The Washington times., 1935-06-10

nome on MayFrank Buck" O'Neil
16 in fifth place, with a percent
age of just 500.
They're taking the train today
with a percentage of .467 having
won 10 games at home and lost
13. No fewer than eight of those
games were lost in consecutive or.
der. a dismal, doleful record, but
still a record.
The bad luck of the Griffs-
and there was some bad playing
too-did not stop with the loss
of eleven ball games. They lost
a $4,000 pitcher when the CLAM.
curious Buck NewSom had his left
knee cap shattered by a line
drive off the Dat of Earl Averill.
Can Only Guess
Just how long the colorbul Buck
will be out of action can only be
conjectured. It may be said now
that he is a thoroughly tractible
youth, who is willing to do any.
thing and everything to speed his
own recovery.
"I'm sorry I can't go west"
said Buck, "but it looks like
just can't. I'm resting my knee
and doing everything I can to
get it better just as quick as 1
can.
did you talk to the doctor"
he asked, and in his tone was
the pleading note Of a boy who
is baffled by this sudden mis-
fortune that leaped from a glis-
tening bat to strike him.
eyes," we answered.
"What did he say" asked
Buck.
Well, truth to tell, there's moth
ing much he can say. The break
is clean, and as long as Newsome
acts with intelligence he is going
to be all right and his leg with
recover. You can bet every fez in
Washington today that Buck will
act with intelligence. There never
was a kid in the world who is
more sincere about this baseball
thing than Newsome.
Bluege's Form Cheers
A development of more cheerful
note was the sudden return to the
form Of other years of the veteran
Ossle Bluege. Not only is Ossie
fielding like streak, but he's hit
ting. His single yesterday won
the game against the Macks and
closed the home stand with a VIC
tory.
Even more important than
Bluege's hitting, time and expert.
ence being what they are, is the
discovery of Henry Coppola, the
young pitcher who starred against
Boston as starter and twinkled
against the Athletics yesterday.
Barring the unforeseen, Cop
pola is going to be one of the great
young pitchers of the next few
years. He is acquiring diamond
wisdom daily. He has everything
else. Harris is counting heavily
upon Coppola for the rest Of the
season, and for several seasons.
Looking back over the stay at
home, Captain Buddy Myer stands
forth as one of the leading candi-
dates in the American League for
a position on the all star team
that plays in Cleveland on July 8.
Myer is the pinch man of the
Griffs, the man you're glad to see
striding to the plate when men
are in position to score. He's the
man you're glad to see fielding a
ball when you need a play to stop
the enemy. If there's a better all
around ball player in the game
around these parts his name es-
capes me at this time.
And incidentally, when they're
handing out awards for rookie
players, just remember jake
Powell. It is true that the young
center fielder has certain quaint
ideas about throwing to bases, but
he can nudge that ball in the
pinches and he can step out and
get hard hit drive with the best
of them. He can bunt and run
Yes, with a bit better mental work,
Jake will be in line for all star
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