The Washington times., 1937-04-27


elect of their circuit.
You can't argue around the
standing of the clubs. Wash
ington is at the bottom with
one lone victory against four lick
ingS. Washington has allowed 81
runs, an average Of $40 per game.
OF these runs, 20 were earned, an
average of $50 per game. There's
q story right in those figures.
Teams that allow $50 earned runs
per game do not win.
DeShOng Fails
Jimmy De Shong followed a trail
blazed by Joe CaScarella, Pete APP
pleton and Buck NewSom. He
started against the Red Sox and
lasted just exactly two innings. In
those two frames De Shong al
lowed three hits, walked three
men and hit another, the combi-
nation being good for three earned
runs. De Shong's performance
distressed Stanley Raymond Har-
ris no little, but fancy the leaders
CONSERVATION as he watched ro-
tund Eddie Linke's struggles with
adversely.
Linke pitched six innings. He
allowed IL hits for Is bases, gave
two bases on balls and hit Bobby
Doerr on the head with a pitched
ball. The Red SoX scored 8
earned runs on Linke. All Of these
facts were most disconcerting to
Stanley Raymond Harris, which
perhaps is undertaking the case.
In three consecutive games now
the starting pitcher has failed to
last the limit.
Monte Weaver alone has
pitched like a major Lacquer. He
will face the Yankees in Wash.
ington tomorrow when the GriffS
face the Ripper Rifles in the first
of a series of three games before
headin' West.
Out the shambles Of yesterdays
debacle in Fenway Park stands
one sustaining fact: the GriffS
hit the ball harder than they
have hit it all spring. They
made 10 hits off "Jughandle'
Johnny Marcum, good for IA
bases. This was very good in it
self, but the boys Slugged the
ball even harder than the sum-
maries indicate.
RObs Travis
Roger Cramer robbed Cecil
Travis of a certain triple by run.
ming into the center ield fence
to catch a terrific shot by the
Georgian. This was the defensive
highlight of the day. Previous to
making this catch, Cramer robbed
Buddy Myer, who hit a line drive
to right center; Johnny Stone,
who crashed one to right center,
a ball that tore through the wind
until velocity yielded to gravity
and Buddy Lewis.
Colonel Mills-it'S his name, not
title-ran an acre or more to
drag down a wallop by Johnny
Stone and another by Joe Kuhel
It may be said that Kuhel hit
Marcum as If he owned him, get
ting two singles to right field
. He was robbed by the Swash
buckling adventurer of the patrols
Roger Cramer, whose name was
= anathema to the GriffS before the
day was over. Cramer got three
hits, including a triple.
The hitting of the GrtffS paled
before the crashing of the Red
Sox, but the pleasing inference
remained that perhaps after q
long delay, the team will start
teeing off on rival pitchers. Once
that starts, the tenancy Of the
cellar will be abandoned.
Poor in Pinch
Ben Chapman failed to hit safe
7 " yesterday, but he was on base
) twice just the same. He walked
once, and was safe another time
when he tore Joe Cronin's hands
apart with a line drive. Cronir
should have held the ball and was
} charged with an error.
Failing to hit, Chapman put or
a brilliant show in the outfield
: His throwing was superb in its &C
; curacy and power. It is coming tt
a point now where none but the
: fleeteSt runners will try for thai
extra base once Chappie gets the
ball in his hands. Cramer, or
: third, declined the issue with Chap
mans arm on Gaffke'S fly to me
dunn center.
AL Simmons gave one of thu
most remarkable defensive eXhibi
lions ever seen in Boston, fielding
drives that rang off the left fielc
fence. He figured the angles o.
rebound to perfection, and no mar
in the world ever got rid Of a bal
faster than did Simmons. Tit
more you see him play ball. thu
more you realize what manner o.
master nf his trade is Simmons,