Evening star., 1932-07-27
EXPECT IMPROVED
SHOWING IN WEST
Heinie Opens Invasion With
Four Hits, but Brownies
Take Close Game.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

to West for the second time
~ this season, the Nationals
were repulSed by the Browns
In a 3-to-2 engagement.
However, with their premier
batter, Heinie Manush, collecting
four safeties in as many times at
bat during the defeat yesterday,
Johnson'S charges may hope for
better results the remainder Of
this swing around the inland sec
tor of the American League.
It was Manush who drove across both
the Washington runs in the initial en-
gagement of the series in Sportsman S
Park and his sparkling showing on o1-
fcnse may well be regarded an 1ndlca-
ton that the big boy is ready to resume
the sterling batting that was inter-
rupted in Washington by the Boston
pitchers last Sunday only after Heinie
had hit safely in % consecutive games.
AHANUSH apparently is in true hit
lVI ting stride. During his string Of
% games with hits he ran his average
I'D a matter Of 80 some points. lie
came from far back to be the second
hitter Of the circuit.
In that 22-conSecutive-gam nit
ting streak Manush batted for the
splendid mark of .410. He clouted
often, far and to all fields.
AS he made four Of the nine hits
banged yesterday by the Nationals,
Manush did his driving toward the right
and center fields, but so powerful were
his drives that they would have been
real hits on any grounds in the league.
Two of his three singles were smashes
against the right field screen in
Sportsman's Park and only alert play
by Outfielder Bruce Campbell held the
blows to one-basers.
His double was a great wallop and in
most fields in the American League,
where the territory in right-center Is
not so restricted as here, ManuSh very
likely would have had triple.
Manush, seemingly, still is in great
bat swinging properly the Nationals
may be expected to do things worth
while.
T UNFORTUNATELY, the remainder
~ of the Nationals were not up to
'%f at bat, as their club began its
S.cond invasion of the West this year
Had any other than Manush been able
to solve the pitching George Blaeholder
surprisingly put forth, this thrust into
the inland sector would have begun
better for the Washington club.
Besides Joe Cronin, no right-hander
could bat at all against the orthodox
st. Louis finger and Cronin was able
to connect safely but once.
Blaeholder came back in great man.
ner after hurting poorly for more than
a month. In fact, his victory ON the
hill was his first since beating the Ma
ttonals here the middle of June.
Lloyd Brown, who went the route
to take his sixth beating of the sea-
son, really hurled a better game than
his conqueror. He yielded only eight
safeties and pass, and the pass had
nothing to do with the st. Louis
scoring.
However, the Browns were able TO
cluster four hits of Lefty IN the sec
ond session and the four blows a:-
counted for all their scoring done after
two were out.
Seems that the Browns always can
manage somehow to beat the Nationals
In this part Of the country.
TOsLIN started the Browns on their
" winning way, but he never dented
the counting block. He singled.
only to be forced out by Schultz. AS
Melillo grounded out Schultz moved lip
TO tally when Ferel1 hit for base.
That run Offset the one made by the
Nationals in the first frame from Rice's
single, Myers fnfield erasure and Man-
ushs first hit, single.
Levey cracked a double between
Manush and West, and Ferrell crossed
the big base. Brown grooved one for
Rlo Phnlder uyifIr Ia ord
the st. Louis pitcher rifled the ball
to center for base hit that tailed
Levey.
After that the Browns got just four
hits of the Washington left-hander.
One was made in the third frame, one
in the seventh and two in the eighth.
The Nationals put over their second
tally in the third inning and then made
q desperate bid for tie, at least.
After Brown famed, Rice got his
second hit, double. Myer lofted out,
final station. Cronin singled to ad-
vance ManuSh to the midway point.
kuhel sent a grounder toward Melillo
and the second-Sacker fumbled.
Melllo, after retrieving the ball, saw
there was no chance for force-play
at second so he heaved toward first in
q desperate effort to retire Kuhel. The
throw was wild and ManuSh, who had
turned third, headed for the plate. But
Burns recovered the sphere in time to
nag Heinie by whisker.
That cut down the likely tying run
and the Nationals never had chance
thereafter.
THERE was plenty Of work for the
l. Washington infleld In the opener
Of the second Western invasion.
The outfelders had only four chances,
two going Vests way =. Myer made
two flashy stops his pickup OF
Burns hot one in the first inning drew
q hand from the 329 in the stands . :.
Relillo was all over the ground between
first and second bases blasting WASH
ington hopes he had and accepted
eight chances Harris picked up
Blueges bat In the ninth. but only to
loft to Schultz in left-center . the
game played in 1881 was the fastest for
the Nationals this year their best
previous time was set in Washington
on May 9 when Johnson's charges beat