Evening star., 1937-08-08
One Rad Pitch Fatal

VA ALI dld not walt long. with
Stone pacing restlessIy at second
base, Miles picked the first pitch out
of the gathering darkness and plunked
It into short center to break up the
game.
This spread balm on the open
wounds the Mats carried into that sec
ond game for in the opener they had
n wen-earned victory snatched from
their grasp by one unwise pitch. Wes-
ley Ferrell, working another fine game
for the Griffith A. c., went into the
seventh inning holding 2-to-0 lead
Then, suddenly, he lost control and
walked Chet Laabs and Marv Owen.
Still wild, he got into a hole against
York, and when finally he grooved a
fat one the big Cherokee catcher de-
posted the ball into the bleachers TO
score all three runs and make off with
the decision.
1t was thriller, that first game, but
the second one surpassed it in drama
This tilt found the Mats trailing at
ia at one stage, only to pull q spec
tscular comeback and win for Rookie
Bucky Jacobs first triumph as
major league pitcher.
Appleton Succeeds Chase.
K EN- CHASE, the left-handed re-
cr7lit, opened the nightcap against
Bridges and was no puzzle. The Tigers
nicked "Showboat" for three runs in
the first three innings and. after he
walked the first hitter in the fourth.
Bucky Harris thumbed him out in
favor of Appleton.
Pete was no great improvement at
first. He gave up two more walks and
two triples for four runs and this
uprising had the Mats on the ropes.
Washington, thanks to singles by Al
msda, Travis and Simmons. had made
q run in the first inning and another
IN the third on more hits by Travis
and Simmons and one by Lewis. But
these were negligible compared to the
Detroit total.
In addition Travis was lost when
Laabs kicked him in the face while
trying TO steal in the third and the
Mats were moseying along without
their big howitzer.
The customers were watching the
proceedings indifTerently when a run
was coined in the sixth and another
in the seventh. But then came the
eighth, Transforming dull game into
the drama it was until Miles single
nestled IN center.
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walk. Myer then grounded to Hank
Greenberg, who threw wildly past first
base TO put Kuhel on third and Myer
on second. Miles was thrown out,
Kuhel scoring, and Yves Ferrell was
sent up 10 bat for Appleton He
famed, making two out and seemingly
taking the sting out Of the rally.
Almada Revives Morale.
RUT Almsda injected new hope
when he doubled against the right
neld fence, scoring Myer and repre-
sentlng the tying run az he pranced
on second. Far was it from Buddy
Lewis 70 check the big inning and
j. K. sent Almads home with that
run by singing to left.
This made the score II ana 80 into
the ninth it went, with Jacobs taking
over the pitching. Bucky got Owen
but York was safe on an error by
Lewis and here did Travis injury be-
come bonanza, for Charlie Colbert
smacked vicious smash toward left
field Probably it would have been
hit, but for any shortstop in the
league except Frankie Crosetti or
Oesie Bluege And Blueee 1t was. as
sub for Travis. who stabbed the ball
and converted 1t into lightning. side
retiring double play. You know the
rest
In the first game the Mats stepped
out 70 20 lead against Roxie Law
con in the second inning This busi-
ness was conducted when Kuhel
singled, with one out. Myer flied
out, but Miles singled and so did
Ferrell, scoring RuheL When Almada
also singled Miles scored.
Going into the seventh inning Fer
rsn had the Tigers eating out OF his
hand They had made only three
hits and all came after two we're out
But then Wes walked Laabs and Owen
and Heap Big Injun York pumped his
sixteenth homer into the bleachers
for what proved to be the ball game
The Mats we're licked after that.