The Washington times., 1934-04-18
WANTED JACK
ASSTART|NG
PITCHER
BY GARRETT WATERS
Times Staff Correspondent


BOSTON, April 18.-Jack Rus
sell is relief pitcher again.
Manager Joe Cronin admitted
as much today even though he
wouldn't come right out and say
that the young hurler would be
used in relief roles and relief roles
only during the remainder Of the
season.
Russell returned to his familiar
war front in the sixth inning OF
Yesterdays opener here with the
Boston Red Sox, which the Griffs
finally won, 6 to S, after II in
nings Of battle.
And although Cronin withdrew
him from the mound after he had
toiled two and two-thirds innings
the young hurler's efforts TOOK
away all his chances of getting
starting assignment in the remain
ing contests of this series, which
ASSIGNMENT Cronin had told him
he would get early this week when
prospects and circumstances were
then in accord with the idea.
Situation Calls for Jack
But the young pilot explained
today that he used Russell as a
rescue man over Others on the
staff in Difference to the situation
in the sixth inning, which had the
powerful hitting Ferrell coming 10
the plate, the weak-hitting Wal"
ters and the pinch-nitter Manager
Bucky Harris had in mind TO rusn
into action, and this after Ear!
Whitehill had just been banged
for four hits in a row.
Manager Cronin later explained:
81 had intended to hold Jack
back for a starting role Later
this week, but when that situa-
ton bobbed up in the sixth l
lust couldn't keep from calling
on the guy because Of the way
he delivered for us in the many
pinches last year. It's true o
starting chance has been taken
away from him now, but therein
he openings in the future which
he'll be able to fill, unless OF
course, / can't keep from using
him as a relief man again. But
saw, isn't he just that sort OF a
pitcher? That's why used MIN
as Whitehill's rescue man yes"
terday."
Ferrell reached Jack for
bingle after looking over Two
balls and two strikes, put tne
young pitcher retired Waiters on
a fly to Schultz, "got" Manager
Harris pinch hitter-Dusty Cooke
by the strike-out route, and
Max Bishop, the next batsman;
In the seventh, Russell retired
the side in order, Judge going
out on a pop to Myer and john
son and Reynolds on flies 10
Schultz and Manush respectively.
Russell Removed
The eighth, however, found
Russell being removed from the
box because of the use Of some
strategy by Manager Joe Cronlr1.
It's true. the Sox hit Jack In this
frame and hit him hard. but he
could have weathered the storm
QaQ 11OC CEO4A4A OCCAACN AZ WOW
to play the percentage type OF
baseball, which proved to be such
success last year.
Solters, Ferrell and Walters had
Just gathered bingles and Henry
johnson had just popped out to
Myer for the second put-out Of the
frame, when Manager Cron1n
motioned General Alvin Crowder
to the mound to pitch to Bishop.
Crowder pitched to the former
Philadelphia performer all right
by retiring him on a grounde2 to
Myer.
Then the game went on to the
eleventh where Crowder finally
emerged the victorious pitcher
when he held the Sox scorelesSs
following a half inning before In
which the Griffs had pushed over
an important marker as q result
of Cronin's double, Schulte'S "llfe"
while being hit by a pitched ball.
Pinch Hitter DugaS' walk and wal
ters' error on Pinch Hitter Dave
Harris bounder down the third
base line.