Evening star., 1932-04-30

YITEAVER has yet to feel the Ath- |
w letics' home-run lash. Only of |
the "a Mackian hits of him were |
extra-base blows.
He was reached for doubles by Haas, |
Heving, Dykes and McNair. A triple !
was smacked at his expense by Foxx. |
The mighty Simmons, batting cham |
pion of the American League last year, |
is the only member of the Mack crew /
to have reached him for as many as |
four hits, all singles. FoxX Haas and |
Dykes have hit Weaver safely three !
times, while Heving. McNair and Will |
Dams have found the Washington re-
cruit for two hits.
Weaver has granted the AS II bases
on balls, but only two of his passes
have been converted into runs by the
AS. And he has registered nine strike
outs in his tussles with them. Monte
has struck out FoXX three times and
Simmons twice. He also has set down
Bishop, Dykes, Walberg and Coleman
on strikes. Five times he has thrown
u third strike past an Athletic batter.
In scoring his three wins over the
league champions, Weaver has twice
hurled complete game.
In less than three weeks he has ac-
complished more against the Athletics
GAld1 any OllC VI ike 80 per
cent of the pitchers opposing them
could accomplish throughout the last
campaign.
CROWDER. who has scored over the
~ AS once when serving in a relief
role and lost to them once as
starter this season, was 10 go to the hill
this afternoon in an effort to get the |
Nationals a sweep of the three-gam
PIt bo n To
be in extra fine fettle to excel yester- |
days performance by Weaver
Monte had to be good to get the Ver-
dict over George Earnshaw, for the big |
Mack righthander, easily defeated only
last Sunday by the Johnson band, yes
terday was tough nut to crack He
gave up only seven hits and the Ma
tionals were fortunate to cluster two
in the fourth frame for a run and re- !
peat the feat in the fifth.
Reynolds double and Judges single |
got the Nationals their first tally, then |
Weaver personally blazed the way to |
the big marker by opening the fifth t
with single. After two were out, West |
walked and Cronin hit the score across. !
VNEAVER, lacking control, got him
Wv self into several ticklish spots yes
terday, but only once did he fail /
to escape unscathed. That was in the |
sixth session, when the AS filled the |
bases with none out on Bishops and |
Cochrane's walks, with Haas single |
sindwiched between. Simmons then !
hoisted to Manush in left and Bishop |
got home after the catch with Heinie .
being content to heave the ball only
to the infield
A double play followed to retire the
side, the third double play by the Ma
Woat tyar init taI
ply eraSureS, one in the second inning |
after he had passed the first two bat
terS up and the other in the third after
Haas had forced out the leading-off |
Bishop, who had strolled to first base. |
The AS got only two sound hits off .
Weave--tWo were bunts and one an /
1nfeld scratch. Haas single in the |
seventh was one Of the good hits and |
Simmons opened the ninth with the |
other. Foxx and Cramer could do no /
more than get Al to the middle station, /
and Roettger, who picked up Dykes bat /
proved soft victim.
IT'S five successive wins for the Ma !
tionals in seven games with the AS /
now. and the AS now have been /
licked eight times in their last nine .
starts. Spencer, out yesterday to rest /
that aillng leg may be behind the bat .
again today for the johnson crew. $50
the AS raised an awful holler in the /
third yesterday when Dinneen called |
Haas out at second base for the start |
of double play. they claimed Cronin /
never touched the base as he got the /
ball from Weaver Foxx leaped for |
a fancy one-hand catch of Manush's /
liner in the third . West made the !
banner fielding play of the day in the |
fifth, when he raced far to his left TO /
pull down Boley's drive. it was the |
first Ladies Gay Of the season and 5000 |
Of the fair fans got in free. q. ZOO /
mere men paid to see the fray.