Evening star., 1933-03-29

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IL Barons following this after
Moons tuSsle, the Nationals
will move on to Atlanta to resume
relations with the Crackers started
In Mobile nearly three weeks ago
AS they already have routed
Robby's roundup three times in
four starts, Cronin'S charges
should not find the going rough
in the trio of tilts beginning
tomorrow.
Beating minor league clubs seems nc
ask for Washingtons big leaguers
fIhey have overcome the lesser lights
IN seven of eight games, running the
ktrtng to eight yesterday with a third
successive triumph over the Birming-
ham bunch at Redwood Field.
But the Nationals have been licked
neatly in their brace of battles with
the Indians, an outfit Of their own
ti5e. However, that does not count
how.
ITO buffet the Barons, 6 to 8, in the
L third clash of the series here, the
4NdllO1ldLo SCSICiOdy PClhCA up a AAe
1t bat. They helped themselves to
Al safeties, which. as they have been
hitting recently, was sweet sum.
At that, they waited until the fifth
Inning to begin banging the ball earn
estly. In that period. Cronin's charges
mixed four hits with Birmingham
error to amass three runs and thereby
overhaul the Barons. Half a dozen
more raps came in the next four in
nings and only in the first of this
string did the Nationals fail to find
home plate.
The Washington club did its wallop-
ing at the expense of Jimmy Walkup,
ieft-hander. and Billy Hughes, rook
Fight handler Walkup was solved for
only line single up to the fifth. when
he blew to be charged with the Barons'
defeat. Hughes. besides having little
Sith which to fool the big leaguers,
Vas wild.
I'D LINKE and Bud Thomas graced
IL the hill for the Nationals. with
Linke getting credit for the win.
II was his second Of the training series.
He has been trimmed once.
Iinke started and went well for three
hounds. His overland curve was work
ing nicely and his control was OF high
bider. Over this stretch he yielded
ialy one hit In the fourth, though, he
has nicked safely twice before two
tatters had beensuetirae s,ahen sHhcn
b seemed he was about to get out OF
dificulty. along came Cortazzo. half
bint batter. to single over two tallies.
Id came back we'll, though, and gave
bp only one more hit the remainder OF
bis term.
Two hits were made off Thomas. a
bingle and a double, after two were out
IN the eighth session, and they meant
n Baron run. In his three other in
ntngs Bud checked the home side in
order. He was plenty fast and ap-
peared as fresh at the finish as when
be started.
MANAGER CRoNIN opened the Ma
1Vl tionals' big fifth inning by beat
ing out bunt down the third
base stripe. He was shared, though,
when he attempted to make second on
an overthrow of the initial sack. But
Goslin doubled and after Schultz went
out an error gave Bluege a life and
Eallied the Goose A two-bagger was
raped by Sewell. following which
Iinke stepped into the ball for single
that rolled over two runs.
1t was a single by Goslin that blazed
the way to the next Washington marker
In the seventh. Schultz came through
with a one-baser and when Bluege was
binked by pitch the sacks were
crowded. Then the Nationals folded up
Ind only base on balls to Thomas got
Ehem a score.
Manush's homer accounted for an
kighth-inning run and singles by Bluege
md Myer with Sewell's out sandwiched
Between hung up the ninth-round tally
MOST pleasing in the tilt to those in
I'll charge of the Nationals was Goose
Goslin's effective swinging OF the
bat. After a prolonged period OF few
hits-and most OF those of the handle
kind-the Goose really caught hold OF
fhe ball yesterday in his first three trips
10 the plate Each of the two singles
he socked to center was as hard as the
two-bagger he rifted to right. He was
h his old hitting form, swinging freely
and meeting the ball squarely. 4.
Manush's home run made of the
right hand hurler used by Birmingham
would have been home run in any
American League ball yard. 1t was a
towering drive to right that landed high
In the bleachers.