The Washington times., 1934-07-11

FOR alCnOugn Cne game LurL1eO
out to be a knock-down, drag-out
affair before it ended, the result
might have gone the other way
had Manager Bill Terry saved
Carl Hubbell to pitch the late
innings instead Of the first three.
But Terry, apparently believing
all the pregame stories anent the
powerful pitching that was going
to put his team over, started
Hubbell, leaving it up to Lon
Warneke, Van Mungo and the
others to hold the opposition after
a few National League runs had
been scored.
The dire consequences found
not only the American Leaguers'
the winner, 8 to 7, but Terry
short-handed for capable pitch
ers to stem what happened to be
a rushing tide Of base hits.
Works Out o. X.
Cronin'S master -minding, on
the other hand, worked out in
every successful way imaginable.
First the young leader sent in
Lefty Gomez on the strength the
southpaw might pitch scoreless
bail. Next he used Charlie Ruff
ing (who was knocked out Of the
box), while finally he called upon
whom he cinSidered his ace in
the hole-Mel Harder, crack
Highlander of the Cleveland In
dians, also one of the best pitch
ers in the American League.
And Harder, pitching as If his
very life depended upon the re-
suit, turned in as, beautiful q
relief effort as. an. manager
could desire. The National
Laeguers reached Harder for only
one hit-that coming in the
ninth inning when Billy Her.
mann doubled with one out.
Harder had Terry's gang eating
out of his hand, even in the fifth
when he was forced to rush to
Charlie Rulings rescue with
men on first and second bases
and nobody out.
Hubbell turned in easily the
most sensational "bit" Of the
early going. The American
Leaguers reached him for two
hits in. his three innings it's
true, but at no time was the
New York Giant pressed.
Strikes Out Sluggers
In the first, ining Hubbell struck
out such dangerous batsmen as
Babe Ruth, Lou ,Gehrig and Jimmy
Foxx. Following this he famed
AL Simmons and Joe Cronin-end-
ing the second inning by tanning
Lefty Gomez after Bill Dickey had
singled. Then in the third he re-
tired the side in easy fashion,
despite walking Heinie ManuSh,
American Leagues leading batter,
who was removed from action by
Cronin after the third.
The American. LeaguerS jumped
on four "relief" pitchers during
the remainder Of the fray, namely,
Lon Werneke, Van Mungo, jerome
Dean and Fred Farmhouse, and
at a time when scores could have
been prevented by the insertion Of
good pitching.
Six Runs in Fifth
Six runs in the fifth inning &C.
tually won the fray for Manager
Joe Cronin and his team Of stars.
Before this orgy, Hubbell left the
game with a 4-to-0 lead as a re-
suit of frankie FriSch's home run
in the first inning and Joe Med
wick's circuit clout with two on
base in the third.
Earl Averill, M a n ger Joe
Cronin, himself, and Al Simmons
supplied the biggest part of the
American Leaguers' hitting at
tack. Averill collected a triple
and double to knock in four runs.
Cronin contributed a single and
double which drove across two
runs, while Simmons gathered two
doubles and q Single-all Of which
started vicious batting rallies.
And Cronin, to make his day
even more complete, got revenge
for Terry's out-maSter- -minding
him in the 1888 World Series.