Evening star., 1936-07-13
TEAM MAKESFEW
RUNSF0R HURLER
0ne-TaIIy Defeat by Browns
Is Fourth in Row for For.
mer Red Sox.
BY FRANCIS Z. STAN.

UCh4 dARH1S Wl0ely recO2-
x nized talent for remodeling
ball players seemingly is faced
- with a new and annoying test
today as the Nationals again turn
attention from their second-place fight
and prepare to ward of the latest
onrush of the f1fth-place Indians.
When Bucky inherited Joe Casca-
rella from the Red Sox several weeks
ago he had an idea that in this
young fugitive from Back Bay were
the makings of a winning pitcher.
Joe had never been a winner in the
American League, but he knew how
to stand on the rubber, owned a pretty
good fast ball. and was able to mix
his speed with a fair assortment of
benders. Harris made him a starter
on the strength Of these recommen-
dations
Now Bucky appears to be en-
countering unforeseen difficulties ana
at the present time. as you may
have suspected, the Nationals are in
no crying need for more trouble. But,
be that as 1t may, Cascarella seems
to be emeshed in the entanglements of
singular one-run losing jinx, and
Mr.. Harris Is afraid 1t might continue,
Few Runs Scored for Him.
THE lowly Browns. of all people,
contrived to keep the Griffs from
reaching third place yesterday. but
the licking wasn't as simple as all
that, even if St Louis had won only
g single game in 10 starts up until
yesterday. The annoying thing about
it was that Cascarella pitched lost
his fourth straight start, and was
beaten by one run-again. The score
was 4-3.
For some reason that probably no
body on the Washington club can dag.
nose. the Griffs don't manufacture
many runs for Cascarella. In the four
games in which Joe has been charged
with defeats, for instance, they have
scored only eight runs. A pitcher
can't win many games when his mates
average only two runs per game.
Cascarella was made a starting
pitcher when the team was in Cleve-
land on the last Western trip. He
gave a good account of himself but
lost 2 to 1. He was tried again in
ST. Louis but was knocked out and
when Washington won the game Pete
Appleton was credited with the victory.
In Chicago, on the same trip,
Cascarella made another effort. He
pitched four-hit game but the White
Sox won, 4 to /.
Is Not Lucky Pitcher.
JOINING home from the last road
trip, Cascarella was handed one
Of the July assignments against
the Yankees. He was beaten, 4 to 3.
Then, yesterday, came another 4-to-3
defeat.
As Joe surveys it. he probably could
not rank himself as a particularly
lucky pitcher. Since he's been
member of the Nationals the curver-
crooner has seen Jimmy De Shong,
for example, work his last three
games while Washington has made
13, and 10 runs for him in that
order. Jimmy didn't need all those
runs and 1t would have worked out
happier all along If the Mats saved
some of them for Cascarella.
ut they didn't, of course, and
Cascarella's slab record suffered. So.
too, for that matter, did the Nationals.
AS they we're to renew warfare with
the Browns today, the Washingtons
found the Clevelands yapping at their
heels with only half game separat-
ing the two clubs. The Red Sox.
beaten again by the Indians, still
lead the Griffs by only half a game.
but the second-place Tigers pulled
away in Philadelphia and they now
are running game and a half ahead
Of the Harrismen.
Travis Is Griff Hero.
THE Griffs, although held TO six
hits by Ivy Andrews and Earl
Caldwell had plenty Of chances TO
win the game. They invariably blew
'em. but one of the guys whose name
was cleared is Cecil Travis, the kid
outfielder. who Dashed two singles and
drove across all the Washington runs
Collaborating with Johnny Stone
in the second inning, Travis tied the
score at IL. When the Browns drew
away, to /, in the sixth inning.
young Mr.. Travis walloped hit with
the bases loaded and tied it again.
With little more cooperation from
his teammates, Cecil might have won
the game.
A triple by Cliff and an infield out
by Solters gave the Browns their
one-run lead in the first. Stone then
tripled in the second and scored
on Travis hit. In the sixth Casca-
rella walked Larry to open the inning
and Cliff got a cheap infield hit.
Solters' sacrifice and a lusty triple
by Bell drove across Larry and Cliff.
Successive singles by Buddy Lewis
and Joe Kuhel with one down started
the Griffs' score-tying sixth. A walk
to Stone kept the ball rolling and
Travis single did the rest, for Bolton
followed with a short fly to Solters
and Stone was doubled at the plate
when he tried to score on it.
Cascarella literally threw away tha
game in the seventh. He hit Carey
with a pitched ball after q man was
out and then wild-pitched him to
second, from where he scored on
Pinch-hitter Ed Coleman's single to
right.
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