Evening star., 1932-06-17
CRON|N AIDS LEFTY.
IN BLANK|NG TIGERS.
Figures in Three of Four Runs
Scored Despite Cracked
Thumb.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

ended a four-game losing
streak, the Nationals are resting
today. They'll be battling Bucky
Harris bunch on the morrow,
though, with Dick Coffman, one of
their new hurlers, on the firing
line.
Dick will have to pitch a corking
game to match the sparkling perform
ance Lloyd Brown gave yesterday as his
Club evened the series here.
With eight victories against two de-
featS Brown stands out as the most
dependable member Of the Nationals
NIL corps this season. His losses are
less than those of any other veteran
OF the clubs staff and only Monte
Weaver has scored more victories.
In 16 games, the left-hander has
started 10 times and times he has
finished what he started, too. In the
pres2nt-day slam-bang base ball when
hurlers so often cry for relief after
going a few innings that 500 record
Tor completing tusselS started stamps
Brown real tCp-notcher.
Last year Lloyd finished fifth among
the American Leagues pitchers on the
basis or earned runs yielded. He was
nlCked for an average per nine innings
OF $40 tallies in 1881. Thus far in the
current campaign Brown has pitched
78 l-3 innings and has given up 26
earned runs.
That's an average of 299 earned runs
per nine innings. A fine record for
any hurler.
D1TCHING against the Tigers yes
L terday, the Washington left
handler turned in a masterpiece.
Over the nine-inning stretch, he
granted but five Safeties and one pass,
the lot spread over five innings.
In the game Brown pitched to Just
80 batterS One got as far as third
base. None of the others to get on
the runway passed first base And
never were two Tigers on the base paths
at one time.
Walker singled with two out in the
second inning. only to be tagged when
he tried to steal Soluble opened the
third with single and Immediately
ment in this round Whitehill hit for
a base, but Davis, the next batter,
proved an easy out One was gone in
the sixth when Rhiel batted for White
hill and doubled. He moved to third
as Davis was erased. but Rogell couldn't
get the ball by the infield. Webb
walked with two out in the seventh,
only to be caught in a force play.
Soluble began the eighth with a single,
but after Hayworth skied out Heinie
was shared with Pinch-batter Uhle in
a double play.
Brown struck out three batters. all
in the last four rounds. His fast ball
frequently went by the Tiger batterS
and his wide-sweeping curve had them
guessing always.
Lloyd appeared to grow stronger as
the game went along. His work in
the seventh inning, when the ever
dangerous Webb got the lone pass off
the left-hander, was especially note
worthy.
Stone leading off, was set back with
three pitches. Jack kept his bat on his
shoulder as two fast ones cut the plate.
then swung wildly at a Wide-curVlng
heave. Gehringer followed to let a
fast one pass for a strike and then
swung desperately at hook and popped
out. Brown kept the ball low and in
side on Webb. Refusing to go after
four successive pitches. Earl got walk.
Up came Walker who had broken up
Wednesdays game for the Nationals
with two doubles and single, to swing
vanlv at two curves, then top another
one for a soft roller that made force
out of Webb an easy matter
In scoring his eighth victory OF the
season, Brown did about all that could
be asked of pitcher.
Irked by bench warming enforced by
a cracked left thumb, Joe Cronln yes
terday insisted upon returning to the
Nationals lineup. After much head
shaking by Manager johnson and
Trainer Martin, it was decided that Joe
might take chance with the still sore
thumb so the injured digit was care
fully dressed with sponge padding and
much adhesive tape and the shortstop
went back to his post afield for the first
time since June 4, when he was hit
on both hands by pitched ball While
at bat in a game at Boston.
On the Job again, Cronln was a great
help to his club. He had five chances
afield and took care of all. One.
drive from Schuble'S bat in the fifth
inning, was more than ordinarily diff
cult Joe checked the hot smash deity,
though, and, while off balance, made
fine throw for the out.
At bat. Joe met the ball solidly.
though he got but one hit, That hit
was a triple, however, that drove across
the second and third Washington runs.
Cronin had to slide into thlrd base on
the hit and in protecting his injured
hand bruised the other. But the hurt
was slight. and a moment later Cronln
carried another run over.
He's to be in there regularly now, al
though it probably will be five or six
DAYS before the thumb is healed.
only eight hits were made by the
~ Nationals as they scored their win
over the Tigers, but they made
five of those hits count.
Seven of the safeties were Cleaned
eff Earl Whitohill, left-hander, who
started and hurled six rounds. Inc
first telling blow came in the second
inning. Then Carl Reynolds lofted the
ball over the scoreboard for his sixth
home run of the campaign. In the
sixth the Johnson band stepped out to
clnch the argument.
Singles by Myer and West were tol-
lowed by Cronin's triple. Reynolds
then got his second safety, tWo-bag-
ger. Result, three more runs.
Tommy Bridges came on to hurl two
rounds, in which a one-baser by West
was the only damage to the Tiger slab
man. Truett SeWell, rookie and an
Cvuer OF the 'Bama Sewells seen about
Cleveland and New York, set back the
Nationals in order in the ninth.
Lad Cronin been unable to play yes
i i terday. Manager johnson would
have had to send Kingdom to the
shortfield as Kerrs ankle, hurt during
a pay at second Wednesday, was quite
swollen. Webb looks better afield with
the Tigers than he did with the Red
Sox. Earl, with fine catches of low
liners, kept hits from Manush and Rey-
nolds. The Tiger must have had an
idea Spencer couldn't heave to second,
but after he winged two would-be
stealers in the first three frames they
knew better. .Altrock and Schacht.
coaches. will be in New York tomorrow
to do some clowning at high school
championship game, but they'll rejoin
the Nationals here Sunday. Uhle or
Sorrell may be picked by Manager Har-
ris for the Tiger tossing tomorrow.