Evening star., 1932-07-11
IN CLOUT|NG STRIDE
AFTER LONG SLUMP
Heinie Picks Up 9 Points at
Bat in Last 9 Games.
ChisOx Routed.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

r big punch OF the wash
/ ington ball club. After
weeks of weak hitting, the
husky Heinie has swung into
sturdy batting stride and now is
the spearhead of the Nationals
attack.
ManuSh has made 102 hits,
driven in SO runs and boasts an
average of 1923 at bat. That's far
more than any other National
playing regularly has accom-
pliShed.
Heinie began to find himself at bat
right after the Nationals returned from
their June invasion Of the West. During
the swing through that sector he club
bed for only 300 and his season average
was but little better than those figures
He has been swinging against the pitch
ing in the East right regularly. however.
to pull up on the big batterS OF the
American League.
Manush has picked up considerable
ground in the Nationals present home
stand, which began only eight days ago.
While others of the club have hit spas
medically, Heinie has been a steady
sWatter in Griffith Stadium. When he
entered the game against the Athletics
on Sunday, July 3, the big fellows sea-
son rating was 800, but with an
average of 800 for the Nationals last
nine games Manush now is pressing the
$50 mark. And he is likely to go much
higher.
Too bad others on the club show no
sign of going into a steady hitting
streak. Manush can't carry all the bur-
den of the attack.
DEFORE leaving last night for Cleve-
- land, where today the American
League holds its midseason meet
ing. Clark Griffith. president of the Ma
tionals, had nothing to say for publi-
cation concerning the Reynolds-Dickey
case. but no doubt the Washington
prexy will have plenty to say in the
Cleveland conclave
While the Yankee catcher has drawn
severe punishment for swinging on the
Washington player and fracturing the
latter's jaw, the Washington club really
is left holding the bag.
Reynolds pay goes on during the
weeks he must idle. and they'll be more
than the six figured to pass before the
jaw has mended. For some time Carl
can take light nourishment only, and
after the injury has healed the player
probably will be in no condition to re-
turn to the game for another four or
five weeks. And therell be hospital and
surgical bills for the club to meet.
It'll cost the Washington club
pretty penny. far more than the blow
cost Dickey.
Col. Rupert. president Of the YAM
KEGS, is to protest the punishment meted
out to Dickey by William Harridge,
president of the league it is understood
He'll put up an argument, no doubt, al
though in the opinions of many close
tc the American League Dickey was for
tunate in drawing no heavier punish
ment for his atrocious act.
On the other hand, Griffith has a
sound argument to make, His club will
be penalized to the extent of thousands
of dollars for something for which
neither 1t nor its injured player was re-
sponsible.
cation before leaving Washington, but
the other American League owners m-
doubtedly are hearing plenty from him
in Cleveland today.
MICKEY, abetted by the New York
- club. is to appeal to the American
League directorate for judgment
In his case according to information
coming from the big city. He is entitled
to an appeal under the regulations OF
the American League. Any player sus-
pended for more than 10 days has the
privilege of going before the board of
directors for hearing. and Dickey
drew 80 days in addition to fine OF
$1,000 for that swing on Reynolds.
Whether the appeal will help him Is
doubtful. however. According to Grit
fifth, no American League directorate
ever has overruled a circuit presidents
decision In cases involving suspensions
Of more than 10 days.
The American League board Of di-
rectors this year includes Col. Rupert
of the Yankees, President Bob Quinn
of the Red Sox, President Alva Brad
Corniskey of the White sox. Whether
Col. Rupert will participate in the
hearing Of a player of his club has not
been announced. It has not been Gus
tomary for director to act in an af-
fair involving one of his own men.
d REAKING out with a rash of hits
ID yesterday. the Nationals gave the
White SoX 13-to-3 beating in the
opener of a four-game series. In all,
10 hits bounced off the Washington
UdtS, WIFI llH6t SlllIdSO
the punishment.
The left-handed Pat CaraWay started
and was credited with the loss. but Vic
Frasier was we'll slammed and so was
Art Evans, a rookie southpaW lately Of
the Independence club of the Western
Association.
Al Crowder volunteered to do the
twirling for the Nationals, so Manager
johnson sent him in, although the slab
assignment originally had gone to Fred
Marberry. Al allowed a dozen hits. but
after the third frame, when the Chisox
with single by Seeds and doubles by
Hayes and Sullivan. got two runs for
brief lead. there was no more scor-
ing off him until the eighth, when three
singles were punched after two were
out.
The Nationals dented the plate in 6
of their batting turns. They tucked
away the game in the third frame,
when with safeties they massed 5
runs. Among the hits in the round
was homer driven to the angle back
of right center by Joe Kuhel. The
blow came with Roy Spencer on the
runway and the Nationals run back.
That run Kuhel scored behind
Spencer, put the home side in front
to stay.