The Washington times., 1935-04-18

But they'll tell M IA
you today that IN N Ashss
If the batting Frank Buck" O'NeilI
salvo won the game, the canny
Harris checked an uprising in the
sixth when Whitehill was tired
and ready to collapse. Harris
saved the day.
Harris scorned the conventional
to invoke percentage. He won by
moving Joe Kuhel back from the
bag when the Athletics had man
on first. Some students of base
ball blinked a little, but it was
smart baseball.
Get the set up: The score was
4 to 0 in favor of Washington.
Hooks opened the sixth with a
single. Cramer struck out. Under
the conditions and the late stage
of the game, the Athletics did not
figure to run. They had to con.
serve their opportunities; they had
to hit and gamble on a big In
ming.
Moses came to bat and tore
into a fast ball, lacing it toward
right field. With Kuhel holding
Hooks close to first, that ball
would have been good for base
hit. There would have been men
on first and third with one out.
But Kuhel fielded the ball and
threw to Larry, forcing Hooks.
There were two away then ana
the tension relieved. Happy play
it was, for Whitehill passed two
men, and would have forced over
a run with only one out. He
would have been taken out OF the
box, and anything might have
happened.
Russell DOOrman
Plenty did happen in that great
diamond battle, but the Athletics
were checked in launching what
might have been their great Of
fensive.
Jack Russell has won a new
name. The tall Texan who stepped
in and checked the rallying
Athletics when Earl Whitehill
tired under the strain OF trying
to pitch nine innings is the ottl'
cial Door Shutter" of the Wash
ington baseball club.
Bucky Harris will see to it that
Russell is not called to shut
the doors after the guests have
departed. No, sir, he'll be in
there before the crashers really
have a chance to establish them
selves in the foyer of Victory
Hall. Now maybe all of this
doesn't make sense to you, so
we will have to invite the read
err into the dressing room OF
the Griffmen, still flushed with
victory over the Athletics, their
enthusiasm and confidence not
disturbed by Jimmy Foxx's first
1885 home run.
Russell is going to be my
first relief man this year." said
Harris. The managers face
was set and his tones were
low and firm. 81 intend to use
him as the door shutter and
trouble preventer. He will
never relieve when we're be
hind. But If we have to hold
a lead of a run and the going
is tough you can look for
Russell to come out of the bull
pen.
"How will that effect his
pitching recOrd?" asked your
very troublesome representative.
eff he holds the other team
in check, credit for winning
will 60 to the first pitcher,
or the man whom Russell re-
lieveS?"
HARRIS WILL JUDGE
"I1l be the judge of his re-
cord" snapped Harris, and
suggestion Of fire came into his
eyes. "RusSelI's work yesterday
was outstanding but not a bit
surprising to me. He had speed
and his curve broke low. He
allowed one hit, but he stopped
scoring. That was his job.
II let WhitehilI pitch for
while even after 1 realized he
was firing. 1t was important
that Earl remain in the box
and get his work. If 1 had
taken him out earlier than 1
did, he would still be short. AS
it is, he had his work, Russell
stopped the AS, and we won
fine ball game"
Yes indeed, 1t was a fine ball
game, and Russell did splendid
relief work. Ole Texas Jack is
ready to go this spring, and if
not called upon in forlorn hopes
Harris assuring us that he will
not-we're going to have q real
good pitcher.
WhitehilI Short Of Work
Earl Whitehill tired after five
brilliant innings and had to be
relieved in the eighth with two
runs over, a man on base, and
no one out. In the sixth you
noted loss of stuff. Hooks singled
and after a force play and a