Evening star., 1933-08-17
Griffith Talk Series With Lands Gehg Poised Neu hon Man
CR0N|N CONCERNED
ONLY WITH BANNER.
Nationals Fixing Things So
. They Can Take 1t Easy
in Final Stages.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

III
BY JOHN B. KELLER.
~HICAGO, August 17.-Stead-
lily the Nationals are max
~ ing this American League
pennant pursuit a more
pleasant proposition for them
selves and considerably tougher
for their closest competitor, the
Yankees.
Their lead increased to 6l2 games by
q win over the White Sox here yester-
day as the Yankees took a lacing IN
st. Louis, the Nationals flag prospects
are particularly bright. Even by play
ing two-to-one base ball to the finish
that is, winning two games for every
one lost-the New Yorks could not beat
out the Washingtons unless the latter
play only $3.50 base ball or worse to
the end of the campaign.
This being the situation, even Clark
Griffith, Washington prexy who hasn't
been predicting pennants for his club
since he stepped out of the managerial
role in the last decade, admits the Ma
tionals have great chance to cop and
expects to talk over world series busi-
ness with Judge Lands before leaving
this town.
Cronin Is Thorough.
TOE CRONIN, the boy manager, isn't
bothering his head with world series
- fancies, however He Is concerned
only with this final drive through the
West Joe would have the Nationals
make such headway in this sector
that when they get back East next
month they can afford to relax at times
during the stretch run.
Make certain of the pennant quickly,
then take plenty of time out to prepare
for the battle with champions Of the
.bther big league is Cronin's scheme.
As they have performed at the
outset of this Western invasion,
the Nationals appear to be primed
to establish themselves quickly In
a position to make their quest
for laurels all over but the shout
ing before returning home.
For the second time they bowled over
the White Sox, to /, yesterday, with
no great expenditure of effort. The
Nationals thumped Milt Castor, once
one of their pitchers, a trifle timidly
at first, then mastering power struck
decisively In the last three Of his eight
innings on the hill They did not do
thing to Whitelow Wyatt, who heaved
in the ninth, but there was no need to
do anything then.
No. I6 for Whitehill.
DETWEEN the times the Nationals
X were making the pastiming no
picnic for their old pal, the left
handed Earl Whitehill went about re-
cording his sixteenth peak success OF
the season in deft manner. He limited
the White Sox to seven safeties and so
certain was his control that not
batter got free ticket to first base. In
only one inning was the home side able
to cluster hits. Three were punched
in the fifth. and though they came at
the start of the round, only the first
of them helped the White Sox.
It was a terrific clout into the lower
stand back of left-center by Luke
Appling The towering hoist cleared
the heads of the pursuing Helnie
Manush and Fred Shuttle to enter the
stand at a point more than 400 feet
from home plate.
That pasting unpoised Whitehiu
temporarily, for Immediately after
Jimmy Dykes sliced single to
right and noped up to third base
II. 7Uhen Hal Rhyme poled double.
i. Then WhitehiH pressed in his
1Uork for the only time during the
! fray.
= He had a real struggle with Frank
CRUDE before this chunky chap slapped
'one right back to him. Earl grabbed
the hot one, saw that Dykes was hug
ging third base, then tagged CRUDE at
first. CASTOR proved an easy strike
out victim. but the dangerous Swede
Swanson, one Of the best batters in the
White Sox ranks, fouled of several
pitches before flying out to Schultz.
Early Takes 1t Easy.
II ARL sighed with relief when that
~ round was over, but the re-
- mainder of the game was mere
breeze for him. The White Sox got
only two hits and only three OF them
the way. In the eighth, Whitehill,
covering first, dropped throw from
Joe Kuhel to give Mule Haas life
And not one of the three runners got
to second base.
The Nationals collected nine
/ safeties off CASTOR, one a homer
by Manager Cr0nin. 1t was loft
into the lower left-field stand,
close to the foul line, made after
one was out in the sixth session.
Before that, the sacrifice had
helped put across two tallies. ku-
hel walked at the outset of the
second inning, Ossie Bluege sac
rificed and Luke Sewell singled
over a score. The same three col
Elaborated for q fourth frame
marker. This time Kuhel sin
gled. instead of strolling to first.
A pair of runs was hung up by the
Nationals in the eighth. Goose Cos
lin and Manush hit successive two bag
gers, and Heinie pulled up at third oaSe
as Cronin went out. Then he got nome
ahead of a throw from the first base
man. who had scooped up Schulte's
torrid smash.
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