The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-28
Veteran Halls
Sox' sHedVy
HitterS
BY FRANK BUCK" ONEILL

Pete Appleton stepped out on
the hill at Griffith Stadium yes
terday afternoon and found a lot
Of fellers who needed a friend.
What those fellows really needed
was q rescuer, and Pete allowed
that he had just arrived in the
nick Of time.
So Pete hitched up his breecheS
a little higher, tugged at the vizor
of his cap and frightened his belt.
His sleeves were already rolled up,
and he went to work.
Pete had done q pretty fair sort
Of job at rescuing the Griffs in
st. Louis, but this job was really
high class. It was performed
against q club that 50 far has out
played the Yankees, team against
team, and which really has wal
loped the sides out Of the Griffs
this year.
Monte Weaver had started
against the Sox and was knocked
out Of the box in the second
inning with none out and the
bases loaded. Appleton pitched
to Rigney, who had replaced
Whitehead, famed him, and
worked out Of the frame at q cost
Of one run, which was charged
to Weaver. The Sox got two runs
off Pete in the sixth, and they
made three hits off him. Just a
right tidy job.
Appleton was a leader in the
labor Of spinning the fifth con.
Secutive victory for the club. He
had plenty Of stuff on the ball,
and plenty of fight in his heart.
Myer Comes Through
Al Simmons and Buddy Myer
abiced on the left and right hand
of Appleton in the battle. SIM
mons drove in two runs in the
first inning to send the GriffS
along the road. Myer likewise
drove in two runs. One Of these
was the winning tally in the ninth
inning that came with two out.
Myer singled in the first inning to
produce a counter. Johnny Stone
and Joe Kuhel likewise batted in
runs.
The game was one to hold the
interest from start to finish. There
was q lot of percentage playing,
most ST it by the White SoX, and
Dykes got a draw. His head work
was fine, but his club lost the
game.
Dykes made two spectacular
CANDLES, and one worked to his
advantage. In the seventh Buddy
Lewis beat out a bunt down the
third base line, and Cecil Travis
singled to right on the hit and
run play. Travis and Lewis are
forming splendid hit and run
team. It looked right well for the
GriffS, but Dykes, instead Of spot
ting a run by playing back for a
double play, pulled his inf1eld up
on the grass.
Simmons hit to Appling, and
the latter threw to the plate in time
to get Lewis. Lewis didn't Slide
for some reason or other. Stone
forced Simmons, Travis taking
third, and then Kuhel hit ball
very hard and very low to center
field. Looked like hit, but Kree-
Vich caught the ball out Of the sun
in fine style.
In the ninth Lewis started with
a single, and after Travis and
Simmons were out, Rigney walked
Stone and Kuhel Intentionally.
The obvious insult to Myer was
resented. Buddy sliced a single
to left field and Lewis scored the
winning run of an exciting 6-to-5
game.
Short Stay, Indeed
silent" John Whitehead started
for the White Sox but failed to
survive the first inning. The
Griffs got four of their six runs,
and five Of their IL hits off him.
Monte Weaver, as noted previ-
ously, gave way to Pitchin' Pete
Appleton in the second inning.
Weaver was Dashed for three runs
and gave up three hits.
One Of the Sox wallopS, and
the most important blow. was a
home run by Zeke Bonura. APP
ping saluted Weaver in the sec
ond inning with three Dagger,
and after the Math Teacher
passed Berger and Sewell Harris
gave him the thumb.
Lewis had a banner day with
the stick, getting three outfield
singles and safe bunt. Travis
got one hit, a clean blow to right
field. In the first inning he
ranmed one down to Appling
which the latter fumble9, the ball
bounding away from his clutch.
Simmons had a single and a
double and Myer had two singles.
Kuhel made one good clout and
scratched a debatable blow to
Appling, the ball taking a bad hop
from the Sox infielder.
Ed Linke and Vern Kennedy