Evening star., 1936-07-01
BUCKY SHOCKING
TO YANKEE SERIES
Twin Bill With Athletics To-
day UnWeICome-More Toll
NeWSOm'S Need.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.
etaff CORRESPONDENT of The Star,

NHILADELPHlA, july liner
- hoped-for climb back into the
first division postponed by rain,
Il the Nationals anXiously awoke
and peered prayerfully at the skies
today. Because of yesterdays wash
out of the Athletics Nationals opener,
the Griffmen were to play a double
header today in order to work in all
four scheduled games, and twin bills,
for the present, are not welcome
Manager Bucky Harris found his
pitching plans upset this morning.
He has an eye on the three-game
Yankee series over the week end, and
naturally. he wants to nurse the best
of his slab staff through the Phila-
delphia series. Already the rain has
put a crimp in his plans. Another
day of it now would turn everything
around.
Jimmy De Shong, who was soundly
licked in his last start, was to open
the Athletic series today, if it opens
on schedule. For the second game
Harris has indicated that he will
start either Pete Appleton or Buck
Newsom. This, then, means that Earl
Whitehill will not swing into action
until tomorrow, at the earliest. and
that Earl will not be available for
duty on July 4 in the Washington
doubleheader with the Yankees.
1t is doubtful if De Shong, even if
he hurlS today, will work in sufficient
rest to be at his best by the end of
the week.
Rest Not Necessary for Buck.
IN THE case of NewsOm rest is not
so essential. As matter of fact. the
less rest that Buck is given the more
effective the big guy seems to be. 1t
IS almost certain that Harris, remem-
bering Bucks great 10 victory over
the Yanks in the seasons opener, will
start NeWsom in one of the Fourth
OF July games.
1t is high time that Newsom turned
around and started pitching the kind
of ball of which he is capable. On
the recent Western trip Buck regis
tered two victories as against no de-
feats and, paradoXically, he looked
the part of the worst pitcher on the
club. Every time he stepped into the
box the gods of base ball smiled down
on NeWSom.
Bucks crime might well be terrific
speed. His fast ball is his best bet.
but the SWifter he is the wilder he
seems to be. NeWsom was 3-and-2 on
SO per cent of the hitters he faced
In the West, Then, when he let up
to get the ball over. the boys teed off.
Work, and lot of it, may help
Newsom to strike happy medium.
His three-year record in the big show
proves that Buck thrives on it. Pitch
ing twice week, at least, NeWsom is
not so fast and, consequently, is better
able to control his pitches. BY the
same token he does not have to lob
the ball to get it over the plate.
Rivals Gain on Boston.
EVEN at the late hour of rising to-
day, Harris had made no definite
schedule of pitching for the Athletic
series. For one thing, with staff
like Bucky bosses, it isn't wise to
count on the pitchers. Secondly, the
weather still seems uncertain.
About the only uncertainty today
Is that Washington, if it plays, and
can manifest its usual supremacy over
the Mackian hosts, will ride home on
Friday night well in the running for
second place. Yesterday, idling all
day, the Nationals, Tigers and In
dians gained on the twice. beaten Red
Sox and, unless Boston can get
grip on itself, all three clubs shortly
may be climbing over the tagged
remnants Of the proud forces for
which Tom Yawkey spent, roughly,
$2,o00000.