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Evening star., 1936-04-30

series today as the former
rested after its dope-upSetting defeat
of Central by Us score yesterday.
Although Central had chance to
take an undisputed lead by chalking
up its second victory, Western knock
ed all such hope out of the heads
of the Blue and White players. who
were envisoning such happy conse-
quences with ST. lead in the fourth
inning.
Playing ore Of the first interhigh
games in years on its own field, West
ern gave signs of life in the second,
more in the third and finally moved
with great animation in the fourth,
when it took the lead with three
run splurge.
Gets Winning Tallies.
A LTHOUGH an error in the game
= winning rally accounted for one
of Wesern's runs. singles by Middle
ton, Lyndham and Borden and a
walk to Edmonston paved the way
home run with one on in the pre-
vious frame had awakened his team
mates to a sense of their potentiali-
ties.
McDonough and Askins hit round
trippers for Central and although
eight other hits were made off of
Leaton Kushman. the Western pitch
er kept them too scattered to do Gen.
trail any good. George Rowles allowed
Western only eight hits, but they
were punched when they benefited
the hosts the most.
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Hogsett No Great Loss.
Have Same Fielding Average.

IN GIVING up the veteran Hogsett
the Tigers haven't hurt their pitch
ing staff appreeisbly. Although he
ranked eleventh in the earned-rur
yield standing of last year-the Indian
had 3.53 rating over 81 innings-he
was employed solely as relief pitcher
Hogsett participated in 40 games for
record of SIX wins and as many
losses.
The radius bone in Greenbergs left
wrist was fractured by the, collision,
1t was declared by the Washington
club physician, who took x-rays of
the hurt yesterday at Georgetown
Hospital. The radius bone was de-
scribed as large, straight bone.
Greenberg was considered fortu-
nate in that his wrist bones that were
fractured in the 1885 world series we're
not damaged. The break he Sus-
tanned yesterday is a new one, the
cuneiform and safoid bones having
been those which were fractured when
Hank slid into Gabby Hartnett of the
Cubs last Fall There was no dis
placement in Greenberg's latest in
jury, but the fracture was described
as a split break.
Hank was in such intense pain when
he left the game that he became
nauseated in the club house. He has
left for Detroit where he will take his
rest cure.
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Major Leaders
By the Associated Press.
American.

BY the ASSOCIATED PresS.
American.
Batting - Gehringer. Tigers, .41s;
r. Ferrell, Red Sox, .4l2.
Runs-Gehringer, Tigers. II; Geh-
rig. Yankees, IS.
Runs batted in-Dickey, Yankees,
10. Trosky. Indians, is.
Hits - Gehringer. Tigers; Bell
Browns. and Travis, Senators, %.
Doubles Dickey, Yankees, and
Greenberg, Tigers, 7.
Triples-Gehringer Tigers, and
Manush, Red Sox, 8.
Home runs-Trosky, Indians, ano
Foxx, Red Sox, 5.
Stolen bases-Werber, Red SoX, 4;
Lazzeri. Yankees. 3.
Pitching-Grove. Red Sox, and Ap-
pleton, Senators, 80.
National.
Batting-Terry, Giants, 500; Med
wick. Cardinals, .438.
Runs-Herman, Cubs, 16; Moore
Giants, Is.
Runs batted in-Leiber, Giants, II;
Norris, Phillies, Is.
Hits-Herman, Cubs, %; Haslin
Phillies. and Moore, Giants, %.
Doubles-Herman, Cubs, 9; Lom-
bardi, Reds: Davis, Cardinals, and
Lavagetto, Pirates, Z.
Triples - Herman, Cubs; Moore
Giants: Hassett and Bucher, Dodgers
McQuinn, Reds, 8.
Home runs-Ott, Giants, and Klein
Cubs, 4.
Stolen bases-Hack, Cubs, and J
Martin, Cardinals, 8.
Pitching-Benge, Bees, and Hol'
lingsworth, Reds, 80.
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$500 MOUND VET
KEEPS NATSGONG
Draftee Holds Tigers to Two
Hits in Pitching Third
Victory in Row.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.

A EMINGLY insignificant
~ transaction dating back to the
~ eve of last years world series,
"A when base ball, for some rea-
son, tries to pierce the hullabaloo OF
the annual classic with its minor
league drafts, today began to take
form as the smartest move the. WASH
ington ball club has made with intent
and purpose to strengthen Its only
known weakness-pitching.
The reference, of course, is to the
drafting of OF Pete Appleton, whose
1885 record of "a victories in the In
ternational League attracted little at
tention within the majors. because
Appleton, as Pete Jabionowski, sported
the reputation of being no great shucks
as a big show performer.
Uncle Clark Griffith. who engineered
the drafting, and Manager Bucky Har-
ris, who urged it all along, knew of the
Appleton stigma, but Washington's S
pitching problem was too pressing. to
pass up a 24-game winner in class
AA league What if Pete had been
turned back by Cincinnati, Cleveland,
the Red Sox and Yankees? He never
had much of trial, they figured, with
any of them. Besides, anybody who
can lead the International League
pitchers ought to be worth the draft
price of $500.
Today they basked in their moment
of glory, Griff and Bucky.-and Apple
ton, too. Yeah. Pete's moment is the
biggest of them all. Unless the guy
is playing unbelievably high over his
head. Appleton finally has won his
spurs as major Lacquer.
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Shows Courage in Fight.

THE saga of Pete Appleton promises
- to be one of base balls best this
wear. For more than 10 years now
Pete has been pitching base ball
Buddy Myer played against him when
Buddy was at Mississippi A. & M. and
Appleton was hurting for Michigan.
For half that many years Pete has
toiled under the stigma of lacking that
little finishing touch that makes a
winner in the big show.
Now. when a less courageous gent
long since would have thrown in the
sponge for himself on account of four
kicks down the base ball ladder, Apple
ton seems in a fair way of making
monkeys out of those who shook their
heads and branded him as only a
minor Lacquer.
If these are strong words, those who
saw him yesterday won't think So
subtract Appleton from the Washing.
ton curving corps this year and figure
how the Nationals would stand in the
American League pennant parade
Today they're at the 500 mark again
In fifth place, and only 21a games Out
of the lead.
Without Appleton .the Nationals
standing undoubtedly would include
three more defeats and three less vic.
tories. That would place them above
only the st. Louis Browns, who are ir
last place with a .214 percentage.
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Stars Yesterday
BY the Associated Press.

Lefty Gomez, Yanks-Tumbled the
Indians from first place to third place
in the American by letting them down
with three hits.
Bill Lee, Cubs, and Van Lingle Mum
go, Dodgers-They pitched four-hit-
ters against each other, former win
ming, 10, and latter losing when his
hit, driving in tying run, hit runner
on base and retired the side.
Pete Appleton. Senators-Gave' tt
gers only two hits and won, 7-3.
Rick Ferrell, Red Sox-His single
with bases loaded drove Red Sox to
a win over Chicago and put his team
in first place.
Lloyd Waner, Pirates-His double
paved way for Pirates winning rally
over Phils.
Dusty Rhodes, Athletics-Shut out
the Browns for eight innings and
finally won, IA.
Leroy Parmelee, Cards-Pitched six
hit Thinning ball game to beat the
Giants, 81.
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Travis, Error Costs Lead.

~ PETE cost the Tigers a chance
~ to take the league lead yesterday
when he pitched and batted them into
defeat. He was handed a 2-to-0 lead
In the first inning and never would
have lost his edge except for an error
by Cecil Travis on perfect double
play grounder that should have retired
the side in the fourth inning. Travis
boot let in two Tiger runs, tying the
score.
Bridges and Appleton, the former
hit often and the latter stingy with
hits and generous with passes, battled
on even terms until the sixth inning.
Then Jake Powell was safe when he
collided with Hank Greenberg in an
accident that fractured Hanks wrist.
Kuhel sacrificed, Bolton went away, and
Appleton singled to break the tie and
put the Griffs ahead, to 2.
In the eighth the Nationals, again
paced by Appleton, opened an attack
that drove Bridges from the box and
boosted the score to to 2. Appleton's s
contribution was q perfectly placed
squeeze bunt that threw the big wrench
into the Tigers woiks.
Gehringer's slicing double in the
fourth inning and Al Simmons ninth
inning homer were the only hits of
Pete.
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Pete Great in Tiger Defeat.

NEARLY every shred OF reasonable
doubt on this score was removed,
definitely and conclusively, yesterday.
Already winner of two games in
row so far this campaign, Pete was
pretty sure of holding down a job
with the Nationals in some capacity.
Today, in the wake of 7-3 victory
over the world champion Detroit IT,
gers, Appleton had clinched for him.
self regular slab job.
In whipping the Bengals for the
first Washington triumph over De-
troit this season, Appleton gave up
only two hits in an amazing display
of all-around usefulness. He not only
outpitched Tommy Bridges, hero OF
the 1885 world series. but put in dou-
bic duty to the extent of serving as
the spearhead of the Washington at
tack that finally blasted Bridges from
the box.
Nor is his offensive talent fuke.
When Griff laid out $500 potatoes
for Pete Appleton. he seems to have
received in exchange not only pref
ty good pitcher. but also very good
all-around ball player. Pete not only
comes pretty close to an average reg
ular players ability with the stick.
but he also ranks, along with Jack
Russell, as one of the stand-out field
ing hurlers in all base ball.
After all, though, it's Pete's pitch
ing that is most important. Two hits
yesterday. Before that he licked the
Athletics, giving up six hits and win
mig, 10 to 3. Before that he beat the
league leading Red Sox with FIVE
hit performance, 6 to 2. Truly, it's a
remarkable record. Three games in a
row now he's gone the route-27 in
nings-and Of Pete's delivery has
been made only total Of 13 hits and
8 runs. And of the runs, only so
per cent have been earned. Two Of De-
troit's runs yesterday were unearned
and so were both of Boston's.
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Marcum's $4,000 Sore Wing Pains Cronin
Vines Paid $4,000 Since Up Banking Play Ball.

Charlie may wind up with the most
coconuts, but Refs will have the
most fun -. Take your choice
His busted finger isn't the biggest
of Joe Cronin's worries :. There's
$75, 900 Johnny Marcum His
arm went dead in the Spring and
Shows no signs of coming around.
:. Sox counted on him for 20 wins
at least.
Since 1884 Ellsworth Vines has
been paid $132,000 as his cut of the
pro tennis profits 1. Bruce Camp
bell, Indian outfielder, wasn't sat-
isfied with his high-priced glove.
:. So he stopped in hardware
store. bought one for $3.50 and says
It's the best he ever used in his
life Leave 1t to little Bitsy
Grant to come up with the tennis
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Varied Sports
College Base Ball.

College Base Ball.
Maryland, 9; Navy, l.
Yale, IA; Columbia, 7.
Fordham. 20: c. C. N. Y, 2.
Manhattan, 3; Long Island, 0.
Brooklyn College, 10; Seth Low, 2.
Dickinson, 7: DreXel, l.
Penn Military, S; Ursinus, 4.
Harvard, 13; Boston u, 3.
Brown, IA; Maine, O.
Holy Cross, 16; Massachusetts, State, O.
Providence, 8; New Hampshire, 2.
Wake Forest, 13; Duke, 8.
Swarthmore, 13; Army, 10.
Hampden-Sydney, 10; Virginia Med
ical. 3.
st. Johns CMinn), 7; st. Cloud
Teachers, 2.
River Falls Teachers, 7; Macales-
ter, 2.
College Tennis.
Maryland, Z; Western Maryland, 2.
Virginia, S; Navy4.
Hampden-Sydney, 5; V. M. l., 4.
Davidson, 7; Washington and Lee, 2.
Minnesota, 8; Carleton, !.
Chicago, z; Wheaton, O.
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WANT WET DERBY
FOR GRAND SLAM
Rain Would Make Bomar
Ace an Even-Money Choice
With Brevity.
BY the Associated Press.

Y OUISVILLE. KY, April 30
The Kentucky Derby fever,
which annually grips this
IL city, today was spreading like
an epidemic as railroads. airplanes
and automobiles poured their pas
sengers onto the scene of the coun-
try's greatest turf classic.
Even the threat of typical Derby
day. with either rain, heavy track
or both, failed to dampen the enthu-
siasm of the incoming mobs. Rain,
which started falling early yesterday
morning, stopped only. long enough
last night for the festival parade and
then continued.
,sr Out at the track, far from the
happy, jost1irig throngs. the trainers
Of the 16 colts and one filly expected
to start in the big race stared at the
heavily laden skies. Some looked
worried. Others fairly beamed with
ioy.
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Appeton Great Mound Bargain Major Pitchers in Superb Form
"POPP!NGau -
~'}'f JffoM6!:!. 49, II Il
n VOW that Hankus Pankus Green
IN berg has been examined, dis
m covered with a fractured wrist
apd Shelyed for q reriod that

N VOW that Hankus Pankus Green
IN berg has been examined, dis
IN covered with fractured wrist
1 Y and shelved for a period that
probably will range from six to eight
weeks, let's examine the Detroit
Tigers, to whom the ugly head OF
disaster heretofore has been a sight
unseen.
Greenberg's injury, sustained in
a crushing collision yesterday with
Jake Powell at Griffith Stadium,
is the first major injury to hit the
world champions since Mickey
Cochrane launched the good ship
Detroit on its first pennant-win-
ming voyage in 1884. 1t is almost
certain to mean much.
There is no way of X-raying the
Bengals' hearts as they X-rayed
Greenberg's wrist last night. The
radius bone in Hanks left wrist is
broken. That's definite But what's
been done to the Tigers?
Guessing, strictly guessing, the
Achilles heel of the Detroit club has
been stricken. Charley Gehrinser
may be better ball player than
Greenberg, but the Bengals probably
could have better spared the great
second sacker. or Bill Rogell, or Marv
Owen. For them are requirements in
Flea Clifton and Gil English. For
Greenberg there was replacement on
hand and Jack Burns Of the Browns
was the best the Tigers could find.
Mickey Cochrane, himself, might
have been better spared than Hankus
Pankus. Understanding Mickey is the
reliable Ray Hayworth-no Cochrane
perhaps. but a good receiver.
Anywhere else in the regular line-ur
would a loss of a cog have been lighter
on the Motor City entry. In the out
field a gap could be plugged ably BY
Gerald Walker or Jo-Jo White.
Big Shoes to Fill.
CERTAINLY Rogeu cannot hope II
fill the shoes Of Greenberg, whose
feats last year included playing l5-
games, leading the American League
in runs batted in. tying for the home
run championship. and winning the
most valuable player award in Mr.
Harridge's circuit.
True. the Tigers won their first worlc
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BY EDDIE BRIETZ,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

n YEW YORK, April 30.-Note
M to Dixie Howell: North Car
N olina si,, has. has not I picked d a foo foot
nie's band played I'm Building Up
to an Awful Letdown" the other
highland dedicated 1t to Max
Schmeling -. Ouch! Oscar
Melillo of the Red Sox has bought
himself $375 accordion So Ali
Baba's real monicker is Harry Eki-
zian, is it? :. u. Put wide-brimmed
hat on Francis Albertini and he
could pinch hit for Mayor La
Guardia anywhere.
Bobby Refs of the Bees gave up
banking career for base ball
Harvard's Charlie Devens. once Of
the Yanks, did just the reverse 80.
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Sports Mirror
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Today year ago.. E. Widener's
Chance Sun, Winter book favorite,
withdrew from Kentucky Derby after
running second poor race in four days.
Three years ago-Wiliie Hoppe de-
feated Jake Schaefer, jr., $50 to SO.
for national cushion caroms cham
pionship.
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surprises This bureau has half
q notion to climb aboard Banister
for the Derby.
Eddie Brannick, new secretary OF
the Giants, is coming along as a
wisecracker The other day he
called up the Brooklyn club and
demanded extra police protection
for the Giants :. "Who do you
think is running this club?" asked
the person on the Brooklyn end
of the wire That's what
everybody wants to know" shot
back Brannick Bill O'Brien
hopes to lure several of the 1885
Davis Cup stars into the pro ranks.
-. It took a trip to Washington,
two lawyers and roll Of green.
backs to spring Balthazar Sang.
chilli. the Spanish fighter, from Ellis
Island.
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Grand Slams Trainer Happy.

ID EMMITT POTTS, trainer of
~ Grand Slam, wore one Of the
biggest smiles, for the Bomar ace
moved up many pounds over heavy
track. If the rain continues ard the
going should be heavy, then in all
probability the Detroit-owned colt
will go to the post equal choice with
j. E. Widener's Brevity.
Little is known of Brevity's mud
running ability.
Here are the probable starters:
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Here are the probable starters:
BAERs TURN CR0ONERS.

SACRAMENTO, Calf, April 80
(P).-Max Baer. once .the playboy
heavyweight boxing champion, is go
ing to Groom and lead a dance
orchestra. Buddy Baer, brother of
Max, also will Groom.
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MATS TO USE TWO
0UTF|ELD|NG SETS
Miles, Stone to Face Right
hand HurIers; Reynolds,
Hill SouthpaWs.
LUSHED by what probably was
- their most impressive perform
ance of the American League

TLUSHED by what probably was
- their most impressive perform
ance of the American League
L campaign to date, the Nation
ais were prepared to swing back into
action against the Tigers today, with
Manager Bucky Harris seriously con-
sidering permanent use of analternat-
ing lineup.
Making his first major switch Of
the year, Harris yesterday benched
the right-handed hitting Jesse Hill
and Carl Reynolds and, to combat the
curves of Tommy Bridges, inserted
Johnny Stone in left. deld. and Dee
Miles in right. The presence Or Stone
and Miles gave the Nationals seven
left-handed hitters In the hue-up and
they responded by rapping out IA
hits off Bridges.
I'm going to string along with this
lineup" declared Harris, "for the
time being. This goes, however, only
when a right-handed pitcher works
against us. When the opposition uses
a left-hander in the box I'm going to
put Hill and Reynolds back into the
game"
1t was almost certain that if wealth
er permits today Stone and Miles will
play, inasmuch as Roxy Lawson, a
right-hander, was to work for the
Bengals. Harris was to counter with
Buck Newsom, who is seeking his
fourth victory of the season.
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BOsox Back at Ton,

WHILE so many extra ordinary
things were stealing the show,
Joe Cronin's Boston Red Sox defeated
the Chicago White Sox, 81, and re-
gained first place in the American
League.
The only other game in the ma jors
was played by the Phillies and the
Pirates and ended in an anti-climax
in the eleventh inning, when Pitcher
Bucky Walter Intentionally walked
two men to fill the bases and in the
process got into the habit of throwing
wild and hit Gus Suhr, Pirates first
baseman, forcing in the winning run.
The score was 1913.
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Runs batted in-Travis, Stone. Appleton
20, Miles. Lewis, Myer. Simmons. Two
base htts-Travis t2l Gehrineer; Three
sacrifceE EKuhei.- Left on. bases@petroit.
3; Washington. Q. First base on balls
By Bridges, 8: by APPLETON. 4. Hits-Of
Bridges. 13 in 7Hs innings: off Hogsett, 1
in 2s inning. Losing pitcher-Bridges.
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Miles Shines in Debut.

MILES, incidentally, gave great &C.
A'A count of himself yesterday, con-
sidering that he was facing a tough
hombre in Bridges while getting of
the bench for the first time this sea-
son. Dee looked bad his first three
times at bat, tanning twice, but he
connected for singles in his last two
trips, batted across run and han
died five chances in the field in capa-
BILE style.
Dee probably is the most improved
ball player on the Washington club this
year.
Marv Owen pulled classy catch on
Budy Lewis in the fifth inning, when
he raced to the steps of the Detroit
dugout for the kids foul pop, calmly
twisted his glove backhand and
snagged the ball.
Lewis, incidentally, did all right for
himself, despite getting only one hit
in five trips. Buddy's hit came of
Elon Hogsett, the Indian southpaw,
who is rated almost universally by ball
players as the toughest pitcher for a
southpaw batter to face for the first
| time.
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championship with Greenberg on the
bench with the SAME wrist fractured
as result of collision with Gabby
Hartnett of the Cubs. But that hap
pened in the second game of short
series. The Bengals were fortunate in
getting four good games Of ball from
Clifton, who went TO third base, and
Owen, who shifted to first base.
Greenberg's current injury means
that Detroit probably will have to
do without his services for at least
so games. This is string that re-
quires a high-class reserve.
For some time now base ball men
| have been expecting something of the
| sort to happen to the Bengals They
were too lucky, it was pointed out. The
day will come. they predicted, omi-
nously, when the law of averages will
i crop up. Now it's up.
Funeral But COincidental.
THIS isn't intended to sound too
morbid, but somehow the accident
is vividly reminiscent of a similar
tragedy in the 1884 campaign. From
fifth place to the pennant rose a
Washington club in 1888, and in the
next season early in the race First
Baseman Joe Kuhel slid into second
base. BY the way. it was against the
| Tigers, too.
KuheI, too. fractured a bone.
His break was sustained in the
leg and joey was long time
getting over il. Then, in rapid
| succession, every ball player on
the championship Washington
club was hurt with three ex-
| ceptiOns.
The Nationals finished seventh that
year and they're still trying to dig out
from under that landslide Of mis-
| fortune.
| Detroit, like the 1888 Washington
club. jumped from fifth place to a
world series in the first of a chain OF
| condolences that may or may not
continue TO lengthen. Unlike the Ma
tionals,. the Bengals successfully de-
Tended in 1895, but now their first
baseman is out and Jack Burns, the re-
placement, like Pete Susko, may prove
inadequate. 1t takes nine good cogs
they say, to make diamond machine
go at championship pace.
Evening star., 1936-04-30

Five years ago-Fred Fitzsimmons
held Braves to two hits as Giants
won, 81. !:
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|GREENBERG'S SUB
| HAND|CAPS TIGERS
Burns, Obtained in Hurried
Deal, Far From Class
of Injured Star.

TOR six to eight weeks Jack
- Burns, late of the st. Louis
/. Browns, will endeavor to fill
a the shoes of Hankus Pankus
Greenberg, Tiger first baseman put
out of commission here yesterday
when he sustained a broken wrist in
a collision with Jake Powell of the
Nationals, and the change Is not cal
culated to prove helpful to the world
champions.
Burns, yanked from the Browns
late last night in hurried deal that
sent to the st. Louis club in exchange
Elon Hogsett, southpaw relief pitcher.
and a bundle of cash, is not to be
compared with Greenberg, last year
named the most valuable player in
the American League.
Have Same Fielding Average.
A SQUINT at the 1885 records OF
the two first basemen clearly in
dicates how much the Detroit club,
seeking its third successive pennant,
may be expected to suffer greatly as
the result of Greenbergs mishap.
Afield, there seems little to choose
between Burns, who was to play first
for the Tigers today, and Greenberg,
for both played defensively at a 1892
clip last year. Burns is the smoother
| performer, but he couldn't do any
better than Hankus Pankus.
But what glaring difference at bat
| Greenberg hit for 1928 and was ex-
celed in offense on his club only by
Charley Gehringer. who socked fol
$50. Burns did nothing more in at
tack than roll up a mark Of .286
| Jacks mark is low. very low for bis
| league first baseman.
| Going right down the line vast
difference between the two is noted
Greenberg led his league at driving
runs across with total of 10 Burn!
sent home the rather puny amount
of 81. AS an extra base hitter Green.
berg was far ahead. He walloped 81
home runs, Is triplets and 46 doubles
Burns hit homers, triple and q
doubles.
Evening star., 1936-04-30

Either Jimmy De Shong or Earl
Whitehill will open the series against
the Browns tomorrow. In either case,
it will be interesting to note the result,
especially if Whitehill gets the nod. If
the veteran southpaw comes through.
the Nationals, with Newson and Ap-
pleton clicking in great style, and
De Shong promising much. might
sneak into that first division yet.