Evening star., 1936-06-27
H|LLMEN TO HURL
Il GAMES IN 9DAYS
Flock of Twin Bills Apt to
Press Reserves Into
Starting Duty.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,


~HICAGO, June 27.-It's all
very nice, sitting in hotel
lobby or a movie show now
~ and then watching rain post
pone ball games, but the Nationals are
getting around to wondering if the
after effects, like a hangover, make 1t
worth while.
For instance, today the Washing
tons. will carry their third-place battle
to the White Sox in a double-h
Tomorrow they will play another
double header here. On the Fourth
of July, a week hence, they will play
the YankS a double header. In the
next nine days, to sum it up, the Ma
tionals are scheduled to play IL ball
games.
To begin with Bucky Harris hardly
has the pitching staff to be subjected
to this kind of extensive campaigning
Then, while base ball is regarded as a
delightful sport, it has been known to
become very tiresome under whitening
June and July suns. Some of the boys
who have been working overly hard
Buddy Lewis, Red Kress and Ossie
Bluege-might begin to feel the heat.
For these fellows are no replacements
on the bench.
Slab Problems to Solve.
How Bucky will handle his greatest
worry-the manipulation of his
hurlers-iS problem he hasn't worked
out himself as yet. Earl Whitehill
end Jimmy De Shong were slated for
duty against Chicago today and to-
morrow. In all likelihood, Buck New
som will share the pitching with
either Joe Cascarella or Pete Apple
ton. Regardless of which of these
gents is chosen, he will do his throw
ing after only two days of rest, as Joe
and Pete divided the hurting last
Thursday in st. Louis.
The loafingest day the Griffs will
have during the next nine days will be
Monday and this won't exactly be the
highest form Of relaxation. The team
is slated to leave Chicago Sunday
night and spend the next 19 or 20
hours on a train bearing them back to
the Capital, where they'll await the
opening of four-game series in Phil
adelphia Tuesday.
This Philly set will take up most of
next week and, before the Griffs get
a chance to catch their collective
breath, they'll be back in Washington
on July for the traditional double
header against the Yanks. A single
game week from Sunday, then, will
wind up this splurge of activity for
three days of rest viii be meted out
while the fourth annual all-star game
is played in Boston.
Work for Reserves.
CASCARELLA, sti1l bothered by a
sore shoulder, probably will be
asked to pitch either here tomorrow
or in Philadelphia Tuesday, but Harris
still will face pitching shortage,
especially If he intends to hold back
on couple first stringers In order to
shoot them at the Yankees on July 4.
Thus, in all probability, the Nationals
will be given an inkling in Philadel-
phia Of what one or two members of
the reserve slabbers can do in a start
ing assignment. 1t would not be sur
prising II Harris elected to gamble
against the Athletics and threw either
sgd Cohen or Monte Weaver, or both,
into the series as starters. Cohen has
been with the club since the Cleveland
series and so far his activities have
not exceeded the hipping-in-the-b bull
pen stage. Weaver, too, has enjoyed
plenty Of rest Of late Back in the
days when Monte was one Of the
American Leagues better pitchers, he
used to make merry with the AS and
Indians, and Harris may be inclined
TO use him on that basis.
Cohen hardly will set the circuit on
fire with his pitching but the southpaw
from Chattanooga showed himself to
be a fair sort of pitcher when he
was up with Washington In 1884 for
a brief trial. He broke even in q
couple starts.
In any event, the prospects are more
work for the Griffs than they've faced
so far this season. II they can stand
up during the next nine days, they
should not be bothered, particularly
by any such fears in the future.