Evening star., 1932-04-29

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1 \ paign thus far, mark down
the w ashington clubs
pitching staff.
During training days down
South the Nationals punch and
brilliant defense were praised, but
twas contended Manager Johnson
didn't have the curving corps to
make his club particularly dan
gerouS.
How bad, very bad, the Wash
ington hurlers have made their
critics look.
With two of the five figured to be
f1rst-class starters right off the reel
yet to produce satisfactorily in that
capacity and only seven pitchers in
all really equipped for big league serv-
ice the Nationals pitching strength
has startled.
The left-handed Brown has yet to
step to the hill as starter and John
son had expected much of Lloyd in the
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come up to expectation as a beginner
of games that he has been shunted to
relief roles for an indefinite period.
Despite this handicap, however, the
Nationals have bagged of their 13
games and their pitching has been the
big factor in their success. Though
charged with two of his clubs de-
feats, Crowder, has performed well.
Weaver, the recruit, has hurled SEN
sationally and Fischer, the young
southpaw, has come along in fine
fashion.
This trio has accounted for seven
of the Nationals nine victories. Pretty
good work for three pitchers forced to
shoulder the burden of a starting staff
that was expected to include five at
top form.
Burke, too, has done more than his
share by stepping in to go a route to
victory in addition to doing the relief
work that was his original assignment
And Ragland in his few appearances
has been impressive, while Marberry,
effective than as starter.
There may have been something
wrong with the Washington clubs
pitching staff down South. Whatever
the trouble was, though, it seems to
have been eradicated. The Nationals
certainly have been getting results
from their slender corps since the
championship race opened.
THEY got a better game out of
l. Fischer yesterday in their 10-to-4
win than those 10 hits made of
him by the Athletics in six and two
thirds innings seem to indicate. But
two OF the AS gave the left-hander
any great amount of trouble while he
was on the hill. Heving, catching in
place Of Cochrane, and Simmons each
combed Carl for three hits and between
them drove over three Of the four Mack
markers.
Fischer's control was good. He issued
only one pass, that to Heving after two
were out in the first frame, and it did
not help the AS. It could be plainly
seen that Carl was firing in the sew
enth, however, when after two were
out he gave up double and two sin
giles in succession that produced run,
leaving the Mackmen three shy of the
Nationals total. The AS had two on
base, though, with Miller coming up,
and Bing, like many others in the
Philadelphia lineup, Is apt to ram a
long hit at any time. So Manager
johnson lifted the wearying Fischer
and sent Marberry to the slab.
Fred justified Johnson's Judgment by
deftly disposfng of Miller, then pitch
ing to only six batters in the next two
innings.
ID EYNOLDS continues to make that
n big Winter trade which changed
him from a White Sox to a Ma
tional look good in every way. In yes
terday's victory he collected three sin<
giles in four times at bat, drove two
ny,@ calf
Since returning to the lineup after
idling for three games while nursing
a severe cold, Reynolds in four engage
ments has socked for an average of
SAT. He has made IL hits in his last
IT times at bat. In his first six games
he batted only 240. Perhaps the cold
was bothering him then.
Reynolds yesterday shared with West
the honor of being the spearhead of the
attack upon the two Athletic pitchers,
the left-handed veteran, Rube Walberg,
and the right-handed rookie Jimmy
De Shong. Sammy also garnered three
hits Judge, Myer and Spencer smacked
two safetieS each and Myer was cred
tied with sending three runs over.
Eleven of the Nationals Is hits were
made off Walberg in the first six rounds.
He was soundly thumped at the outset,
and in only two innings did the Wash
ington club fail to touch him safely.
De Shong was punished to the extent
Of three runs in the seventh session.
THAT victory was the fourth in a
l. row for the Nationals in their six
games this season with the AS
and the defeat was the seventh
for the AS in their last eight games
the league champions just aren't
clicking Johnson's men have taken
liking to the Macks' pitching
they have averaged nearly 13 hits per
game in the series with the AS, having
raped rs bingles in the six set-tos
since Grove held them to six blows in
the first clash of the campaign the Ma
tionals have hit in double figures in every
tilt with Macks minions Washing
ton pitchers find this Heving a nuisance
. in a game in Philadelphia he took
Cochrane's place and proceeded to bang
three hits in row, two of Weaver and
one off Marberry and Fischer
couldn't keep him off the sacks yester-
day Cochrane was slightly indis-
posed yesterday. but was expected to go
back Of the bat for the AS this after
noon ., Crowder is to pitch against
Mack's club tomorrow in the series
wind-up after that tilt the Ma
tiOnals will not meet the AS again until