Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-10-03
J|TTERS, WARNEKE
DISRUPT DETRO|TS
American League Cham
pions Made to Eat Out of
Cub Hurler'S Hand.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,
STAFF CORRESPONDENT of The Star.

DUAL correspondence OF ne SLdIs
~ ETROIT, October 3.-Petted
and pampered in victory or
defeat for two years, the
bleeding, clawed-up Tiger to-
day finally faces the necessity of
proving to his public that he really
is a fang-baring, ferocious jungle cat
and not a glorifled feline of the
alley variety.
This is not intended to convey the
impression that Detroit is washed up
on Mickey Cochrane's American
League champions merely because they
lost the opener of the world series to
Chicago's snarling Cubs. On the con-
trary, state of hysteria comparable
to that of the past instantly can be
exhibited.
But the Tiger first must show his
teeth under series pressure because it
requires no peek into a crystal ball to
perceive that even loyal natives are
beginning to wonder if the Bengal
pack is the terrific band of fighters il
is cracked up to be-
This goes especially for the biggest
Tiger of all-Hank Greenberg.
OFF hand, it would seem to be nc
disgrace to be beaten by the kind
of pitcher that Lon Warneke was yes
terday in the Cubs 3-to-0 victory
before nearly $4,000 fans. Warneke
delivered one of the real masterpieces
in world series annals. His curve vir-
tually was unhittable. His 'sinker'
dipped toward the dirt. Now and then
he would throw in a sneaky fast ball
But the objection to it all was that
# the Tigers had to eat out of Chi
cago pitchers hand, they might at
least snarl and growl. In other words
the Bengals seemed to take their beat
ing too much as matter of course
They were seemingly resigned at bat
and lifeless on the field except in a
few instances when a worse ailment
set in-jitters The Bengal, not the
young Cub, was the jittery party.
Hank Fails to Produce.
WHEN the Tigers bowed to the Car
Nv dinals last year the natives took
the defeat in charitable manner.
'They lack experience" was the pop
ular opinion. wait until the next
time they get into world SERIES
Well, this is the next time and even
though this is an early stage of the
current classic, the Tigers do not
seem to be greatly improved.
Not only were they shut out yes
terday by the Owl Of the Ozarks, but
the Tiger string of goose-eggs in world
series competition, carried over from
last year, was run to 81 in a row.
Detroit hasn't scored run in a world
series since the sixth inning of the
sixth game of the 1884 set.
This is no slight charge. Thrown
against poor pack of misfit teams
in the American League, the Bengals
displayed marked ability. They won
going away. Hank Greenberg pulver-
ICES every day pitching and winds up
with a fancy batting average, CO.
shares the home-run title with Jimmy
Foxx, and bats in more runs than
anybody in base ball He deservedl-
is chosen the most valuable player in
the league.
IN BATTING practice Hank poured
- a volley of home runs into the ri
diculously short left-field bleachers
yesterday, but in the game he failed
to get ball out of the infield Thus,
would it be any wonder if Tigertown
suddenly began to look upon Mr.
Greenberg as something that turned
sour overnight
You may talk about Gehringer and
Goslin, Cochrane and Fox, but unless
Grenberg is hitting the Tigers haven't
got chance. Big Hank is the MAIN
spring of the offense, as was proved
last year. When the Dean boys stood
Hank on his ear, the Tigers took a
terrific beating.
The Cubs apparently have figured
that if they stop Greenberg they will
win. Warneke bore this out in the
manner in which he worked on hank
Once he was too careful and walked
him. Lon seemed to tighten up then
and also passed Goslin, pitching seven
consecutive balls in the process Of
walking the pair. But he braced end
worked out of It necely by retiring Fox
and Rogell.
That-a fourth Inning Incident
represented the Tigers most se1lous
threat to win the ball game.
Tiger Jitters Aid Cubs.
THE Cubs won the opener in first
inning through the medium of
some daring base ball, timely hitting
and Tiger filters. Augie Galan, with
two strikes on him, drove a hit past
Rogell, the Detroit shortstop. The
ball rolled into short center field and
every nearby Tiger scurried after it,
leaving second base nicely unprotected
Galan graciously slid into second
base and then, while Rowe threw away
Billy Herman's swinging hunt, Augie
scored. Fred Lindstrom's sacrifice and
Gabby Hartnett's clean single put
across the other first-inning run.
Rowe was great after that, sustain
ing only the damage of four scattered
singles and Frank Demaree's home
run in the ninth inning with the
bases empty.
But so was Warneke great. His
curve ball had the Tigers left-handed
batters completely baffled, so much
so, in fact, that Lon personally threw
out eight of the Bengals and picked
up another roller by Cochrane and
beat him to first base for a putout.
Petey Fox, who may be the out
standing star of the series, was the
only Bengal to fathom Warneke's
stuff. Fox hit a double and a single
for half of Detroit's hits. The others
were contributed by Jo-Jo White
and Rowe.