The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-07-17
STAR HURLERS
HIT HARD BY
*. c. BATTERS
Visitors Pound Out
Forty-Five Hits
In Four Games

One could dub the Kansas City
Monarchs the Two-Base Knockers
and remain In the realm OF truth
fitness. Yes sir, those from the
banks OF the Kaw River really
have the knack OF bouncing two
base hits off their ponderous bats.
During the four-game series
with the Detroit Stars which clos
ed at Hamtramck Stadium Monday,
the Monarchs collected total OF
IA doubles among the As hits they
registered against six Detroit hurl-
ers. Dean Thomas, Walter Thorn
as. and Daniel Webster were the
pitchers who offerings proved the
most tempting to the monarchA
Each yielded three two-base knocks
while on the rubber opposing the
Kansas City club.
This heavy cannonading by the
Monarchs enabled them 10 punch
out three victories in four starts
against owner James Titus hirel-
ings. The visitors captured the
opening game OF the series Satur-
day by. the score of 1l-2. The Stars
won the first game Sunday, 5-3, and
the Monarchs copied the abbre-
waited nightcap, lilo. They were
victorious Monday, IA.
Deserved Win
Albert Davis. va eran right
handler. was deserving OF better
fate than was his reward in the
game Monday. For six innings
Davis held the Monarchs to two
hits. one OF scratch variety. as
he held them scoreless.
Then came the thunder storm.
Newt Allen. sprightly second sack
err. was dunked in the ribs by one
OF Davis pitches. willard Brown
chased Allen to third when he
looped fly in back Of second base
that fell safe Allen tailed as
Mayweather forced Brown al Sec
ond base that fell safe Allen tall
led as Mayweather forced Brown
at second. Brooks was passed.
but Else. the catcher. blasted a
double TO left. scoring Mayweather
and sending Brooks 10 third.
Johnson scored Brooks with
single TO center Else tailed on
Pitcher Krassan's one-base knock
10 right field. Johnson going 10
third on the blow. He scored on
Millions fly 10 Hoskins In left. Two
more runs we're added In the ninth.
Turkey Stearnes' long single be-
hind Dunn's hit and Hsle's sacri-
flee tailed the first marker for
the Stars, Two hits scored an
other in the fourth. and one was
added in the sixth The final score
came in the eighth.
The stars found Henry McHenry
tough customer in the game Sat-
urday. the Kansas City right-hand-
err holding the Titus hirelings 10
seven measley blows. Al the same
time the Monarchs we're clubbing
two Detroit Walter and
Dean Thomas-hard, collecting IL
hits off their victims. including two
home runs by Jesse Brooks. the
squat and compact recruit third
baseman willard Brown. rocky left
felder. was another power at the
plate. helping himself TO four hits
In FIVE trials.
] The Monarchs put three hits 70
gether in the third, including doub-
les by Johnny Milton and Willard
Brown. TO score two runs. A
splurge OF seven hits. including
four doubles, bounced Walter Tho
mas off the mound in the fourth.
as six runs crossed the plate. An
other run tailed in the sixth when
Brown doubled Milton home. Newt
Allen homered in the eighth for
tho final marker.
Stearnes prevented shutout
when he hit for the circuit In the
eighth. Frank Duncan then erred
on Charley Houses slow roller In
front OF the plate. the runner going
to second from where he scored on
Ely Underwood's single.
Dimp Miller dlshed up some
southpaw slants which were baffl-
ing for the Monarch In the first
game Sunday. Miller held the visi-
tors to seven hits.
At the same time the Stars were
taking liberties with the offerings
OF Floyd Krassan, elongated
Highlander, clubbing out seven
timely blows. Stearnes paced the
attack with a double and triple L
account for four OF the Detroi'
runs.
Hilton Smith held the locals TO
seven hits in seven innings in the
final contest as the Monarchs were
slamming the offerings OF Daniel