The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-09-12

expected OF major league UNI
pires, he never would have per-
mitted the game to go past the
sixth inning. Elon HogSett, the
Cherokee Indian boy, received
credit for winning the game that
Crowder started, but at least the
Griffs didn't beat that third De-
troit ace.
Mickey Cochrane attributes
the downfall of the team here to
the fact that the rain kept the
boys out of action for week.
Cochrane points out the fact
that on Labor Day Rowe had as
much stuff as ever a pitcher
showed. There were times yester-
day when Bridges had a carload
of stuff. In fact. when Detroit
got two runs in the first inning,
fans were willing to concede de-
feat to Bridges. But he didn't
carry his stuff, and he finally
beat himself.
Linke Hurls Well
Eddie Linke followed the eX-
ample set by Buck Newsom on
Tuesday and pitched a great
game of ball. Yes, it's true that
the Tigers got is hits in IL in
ningS off Linke. But with better
support, the chubby-faced Teuton
might have had a shut-out. At
worst he would have held the Ben
gals to a lone run.
Linke was a hero with goats
horns at one stage of the game,
for his grand and glorious but
wonderfully wild throw in the
eleventh inning set the stage for
the most dramatic play of the
game. Fame's fitful lightning
played around the head OF Ro.
berto Estallella and sent him off
the field, Washington's man OF
the baseball hour.
Fox singled to start the
eleventh, and Cochrane beat out
a tap to Linke. Now everyone
in the stands and on both
benches knew that Mickey had
a play beaten. That is, all but
one. He was Linke, and our
Edward threw high and wide,
putting Fox on third and Coch-
rane on second, with Gehringer
coming to the bat.
At times like these heroes are
not born, but they're discovered.
This moment discovered Roberto,
of the Pearl of the Antilles,
Charley Gehringer, one time pre-
tender to the American League
batting throne lined a savage
drive toward left. Roberto shared
the hard hit ball for a put out.
Quick as a flash he turned and
made for third base which Fox
had vacated, driven by that urge
that makes a ball player run
when he hears the ring of bat.
Estallella stepped on the bag
to complete a most surprising
double play. The catch was a
fine physical effort, but what
made the play stand out was
the speed Of action and thought,
the coordination Of mind and
muscle that impelled Estallella
to step on third base. 1t was
just instructive, perhaps. But out
of these divine thrusts Of instinct
or subconscious actions baseball
heroes are revealed to the cheer
ing crowds.
Cuban in Spotlight
The young Cuban figured in
three of the four runs scored by
the Griffs, including the winning
run which he scored when Bridges
threw wild to third trying to catch
him. He drove in the third run
scored by the team and was re-
sponSible indirectly for another
when Owen fumbled his grounder
early in the game.
He made a bad throw that pro-
duced a run for Detroit, and he
fielded a bunt that would have
rolled foul in the eighth inning.
But he more than made up for
any of his slips.
The Cleveland Indians come
into town today for four-day stay
here. There will be a double
header on Sunday in which Dick
Lanahan, the young left-hander
who starred with Chattanooga