Evening star., 1937-05-30
SIX PASSES GIVEN
BY De SHONGHURT
Two in Seventh Pave Way
to as Many Boston Runs
That Mean Defeat,

to as Many Boston Runs
That Mean Defeat.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,
Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
n OSTON, Mass, May 29.-The
* balls bugaboo, which
seems to be standard equip
ment on all Washington
pitchers, nullified what otherwise was
James Brooklyn De Shong's best per-
formance of the year today at Fenway
Park and the Boston Red Sox rallied
to make of with 4-to-2 victory.
Going into the Red Sox's seventh
inning, J. Brooklyn and his colleagues
were holding 2-to-l lead and mas
much as De Shong had been nicked for
only two hits, the Mats seemed to
be headed for better things. But after
Higgins had famed for the first out.
De Shong walked Gene Desautels and
Pinch-Hitter Dominic Dallessandro
and, presto, the SoX came up with
4 couple hits and the ball game
In all, De Shong allowed only five
hits. but while the Bostons made the
most of these blows, they really walked
into the first division, which was their
station after this second successive
win over the Mats. Each of the Sox's
runs was traced directly to the six
bases on balls handed out by Jimmy.
Griffs Waste Hits.
BOSTON used one Archie McKain
on the mound. and while he was
hit harder than De Shong, the young
southpaw made the Griffs work harder
to get on base. Archie walked only
three men, one Intentionally, and was
credited with a victory in his first
effort as major league starter. He
was lifted for pinch hitter in the Red
Sox's big seventh and Jack Wilson
finished.
After wasting a pair of hits by
Buddy Myer and Fred Sington in the
first inning, the Griffs took a 10 lead
in the second round on an error by
McKain. With two out, Shanty Ho-
gan. the pride of Somerville, lifted
double against the short left field
fence. De Shong drew base on balls,
but McKain got a curve across to
Chapman and Ben banged a grounder
between first and second bases, Nc
Kahn racing to cover first base as Eric
McNair grabbed the grounder, dropped
the second baseman's throw and
Chapman accidentally kicked 1t as he
crossed the bag.
While the Sox were retrieving the
ball in right field Hogan numbered
across the plate De Shong reached
third and Chapman raced to second.
They got no further, however. for
Right Fielder Fabian Gaffke made
. great catch of Buddy Lewis long
drive to end the inning.
Bosox Start in Fifth.
MOT until the fifth inning were
the Bostons able to get a hit
of De Shong. Then Pinky Higgins led
off with single and eventually he
scored to tie up the game at IL.
Immediately after Higginsg' hit, De
shong lost control and walked Desau-
tells. McKain sacrificed to advance
the pair and when the Washington in
field refused to play In close Higgins
scored on Colonel Mills roller to
Lewis.
The Mats wasted no time regaining
the lead, but even while going ahead
by al in the sixth frame they wasted
opportunities to clinch the game.
Sngton led of the inning with
single and Al Simmons promptly
tripled him across. With Simmons
on third and nobody out the set
up looked great for the Griffs, but
McKain held AL on third while he
tossed out Joe Kuhel and slipped a
third strike past Cecil Travis. Then
be purposely passed Hogan to pitch
to De Shong, who obligingly rolled
out to Jimmy Foxx at first base
Thus, with Washington ahead by
al, did the affair roll into the fatal
seventh inning, which Higgins opened
by striking out. De Shong then
walked Desautels and Dallessandro,
who batted for McKain.
Mats Dazed by Pop Fly.
WHAT happened thereafter was not
A' entirely the fault of De Shong.
He forced Mills to lift short, high
fly which Shortstop Travis should
have taken with ease. Travis, how
ever. waited for Chapman or Sim
mons to make a move and to the
CONSERVATION of all the Washingtons
1t was found that Ben and Al were
waiting for Cecil to do something.
AS a result nobody did anything and
the ball dropped safely for a 1uke
single, filling the bases.
This set the stage for Gaffke. who
banged legitimate single to center,
scoring Desautels and Dallessandro
and putting the Red Sox ahead, 3 to
2. Rog Cramer's fly to Chapman and
Joe Cronins roller to Lewis ended
the inning.
Wilson entered the box to pitch the
last two innings and he was entirely
too much for the Griffs They went
out in 1923 order in both innings,
three tanning.
In the meantime. the Sox, in their
halt Of the eighth, took advantage
Of De Shong's sixth and last walk
and showed across fourth and last
useless run. Jimmy walked Foxx to
start the inning and the latter took
second on q sacrifice by McNair.
From there Foxx scored on Desautels'
. lazy double against the left-held
fence.