Evening star., 1936-06-14
DROP TO 9TH HOLE
AS SLABMEN SLIP
llnke Is Defeated Before
Second Inning of Drab
Game Is Passed.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.

BY FRANCIS E. STAN.
FTER trying in vain for two
n days to push a run across the
~ plate. Chicago's visiting White
4 4 Sox finally accomplished the
feat yesterday at Griffith Stadium as
might" base ball in the American
League was introduced. By a score
of 15-2, Jimmy Dykes Sox nosed out
the Nationals in the third game OF
their current series and, among other
embarrassments, 1t caused Washing
ton to lose it's 24-hour foothold in the
frst division.
The rarefied air contacted by climb
ing to the dizzy heights Of a third
place tie in the American League
standing must have affected the
Washingtons. From the second in
ming on they weren't even in the ball
game and both of their runs were
scored under cover of darkness. The
sky became so inky at the halfway
mark that outfielders barely were dis
tinguishable.
Manager Bucky Harris, all popped
I'D over two successive shutouts over
the Sox, gambled on Eddie Lnke as
a starting pitcher and, as things
turned out, it was taking shot at
the moon, Mr.. Linke was on the
premises less than two innings and
the Chicagos had experienced the
thrill of scoring not one run but nve.
.oua~ - CaCnnH
THEY warmed up in the first inning
by counting on singles by Rip
Radcliff and Mule Haas, and f1elders
choice. Then, in the second. they
must have decided to play Winter
rules. All the boys teed up and at
press time it was said that ecnoes
of bats shifting balls still were ringing
in the Griffith Stadium rafters.
Linke couldn't get the side out IN
the second inning and, with two down,
he gave way to Jack Russell. Inc
first batter to face Jack was Mike
Kreeyich and he went out-but not
before doubling across two runners
The Griffs got him out by catching
him as he attempted to stretch MS
hit. When the inning finally was
ended the score was TO.
There was much too much to bear
many details. The Sox socked Messrs.
Idnke. Russell and Monte weaver LOT
a total of Is assorted hits, While the
Washingtons made four real hits ana
four scratch affairs off John White
held, who was pitching his first game
in the Capital. 1t was reported that
Mr.. Whitehead, if yesterdays game
was a typical instance Of playing IN
washington, is all for working over
time when the Sox are in this hamlet.
Some Night Base Ball.
ID USSELL was pretty pathetic as ne
IN gamely tried to quen the hits in
the Pale Hose bats. but even in the
darkness that crept up in the NTH
inning the Chicagos were socking
Jacks offerings to all sections OF the
fleld. They made eight runs and ten
hits of him under conditions that
seemingly dictated that play be
stopped by the umpires, it was that
dark.
1t was the very gloom, however, that
prevented the shoe from entirely going
on the foot-Chicago shutting out
Washington. In the seventh inning,
with one out, the shadowy figure OF
a batter, who later was identified as
Dee Miles, crept out of the dugout to
hit for Russell. He looped an unseen
single to left field and was forced by
Jake Powell.
Frank CRUDE, the White Sox
catcher, was catching Whitehead blind
from the fifth inning on. So when
one Of Johns pitches glanced of his
glove and bounded less than 10 yards
behind him it was no surprise when
CRUDE couldn't locate the pellet until
Powell had raced from first to third
on the passed ball.
Tough Task for Catcher.
GRUBE tried to atone for 1t by
~ picking Powell off third base. He
did his part, but Dykes failed to see
his throw and it went through his
paws, permitting Powell to score.
The scoring Of the other Washington
run was even more unusual. Ossie
Bluege started a great rally by topping
a ball IN front of the plate and, while
CRUDE inpatiently waited for 1t to
come down, scooted to first base. From
first base he moved up notch when
Whitehead uncorked what was identi-
fled as wild pitch. From second he
moved to third base on another wild
pitch and from third he scored, so
they say, when still another of White
heads pitches got by CRUDE. Prob
ably to break the monotony, this was
called a passed ball.
AS a result both the Indians and
Tigers passed the Nationals, who
dropped into undisputed possession of
fifth place. Cleveland broke even in
a double header at Philadelphia, while
Detroit idled at New York on account
Of rain.