Evening star., 1935-08-15
ROCK SENT BACK
TO CHATTANOOGA
Has Worst Day in 1872 Loss
to Tigers-Bucky Benches
Powell for Loafing.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.
Stan Correspondent OF The Star.


of 1896 pitching aid from the
youngster all but completely
~ blasted, Manager Bucky
Harris of the Nationals today an
nounced that Whitley Hayes. right
handed rookie slabman. will be re-
turned to Chattanooga.
A month ago the 22-year-old
hurler brought up from the farm"
arrived to pitch an impressive win
ming start against the Browns and
send Harris hopes soaring. Some
time today. Bucky announced, he will
leave for Chattanooga. Whitley, 1t is
feared, still is far short of being a
major league pitcher.
His release cuts the Nationals slab
staff to seven men on the eve of their
most trying part of the American
League schedule.
In the next IA days the Griffs are
to play 18 contests, winding up a
series with the Tigers today and to-
morrow and then heading for Cleve-
land, Chicago and st. Louis in that
order.
Blasts Harr1S hopes.
Harris for a time had counted on
Hayes following his impressive lotto
victory over st. Louis on July 13,
but, except that one effort, he has
been consistently ineffective.
He reached a new low for inef-
fectiveness yesterday as the Nationals
absorbed their worst pasting of the
season, an 1S-to-2 defeat at the
hands of the Tigers.
There's still hope for the kid"
declared Harris, but he's just not
ready yet"
Whether he'll be ready for an
other crack next year I don't know.
I hope so. but Hayes has much to
learn"
Mats Pitching All Bad.
DESPITE this sorry showing,
49, Whitley had plenty of company
in yesterdays defeat. Newsom. who
started, gave up the same number
hits and passes as Hayes and
Buck retired at the end of the second
inning with the Tigers ahead, to o.
Then Hayes came in to take his
beating and finally Leon Petit fol-
lowed to turn in a four inning stretch
for which he was awarded no medals.
All in all, II hits, walks and
hit batSman we're contributed by the
Washington pitchers.
Schoolboy Rowe did the Detroit
hurling, vim ing his fourth straight.
victory and his thirteenth win of the
season. He also took down batting
honors by collecting five hits in as
many times to the plate, including a
double and a triple. He scored three
runs and batted across four more.
Powell Peeves Bucky.
lake POWELL may be one of base
- balls rookie sensations of 1885 and
q hunk of WaShington's next season
nucleus, but the fleet centerfelder will
do no loafing and get away with 1t.
For the first time this season Powell
yesterday was benched by Harris for
q reason other than injury. With his
benching Jake also received a repri-
mand when he loafed on single by
Marvin Owen IN the second inning.
He was lucky didn't fine him"
said Harris. Next time he'll get a
fine. II we're going to lose ball games,
we'll do it because we couldn't win,
not because we wouldn't"
With the score, 2-to-0, in favor OF
the Tigers and two down, Owen sin
sled to center. Powell fumbled the
ball, but still had plenty Of time to
throw out Owen, as he busted for
second. Instead, he came up with the
ball in lazy fashion and threw semi
lob to Buddy Myer.
On the heels of that hit and error,
Rowe singled to score Owen and Buck
Newsom filled the bases by two walks
and hitting a batsman, then two more
hits followed for a six-run inning.
Not only did Powell falter afield
yesterday, but his hitting during the
last three weeks has tailed of to an
alarming degree.
Redmond on Hospital List.
JACK REDMOND. spare backstop,
~ sat in the stands yesterday with
his left kan1 in splint from
peculiar ailment similar to that which
Pitcher Ed Linke suffered in his arm
last year.
About o month ago Redmond COM
planned of q coldness and numbneSs
In the first two fingers Of his catch
ing hand, but he thought nothing
more Of it unit. the team arrived here.
Then, after one inning of catching in
the opener, Jacks fingers began to
ache.
A physician examined the digits,
discovered there was no pulse or life,
and bapdaged the hand with an ad-
monition not to use it for some time.
Cecil Travis and Bill Rogell traded
bats yesterday. Travis got one hit in
four trips with Rogelrs stick, but the
Tiger shortstop didn't use the lumber
he procured from Travis.
Middle Atlantic League.
rL,~Ineko.