Evening star., 1933-06-21
PRESENT BARRIER
! TO REACHING PEAK
Have Array of CIouters and
Good Pitching-Rate About
as Tough as Yanks.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

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leading Yankees hold over
them, the Nationals, during the
remainder Of the battling this
week, face about as severe a test
as though they were up against
the New York outfit itself instead
OF the White Sox, to be encoun-
tered in four games here.
The Fonseca flock not only
packs dangerous punch, but also
has plenty of pitching and it has
been good enough to hold the
Washington crew to an even break
In six scraps in the current cam
paign.
Inc Pale Hose are hitting lust about
as heavily as the Yankees and they are
able to throw into their games four bat
terS VINO nave been Furnishing pitchers
terrlfically. Al Simmons, Luke AppIing
Swede Swanson and Red Kress in one
hne-up are enough to make any
moundsman think even more than twice
ABOUT his chances of getting by.
On the pitching peak the White Sox
are formidable with such cagey chuck
ers as Bull Durham, Ted Lyons, Sam
Jones and Paul Gregory. The last
named has no brilliant record SO far
as games won are concerned. but he
has pitched much excellent base ball
this season and he gave the Nationals
good shellacking in Washington. Then
there is Whitlow Wyatt, recently trans
ferred from the Tigers to the White
Sox, with whom to contend rough
and-ready hill corps all around.
The Nationals go into the series with
no chance of being dislodged from sec
ond place, but making headway here
in the four games while the Yankees
are tussling with the tail-end Browns
five times In st. Louis will be no easy
matter. That's nothing to the discredit
of them, though. Any advantage the
Nationals may pick up at the expense
of such sturdy foe as the Chicago
club win well be deserved
THAT big game between the alI-star
i teams of the American League and
the National League, to be played
here July 6 as a sports feature of the
Century of Progress Exposition, has all
Chicago wrought up and those promot-
ing the charity affair are confident of
a seIl-out within a few days OF the
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the contest will be staged, only 5000
remain on sale, and with requests for
reservations pouring in from all parts
Of the country, many fans will be dis
appointed.
The probable selection Of Jimmy Foxx
of the Athletics for the third base post
with the all-American League outfit de-
spite the plurality given Jimmy Dykes
of the White Sox in the balloting by
base ball followers Of the nation for
the job irks the fans in this city no
polls determine the selection Of players
regardless of whether league officials
may think other selections would be
wiser.
The league heads have said. however.
they will make substitutions If in their
opinions the popular choices would not
represent the best of the circuit and 1t
is understood several American League
owners have III ged Herr Harridge to go
beyond the peoples poll and nominate
FoxX for duty at third.
For really high class third baseman
the American League might well have
Ossie Bluege on the all-star club. The
Nationals far corner guardian far out
shines any other at his spot afield and
right now Ossie is about the best bat
ting third sacker in the business.
Oddly, the fans in their bailoting are
not giving Bluege tumble. Such is
fame.
MANAGER CRONIN has completed
1V1 his pitching program for the
series here with the White Sox.
The assignment for tomorrow's game
goes to AL Crowder. The general beat
the Pale Hose eight times last year and
he licked them here hast month when
he hurled a full 10 innings against
them. They turned on him in Wash
ington later, though. when he was so
unfortunate as to be pitted against
Walter Miller as the left-hander in a
comeback came through with a two
hit performance.
For the last two games of the set,
the Nationals flinging will be done by
Jack Russell and Alphonse Thomas.
Cronin has yet to decide the order of
their pitching, however