Evening star., 1932-04-20
JOHNSON PLANNING
FOR YANKEE T|LTS
Looks Forward to Have Ace
Ready-Weaver Good as
AS Are Trimmed.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

A L CROWDER, who hurled
~ so well against the Rec
"A Sox here in the opening
game of the season, very
likely will get another crack at
them tomorrow. With the Cen
eral in pretty good form at pres
ent-and probably likely to be
for the Manager Walter
Johnson wants to get all possible
out of him, and, as the pilot fig
ureS to use Crowder neXL Monday
against the Yankees in New York,
the second game of the series with
the Boston bunch looks the ''Spot"
for the veteran.
johnson is casting about for spots
for his hurlers these days, ace nurlers
as well as seccnd-stringers. He wants
all the "breather" games he can find
for his top-notehers and deems it only
wise to assign those of the secondary
lot to the tussles with the weaker rivals
That puts Crowder in line for the
iousting tomorrow and was expected to
have Bobby Burke in action this after
noon as Shane Collins crew opens its
three-game stand in Griffith Stadium.
According to the manager and also
to Burke himself, that sore arm the
pitcher was carrying around for a time
is once more in fine fettle and Bobby is
r'arin to go, too. The Red Sox have
been the left-hander's psts for some
time. Just last August Burke crashed
base balls hall Of fame by pitching a
no-hit, no-run game against the Bean
town boys.
There was a possibility that Johnson
might shift to LLOYD Brown this after
noon. If so, Burke still will get his
shot at the Red Sox in the current
series.
A LTHOUGH Monte Weaver failed to
n go all the way against the Athletics
in Philadelphia yesterday, he per-
formed against the league champions
In such impressive manner that already
Manager johnson is banking upon the
recruit for slab service when Connie
Mack brings his minions here again
next Sunday.
While Weaver looked very good when
he blanked the Red Sox in Boston last
week. that game was not regarded such
q thorough. test for the big right
purchased late last season from the
Baltimore Orioles. Against the AS
Yesterday, when he got credit for that
7-to-4 victory. however, Weaver dis
played more than enough to gain the
confidence of those in charge OF the
destinies of the Nationals.
Weaver stuck to his task In Shibe
Park until three successive singles were
cleaned off him after the first batter
up in the seventh inning had fouled
out Prior to that round the AS hao
combed him for seven safties, three
spread over the first three frames and
three grouped In the fifth to net the
home side as many markers. Another
hit was made of Weaver In the sixth.
Those three fifth-inning markers were
registered by the AS after two were out
and would not have been had Dave
Harris, playing right, been a step closer
for a play on Heving's high ny. Dave
made a game try to get the lott ana
actually got his hands on it as he
reached the foul line, but it bcunded
from his grasp to become twc-be gger.
That sent over two runs, then single
scored Heving
When the AS put over their fourth
run in the seventh the Nationals leao
was reduced to two scores. no comfort
able advantage when club is playing
those Mack maulers. So the veteran
Fred Marberry was rushed to Monte's
relief and the AS got only one scratchy
single and one pass, both in the ninth
round. off the big Texan.
AS in the game in Boston last week,
Weaver was somewhat of In his con-
troll Yesterday. for he issued four walks
and one was converted into a run. But
he was good enough against the gen.
orally hard hitting and ever dangerous
MackS to warrant his choice for service
when they are encountered by the Ma
tionals again.
THEY seem to be really serious about
J. their batting these days, the Ma
tionals For the second successive
time they collected Is hits in game
yesterday, and while there wasn't so
much distance to the blows as when
they humbled the young Mack hurlers
Monday there was enough to satisfy
all wishing the Washington Club well
Among the IS hits were Joe Cronin's
first homer of the year, loft over the
Shibe Park right-field wall; doubles by
Manush and Weaver and a triple by
West All but one of the hits were
Cleaned off the southside- -slabbing
George Walberg, who went eight in
nings for the AS. Ed Rommel chucked
'em over for Connie in the ninth.
The Nationals got to Walberg right
of the reel and it was well they dlo.
After a dozen safeties clustered in the
first four frames had netted them six
runs Walberg proved tough customer.
There was nc more counting by the
Nationals until the ninth, when an error
paved the way to tally off Rommel.
Carl Reynolds pulled up with heavy
Geld yesterday and had to remain in
bed at his hotel while the Nationals
licked the AS. Carl came down with
tkcm from Philadelphia last night but
ma not get into the lineup again be-
for t@mCrrow
Dave Harris took Reynolds place in
rish. at the start Cf the fray. Dave
In at,ci had his eye on the ball, for
he sirg'sd the first three times up and
in MS last turn lcftsd a deep one to
Centernelder Haas. To strengthen his
defense Manager johnson sent the vet
eran Sam Rice TO right field for the
last two innings.
CPENCER, not so uncomfortable
- around the middle and his char
leyhorsed leg greatly improved, was
behind the bat again in the wind-up of
the Philly series he slammed two
singles for 500 day. Haas
kept a hit from Myer with a startling
catch in the second session. running far
back to get under a powerful drive.
Weaver made strikeout victims
OF Bishop. Simmons, Foxx and Wal
berg. In the third. Simmons was
set down with three pitches he
let two go by to be called, then swung
futilely at the third one. Bluege
and Spencer collided as both went after
Foxx's foul in the fourth and they hit
the ground solidly neither was
hurt and Spencer clung to the sphere
he had grabbed Bluege and
Marberry were the only Nationals to 20
hitless, but Ossie made Simmons &c
after two hard wallops, while Fred had
but one batting turn.
RED SOX DROP DASHIEI.