Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-10
Russell. CoppOls Solve Problem.


PUT Russell, except for emergencIes
when the Nationals want ball
game the worst way. will begin all
of his future pitching in the frst
inning He proved his right TO a start
ing job Yesterday when the Athletics
we're whipped in 10 innings. to 4,
in Washington's final tilt here for
nearly a month.
Jack didn't get official credit for
winning. partly due to fault not his
own, but for eight innings-his longest
stretch this season and, with a single
exception, last season-he pitched a
really fine ball game.
The performance OF the reformed
relief moundsman was quite boost
to the stock of the GriffS, who today
entrained for a Western swing that
is to comprise l8 games in is days.
Consecutive f1ve-game series in Chi
cago. St. Louis and Cleveland each
are to open with double headers. and
if Harris had only Hadley and White
hill 10 look to as dependable pitchers,
as he did few DAYS ago, ne truly
would be in sorry plight.
But young Coppola, on the strength
of his recent fve-hit shutout. has
given promise Of developing into some
thing Of a sensation. And now Rus
sell has demonstrated 70 the rom
plete satisfaction Of Skipper Harris
that to keep him in the bullpen is 10
waste a winning starter.
Triples 10 Provide Lead.
4 WEEK ago yesterday in Philadei-
- phia Jack gave an inkline ri
what he had on the ball these DAYS,
He turned in five f1awless innings,
but then. naturally gated for only
short distances. due TO constant use
as q part-time hurler he weakened
Yesterday, against the same club,
he gave a good deal more than an
inkling. But for three errors by his
mates. he undoubtedly would have
started and finished a game for tho
first time since l933-snd won il over
a pet Washington jinx. Vernon
Whitley Wilshere.
Only 10 batsmen faced Russell IN
the first six innings and the odd one
was the result of an error by the
usually perfect Ossie Bluege. who put
Jimmy Foxx on base in the second
inning. sacrifice and Eric McNsir's
double scored Jimmy, but weird
double-play ended the inning.
That was all for the Athletics until
the eighth and, meantime, Russell vao
surprising in another respect. He
tripled. of all things. TO drive across
in irl M lat
scored himself.
Griffs' Late Rallies Win.
60 1T was to l going into tbs
~ eighth. but il was the frame pre-
vious that sapped RusSells strength
A single, only the third hit for the
AS; a boot by Buddy Mver and an
other by Blueee put Jack in q hole
and he had to work hard to escape
unscathed. A great fielding plav by
himself on Higgins hot shot helped.
Then, in the eighth. after retiring
two pinch hitters he was touched for
| two doubles, one scratchy. for the As
second run. The ninth found him
wabbly. Foxx tripled, Rabbit WarStlei
doubled him home with hit off the
handle of his bat and. after McNail
was safe on a sacrifice that became
an unsuccessful fielders choice, Rus
sell retired in favor of Coppola. Hig-
gins scored Wsrstler with long f1v
before the sswed-off TarZan disposed
of the side.
Trailing, to 8. the Nationals here
provided the crowd Of 5000 with its
big thrills. In the last OF the ninth,
Pinch-hitter Lary's single, Bluege's
walk and Warstler's wild throw on
Manush's grounder tied the score, 4
all. Then. after Ed Linke retired the
AS in order In the tenth. Bolton sin
gled to open the Griffs' half nj the
extra inning, advanced on Knhels
sacrifice. and scored on Bluege's single
after Linke had grounded out.