Evening star., 1933-05-11
CROWDER, WEAVER
ONCE THEIR POISON
Now Unsteady Right-Hand-
ers Nominated to Oppose
Rejuvenated Team.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

~ tionals will resume battling
with first division opposi-
ton. The next three days they
will stack IN against the impress
sively improved White Sox in
Chicago and the argument should
be spirited.
Today the rebuilt ChiSoX. in fourth
place, were but half a game behind
Clark Griffith's hired hands, SO the lat
Ter, unless they keep their heads up In
the Windy City set, might easily slip
to the bottom of the leagues select lot.
Manager Joe Cronin will look to his
right-handed pitching talent for re-
suits favorable to the Nationals in the
Chicago series that will conclude the
Washington clubs first invasion Of the
West this campaign. He has tentatively
pominated Al CroWder and Monte
Weaver, last season aces of their clubs
curving corps, but anything except that
this year, for the first two of the trio
of tussleS.
DOTH were extraordinarily effective
- against the White Sex in the 80
scrapping. Crowder pitched to an
exceptional record against the Chi
cagoans, beating them eight times and
never bowling to them. Weaver took
their measure four times and lost to
them just once. More pitching of that
'32 brand by these right-handers and
the series should be romp for the Ma
tionals.
The Griffs, who have been meeting
many old pals now with other outfits
during their swing through the West,
will run into more in Chicago. Sad
Sam Jones, Milt CASTOR and George
Murray of the White Sox hurting array
used to wear Washington uniforms.
Jack Hayes, with the Nationals as late
as season before last, is playing a whale
of game at second base for the Windy
City bunch. And another eX-National,
Earl Webb, has just joined the Fon-
secamen.
There will be lot of handshaking-
of the field.
A FTER larruping the leather Justify
"A for days, the Nationals yesterday
suddenly lost their hitting habit and
passed up an opportunity to assume the
commanding position in the American
League race. Instead of slipping through
to the front as the Yankees were licked
by the ChisoX, the Capital crowd was
hauled back from second to third place
by an aroused body of Browns.
The Nationals outhit the Browns,
safeties to 6, but in base ball they pay
off on runs, and the score at the end
of eight and half innings was to 0
the Browns way.
The whitewashing was the second for
the Nationals this season and it termi-
mated Western trip winning streak
that had run to three games.
For seven rounds the affair was fine
slab scrap between the left-handed
MT l,;n ~;rl,% I4I
George Blaeholder, who, by the way
against the Nationals last season.
Over this stretch, Whitehill yielded
only two hits-both singles-and after
Gulic got his single at the outset of the
second session the Washington port
slider proceeded to retire 18 st. Louis
batterS in order
In the same seven rounds the Ma
tionals got six hits off Blaeholder, but
five came after two were out. Bluege
opened the game with a hit, but got no
further than second base. Boken sin
Eled after two were gone in the second
and two were out in the third when
Bluege and Manush connected safely.
Kuhel and Boken singled in the seventh
under similar circumstances.
Blaeholders lone pass went to Bluege
At the start of the sixth, but Manush
couldn't help and Goslin drilled INTO a
double play.
Zach side got break in the eignth'
II The Nationals failed to use theirs.
The Browns did plenty with the
one that came their way.
one was out in the washington
eighth when Bluege shot grounoer 70
the shortstop. The first baseman missed
Jevev's throw and that let OSsle MAXI
the middle sack But Ossie misreao d
sign and ran into disaster. Ihlnklns
the hit-and-run play was on, ne seI
sail for third only to become an easy
nut as Manush watched wide pltch
90 bv. Then Heinie. popped out. :,
Ouite different with the BroWns III
tbe eighth Burns went out, but MeIllo
1hinned a double to right. LeVey rl1leo
the hall to left and Manush rusneo ~
for a quick play that prooanly i1;1o wuu,o
have resulted in cutting Gown Mei11to' ~.
who was rushing fer the plale. Inc
hall went under the left fleloer. nov
ever so Melillo scored and LeVey Iiiaoe
third. ,,. -, both
Whitehill pitched himself out 10 poel
Ruel and Blaeholder and botn Waikeo
~ an the bases. Scharein singled 10
score Ievey and Ruel, and then west
forced out Scharein. ...,.
An end to the scoring was IN slgill
vhcn Reynolds popped back OF tne
short field. but Cronin and Schultz potn
tried for the catch and coll1ded, lettnle
the ball fall for a double which meant
two more runs. -.
All the Nationals could get cut CT
Blaeholder in the ninth was single
that Crcnin swiped.