The Washington times., 1929-05-08
PATSY NJ A Y
STOP LEFT
HANDLERS
BY Bob Thayer

LIE hO11, MlSh'J NhoJ
A ninth-inning rally was in
full swing yesterday when
Lloyd Brown, pitching for the
Griffmen, was lifted for a
pinch hitter.
A mysterious batter ambled to
the plate while the wondering
scribes, even those following the
Washington club, pondered.
''Gharrity hitting for Brown" the
announcer beloved as the veteran
coach took his stance at the plate.
"Say ats not Patsy Charity is
it?" an old time Detroit newspaper
man questioned. 'I remember a
catcher by that name way back in
'21. And he was darned good
one too"
Sure enough it was Patsy.
Coming back to haunt Earl
Whitehill after an absence Of
five years from the big show.
With Gooch perched on second
Charity set himself at the plate
and worked up two and three
count. After fouling a couple off
WhitehiIl he let wide pitch go by
and was awarded base on balls.
Barnes replaced Patsy as a run
ner, but Myer could do no better
than pop to Soluble for the third
out.
Charity looked good at the plate
despite the fact that he has failed
to participate in batting practices
for weeks. Sent in on hunch by
Acting Manager Clyde Milan, his
former teammate, the popular vet
eran displayed a good eye while
waiting Whitehill out.
Give Patsy couple of weeks
hitting practice and he'll fool a lot
ter and can really crack the south
paws.
"l'm going to give him
plenty of chance to do a come
back. III he can clOut like he
used to we'd be crazy not to
carry him as pinch hitter"
Charity, who repeatedly has an
nounced his intention of coming
back, was signed as a player dur
ing the winter. With the present
roster already below the limit of
25, he'll probably be carried actively
after June Is, the deadline for the
cutting down process.
"I'll hit those left-handers plenty
II get the chance" Patsy main
tains.
Just let me get my eye on that
ball and I'll come through plenty.
Yes, and / can still go behind the
bat, don't forget that"
Nosed out by the Detroit Tigers
yesterday, the Griffmen are out to
even it UP in the second of their
three game series at Navin Park
today.
A duel of right handlers is due
when Bump Hadley, who has yet to
get started, is sent against George
Uhle, sBucky Harris blue ribbon
HEAVIER who already has marked up
four decisions.
A whirling ninth inning finish
that rocked Earl Whitehill for two
runs yesterday fell short when the
Griffs relinquished the first game
of their current series to the
Bengals, to 2.
An early inning command
compiled off "Sad Sam" Jones
furnished the deciding edge.
Allowing the total count regis
tered by the Tigers during his stay
of two and one-third innings, Jones
was relieved by Marberry in the
third. Big Fred failed to allow the
semblance of a run thereafater
while Lloyd Brown, who worked the
eighth frames also escaped runless.
Heilman's walk, and triples col
lected by Dale Alexander and
Charley Gehringer sent the Tigers
ahead to stay when two runs were
recorded the second and another in
the third.
Though threatening intermittently
the Griffmen failed to cash in until
the ninth. Singles by Judge and
Gooch and passes awarded Cronin
and Charity along with an infield
out then menaced until WhitehiH
disposed of Myer for the third out.