Evening star., 1932-05-20


Y That goes for those Ma
tionals. And none know 1t
better than the erStwhile naughty
Yankees. Casting off the spell
that bound them as they dropped
four successive games to the
Browns - their longest losing
streak of the campaign-John-
sons charges yesterday in twice
defeating the league-leading New
Workers with their courage and
dogged determination, won the
admiration and unStinted praise
of the more than $4,000 onlookers
in Yankee Stadium.
They came to see the Yankees MAKE
q Roman holiday at the expense OF
those Nationals who had been buneteo
and manhandled by the Browns with
ridiculous ease, those more than 5o,0C0.
But the Nationals pluck and persist
ence won them all and convinced the
hitherto skeptical New York base ball
critics that after all, Manager waiter
.Johnson's club very likely Will nave
considerable to say concerning the DIS
position of this years American League
pennant.
IT'S a fighting ball club washington
has. a clan that seems to fight all the
harder when the odds are figured
greatly against 1t. Battling with loWly-
rated aggregations, the Nationals never
are so flashy as when against the
leagues great and powerful Inen'
mastering all their courage and hgntlng
desperately as they do, they'll take a
great deal of beating.
The Nationals may not get the Amer
lean League flag this year They are
not so well equipped for the champion
shin chase as the Yankees and Ath-
letics appear to be- But they are out
to make their current race for the pen
nant heated. Though they may have
their troubles with the weaker clubs OF
the circuit, Johnson's charges have that
knack of knocking the props from under
the big fellows when the prop-knooking
Is least expected.
Pluck alone will win many a ball
game for club, and the Nationals have
plenty of pluck But pluck backed by
sheer playing ability will win more.
And the Nationals have playing ability
in abundance, despite that disastrous
four game series with the Browns early
this week
New York believes this and so will
most of the other cities in the American
League-even Washington-before long
CONVINCED after seeing his starting
~ pitchers we'll mauled in yesterdays
tussleS that he must hold Fred
Marberry in reserve for relief work.
Manager Johnson has altered his mound
plans for the remainder of this impor-
tant series in Yankee Stadium.
Monte Weaver was to go to the firing
line for the single encounter this after
noon as originally planned, but for the
double-header tomorrow johnson now
expects to use a pair Of left-handers
instead of using one southpaw and the
big right-handed Marberry as starters.
Johnson has not yet decided, however,
whether to pair Brown with Burke or
Fischer or eliminate Lloyd and start
with Carl and Bob.
Fischer and Brown each pitched but
three innings in the second half of
yesterdays bargain bill. Fischer's effort
was not brilliant by any means, but
johnson said today he believes Carl still
Is capable of giving a good account of
himself against the Yanks. Brown
hurled a good three frames, but if to-
days game should go against the Ma
tionals Lloyd might be held back for
possible relief toll tomorrow. Burke
certainly was no shining light when he
attempted to turn back the Yankees in
Washington not so long ago. Generous
as he was with passes the string bean
southpaw was fortunate he did not take
q beating. johnson, though, may have
to take a chance with Bob again now
that it has been decided to keep Mar
berry away from the starting post.
With points knocked off his five star
pitching staff, Manager McCarthy's
selections for toll in the last three games
of the series were problematical this
morning. 1t was thought Vernon
Gomez, left-hander, might start this
afternoon even though he got into the
first game yesterday for brief time.
Then again the Yanks' newest sensa-
ton, John Allen, was regarded as q
likely pick.
The pitcher of this pair not starting
today will get the call for one of to-
morrow's engagements. and for the
other part of the week end double bill
Mccarthy will have at hand Andrews
and Pennock.
THERE was plenty of action in the
J. 19 innings of base ball played yes
terday in hours and 35 minutes.
With both teams hitting freely and
pitchers of both sides generous with
passes the basepaths were dotted with