Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-14
De Sh0ng Mats Western, Star Preakness Track Promised
HUR[ER REC0RDS3
OF ! WINS ON TRIP
KuheI Ties League Batting
Mark as White Sox Bow
in Tour Finale.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.
THE Mats, In case anybody is in
terested, came back home to-
dav from the West with a

terested, came back home to-
day from the West with a
Il record that is surprisingly &C.
ceptable, all things considered; a
batting record holder in Joe Kuhel,
and one winning pitcher named James
Brooklyn De Shong
Kuhel banged three consecutive
triples as the Griffs won from the
White SoX, 1912, in the Western finale.
BY virtue of this he tied the American
League record. The Griffs despite i'll
luck, i'll health and i'll pitching, man
aged to win of IL games. But young
Mr.. De Shong really is the prime sub
ject. He was the real Western star.
Lucky Jimmy" they called him last
year, when he won l8 games and lost
10. Every time he pitched the Griffs
we're supposed to have made 10 or II
runs for him and his critics reminded
him Of it constantly. Even when De
Shong's supporters pulled that gag
about preferring to be lucky instead of
good it didn't stop the hard-boiled
boys.
But De Shong, it becomes more and
more apparent, is more than lucky.
The Mats won five games on the road
trip, which embraced Philadelphia as
we'll as the West. And De Shong won
three OF those games. His record OF
three victories as against one defeat
Is by far the best of any Washington
pitcher.
Kuhel Shares Limelight.
JIMMY topped off his triumph of the
West yesterday by pitching to a
victory over the team that whipped
the Washingtons 10 times last year.
Not until his mates gave him a SO
lead did he ease up. He allowed a
total OF eight hits. six after the game
was half way over, and gave up only
two ses on balls.
De Shong opened the year with de-
feat. then tackled the AS at the outset
OF the recent tour. They drove him
out Of the box in short time, but the
Griff's won, eventually, and Ed Linke
got credit for it.
Jimmy promptly was denoted to the
bull pen but he did not stay there
long. The first day in Cleveland he
pitched a great eight-inning relief
shift against the Indians and won a
l2-to-5 decision. The first day in St.
Louis he held the Browns to four hits
and won. to l. Yesterday he topped
1t of.
Sharing stardom with De shong for
the trip was Kuhel, who has been
playing despite bad leg. Kuhel went
to bat ~ times during the swing and
he made II hits for a 1852 average.
He topped of his efforts yesterday,
too, by his batting feats against the
Sox.
New Faces in Uniform.
X UHEL started the day tamely
enough grounding out on his first
time at bat. Then he singled. Then
he followed with three mighty pokes
for triples and when the smoke had
cleared Joey had scored three times.
made four hits and driven across three
runs.
He tied the American League record
for hitting three triples in one game
tied it along with Earle Combs of the
Yankees and Charley Gehringer of
the Tigers. There is no record of any,
body having hit three successive triples
In the American League, but the rec
ords for hree-baggers in one game is
held by William Joyce of the Giants
and was set in 1897.
When they open their first long
home stand Of the year tomorrow
opposing the Red Sox, the Mats will
have two newcomers in uniform One
will be Johnny Riddle, the catcher
picked up from Indianapolis. The
other will be Pitcher Carl Fischer, who
really is no newcomer. Carl used to
work for the Griffith A. c., but he
has done lot OF transforming in
between times.
The Bosox will be making their first
visit to Griffith Stadium. So, too. in
succession, will the Browns, Indians,
Tigers and White Sox. After that the
Grif1s will hit the trail again.
Lefties Are Victims Again.
HE Griffs led from barrier to wire
yesterday as they split a two
game series with the Chisox and, in
doing so, they retained their su-
premacy over left-handed pitchers.
The Mats now have won seven games
this season and six have been regis
tered at the expense of southpaws.
Two lefties, Thornton Lee and Italo
Chelin1, did the Sox pitching and
they were blasted for IA hits, includ
Ing KuheIs trio of triples, a home run
BY Jesse Hill and doubles by AL Sim
mons and Johnny Stone. Washington
tok . 10 lead in the second inning
and steadily increased it to win eolne
away.
The victory wound up the trip with
I'VE defeats and six losses, which was
not 80 bad considering that Bucky
Harris team still hasn't struck it's
true stride. In Philadelphia, Cleye-
land and Detroit, as well as Chicago.
the Griffs broke even, playing two
games In each Of these cities. Only
the Browns gained an edge, dropping
the opener Of a three game set and
winning the last two
Now that they are back home for
. somewhat lengthy period the Grif1s
arc figuring on squaring away. Some
how they are not clicking but if they
ever will start winning 1t should be
a$ home In ball park made to order.
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