Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-11
BEN, CRACKED UP,
NOT FIT FOR PLAY
Has to Give Way to Pinch
Runner as Browns Take
Second of Series.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.
Stan Correspondent OF The Star.

81. LOO1o, May ll.-1Qe woes OF
Bucky Harris took a turn fol
the worse today. Ben Chap.
man. it develops, ought to be or
the hospital list. Instead, he insists
on playing despite variety Of
ailments.
Ben emerged from the second battle
Of st. Louis yesterday with any mum.
Der of wounds. One of his knees is
what the boys called damned" Hi;
left shoulder is stiff and sore. His
right elbow is so painful he hardly
can swing bat. In short, Chappie's
IN no shape to play the ball he is
capable Of playing.
Chapman insisted on remaining In
the lineup today, but his shoulder
hasn't been right since the season
opened. As the days 60 by his elbow
becomes more and more painful. In
the opener of the series with the
Browns he damned his knee. Trying
to play yesterday with all ailments
bothering him at once, Ben was use
less. In the ninth inning, when he
reached base on walk, Chapma
of all people, had to be replaced by a
base runner!
Ben's elbow ailment is the most
serious and 1t is nicely described by
officials OF the club as "one Of those
things"
They leave the rest for you to figure
out. At any rate, he was ready for
. physicians care last night.
Ben Rames Fault at Plate.
.HAPMAN thinks he is doing some
thing wrong at the plate to make
his elbow sore. Sammy West once
Clipped bone in his elbow while bat
ting and prospects OF repetition have
the Griffs grave-faced with concern.
Il can go out to the park and throw
as hard as anybody" claims Ben.
Then. after I hit once, I'm through.
] can't get the ball back to the infield.
All I've got to do is swing bat and
then I'm washed up as far as throw
ing is concerned. 1 can't explain It,.
I must hurt my elbow in some way
while batting"
According to observers with a flair
Tor physical condition, Chapman
ought to be out Of the game for at
least four days. Ben himself has q
bunch that a lay-of will help Then,
after resting few days. he would like
to bat against Manager Harris,
himself.
TITS just like golf" maintains Ben.
You start doing something wrong
and you have hard time curing the
habit. Last year, when I came to
Washington from the Yanks, was
hitting $50. I was doing something
wrong and Harris started to pitch to
me In the mornings While pitching
ne found out what was the trouble,
just like golf pro would. The fact
that I finished with a .315 average
showed that Bucky was on the right
track.
Maybe that would be the cure for
me now, but I still think 1 can correct
the fault myself and intend to try"
Bonetti Stops Mats, 6 to 3.
Jesse HILL was nominated tenta-
lively last night to play center
held for the rest of the Western tour,
but when Chapman insisted on stick
Ing in the game Harris decided to keep
using him. Ben's punch, at its best,
seems to be needed, especially in view
OF the defeat that was sustained yes
terday when one Julius Benefit gave
n1lv flUo hifc ~,
inning-and won a 6-to-3 decision.
All the Mats runs were scored in the
ninth inning.
Carcarella started for the Mats and
between his sides defensive miscues
and his own lack of effectiveness Joe
never was in the game. The Browns
got Ave runs in the first two frames
ard when the Washington's third
inning rolled around Fred Sington
batted for Cascarella.
Linke went the rest of the route for
the Griffs and did pretty good Job,
giving up only one run when Bell and
Cliff punched hits with two down in
the seventh.
Bonetti, in the meantime, had a
no-hltter for five innings. In the
sixth Linke reached him for a hit and
kuhel got another in the seventh.
Then, in the ninth, the Griffs cut
loose with rally that was too late
and too short to be OF any use.
Linke started this one, too, leading
on with a single. Chapman then
walked and Lewis singled to fill the
bases Kuhel popped up but Johnny
Stone doubled to score two runs and
put Lewis on third, from where Buddy
scored on Al Simmons long fly. Myer
ended the game by tapping in front Of
the plate
The Mats were to wind up the series
with the Browns today and head
tonight for Chicago, where they'll play
q two-game set that will finish the
first invasion Of the West.