Evening star., 1935-07-25
Called While Packing Up.

1EEMED OF little use TO the Natlon-
ais, either as utility infelder,
outfielder or part-time pitcher. KreSs
was told by President Clark Griffith to
report to the Chattanooga farm" The
other 5 major league clubs had waived
on him. Obviously he was through -
although Griff declared he would keep
strings on him until the deadline on
September Is
Then the diamond gods. who have
looked unkindly upon the slightly bald
redhead for the greater part of his
career in the American League, stepped
in KresS was home packing his bags
while at Griffith Stadium the Griffs
and Indians hooked-up in one of the
widest, wooliest double-headerS on
record.
Kress was gathering up his duds
when in the sixth inning of the
opener, Capt Buddy Myer was called
out on strikes by Umpire Charley
Donnelly and then thrown out of the
park for protesting too strenuously.
This made it necessary for Cecil
Travis, who had been on the bench
with sore leg, to play. Travis limped
to third base and Bluege moved over
to second while Strange held down
shortstop.
Then when Strange was taken out
for a pinch-hitter in the eighth,
Harris had no alternative but to play
Jake Powell on second base and move
Bluege to shortStop.
Makes Four Straight Hits.
GRIFFITH, however, was not going
to make Harris play outfielders in
the infleld if he could help it. Griff
rushed to telephone and told Kress
to report at the park at once. Red
arrived in nothing fiat.
Go in there, Red" ordered Griff
In the manner of the foot ball coach
using psychology on the prodigal half
back in college movies. land if you
can help us. I'll tear up the release"
1t would be nice to say that Wash
ington, spurred by Kress' return, won
the second game after dropping the
opener, 10 to g. No, the Nationals
were licked. 13 to 8, but it was not
Kress' fault. All Red did was to
make four straight hits, bat over two
runs, and take care of his only two
chances.
Thus was the wolf kept at bay at
the Kress doorstep. How long Red
will remain now is problematical, but
at least the willing Californian has
another chance
While Travis is out nursing his
painfully injured leg, Kress will play
shortStop and Bluege will hold down
third base Myer, who was expected
to return today, and Joe Kuhel will
round out the inf1eld.
Powell Also Hurts Leg.
EROM a Washington viewpoint
KresS' dramatic return is the only
bright feature today. Travis is out
for several days with his bad leg
as is Jake Powell, who suffered a
third attack of muscle cramps in his
underpinning yesterday. Cliff Bolton S
injured toe is no better and the reg
ular catcher may be out for a week.
Myer and Harris both were chased
from the park by Washington Enemy
No. l, Charley Donnelly, although
both were expected back today.
To top it all off. Washington's
pitching bugaboo is back. The Griffs
had chance to win the opener after
rallying to tie Cleveland. to 6, in the
eighth inning, but Jack Russell and
Lon Petit, who relieved Earl White
hill, blew up in the ninth The Tribe
counted four times, with a little help
from Jumps Donnelly, and it was all
over.
In the nightcap Kress g. Co. carved
out 7-to-O lead after five innings
but Bump Hadley couldn't hold it, MOI
could Eden Mclean, Ed Linke and
Buck NeWsom. The Tribe pounded
the first three named so hard that
when the nightcap went into the final
inning the score was tied, 8 to s.
Then, in a dying gesture to salvage
the game. Harris sent Newsom to the
slab, although working yesterday
meant he could not take his turn to-
day Saddest of all was that Newsom
was the worst of the lot The Indians
literally teed of on Buck to score five
runs and there was 13-to-8 licking