Evening star., 1932-06-11
NEW GR|FF T0FACE
OLD MATESSUNDAy
CroWder Shines in Slit,
10-to-0 Win for Third
Conquest of Sox.
BY JOHN d. KELLER.

American League headquarters,
a double-header will be put on
here tomorrow and Manager
Johnson says Coffman will do the
flinging against his former team
mates, the Browns, In one Of the
tussles.
Cofiman did lot Of good hurting for
the Browns this season-he had . rec
ord of i've wins against three losses
with a none too good club-and the
pilot figures his new box
man must be in right fine trim.
President Clark Grifnth Of the Ma
tionals must believe Coffman Is Just
right, too, for in addition to Carl
Fischer, southpaw singer, . bundle OF
cash went to the Browns for the pitch
er. Griffith attempted to make this
part Of the deal dark secret. but the
facts over the sports pages Of the daily
press.
The deal may be all right for WASH
ington, but st. Louis fandom-what
there is Of it-isn't taking kindly to it.
The Browns gave up q clever hurler for
an uncertain one and an unannounced
sum Of money, but money can't pitch.
That's the way base ball followers here
regard the exchange.
For some time the Browns haven't
been particularly popular here and this
latest move by the st. Louis American
League club isn't making the few
faithful rise and cheer.
IOHNSON'S band made brave show
J ing in Chicago. winning three Of the
four games 1t played with Lew
Fonseca's club. It hit better than it
had for some time, averaging at bat 29l
for the quartet Of Tits. It's pitching
was superior to what it has been get
ting for some time on eastern fields
from its rather rocky curving CORPS, too.
In fact, the Nationals in the series with
the White Sox were much more snappy
than they had been for weeks.
But those were the White Sox the
Nationals were playing. That must not
be overlooked. Fonsecas crew now
looks no better than the woeful Red
Sox. From now on the Nationals will
encounter the best Of the West. force
ful foes capable of making trouble for
any club. The going the remainder Of
the way through this sector Of the cir
cult probably will be quite rough for
Jonnson's charges.
Following this set Of four games here
with the Browns set in which Mon
day VIII be an OF day because of a
game moved up to make q Sunday twin
bill-the Nationals will run into the
Tigers. who were not 50 easy for the
Yankees. And after that, the Indians,
who gave the Athletics q good thrash
ing in Cleveland
Hard days ahead for the Nationals,
but they will be in better trim for the
battling than they were in Chicago.
Hein1e Manush, out Of action for nearly
a week on account Of sore leg, started
and played in part Of yesterdays en-
gagement in Chicago and seems ready
to carry on through the remainder Of
this tour Of the West. And after this
set with the Browns, Joe Cronin prob
ably will return to his regular job in
the shortf1eld. Three more days and
that sore thumb Of his should be well
healed.
Their regulars on the job again and
thelr pitching staff strengthened by the
acquisition of Cofman, the Nationals
should be we'll equipped for the big
boys Of the West.
THE best efforts Of the season marked
1 the Nationals, 10-to-0 defeat Of
the White Sox yesterday In Comiskey
Park. For the first time In the cam
paign the Johnson band amassed as
many as seven runs in an inning, and
in blanking the Fonseca outfit AL
Crowder turned in his finest piece of
pitching this year.
That Seven-run inning was the eighth
round of the fray and it completely
routed the White Sox, who up to that
time had given the Nationals a good
tussle. Al Thomas and the left-handed
Caraway took the punishment in the
eighth. Five hits, one a homer, driven
into the lower left field stand by Ossie
Bluege of Caraway, and another, a
triple whacked by Buddy Myer of
Thomas, with two passes issued by
Thomas, accounted for the heavy
tallying. The Nationals batted around
Spencer starting and ending the big
rally.
Crowder, with plenty on the ball
allowed the White Sox just three hits
and two passes. One Of the hits was
a single by Hodapp at the outset OF
the second inning, but Seeds immedi-
ately drilled into double-play.
The second hit was a double to the
left field corner by Selph after two
were out In the fourth. Crowder then
walked Hodapp, but Seeds became an
easy out.
The third hit came with two out in
the seventh. Berry took q vicious
swipe at the ball, but only topped it.
The sphere rolled about 80 feet toward
third base and Berry barely beat to
xx,1n 40
q sparkling play on the roller.
All told, the White Sox had but seven
runners on. In addition to those al
ready mentioned, KreSs drew q pass In
the first round after a wild throw by
Kerr had given Hayes q life, and an
error by Myer in the sixth put Sulli-
van on the runway. Hayes and Selph
were the only White Sox runners to
get as far as second base.
The General was right"
TT was their old pal, Sad Sam Jones
i that the Nationals beat, despite that
big eighth inning. Jones toiled
seven sessions to give up OF the IA
safeties the johnson band got durnp
the fitting and five Of the safeties, with
three of the five errors the White SoS
tossed in were good for three markers
Jones had little. and so far as support
was concerned his teammates had less
The Nationals showed a fiashy hit
ting battery in Crowder and Spencer
Each collected three safeties, one OF
Crowder's being for two bases. Bluege
and Kerr were the timely hitters in
the big eighth. 1t was . single by Kerr
that drove across two tallies and Bluege
smacked his homer when two were on
the base paths.