Evening star., 1932-06-04
0SS|E SAVES MANY
GAMES FOR GR|FFS
Has Made Only Two Miscues
This Season-Sox Force
Double. Header.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

hlS OOll OdoC Odll SluO WCh
up in the American League cham
pionship race.
Although Ossie's bat hasn't al
ways swung with telling effect this
season, his defensive play around
third base has STAYED off many a
beating for the Nationals in tight
tusSles. He's one of the big con-
tributors to his clubs success.
Right now this Bluege boy is king Of
the American League third-sackers. No
other hot corner guardian of the loop
has done so we'll In the second game
of Thursdays double bill with the Red
SoX here, BlInge did rare thing. He
made fielding error. Thrilled by the
Nationals double victory at the time,
however, those in close touch with the
club overlooked the fact that 1t was
only the second error of the campaign
for OsSie.
THAT'S some record for third base
i man through As games. Bluege
made his first error in his twenty
first game of the season, that 14-inning
affair with the White Sox in Washing
ton on May 8. At the outset of the
twelfth inning he fumbled Jack Roth
rocks bounder, but Bob Seeds imme-
diately drilled into double play and no
run resulted His second error, made
here Thursday, came after he picked up
Ole Olson's grounder at the start Of the
sixth session. Ossie threw the ball into
The dirt in front of Joe Judge, it skipped
past the first sacker and Olson made
second on the hectic heave. Again no
run resulted.
In his As games, Bluege has
had a total of 1873 chances. He
has had so put-outs and 86 assists.
That's accepting more than three
per game on an average. No other
Though his batting has not always
been up to snuff, Bluege certainly has
done well by his club.
WHEN a club on its own lot is down.
w as are the Red Sox, not much is
needed to bring about postpone
ment of hostilitieS. The local manage
ment took advantage of the first chance
offered to call off yesterdays game.
Although the sky was overcast all
morning there was every reason to
believe a tilt would be staged and most
Of the Washington ball club was at
FenWay Park when about half hour
after noon a few drops of rain
descended. Not enough to cause the
Hub folk in the streets to raise their
umbrellas only few of the women
shoppers had umbrellas with them-but
more than enough to cause the no
game" flag to be flung to the breezes
over the Fenway Park entrance. Five
minutes later the sun was on the job
in earnest and remained so throughout
the afternoon.
Now the Nationals will have to play
at least one double header when they
come back here in September after
finishing their last Western swing. They
may have to play three double-headers
in three days then, for real rain began
here late yesterday and continued
through the night. This morning it was
doubtful whether there would be any
twin bill put on today.
GAM WEST, who had an ear cut and
y bruised by one of Left Hander
John Michaels' wild curves Thurs
day, was feeling in good trim today
after a thorough rest following the ac-
cident and declares he is ready to re-
turn to his post at any time ordered.
Trainer Martin, though, still insists
West should not be employed at least
for another day, and this morning
Manager Johnson was inclined to string
along Wltl Jlle CluD COIuIIlOllci
The slight hemmorhage from Vests
right ear caused by the blow ceased be-
fore noon yesterday and the only pain
the player now feels is from the brulse.
Sans really quite chippy and eager
to get going again.
T LLOYD BROWN, southpaw slabman,
IL left last night Washington bound.
He is to pitch against the Ath-
letics in Griffith Stadium tomorrow, and
as there could be nothing for him to do
here today Johnson figured the hurler
would be better off at home.
Brown has yet to score over the Ath-
letics this season, but they have not de-
feated him, either In his game here
Wednesday the left-hander gave an ex-
cellent account of himself and nosed
out win over fellow left-hander. Bob
Weiland, who gave the Nationals all the
trouble they might have looked for.
No more developments in the Mac
Fayden for Observation-Disclosures
affair. Looks as though Clark Griffith
can do no business with Bob Quinn-as
yet More may be heard of this before
the lid comes down on interclub trading