The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-05-05
EstyBest
Of GriB
In Pinch
BY FRANK BUCK" O'NEILL

Pete Appleton fell among the
losing pitchers while Jake Powell
and Jess Hill fell among the dan
delions in the outfield at Griffith
Stadium. While all that was going
on, the Griffs fell a bit deeper into
the second division, for they lost
while all the other teams in the
American League were idle. A lit
tie luck had to fall, Of course, and
the luck fell on the Cleveland In
dams.
It was one of those days when
teams do a lot of quaint things.
It was Appleton's day to lose and
that was about all you can say OF
it. Too bad, of course. that he had
to pitch on a day when the out
fielders couldn't hold their feet,
and when grounderS were leaplng
off the hard infield into the grass
for trick doubles.
Good Pinch Hitter
While viewing the happenings
with sincere regret, as has been
written before, we might regret
that there is no place in the start
ing lineup for the best little pinch
hitter this team or any other team
has had in years, the same being
Three Base" Bobby Estalella.
Bobby came to bat in the ninth
inning with two out and cracked
a triple to right center. The
ball hit the fence with a resound-
ing boom, and the crowd stood
to roar it's approval of the smil-
ing Cubano's drive. Jess Hill
scored Bobby with a single, and
then Lewis cracked triple. Fine
so far, but two hands were out,
and there the firing ended.
Estalella may be likened to
Babe Herman, one-time star Of
the Daffy Dodgers outfield. Her
man was released three times
when leading his leagues in hit
ting. It is doubtful if Estalella
ever would cut the caperS that
Herman cut. Nothing but ex.
haustive and perhaps exhausting
tests would establish Bobby'S de-
fensive abilities. It is an ever.
lasting cinch that if the kid con.
tinueS to bang the ball off the
fences as he did in about every
city he has visited, Harris will
have to find a spot for him. No
player with the Cuban's eye and
ability to hit all kinds of pitching
| belongs on the bench
After the Fifth-Whew!
The whole story of the antics
yesterday is one of Illustration
and disappointment. Appleton
worked for five innings in fine
style. allowing two hits. He es-
capped trouble in the fifth inning
when Sullivan doubled to right
field and Lloyd Brown walked.
In the sixth, however, the blow
fell. Hughes singled to center
field and Billy Sullivan lined
drive that was clean single and
nothing better Powell, however,
slipped and fell. The ball rolled
for a home run. Now there were
two runs over on an accident, and
Appleton began to grow jittery.
What did you have to throw men
to keep out of trouble?
1t kept on that way, and in the
ninth inning the ball took leap
for life and liberty away from
Cecil Travis. It rolled for double.
TroSky and Vosmik scored the last
two runs of the game.
Lloyd Brown pitched for Cleve-
land and the old timer turned in
a very nifty game. After years of
trying this and that, the south
paw has developed a dancing
knuckle ball that is hard to hit.
especially in the pincheS. In the
second and third innings the
Griffs crowded Brown pretty bad
ly, but then he squared away and
was not in trouble until the ninth.