the four-game series with
J1e DIUMIlS d1uCl ONAAAE OAAN NO"AA W 49,
Snortsman's Park pests. They jumped
on three st. Louis hurlers for an assort-
ment of 16 safeties, totaling "a bases,
and also picked up s passes.
In scoring their victory yesterday,
Johnson's charges got especially great
pleasure out of routing Carl Fischer,
their erstwhile teammate. Fischer
followed Hebert, another left-hander
who had left after hurting only to four
batters, and he was combed Tor SIX
safeties. four of them eXtra-base wal
lops. Carl lasted but an even three IN
nings against his old club. Then Chad
Kimsey finished on the hill Tor the
home side.
Everybody in the Washington lineup
excepting Judge hit safely and Judge
walked the two times he stepped to the
plate. Myer and Cronin were the chlet
clouters. each slamming two doubles
and a single Tommy Thomas, who
beat the Browns three times in as many
successive days not so long ago IN Gr!1-
fifth Stadium, took their measure again
Up to the ninth inning he limited tnem
to six hits and brace OF runs. Ihen
he eased in the final round to be 1ouno
for four more hits and as many talles:
Thomas control was not OF the pest
for he issued eight passes. Two came
in the ninth and one forced across a
marker. Generally, however, when the
Browns had runners on, Tommy hao
their batters popping up.
WASHINGTON scores were registered
w in the first frame before Hebert
knew the game was under way.
After Judge walked, Myer and Manush
singled and a run crossed. Cronln
singled, another run went over ana
Manager Killefer decided Hebert was
through for the day.
The Nationals got to Fischer In the
next round. Kingdom singled, moved
up as the next two batters went OUT
and tailed when Myer doubled after
Judges second stroll. Cronin's pass,
Harris triple driven down the left
field line and Vests inf1eld single &C
counted for two markers in the third
session before the Browns rang up a
retirement
The solid blows in the fourth put
Fischer away, although only one was
mixed in the making of the run that
crossed Kuhel scraped a two-bagger
of the right field screen and West
sacrificed. Scharem scooped up
Manush's roller and heaved to the
plate too late to head off Kuhel. Along
came Cronin with a two-base smash
to the right field corner and along
came Kimsey to take the pitching job
from Fischer
In the fifth, the Browns broke
through to the plate. With two on
and two out, Burns lined double
against the right field stand wall to
tally Levey.
THE Nationals finally got to Kimsey
l. in the seventh and chalked up
three markers. CrOnin doubled, Harris
sacrificed and West singled in run
Kingdom walked and scored with West
when Thomas hit for a base. Both
sides found the counting block in the
eighth Myers two-bagger and Ma
nush's one -baser got the Nationals their