The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-31

than pennant rs
winning pace.
It is safe to "Buck' O'Seill
say that if Lefty Gomez were in
his 1884 form that the New York
ers would be winging along in
front Of the parade.
The first of the three baseball
mile stones was passed yesterday
with the Chicago White Sox still
fighting valiantly to maintain
their position. The Griffs are
two games below the 500 mark,
snugly settled in sixth place.
What their station will be on
July 4 and Labor Day, the re-
naming markers to be negotiated
is yelled by the future.
Including The doubleheader yes
terday, the GriffS have played 26
games. We have had eight COM
plete games pitched. Bump Had.
ley was the leader in going the
route, and has four such perform
ances to his credit. Earl White
hill has two nine-inning games
this month, and the unfortunate
Buck NeWSom went the distance
in his two starts locally.
Mark Pitching Peak
In those games we record the
peak of Washington's pitching ef-
fectivenesS. In the other 10 games
of the month no fewer than 81
names have been announced as
"pitchin' for Washington" We
have seen as many as four Wash
ington pitchers pass in review in
a single game on at least two oc-
casions. It has become the con.
ventional thing for three pitchers
to be thumbed into the game, and
no comment was occaSioned
when two of the tossers tossed.
Basing all representations be-
tween today and the time Buck
Newsom RECEIVERS the use: of his
shattered left leg, and also his
arm, on the past performances OF
the pitchers, we would say that
it is going to be long hot sum-
mer.
There's a break in the schedule
today to create double header
in Philadelphia tomorrow. Earl
,Whitehill, chancellor of Biloxi,
will pitch one of the games with
Jack Russell, held out Of action
since May 81, ready for a start
ing assignment; Four days rest
is virtually suspension for Rus
sell. Incidentally, it will be Rus
sells debut as starting pitcher.
He has been used to rush that
oxygen tank into middiamond to
rescue some haplesS teammate.
Don't ask me who will start
the game on Sunday" piped
Bucky Harris today, and for
that very reason this gOSsiping
reporter asked no questions.
II guess I'll go right back to
the numberS-Out-Of.a-hat system
and see what happens. I'll start
someone and hope for the best.
Maybe that will help us a lit
tle."
The Yankees ruined the. after
noon for Leon Petit yesterday.
It was the left handlers second
start Of the season. He had
previously attempted the feat OF
beating the Yankees in New York
on May i, but on that occasion
retired in favor of Weaver, who
won the game. There was no
such happy ending for Petit yes
terday.
KayO Petit e.
The Yankees knocked him out
Of the box in the fifth inning
after punching four hits on him.
They scored three runs, which
with the three of the first frame
were more than enough to win
the game. Linke was no great
help, but it didn't matter. Those
Yankee bats were ringing all day.
Hadley pitched the full route
for the Griffs in the first game
and did well, all things consid'
cred. That, is he allowed four
runs. But when the Yankees
needed a run they just stepped
up and hit the ball. Throughout
the afternoon they consistently
hit to right field when it was
necessary to send men from first
to third.
There is extreme speed on that
Yankees club. Chapman made q
sucker out Of Powell in getting a
double out Of a single in the sec
end game. Hill gambled with
Manush's arm and made double.
These two boys probably could beat
any two men from any other teams
in the league.
Vito Tamulis, the stocky Lithu-
anian, pitched his third shut out
of the season yesterday, and Incl
dentally, his second consecutive
scoreleSs game. The Griffs had
plenty Of chances but flivvered IN
the pinch. There were II Wash.
ington runners left on bases.
Throughout the afternoon the
fielding was brilliant. Manush and
Powell stood out for Washington.
while a Somersaulting catch BY
Hoag, and Gehrig'S gem on Ma