Evening star., 1936-07-27
MATS WILL START
RECALLED HUR[ER
Once-Bad Indians Now Held
MiId-CascareIIa Gets
Break With Browns.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.
staff Correspondent of The Star.

NEAA4N1, OdAS .AAA q AN "
setting and definitely back
in the race for the runner
~ up position in the American
League standing, the Nationals found
the skies brighter today as they ar
rived here for a four-game series with
the Indians.
There was a time-in fact. it was
only a few days ago-when the pros
pect of invading Cleveland was far
from bright. The fact that Steve
O'Neill's Indians hold a franchise in
the circuit has been one of the reasons
why the Washington ball club hasn't
been running better The Tribe, to
date, has won of Is games with the
Nationals, whose chief enigmas have
been the Yankees and the White Sox.
Now, however, the Washingtons are
ready to look at their invasion of the
Indians battlefield in different light.
Today, as they alighted here, Wash
ington was able to show record OF
4 wins in starts on the current West
ern trip and the team has done moth
inc to disturb the firm conviction
that Bucky Harris outfit is more for
midable ION the road" than at home.
This, together with the fact that the
Indians have been showing symptoms
of dizziness lately, augurs we'll for the
Washington cause the next few days.
Whereas the Indians have gained
widespread fame in the past as
good home team and poor road club,
they now have shown signs of re-
forming completely. While the Griffs
we're splitting a double-header in st.
Louis yesterday the Tribe was soundly
beaten by, of all people, the Ath-
letics. It was the second straight de-
feat of the Indians by the AS. Some
body named Ross beat 'em yesterday,
13 to 0, and the victim was none other
than Mel Harder.
Cohen to Get Starting Chance.
THE Cleveland series is apt to be
an interesting set if for no other
reason than it will mark the starting
debut of sgd Cohen, southpaw pitch
ing rookie from Chattanooga. Harris.
hard pressed for another starter, will
shoot Cohen at the Tribe tomorrow
in the second game of the series.
Earl Whitehill, who usually is effec-
tive against the Indians, was to open
the set today. Cohen then will get
his shot and after sgd will come Monte
Weaver, the veteran whose comeback
is the chief topic Of discussion among
the Griffs.
1t isn't difficult to register optimism,
In spite of the supremacy the Tribe
has shown over Washington this year.
Whitehill's last effort in Chicago
an unjustif1ed 3-to-2 defeat in IL
innings-showed that Earl still is
capable Of many good effort. Cohen,
while this will be his first start for
the Griffs this year, beat the In
dians two years ago when he first
came up for a trial with Washington
and made his debut. He has done
nothing to indicate that he is not
better pitcher now than he was in
1894.
AS for Weaver, the reformed pro-
fessor of mathematics might well be
ranked as the ace of the Nationals
slab staff now. He has turned in
two winning efforts in row, as well
as a great relief stint and Cleveland
always was one of his favorite clubs.
It may be recalled that Monte was
the boy who ended the Tribes nine
game winning streak and the Griffs'
five-game losing streak recently in
Washington.
Cascarella Finally Wins Start.
nESPITE their 9-to-3 defeat by the
Browns yesterday, after winning
o 9-to-2 decision in the opener, it
isn't difficult to get optimistic over
more than pitching. Ossie Bluege,
fully recovered from a recent injury
to his side, is back on shortstop now,
and the Griffs look the part of
ball club that has been improved, de-
fensively, fully 25 per cent.
This improved brand of defense
was on display in the opener yester-
day in st. Louis as the Griffs wound
up with bang and shelled Elon
Hogsett for a one-sided victory. Joe
Cascarella pitched for the Griffs and
won his first victory as a starter.
Joe went the route and, although
giving up II hits, seldom was in trou-
bic and never was in danger of
losing.
Hogsett, ever tough pitcher for the
Bucks, gave up 20 lead in the first
couple of innings. In the fourth the
Washingtons boosted the score to 40,
and in the fifth they clinched the
game with four-run rally
The GriffS nicked HogSett and
Liebhardt, his successor, for IA hits,
8 Of which were divided by Joe Kuhel
and Ben Chapman.
Newsom Drops Third in Row.
DUCK NEWSOM took the beating
in the nightcap. making his third
straight defeat and the first victory
for the Browns over the Griffs in St.
Louis. Newsom failed to puzzle the
Browns, who took 40 lead in the
first three frames. Pete Appleton
relieved Buck after that and was
shelled with equal decisiveness. In
all, the Browns made 16 hits of the
the pair and won as they pleased.
AL Thomas, former Griffman, was
the Browns hero. Russ Van Alta
started for Hornsby, but a sore arm
forced him out after pitching score
less first inning. Thomas, hurriedly
warming up, entered the game and
worked six runless and hitless innings
before the Washingtons began to get
on to his slow stuff. BY that time it
was too late.