Evening star., 1933-08-28
By STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

BY Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
~LEVELAND. August 2S-Alec
McColl, newest member of the
Washington pitching staff,
toiled in the minors nearly 10
years before facing big league f1inging.
But after his first crack at it he leads
the American League batters.
Sent in as relief pitcher in the Sec
ond game here yesterday, Alec had but
one turn at bat, that against Clint
Brown in the fifth inning. Swinging
from the left side. he skidded single
to left to get batting average of 1000.
McColl got along right well in the
three and one-third innings he right
handed his way against the Indians,
too. Assuming the pitching task after
the Tribe had pummeled Crowder. one
of the circuits best Slabmen, for seven
safeties and six runs. the recent pur-
chase from the Washington farm at
Chattanooga needed a sparkling one
hand catch by Manush to get him out
of the third inning, but he was steady
thereafter.
The Tribe cOmbed McCOll for
three hits in the next three
rounds. GalatZer opened the
fourth session with an infield
tap and made second as McColl
heaved wide of the initial base.
Burnett's eraSure moved Galat-
zer to third, but the mighty
Averill couldn't touch the old
timer and Vosmik also proved
mark.
McColl threw a third strike by Hale
at the start of the fifth. then subdued
Boss and Cissell after Pytlak went out
in the sixth, Brown singled only TO be
forced out by Galatzer. Then Burnett
singled but again McColl was more
than a match for Averill.
McColl performed more like major
veteran than pitcher making his big
league debut at an age-he is past 81
when even most minor moundsmen
are ready to pass out OF the game.
AHCCOLL-ALEXANDER BOYD are
VI the front nameS-moved around
considerably before landing In
the big show. He started his profes-
sional career back in 1915 with the
Portsmouth club of the old Ohio State
League. Soon he was with the Cleve-
combat Federal League interests. Then
he moved to South Bend in the Central
League and by 1917 he was with Mem
phis in the Southern Association. He
moved to Toledo Of the American As
Sociation to stay four seasons. then was
with st. Joseph of the Western League
for a spell Minneapolis of the Amer
lean Association had him for time
in 1924 and the next year he was with
Dallas in the Texas League.
In 1926 McCoH 1uds out OF base
ball altogether. His arm had
gone back on him, but an opera
tiou in 1DHich a piece of bone uas
remoued from his finging ,cing
proved so successful he picked up
,cith Dallas again in 1927 to re-
main 1Dith it tho seasons.
Akron of the Central League had him
in 1929, then he shifted to the South
ern Association. After terms with
Mobile, Nashville and Knoxville, he
took up with Chattanooga last year.
McColl is an Ohioan. He was born
at Eagleville in Ashtabula County
March 20, 1896. but at an early age
moved to Geneva, q town about 20
miles from Cleveland, where he still
makes his residence.
TN his two innings against the In
dams in the second game yester-
day big Ed Chapman showed re-
markable improvement since he first
pitched for the Nationals against the
Athletics in Washington three weeks
ago.
In this second effort he had lot Of
zip to his fast ball, displayed bathing
curve and his control was Of high order.
He struck out Vosmik, first batter to
face him. with four pitches. Brown.
the Cleveland pitcher, got the only hit
of Ed. It was single made after two
were out in the eighth.
Manager Cronin believes Chap
man may prove quite useful to
the Nationals during their long
home stand next month.
Those nine errors made by the In
dams In the first game of the Sunday
double header here not only set q rec
ord for this season for fuzzy fielding
By major league club, but also for