Evening star., 1935-06-06
HARRIS SURE FRED
WILL CL0UT AGAIN
Shows Faith in Gardener
After He Fails in Game
Won From Red Sox.
BY FRANCIS f. STAN.

TN ROLES Of part-time regular and
pinch-hitter, Fred Schultz lately
has been resembling something
that might be weighed for postage,
Grated and mailed to Albany or Chat
tanooga. Even Fred's best friends
might tell him so.
But Bucky Harris, who is his boss,
severest critic and the man most
deeply disappointed in the work of the
btg gardener, isn't going shopping for
stamps. In the face of Schulte'S al
most pitiful performance yesterday
and a season batting average hardly
higher than frankie Kicks weight,
the Nationals pilot went to bat for
Schultz while celebrating-of all
things-a victory.
"Of all the right-handed ba!ters I
considered throwing in the lineup
against southpaw pitchers" Bucky de-
clares, only Schultz is going to be
put to work from now on. l can't
believe the big guy is as bad as he has
shown. Nobody could be and play
ball in the big leagues.
Even If his batting average goes
down to .050 I'm going to use Schultz
in right field when left-handers are
pitching I'll shame him into hitting
or find out that he just can't bat
Puny Average Becoming Punier.
CCHULTE'S failures this season.
~ especially yesterday against the
Red Sox when he Topped on four
occasions to win ball game that ulti-
mately was annexed to in weird
but welcome faShion-have been a
blow to Harris The Nationals have
three good gardeners in Heinie
Manush, Jake Powell and Jack Stone.
but two of em are left-handerS. And
with three-quarterS of his infield left
handlers, as we'll as his catcher. it is
convenient, to say the least, to be able
to insert a right handed hitting player
against left-handed pitching.
Schultz appears to be Harris only
real hope at present. Fred Sington is
a nice fellow, was a great foot ball
tackle and the proud papa of brand
new baby boy. but he has yet TO prove
himself big-league ball player. But
Schultz has been a good man 10 have
IN lineup for several years.
Yet to go on his record this season,
Fred is falling short of the require
ments. In the last two weeks he has
been able to hit only OIL in starting
roles and as a pinch-hitter. On May
as he opened with single and since
then he has gone to bat l3 times
without safety. His season average,
under microscope, reads .147.
Bucky's Confidence May Be Tonic.
GCHULTE isn't loafing or sulking be-
~ cause AL Powell has taken his
centerield job. Fred has been in
there trying but it hasn't been enough.
Harris declaration of confidence may
be just the tonic the fellow needs.
When, and if, Schultz comes around
to his oldtime form, the Nationals
will be sitting considerably prettier.
consistent batter from the right
side of the platter will be some
thing no rival southpaw pitcher will
welcome in the Washington lineup.
Aio' Nn+o PApFON I1du
Schultz been batting the Griffs would
not have been forced to wait 10 heart
testing innings to see their eight-game
losing streak finally broken at the ex-
pense Of Lefty Grove and the Boston
Red Sox.
-Four times during the contest
Schultz had an opportunity to make
1t easier for Earl Whitehill, who
fought a gallant uphill battle before
finally Lady Luck's stony heart melted
and opened to the downtrodden Wash
ingtons. In the first frame. after
Powell had singled Myer across and
sent Larry to third, Schultz came to
the bat and failed. A single would
have driven two runs across, for
Powell had taken second on the throw
that failed to nip Larry at third. In
stead, Fred lofted out