Evening star., 1933-05-07
.EX-MATES SUbDUED
BY WH|TEH|LL, T0l
Griffith Made to Look Good
as Trader as Earl Jars
Down in Pinches.
BY JOHN B. KELLER.

~ ETROIT, May 6.-Showers
/ of hits instead of rain fell
- on Navin Field today, with
the Nationals producing
the heavier showering in spots to
wash away the Tigers in the 6-to-
2 flood.
Each side cracked out a dozen
SafetieS Of assorted sizes, with the
Cronin crew twice getting the
Jump on the Harris horde in the
early going by punching blows.
The first time, the Tigers came
came back to tie. After the
Nationals second clustering of
clouts that resulted in the scoring
of three tallies in the fourth frame.
however, the game was no contest.
AS a result Of Chicago idling, the
Nationals went into third-place tie with
the White Sox, one game back of the
league-leading Yankees and half in the
rear Of Cleveland's Indians.
AS 1t won, the Washington club may
have lost to some extent, however. In
the eighth inning, Buddy Myer, second
baseman, who had returned to the game
only five days ago after an enforced lay
of due to his mix-up with Benny Chap
man Of the Yankees in the battle Of
Griffith Stadium in the Capital early
last week, was struck on the back of
the head by one of Whitlow WyattS
pitches. The blow felled Myer and he
had to be carried from the field to a
hospital. Although the injury was not
considered serious at the time. it is
feared it may prove severe enough to
keep him out Of action during the re-
mainder of the series here.
THE $500 shivering in the stands were
L treated to two hcme runs. One was
Goose Goslin's third of the cam
paign. It was hoist into the bleachers
back Of center field and was made off
Wyatt in the seventh inning With two
out in the eighth, Hank Greenberg got
hold Of fast one and lcfted the ball
over the scoreboard back Of left-center
to the street beyond.
This first engagement OF the year be-
tween Washington and Detroit found
opposed at the outset southpaw slabmen
swapped by these clubs the past Winter
and as 1t progressed Clark Grifhth's
judgment as base ball trader was
proved sound-for the time being any
way.
Earl Whitehill, pitcher Griffith
plucked from the Tigers, was pitted
against Carl Fischer. who went to the
Tigers from the Capital outfit by
way Of St. Louis, and Earl got all the
glory. Though the Tigers failed to tap
him safely in only one round, he stead
lily grew stronger after that third in
ming in which the home side drew up to
tie by punching three blows After
that, it seemed the more the Tigers got
ON hn ha ctrT fEa ,Ot,t
eSque portsider became.
o. ARL showed excellent control. his
IL two passes not helping the Tigers
at all and wild pitch he cut loose
not figuring in their run-making. He
was credited with only four strikeouts,
but with a fine curve which he en-
ployed frequently in pinches, he got the
Detroit batters in such desperate situ-
at1ons they were ready to swing at al
most anything. That they did with
little effect, as their total of 10 stranded
on the bases indicates.
Fischer didn't last long. He took q
three-hit punishment in the second ses-
sion that netted the Nationals a run,
then they fell upon him for four more
blows in the fourth to take the lead
for the remainder CT the fray. That
fourth-inning attack convinced Man.
ager Bucky Harris it wasn't Fischers
day, so Vic Sorrell was on the bill when
the Washington club came up for its
fifth batting turn. He yielded nothing
more than one hit in two innings After
tnat. wyatt came on to slab into the
eighth round before wildness forced his
retirement in favor of Art Herring.
tallies.
Toe CRONTN started the Nationals on
j their scoring way. He opened the
eff the scoreboard. The bow manager
moved up as Kuhel bunted a single
and Bluege's hit to deep short account
ed for a run.
The Tigers got this tally back in the
third: Using the scoreboard for a
target, Fox. new member of the Tiger
cast, rif1ed a two-bagger Whitehill
| struck out Owen but Stone and Gehr-
| ringer singled in succession and the
home side had its tieing score. The
washington southpaw frightened to
strike out Walker, while Greenberg's
best was a cuff to the pitcher.
The fourth saw Fischer take a sound
lacing. With one out, Kuhel drew q
pass. Bluege doubled to break the
oe"oioeA anu oe"ell also QOuDled 10 put
| over marker. After Whitehill sacri-
feed, Myer singled to get Sewell home.
Manush got a single that was wasted
| when Goslin looked at q third strike.
The Goose's homer, though, was the
next tally for the Nationals and they
| chalked up their final in the eighth.
Then Wyatt walked Kuhel as a starter
and Bluege singled Joe to third. Sewells
hoist to the right fielder was too short
to let Kuhel get home. but Bluege
scampered to second as q throw went
to the plate. Here Wyatt filled the
bases by hitting Myer. Then Manush