Evening star., 1933-04-15
RED SOX PROVIDING
COMEBACK TEST
Cronin Not So Sure Freshly.
Darned Hose Will Be
"Cousins" of Yore.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.

lust how this Joe Cronln-
commanded ball club reacts
~ to a good, sound whipping
at the lean hands of a pet
ink may be shown Washington
base ball followers for the first
time this year of 80 during the
course of the next few diamond
hours.
Figuratively speaking, Frisco Joe and
his pals today are sporting their first
official "shiner" of the season as re-
suit of almost complete inability to cope
with Public Enemy No. l, Nose Grove,
but the S to l licking the Athletics ad-
ministered yesterday in the series finale
and the subsequent nose-dive from the
loop pinnacle only will serve to focus
more attention upon Prexy Griffith's
hirelings.
The big question now seems to be
"can they take it on the whiskers anc
come back?"
Right on hand to help answer this
question are Beantown's Basement
BOYS. alias the Boston Red Sox, who
will succeed the Mackmen as the oppo-
sition for the next four games on the
home lot. Beginning this afternoon,
the punching bags of 1882 will be
among us Easter Sunday and next
Tuesday and Wednesday, whereupon
the local talent will pack duds and re-
turn Philadelphias visit.
noSSIBLY the obliging, invading
L Boston club isn't the best team in
the American League to test the
"come back" qualities of Mr.. Grifdths
young men, but until better outfit
bobs up, the freshly darned Hose will
do. If their showing in the first two
games against the Yankees is any cri-
terion the McManusmen are anything
but set-ups. True, they dropped both
clashes to the world champs, but they
came close enough so as to knock a
bit of the foam of of Ruppert's amber
backed athletes.
After tasting the sweets of victory
two straight days, it was like dose of
castor oil to the Croninites to be
stopped cold almost whitewashed yes
terday, but if any of the Nationals were
a whit discouraged it was deep within.
Grove was great" was the only alibl
Manager Cronin offered. He. just had
everything and you know when Lefty'S
that way, there's no ball club that's
gonna beat him.
IRON behind nearby locker fioated
i a voice
wen greet our cousins tomor-
row."
Skipper Cronin, though. isn't so sure
about that cousin" stuff.
Don't be too sure about that
cousin stuff. heyre tougher this
year" asserts the boy boss. Il sure
would be tickled if we could win II
out of % games from 'em again."
Washington's field leader undoubted-
charges win II games from the Red
Sox again. About the only consolation
toward this end, from Capital view
point, is that the Bahston boys will be
shy another of the Griffs pet jinxes,
Jack Russell. The only pitching slim
Jack Is likely to do against Washington
for a while is in batting practice for
he is sporting Griffian toggery.
IUBTowN's 1888 junior circuit rep
i / resentatives are known to be bit
ponderous but they pack meas
ureable amount OF power-certa1nly
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cellar stairs.
In Ivy Paul Andrews and Henry
johnson, former Yanks, who were used
as bait in last years deal for Danny
MacFayden; John Rhodes, Bcb Kline
and Bob Weiland are five pitchers who
are capable of forgetting their place
and proving troublesome.
Nor is the newly-acquired Johnny
Hodapp causing Boston fans to shed
salty tears. At second base Hodapp
will plug an important spot long me-
diocrely handled. Then there's Dale
Alexander, ever a wielder of men
acing mace.
And somewhere in this land there
are outfields great deal less talented
than the Hub trio of Johnny WatWood,
Smeed Jolley and Roy Johnson.
Add to this the unseen influence OF
a shiny new owner, Thomas A. YaWkey,
and the diamond sagenesS OF Boston's
new general manager, Eddie Collins,
and the reason why the Hosemen Will
command a bit more respect this year
may be seen with naked eye.
CRoNIN. his f1ghtin' jaw set bit
~ tighter, but his eyes sparkling with
"we've-just- -begun-to-f1ght look,
has announced that for the present
the Griffs pitching order will rotate
as follows: Crowder, Whiteb'll, Stewart
and Weaver. Monte alone of this quar-
tet has not been under fire, but he was
to get his baptism today.
Al Thomas, the other member Of the
slant-shooting Big Five will be held
in reserve. Tommys impressive two
inning performance against the AS in
the opener pleased young Joe.
Crcwder, figures Joe, ought to be
ready to last the route, if his ball is
breaking. against any club after his
seven innings in the initial encounter.
Wh:tehill already has shown that he is
ready for nine or more frames, while
Stewarts case is a parallel of Crow
der's. He wasn't quite ready for q
putouts yesterday but should be next
time out