Evening star., 1933-05-25
DROP TO LONE HIT
IN FACING BRIDGES
Homer by KuheI Mars Game
for Tiger Hurting Third
SingIe-Safety Tilt.
BY JOHN b. KELLER.

TOMMY BRIDGES, the De-
troit pitcher, still is looking
for that no-hit game, but
could he pitch against the
Nationals once in every four or
five days he might not be long IN
finding it. 1t seems that Tommy
has to do little more than toss his
glove into the pitchers box to
make wearers of the Washington
livery forget what bats are for.
He made marks of them in Detroit
last August when Dave Harris step
ped up with two out in the ninth
to single and blast a perfect-game
hope. He did the same thing mere
Yesterday when kept from no-hit-game
fame only by Joe KuhelS home-run
hit over the right field fence after one
was out in the eighth inning.
Bridges also narrowly missed pitch
ing a no-hit affair on his nome iog
early this season. On April 70, ne
stopped the Browns cold for seven m
nings only to have Sammy west single
in the eighth to spoil everything. He
now must feel there amt no Justlce'
This pitcher, who seems well on tne
way to a record for missing nc-hit
games within two seasons, mlgnt MT
the mark, though, if given more snots
at the Nationals Almost any pltcner
might come through with no-hitter
when facing the Capital club the way
il has not hit in several recent en-
counters. ..,;
The Nationals are making something
of a record themselves. In tour Oh
their last six games their proves a'
hat has been notable for its absence
They got but six hits off Paul Gregory
of the White Sox last Friday. on
Sunday Walter Miller of the same
club limited them to two hits. tues,
day they got only three hits on FREQ
Marberry of the Tigers. Ana yeslei-
day one safety.
dozen hits in four games played
within six days is not fattlng tnat
will get the Nationals places, It's not
swatting that will move ciuo Ior-
ward on the championship trail.
MONTE WEAVER pitched pretty
Nl good ball game for the Nationals
Yesterday. despite the 10 hits and
masses he yielded The Tigers mace
,,se of only five of the hits to get
3-to-1 victory that netted them tne
series. two games to one. Tnree-run
nitching is not beaten often In these
days of free scoring. especially Wnen
it is a club Of supposedly champion
ship caliber that puts forth the tnree-
run pitching.
tn he pitted against Bridges. Ordinary.
the little Tiger twirler is tough 70
tackle. On one of his good days, 1t Is
ali but impossible to beat him. Ana
Yesterday was one OF Bridges big days
Bridges pitched to only 20 batters
and lust got on the runway. AT the
beginning of the fourth inning Sam
Rice reached first when his bunt was
cuffed about by the Detroit boxman.
But Sam watched Manush loft OUT,
then was caught in double-pla with
Goslin. After. Kuhel hit his homer,
Harris got on In the ninth. With one
out in the ninth the Sheriff batted for
weaver. Remembering that hit OF
Harris that spoiled his game in Detroit
last August Bridges pitched carefully.
Perhaps too carefully for Harris got the
lone pass issued by the little boxman.
But Bridges wasn't worried. He
frightened to throw third strike past
Rice and the best Manush could DO
was roll an easy one to the nrst
baseman.
Other than kuhefS nomer, puV siA VI
Bridges pitches were driven beyond the
infield. He struck out eight and flve
times threw the third strike by the
batter.
CCORING of Weaver came in the
- second and eighth innings. With
one out in the second Greenberg
singled, Owen tripled and Rogen dou-
bled to put over q Tiger tallies. Owen
opened the eighth with a two-bagger,
moved up on Hayworth's out and
crossed when Bridges singled. The lit
tie pitcher got into the game both ways.