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Evening star., 1933-06-27

Fielding as brilliantly as ever
land for nearly a decade there
has been no better defensive
third baseman in the American
League-and doing the best bat
ting of his career in the big show,
Bluege has been among the lead
ers of the Nationals drive through
the West that has resulted in 10
victories in II engagements and
lifted the club above the world
champion Yankees, who had con-
Sidered themselves securely set
tied in the drivers seat.
With remarkable plays Bluege time
after time during this swing through
the West has checked offensive threats
when the opposition might easily have
made trouble for the Nationals in the
early going, and been an inspiration to
his teammates. While the Cronin crew
has scored decisively in most OF its VIC
tories in this sector, much OF the time
it has waited until the late innings to
send across the majority Of its runs.
Early tallying by the opposition might
well have changed this, but with Bluege
on the Job in such thorough manner
Washington's rivals were quickly dis
couraged.
Playing Erroriess Ball.
DLUEGE has played errorless ball
II at third base this trip and the
fans in the three cities in which
the Nationals have performed have
narveled at the skill and perfection dis
played by the veteran around third
base. How the ousting of Ossie from
his inf1eld position by any player avail
able In the minors anywhere could have
been contemplated is beyond the COM
prehension of those who have watched
his superlative play In the West.
At bat Bluege has beer~the seasons
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greatest surprise. Here he is q .276
at 1920 pace for his SIS games. On
this western tour. Ossie has gone hit
crazy with the rest of the Nationals.
In the IL tilts he has slugged for an
average of 426. Twenty hits have
sprung from his bat, two Of them home
runs and two of them doubles.
Since the first game in the st. Louis
series, the opening one OF the swing,
when he went up five times for fat
zero, Bluege has not had a hitless
game. And the Nationals have prof
tied by his hitting, too. Out this way
he has driven over IA runs and carried
across 8 himself.
Splurge Is Sensational.
DLUEGE'S batting splrrge this year
Il Is nothing short of sensational
- Never before as a big leagLer has
he carried along for a better than .315
pace over a stretch of SIS games. He Is
authority for this. In 1928, when he
had his best batting season, he clouted
.297 for 146 games, but even then he
did not soar above the .3l5 mark for
any great length Of time.
He is in a wonderful batting stride
these Gays, tnougn, anu MS SPuit dA
season has given the Nationals some
thing they had not had in years-a
potent punch in the lower end OF their
batting order.
They may have thought Of shipping
Ossie down river back in the Winter
when the base ball moguls had their
heads full of barters and boys. II so,
those who might have grabbed him
off, but did not consider him worth
while are doing some deep thinking
now
But Joe Cronin and his top-notch
Nationals are grinning broadly.
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Poor Base Running Helps.

~ USSELL got the Indians out OF the
IN way in the eighth with the aid
Of double play brought about
largely by Averills headless base run
ming in hit-and-run play. Averill had
forced out the singing Boss and had a
play on with Vosmik. But Vosmik only
lofted an easy foul chance to Kuhel
Averill, though, never looked to see
what had happened; he tore on madly
past second, and all Russell had to
do to retire the side was romp to first
base for throw from Kuhel.
The Tribe fared a bit in the ninth
when Russells control went awry and
Manager johnson threw in several ex-
tras in an effort to break a losing streak
of six games.
Kamm walked, and after the next
two batters went out Burnett grabbed
Hudlins bat and drew a pass. Pytlak
was rushed in to run for Kamm, and
Hale to do the leg work for Burnett,
who has a bad knee. This did the
Tribe no good. however, for Galatzer
fouled to Bluege.
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NATIONALS CALLED
HEADS-UP PLAYERS
Prove Mett|e in 0verhau|ing
Yanks Despite Handicaps.
Factors Pointed Out.
BY FRANCIS ]. POWERS.

HICAGO, June 27.-WaSh-
I ington players are jubilant
~ over the manner in which
they overhauled the New
York Yankees. The Washington
climb was accomplished after a
poor start and during a stretch
when some of its regular players
were incapacitated.
At one time or another Washington
has been without Bluege, the star
third baseman, Outfelder Goslin and
Myer, second baseman. Neither ManuSh
nor Goslin hit during the early part of
the season and recently the Goose has
suffered from a leg ailment. Alvin
Crowder, pitching star, wabbled at the
beginning of the season and Monte
Weaver has been useless since June 2.
Washington players kept their heads
UP and once more are in top shape.
Manush Is in the midst Of a batting
spree, Goslin is hitting and running
well, Crowder has pulled to the top of
the pitching clan and Weaver Is ex-
pected shortly to be ready for service
again.
Cronin Clever Leader.
ZOE CRONIN is proving a success
as a manager, despite his youth
- He lets the team play its own game,
except the pitchers. Joe wastes no
time in getting 'wabbly pitcher out Of
the game. He always has some one
warmed up for relief and makes his
switches rapidly.
Jack Russell, obtained from Cleve-
land, has done some excellent relief
work and has earned his keep Bill
McAfee is another who has been Of
great value in relief roles. With White
hill, Crowder, Weaver and Thomas
pitching at top speed, Washington has
good quartet of starting hurlers.
The batting Of Schultz and SeWell
has been surprising. With st. Louis,
Schultz was no outstanding batter, al
though a splendid fielder. Sewell sell
dom hit better than .260.
BOken Proves Big Help.
0NE thing that helped Washing
ton was the utility play Of Bob
Boken. Clark Griffith purchased
Boken during the Winter largely to give
Kansas City some operating capital and
1t proved good move. The lanky
Southerner can play every infield posi-
tion well and his hitting has been
timely.
Grifith's preference for young man
ayers no longer can be ridiculed. In
1924 Stanley Harris took over the team
and led 1t to two championships. Harris
was just s26 then and Immediately was
dubbed the "boy manager" Joe Cronin
is about the same age.
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SPORT SLANTS
=By Alan Could

more been slow to make radical changes in its
~ nheavas before and NAV 20 through another one
take distinct for the better by the close OF the
1888 campaign. - ... -. ~, IT.. , ,.
whatever that majority Of the big league clubs
lin the se for the Sc s12 % I dp e
clubs like St Louis soon IN and ns n & m
both major strengthen second-divson outfits.
club still feel they offering more
sny 1r othe4 but the
STAYING away from the games through the week on very %
double bills Saturdays Sundays and holidays.
This EN- S mang Idea ra1 ad
nant and 2S necessitating possible rescalng prices
fs fans for
them feel a single game is not worth the same price
Still They Stay Away.
ERHAPS puzng development of the the failure
attract increased attendance coin
heard the magnates complain
heard them deplore dozen times the fact that their
Giants we're aaliowng around in the second division
sounded p,aues onn Mcra ,9as S out snna snd the S tenn
na: @ ss kna q 1aa .a tna a agsa to
sa no % "sg s Ssf the cash "''s
m o M good s may be that the the
town buyers or delegates big
Wse eV % hit 9 RaHs WsR ne s aGp I e
who trusted the biggest of base ball pubcs support
a winning team.
Magnates Are Wary
talk, of split in major league
or the other the idea being to shift of the St.
franchises to another city for the financial benefit Of
and all but this Is easily suggested than accomplished
Montreal would like to get big league franchise At one
time felt Detroit big enough to support team
each Buffalo and Newark International League
been mentioned, too.
by the end of the year may force change but
% n b the Ns 1 rum he risk o the
frying pan into the fire.
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GAMES TOMORROW
GAMES TODAY.
Nationals Now Fear AS More Than Yankees
of

Joe Cronin Is plotting the look
ing club have seen in the majors in
several years. No wonder they are
on top of the American League.
They belong there and something
will have to 60 decidedly awry with
their machinery If they are nosed
out for the pennant."
And Bang has a lot OF reasons
for writing that.
There has been so much free-swing-
ing by the Nationals in their drive to
higher places, their supply of bats
Is getting low. Four to half dozen
fails have been broken daily lately
Orders are In for a load Of wood to
be delivered to the Washington club
in Detroit. though, and, says Cos
lin, Well get busy right away
breaking up those new ones"
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times in a dozen starts. but we gave

times in a dozen starts, but we gave
them six OF those beatings in Wash
ington," Cronin points out. I'VE
have won but once in five starts in
Philadelphia. Shibe Park seems to
be a tough spot for us, just as 1t is
for the other rivals Of the AS. And
of the 10 games we have yet to play
with Connie Mack's club, 6 are sched-
uled for its own lot
I'm confident we will give them
more trouble than we have when
we play them again in Philadelphia, ="
Cronin says But every time some
club gives the AS trimming these
days I feel much better.
"It's different with the Yankees.
Playing them In New York or Wash
ington, it seems to make no differ
ence to US. We take them In both
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1HE club can't hit. Only Mel OFT
Crowder Off All-Star Team?
Criff Seeks to Conserve Energy of His Mound Ace
for Nationals Pennant Drive.

also making this request Of Presi-
dent Harridge and Connie Mack,
who will manage the American
League team.
"Crowder undoubtedly will have
to pitch against the Yankees IN New
York on July 4 and it would be too
much to ask him to pitch again two
days later, especially in view OF the
fact his arm has been troubling him
lately.
"It's Ossie Bluege that the Ameri-
can League team should draft from
the Washington club in addition to
Cronin," Griff continued. Hes the
greatest third baseman in the league
and the way he's hitting now it's a
joke to pick Dykes in preference to
him"
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OF The Star

Nv staff Correspondent OF The Star
- LEvELAND, June N--A-
though they are seven and
a half games up on the
third-place Athletics and
hold but a two-game advantage
over the rlnner-up Yankees. 1t Is
the AS more than the Yanks the
Nationals are watching these days.
They have decided that the New
Workers will not be thereabout when
1t is all over, but they fear the
Philadelphia club has enough to
make 1t dangerous right to the fin
ish unless others besides them
oelves make a lot of trouble for 1t.
I'VE have beaten the AS seven
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WALLOP In FAR END
OF LINEUP PROPELS
TEAM TO MANY WINS
Declared Through by Winter
Leaguers, Ossie Having
Greatest Season.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

LEvELAND Ohio 27One of the big reasons why the
Nationals today setting pace for the remainder of
pack Oswald Bluege the 32yea-old
had lined for shipment down
Winter.
Far being gosspers figured in
the charge of the Nationals reported
hopeful having youthful Southern Association phenom
make the neld Buege has developed
the Washington machine that prom
ises to roll smoothly along the championship trail.
Evening star., 1933-06-27
BY GAYLE TALBOT,
Associated Press Sports Writer,

n YEW YORK. June 27.-One OF
M the most pleasurable afternoons
Y available this vacation season
is one spent in the press box
at the Polo Grounds, observing the
puzzled expressions worn by the base
ball experts of the metropolitan sector.
They are the same jolly group who
had a peck of fun late last season with
Bill Terry, who at that time was very
serious about rebuilding his Giants.
"Yessir," Bill would say, I'VE might
not win that flag next year, but we'll be
up there in the race" And how the
boys would chuckle and wink wisely
when Bill wasn't looking. 1t was good
Bill wrecking second division clun
and making pennant contender out
of the pieces.
20 they're sitting there each after
noon now, watching those Giants
- win ball games and feeling-well,
Evening star., 1933-06-27
towns. But that Shibe Park. Oh.
boy, that's tough"

towns. But that Shibe Park. Oh.
boy, that's tough"
They rate the Nationals an Al
pennant club here. And not solely
because of the way the Cronin crew
has walloped the Indians in the
series. Cleveland critics have fol-
lowed the splurge of the Capital
outfit with interest and to a man
they and the fans here, too. are
eager to see the Nationals carry on
to the championship.
Ed Bang, veteran base ball critic,
writing in the Cleveland News, is
lavish in his praise of the Washing
ton aggregation. Says he, in part:
"A great ball club. the best in the
American League and probably the
superior to any team in the Ma
tional as well ! am here to tell you
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IF Clark Griffith has his way

IF Clark Griffith has his way
about it Alvin Crowder won't
pitch for the American League
team in that all-star, world fair
battle against the National Leaguers
at Chicago, July 6.
The Washington chieftain appre-
ciates the honor, and all that sort OF
thing, but doesn't want to run the
risk Of weakening his pennant- -chas-
ing club by having its star finger
overworked.
I'm wiring Crowder for permis-
mission to have his name with
drawn" Griff asserted today, "and
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Washington... Q 2 Q Q 9 9 2 "a
Cleveland. -. 3 0 0 0-3
Runs batted in-Cronin. Kuhel (2).
Bluege, Galatzer. Knickerbocker. Hildebrand
Two-base hits - Kamm, Knickerbocker,
Bluege Three-base hits-Hildebrand, Cos
lin. Home run-Kuhel. Sacrifce-Crowder.
Doule play.Kuhel to Russell; Left on
base on basoa g. Off croW
der, l off Russell. g Struck out-By Hide
brand. 9; by Russell. l; by Hudlin. /. Hits
of Hldebrand in innings tnone out
in eighth) off Hudlin. L in 2 innings: off
Crowder. in innings tnone out in
eighth: off Russell none in Q innings.
Winning pitcher-Crowder. Losing pitcher
-Hildebrand. Umpires-Messrs. Geisel and
Moriarity. Time OF game hour and SO
minutes.
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ALEXANDRIA EAGLES MEET.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 27-Alex-
andria Eagle ball team will meet to-
night at 8 o'clock in the lodge rooms
to map future activities.
Evening star., 1933-06-27
BEAT ROWING RECORD
Huskies Fast In Final Trial for
Long Beach Regatta

SEATTLE, June ~ R.-Universty
of Washington, Coast champion rowing
crew, was timed over the 2,000-meter
course yesterday in minutes 40 Sec
onds, a mark 81 seconds better than the
world record set by the italian eight
at the Olympics last year.
It was the final trial before leaving
today for Long Beach, Calf, for the
national regatta July Z and 8.
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fiabbergasted. They don't believe 1t.
The more they watch the "Jints" the
less they believe 1t.
"It must be what they call team
Of destiny or something" one veteran
observer sighed after watching Bills
rascals make five errors and four hits
and win a ball game going away
They've done that SO many times this
season it has ceased to be novelty.
Maybe it is destiny" It's bound
to be something. The Giants have
been getting sensational pitching from
Hubbell, Fitzsimmons and Schumacher.
That's granted, but even pitching isn't
enough to account entirely for the
miraculous success of a team with SO
many uncertain links.
THE club can't hit. Only Mel OFT
and Johnny Vergez of the regu-
lars are over the 800 mark. At
last reports, Blonde Ryan, the clubs
shortstop, was pasting that apple at
a .204 clip. Hughie Critz at second
was hitting 216, and Gus Mancuso,
catcher, had a .244 average.
Evening star., 1933-06-27
BY STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.

Nv STAFF Correspondent Of The Star
~LEVELAND, June 27.-m SO
great a winning mood are the
Nationals during this Western
swing they are able to bag a
hall game even when their heavy artil-
lerv hogs down. For the first time since
.June g. when they took beating IN
Boston in the first game OF ooupie.
header. Griffith's hands yesterday failed
TO muster more than nine hits, yet the
nine were enough to get Altos VIC
tory over the Indians and run WIN
ming streak to eight games, record
for the American League this season.
Another league mark was hung up,
too. as the Nationals increased their
lead over the second-place Yankees,
idling in Detroit, to two full games:
Alvin Crowder, the pitcher who turned
in more wins than any other in his loop
last year, was credited with the NIL
triumph over the Tribe, making his
total of successes for the current cam
raign II, more than achieved by any
other Harridge circuit hurler to date.
Rout Best Righthander.
ITO score their fifteenth win in their
last 16 games, the Nationals
routed Oral Hildebrand, pitcner
rated by the profession the best right
handler in the league. They got eight
of the nine hits while Hildebrand was
on the hill, three of the eight being OF
healthy proportions. Ort was Joe
Kuhels sixth home run Of the year, an
other was Goose Goslin's seventh triple
and still another was Ossie Bluege's
nth double.
KuhePs homer, a tremendous clout to
the far reaches of right center, put the
Nationals in the ball game in the carly
going. Bluege's two-bagger was wasted,
but Goslin's three-base drive paved the
way to the winning rally late in the
fray and started Hildy to his downfall.
The Indians. too, got nine hits, all
of Crowder They gave him good
pasting in the second inning, punching
four blows to put over three runs after
two were out and wrest the lead from
the Cronin crew. The General seemed
on the verge OF slipping several times
thereafter. so when Boss, first batter up
in the eighth after the Nationals had
forged ahead, slapped single, Cronin
promptly lifted Crowder and called In
Jack Russell to finish the fight.
Evening star., 1933-06-27
Peterson . Big Relief.

JEFFERSON replaced Tony Freitas
in the second inning with the
bases filled. He allowed one run
to scsre and then shut out the Sox
the remainder of the way with five
scattered hits. Meanwhile his team
mates blasted Whitlow Wyatt from the
mound and continued their heavy hit
ting of Joe Heving. The victory was
the AS fifth in six games and the
seventh defeat in their last eight games
for the Pale Hose.
With Dusty Rhodes keeping the
Browns nine hits well scattered and
pounding out four hits, including .
pair of doubles, the Boston Red Sox
defeated st. Louis, 13 to 5.
The Yankees and Tigers failed 10
get into action when rain intervened,
while all Of the games In the National
League were washed out.
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Griffs First to Score.

vrvITH a single by Schultz and
wv Kuhels homer, the Nationals
w stepped out in the second
round. but the Tribe came right back
Evening star., 1933-06-27

THE latest addition to the destiny
teams family circle Is Frank
Oefty) ODoul, late of the Brook
lyns, who couldn't peg ball from left
field to second base with sling shot.
However, If you think the fact is of
any moment you don't know the
Giants.
Chances are that any base runner
who tries to take advantage of Lefty's
weakness will fall and break three
bones and be tagged out while he lies
there in pain.
Evening star., 1933-06-27

But what do you think Of this, my
dear Watson? Ryan, with 38 hits. had
driven in precisely the same number
of runs as has Chick Fullis of the Phil
lies with "a safeties-23 apiece. Ryan
had knocked in only seven less than
Pepper Martin of the Cardinals, with
a .349 average.
Then there's Critz. He, like Ryan
has a habit now and then of kicking
a ground ball all over the infield and
then heaving it into one of the better
box seats. He and Ryan at times col
laborate In kicking the ball around
until they have filled the bases and
brought down the wrath Of Giant fan
dom.
Then, with that setting, they'll come
up with couple of chances that would
knock your eyes out, retire the side
with flourish and trot to the dugout
with the huzzahs of the multitude ring
ing in their ears It's almost uncanny
Mancuso they call butter fingers
in the press box In mid-June he was
leading the backstops Of both leagues
in passed balls. Some Of his at
tempted pegs are frightful to behold
and more than one observer has come
down with the jitters after watching
him stagger around under q high foul
But in the tight spots he looks like q
combination Of every good catcher who
ever trod on an umpire's bunion.
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Russell and Crowder.

i oyer the Indians, Alvin Crowder
and Jack Russell held the Tribe in
check IN all except the second inning.
Oral Hildebrand, ace Of the Cleveland
mound staff, and Willis Hudlin throt-
tied the Senators attack except In the
second inning. when Joe Kuhel blasted
out home run with Fred Schultz on
base, and In the eighth when Goose
Goslin's triple and singles by Cronin
and Bluege gave the league leaders
two more runs.
The Athletics got away to an early
lead against thes White Sox and then
with big Jim Peterson pitching effective
reiief ball pounded out an 8-to-2 VIC
tory.
Evening star., 1933-06-27
EIGHT IN A ROW

'Batted for Hudlin in ninth.
tran for Kamm in ninth.
Tran for Burnett in ninth.
Evening star., 1933-06-27
.CR0N|N'S PITCHERS
REACH FOR LAURELS
Have Allowed Only rs Runs
a Game for Last Eight.
N. |. Washed Out.
BY ORLO ROBERTSON,
Associated Press Sports Writer,

w yH1LE the Washington
w Senators f,ns tors ss;, have - been s,, hit
ners of Western ball
parks In their march to the top
Of the American League, Manager
Joe Cronin's pitchers also have
been playing an important role
in establishing a seasons major
league record for consecutive VIC
tories.
With 4-to-3 triumph over the Cleve-
land Indians yesterday, the Senators
not only increased their lead to two
fuu games over the idle Yankees, but
won their eighth successive game ana
their fifteenth in l6 starts.
Just how effective washington pitch.
ers have been a shown In their record
OF allowing opposing teams only IS hits
ana an average Of 2.5 runs q game in
the clubs last eight triumphs.
Evening star., 1933-06-27
GAMES TODAY.

Wash. at Cleveland.
N. Y at Detroit.
Phila. at Chicago.
Boston at st. Loui
Evening star., 1933-06-27
GAMES TOMORROW

Wash. at Cleveland.
N. Y. at Detroit.
Phila. at Chicago.
:. Boston at st, Louis.
Evening star., 1933-06-27
Major League Statistics
TUESDAY, JUNE RI, 1888.

Washington. 4: Cleveland. 3.
Philadelphia, 8; Chicago, 2.
Boston, 13; st. Louis, 8.
New York-Detroit, rain.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-10-10
EXCURSION FROM
MIAMI ARRANGED
sTAkTs OCTOBER "a; AN
OTHER FROM KEY WEST
NOVEMBER 10

Key West will be host to a
great number Of visitors from Mi
ami on October 81, % and 20,
Agent Costar Of the f. E. C. Rail
way company expects about 1900
or more excursionists to take adj
vantage Of the cheap rates from
Miami on October Fl and %.
Prices viii be the same as for
the excursion from Key West to
Miami last month when 1000 Key
Westers went for few days stay
with relatives and friends. For
adults. $3.50; children rs cents.
Tickets will be sold Saturday
and Sunday, October 81 and %
Visitors who arrive on the morning
train Saturday can remain until
Monday afternoon, leaving &
o'clock.
Another excursion from Key
West to Miami is scheduled fol-
November 10 and IL for which
the same prices will be charged
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-10-10
Dove HUNTING
| IN LOCAL AREA
NOW UNDER WAY
BIRDS NOW TO BE SEEN IN
LARGE FLocks: W. w. DE-
MERRITT BANDS 40 WHICH
ARE RELEASED AGAIN

Doves are beginning to arrive
and the sounds of the hunters
gun can be heard at early morn
and late in the evening in all sec
tons of the island.
w. w. Demeritt, representative
of the U. S. Biological Survey,
told The Citizen that up to date
he had banded 14O of the birds
and released them, continuing his
part of the experiments to deter
mine the migratory habits of these
birds.
The season this year was OPEN
ed the same date as last year but
the birds arrivedsabout one month
later. Mr.. Demeritt banded his
first bird last year, September A.
This year the first was banded
October 6. one month and two
days later.
Hawks are playing havoc with
the trapped birds. Several have
been found in the traps showing
evidences of having been attacked
by these pirates of the air, and
one of them was in trap with
his head missing. Mr. Demeritt
thinks ia hawk caught the doves
head ii its talons and tore it off.