Evening star., 1933-06-03
CRON|N, MYER GAIN
HEAVILY IN ATTACK
KuheI Stars at Bat, BIuege
Makes Advance---Red Sox
Easily Trounced.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

v ' troubles these days, but
it finally has one of
those base ball rarities-a 800
hitting infleld. That's the COM
bined swatting average of the
Nationals inner cordon today.
With all regular members of
the inside line again on the job
and with two of them who were
woefully weak at bat not so long
ago steadily improving at bat, the
Capital club now is able to face
its foes with one Of the finest
groups of infielders extensively to
be found in the major leagues.
Joe Kuhel, first baseman, who ranks
among the best in the American
League as a hit-maker. leads the Ma
tionsls' inner quartet with a rating of
.3o6. Right back of him is Buddy
Myer, who has been banging the ball
in splendid style since he recovered
from the beaning he suffered in De-
troit early In May. Buddy is hitting
for 1902.
Manager Joe Cronin, who has i'm
proved remarkably as swinger the
last two weeks, now boasts an average
of 299. Since returning from the
Western trip the middle of last month
the washington shortstop has boosted
his batting average 56 points.
Ossie Bluege. too, seems better than
ever since getting rid of the charley
horse that haraSSed him so long. He
has hit so well recently he now shows
an average of .293. That is 35 points
better than he batted last season. I
The Nationals infield is hitting well
enough to give the club boost. Given
more good pitching and this Washing
ton outfit would speed along the PEN
nant trail.
IN the second game of the current
i series with the Red Sox the Nationals
yesterday had both the hitting and
the pitching and triumphed. handily.
8 to 8. With their victory they moved
back to the second place the Athletics
had usurped only the day before, but
they are sharing the berth with the
1rdlans, who made a substantial ad-
vance in twice trimming the Browns.
Monte Weaver did the fiinging for the
Cronin crew and working under a COM
Portable lead did not have to exert him
self overmucb at any time. He was
feecned for nine hits. and he issued two
passes. Neither of the passes figured in
Red Sox run, but five of the hits did.
1t was Weaver's second start against
and win over the Red SoX this season.
Three Boston hurlers were bumped
by the Nationals for IS safeties and a
trio Of walks. Bob Weiland, massive
eouthpaw moundsman, started and took
the licking. Seven hits and five runs
were cleaned of him in the first three
rounds. Then Ivy Andrews, right
handler, was punished through three in
ningS and Gordon Rhodes, orthodox
slabman, who has pitched much good
ball this season despite lot of trim
mings, was soundly slapped In two
turns.
YXTELAND'S left-handed stuff didn't
w annoy the Nationals left-hand
swingers at the outset of the
game. Myer singled, MNnush doubled
and Goslin singled That meant two
tallies. Then the big Boston pitcher
moved down the right handlers with
ease.
Again in the third frame it was the
southpaw stickmen who made plenty
Vi N4OubtC do JlIS INdblOildl6 plChCo
three more markers. Myer hit for
base. So did Manush. Goslin was
stopped, but Weiland filled the bases by
purposely passing Cronin. The right
hand swinging Schultz famed, then
the left-hand hitting Kuhel rified a
double to score two. Bluege's single
got the third score Of the inning over
1t was cheap run the home crowd
got In the fourth off Andrews. SeweI
singled, then reached third when Friberg,
after bagging Weaver's bunted pop.
chucked far over first base. Myers fly
10 left brought in the counter.
Goslin's second single, Cronin's two
bagger and Schulte's one-baser off
Rhodes in the seventh accounted for
the last two Washington markers.
A SINGLE by Friberg and double
"A by Hodapp let the Red Sox find
the plate for the first time in the
fourth. They filled the bases in the
seventh, but got only one score out Of
sthis crowding. Jolley opened the inning
with double, then after two were out
Weaver walked. two. Werber scratched
a neasly single toward third and Jolley
crossed, but Friberg, who had hit twice,
rolled to kuhel to leave three stranded.
An error by Cronin let the Red Sox
get their final score in the eighth Joe
failed to handle Seeds grounder after
Jolley had tripled with two out.
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