Evening star., 1935-07-13
Rated Best Outfielder.

~ fielder on the club Powell first
was stricken on the ball field in Cleve-
land on June 49, After viciously foul
ing off a pitch, he suddenly collapsed
and began writhing in agony. Six
players were required to carry him
from the field, from where he was
transferred to q hospital and later
sent home.
Returning to the Grif1s in Phila-
delphia on July 4. Powell seemed as
good as new, but yesterday he suffered
another attack, though considerably
milder.
In the fourth inning the fleet gar
dener swung hard at one Of Alvin
Crowder's pitches and fell to the
ground after missing the ball. Then
he flied deep to Goslin and moved out
to center field for Detroit's half Of the
frame.
There, however, he suddenly called
time and began hopping about while
his players, recalling his awful agony
in Cleveland, rushed to him. He was
removed from the game and sent to
the dressing room, where the pain
struck harder. Only when the club
physician placed his leg in a certain
position was he out of pain.
He was not sent to a hospital yes
terday, but was to go this morning
for the x-rays. If his condition war
rants, Powell may play today or to-
morrow, but it is doubtful. There is
an equal chance that he will be out
for an indefinite period, or until the
doctors discover the source of the
peculiar ailment.
Long Absence Would Hurt.
A NY long absence of Powell would
prove a terrific blow to the Ma
tionals, Notwithstanding the promise
shown yesterday by young Dee Miles,
recently up from Chattanooga. A dis
appointment in Spring training, but
a star since shortly after the season
opened, Powell has been hanging up
an enviable record for a first-year
player.
Next to Buddy Myer he has been
the most valuable cog in the team,
with batting mark of .315 and the
second largest runs-batted-in total.
Defensively, Powell ever has been q
standout.
The return of Powell's ailment
wasn't the only blow to the Nationals
yesterday. They lost the final to the
Tigers, 2 to 1, when old Alvin Crowder
shaded young Ed Linke in swell slab
battle.
But, in defeat. Linke provided the
only source of joy.
Linke Lone Source of Joy.
FLASHING for the first time q
knuckle ball, the roly-poly pitcher
turned in his best performance of the
season, as he gave up only seven hits
and two passes, an unusually low to-
tai for him. Wildness, forcing him
to groove the ball frequently, has been
his greatest fault.
His mates gave him a 1-to-0 lead
in the first inning, but thereafter
they were able to do little with
Crowder, who gave up only one hit
In the last seven innings and only five
for the entire game. The Tigers tied
1t up in the fifth, employing one of
Linke's two passes, a stolen base and
wild throw by Holbrook. Then, in
the eighth, Hank Greenberg got the
first hit of Linke's new "knuckler," +"
rif1ing it to left field, scoring Petey
Fox.
In the process Of regaining the good
graces Of his bosses, Linke famed
half a dozen of the Tigers, including
Gehringer, Greenberg and Goslin, the
Detroit G-men. In the second frame
he famed the side, Greenberg and
White taking third strikes, while Cos
lin died swinging.
Miles drove across the Washington
run, singing in the first frame to
count Kuhel, who had doubled.