Evening star., 1933-04-09


y injury jinx, that bane of big
league ball clubs in training
Nothing more than a slight leg strain
suffered by Heinie Manush a week ago
caused any real annoyance. But luck
wasn't with the club yesterday on its
home lot and as a result Joe Kuhel,
regular first baseman, will carry sore
right arm into the American League
championship campaign opening We'd
nesday.
In the sixth inning Of the week
end tussling with the Bisons, Kuhel,
at bat, was hit solidly just below the
right elbow by one of Fred Fussell's
fast ones. Joe stuck through the in
ming, but when the seventh came, he
was withdrawn and Dave Harris sent
to first base.
His arm was then paining him to
such an extent. Kuhel said, that he
could not do any catching.
AS soon as he had the player in the
club house, Trainer Mike Martin began
applying ice packs to the badly in
jured limb. There was considerable
hopeful it would be reduced by today.
Unless it is, Kuhel will not be called
upon to enter the game against the
Bisons this afternoon. He may not be
called on by Manager Joe Cronin for
service at that. With the season in
auguraf SO near, no chance Of aggra-
waiting his star first sacker's hurt
should be taken, the boy field boss
feels.
With Kuhel out, either Harris or
Bob Boken will be sent to the initial
station today.
NATIONALS and Bisons wind up
IN their two-game set today, with
the latter likely to use former
Washington finger at the outset of
hostilities. Manager Ray Schalk rather
leaned toward Horace Lisenbee as an
overnight pitching choice.
Hod came up to the Nationals from
Memphis in 1927 and pitched for It
until the middle of the next season.
when he was optioned to Minneapolis.
Later he was recalled and sent to the
Red Sox along with a flock of other
players in exchange for Buddy Myer
''Lisenbee has found it difficult to
make much headway this year." Schalk
said, but I'm confident that with a
little more work he'll come around all
right. This should be a good spot to
give him a workout"
Manager Cronin not only has picked
his hurlerS for today, but also for the
fray tomorrow, the last of the exhi-
bition series. Al Thomas, the mended-
arm moundSman, Is to start and go six
rounds. with Earl Whitehill, the south
paw, to finish this afternoon. For the
wind-up with the Baltimore club. the
Nationals will have Walter Stewart,
left-hander. bagged from the Browns,
out to go route.
Tuesday the Cronin crew will visit
Griffith Stadium for about two-hour
drill. then rest until the big battle
starts.
~ about for a berth for Bob Fried
richs. bespectacled right-hand
hurler. Joe Cambria, boss of the AL
bany International League club. with
which the Nationals have something of
tie-up, may take~Bob in tow.
Ollie Tucker, playing right field for
the Bisons. is the same Fat Boy Tucker
of Radiant, Va, the Nationals had at
two Tampa training camps. Ollie is not
so obese now and the Buffalo bunch
Say ltc IldS Uccu UdItulb SOuiiOiys
AL three pitchers used yesterday by
Buffalo have been around the majors.
Elliott hurled for the Phillies, Fussel
for the Pirates and Bartulis University
of Illinois product, still has a White
Sox tag on him.
Buck Grouse, who used to backstop
for the White Sox, had tough time of
it In the fifth when he tried to run
down Myer, trapped of third base.
After twice missing with stabs at the
runner, Buck let Buddy duck under an
arm to head for home. Then the catch
er fired the ball to the grandstand
steps near the Washington dugout. And
two runs crossed.
HEINIE MUELLER, who grabbed |
i Pitcher Fussells bat to fan in the |
eighth, is the same Mueller who |
when with the Giants some years ago |
built q bear pen in the cellar Of his