Evening star., 1932-05-07
MONTE UNSTEADY
! IN EARLY HURL|NG
Poor at Outset In All His
Games-Chisox Pound Him
Right Off Reel.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

get Monte Weaver pitching
smoothly right off the reel in
his games could be devised,
Washington's big right-handed
rookie might become the sensa-
ton of big-time base ball.
Once well under way Weaver
appears able to cope with the
best of them, for then he is very
stingy with runs. At the outset
of his work, though, he looks soft
pickin's.
That poor start of his yesterday
which meant a 5-to-3 White Sox victory
and the swapping of Washington
winning string that had stretched to six
games was typical Of Weaver'S per-
formanceS all Spring. He has been
wabbly starter every time he has gone
to the hill.
In all, Monte has crashed the Ma
tionals' lineup as a pitcher seven times
in this campaign, and the early going
always has been troublesome to him.
When he made his season debut in BoS-
ton on April Is it was that way and
has been so since.
Although he BANKED the Red Sox in
that game and limited them to four
hits and five passes, two Of the hits and
three of the passes were yielded in the
first three innings, in each OF which
the big hurler was in hot water.
His next time out Weaver appeared
in a relief role against the AS. Sent
into action in the ninth inning he was
nicked Immediately for two hits, and
each of the hitters scored before Monte
could end the round.
He went right back against the AS
in Philadelphia two days later as a
starter and scored over them, though
he had to be relieved late in the fray.
Then Monte put himself into ticklish
situation in the first inning by issuing
two passes after single had been
raped to crowd the stations. But he
got out of that trouble unScathed
Monte went the route against the AS
here twice to beat them, but what a
first three innings he hurled in each
of the games In the first Of them he
issued two passes and gave up hit in
the early going and was forced to pitch
himself out to virtually every batter
stepping to the plate. In the second
game against the AS here he allowed
three walks and two hits in the first
trio of frames and was wabbly against
each batter.
Recall that relief effort of Montes
against the Yankees only last Tuesday.
Rushed into action in the seventh in
ming, he promptly filled the bases by
walking a batter before getting the
third out. Then in the eighth he
walked the first two up and followed
with base wild chuck after
picking up Gehrig's grounder. So wild
was Weaver that he proceeded to pitch
two wide ones to Chapman, the batter
following Gehrig. and Crowder had to
hurry to his teammates rescue.
Too bad Weaver must be affected by
ti1is poor starting complex.
LIE had it again yesterday, which was
Il why the White Sox copped. They
got only seven hits and four
passes, one Intentionally handed them,
but three of the blows and one of the
walks were clustered in the first frame
TO give Manager Fonseca's hodge -podge
club three-run getaway
Thereafter for four innings not a
White Sox player got on the runway,
ano though Monte did issue two passes
In the sixth a great diving catch by
Manush got him out of difficulty.
In the eighth the White Sox man
aged to pick up an unearned run,
thereby breaking a tie the Nationals
had created in the fifth lining. Cronin's
wild heave past first base after SCOOP
ing up Seeds infleld single helped the
Chisox greatly, for it let the hitter
reach second, from where he counted
when Selph hit for a base.
weaver was apparently getting out oi
trouble in the ninth that Fothergil
opened with a double when, with one
out, he had passed Berry to get at
Faber. The veteran hurler tried to sac
flhce, but couldn't. However. Berry and
Funk. running for Fothergill. nego-
tiated dual theft, with Funk crossing
as Myer made poor return of Spen-
GERS throw.
But the damage had been done ir
that first round Weaver did a lot OF
good pitching after getting that poor
start out of his system.
TARAWAY'S southpawing, Faber':
~ spitballing and snappy work BY
the White Sox infield made it q
mean day for the Nationals The John
son band got nine hits and three walks
five of the safeties. and two Of the
passes of CaraWay Myers triple and
Manush's long fly accounted for first
IOullu Ildl htI. bllFI tic NdIlOlldE
waited until the fifth to tie.
Singles by Reynolds. Judge anC
Spencer. and Bluege's hoist meant two
runs, but Weaver drilled into double
play to end the rally. CaraWay los
control in the sixth. and Faber wa!
rushed in to check the home side. Ht
did Just that. although he had breal
IN the eighth.
Manush singled and West sacrificed
Cronin then rifed the ball towarc
right-center, but Appling leaped higf
TO spear the ball with one hand anC
Manush was easily doubled off the mid
die sack.
CEVERAL streaks were ended by yes
~ terday's engagement. not only die
the Nationals finish a siXgam'
winning string. but the White SoX alsC
snapped a game losing cne. il
WAS Weaver's first beating after win
ming four. and Cronin failed to get s
hit thereby ending a consecutive game
safety streak that had gone to 10 game
.Myer made sparkling play TO ge
Blue in the opening frame, the second
sacker going back on the grass to hi
left for one-hand pickup of Lus ho
one. ManuSh tore across the left-iielC
turf in the sixth and made a flyinl
tackle on Fothergills Iusty liner. il
cut off two scores at least. Seeds ant
Selph were a lot OF help to the Whit,