Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-03-23
MATS POWER BOYS
Find BATTING EYES
Manush, West, Cronin, Rey-
noIdS All Swat as Toledo
Bows, 6 to 5.
BY TOM DOERER.


X The sunshine has come into
- the life of Manager Walter
Johnson in the form OF
some well directed base hits off
the bats of the power boys of his
lineup, whose fails have been
disconsolately silent in exhibitions
previous to yesterdays game be-
tween the Nationals and the To-
iedo Mudhens, which Washington
pocketed, 5 to 4.
Yes, sir, the big guns have started
booming in Biloxi, and when these
lethal wallops begin to belch from the
bats of the front end and middle of
Mr.. Johnson's lineup, all the clouds
that have been overhanging the Gulf
can't keep the sunshine out OF his
Countenance.
1t was not so much the quantity as
the quality of the base hits that ranged
from the bats of the gentlemen who
are supposed to endow Washington with
the greatest array of smuggling power
ever boosted by one of Mr. Grifith's
teams. I am introducing none other
than Mr.. Heinie Manush, Mr.. Sammy
West, Mr.. Joe Cronin and Mr.. Carl
Reynolds, whose pet diversions are
breaking up ball games for your Uncle
Clark Griffith.
Each Connects Solidly.
Each member of this eminent cast
connected solidly against the Mudhens
yesterday. Collectively they had a
home run, a triple, two doubles and a
single to show for their efforts Not
much numerically as the saying goes,
but Knockout blows every one of them.
Heinie Manush started the firing of
the power boys yesterday by larruping a
home run to deep right field, that
rolled foul out Of the fence. a titanic
wallop that showed Heinie at his best
as socker, for, big as he is, the Flying
Dutchman specializes more in those
sure singles and doubles than in the
exaggerated form of extra basers.
That was in the third inning and got
back one of the three runs Weaver had
spotted the MudhenS in the opener; but
the attack did not lapse there. for Joe
Cronin caught a pitch on the end of
his bat that sent the ball to the same
distant territory, being cheated of q
home run by brilliant fielding, although
he reached third base standing up, as
the saying goes
Carl Reynolds was the next member
o. the Power Cast to swing into action,
and he responded in the seventh in
ming with q ringing double to CENTER
field the first display of long-distance
batting that he has exhibited IN four
games. 1t was in the pinch that he
gave: the Nationals one-run lead in the
seventh inning.
Sam Vests Turn Next.
Came the ninth and Sammy Vests
turn. The Nationals were a run behind
and West was the first to the plate.
He larruped a singing double to dead
rightfield. a cracking smart wallop that
cleared the infleld on a low trajectory
and enabled the feet young man to
reach second with no undue exertion.
It was his second hit of the day, and
the first, single, was another smartly
hit blow to center.
Yes, sir: your Uncle Clark and
Nephew Walter are seeing the light
down here in Camp Griff, where the
boys have started hitting, and ais
we'll with the world.
That tattooed product Of Uncle
Sans khaki, Gen. Alvin crowder, was
due to toe the slab for the lads of
johnson this afternoon in the third
game played this Spring with Balti-
more Orioles 1t will be the Generals
second start OIL the spring. he, F1Sner
and Weaver turned back Louisville Sat-
urday in Mobile
The General, however, Is not sched-
uled to go the whole way for the Ma
tionals Nine-inning travellers still are
unknown here in Camp Griff, where
Uncle Clark and Sir Walter feel the
boys should sort Of idle along the
road to condition and form.
Delaney Also on Hill.
Following Crowder on the mound
this afternoon will be Mike Delaney
that promising young fellow from the
Windy City, sometimes known to the
sporting fraternity as Chicago. Mike
apparently has impressed the Wash
ington manager to a great extent and
he's anxious to find out what the
recruit has in that right wing Of his
before the Nationals hit the road back
TO the banks of the Potomac.
There also is a chance Luther Bud"
NJ Thomas. the Districts offering to the
Nationals, may get a chance to trot
out his wares for the edification of
Biloxi. Should this come to pass, 1t
will simply be a move on the part OF
Manager johnson to give the sand
lotter little experience. He is tagged
for Chattanooga or youngstown.
Every pitcher on the club has had
his chance to date to perform, with
the exception Of Fred Marberry, Lloyd
Brown and Johnny Bowie