Evening star., 1937-05-24
Sabnen Slump BIo to Mats Mack Magic Keeps Club at TOP
PROSPECTS IN Sc
FAIL TO PAN OUT
Appleton, Cascare||a, Well
Beaten by Tigers, Drop
Eight Games.
FRANCIS E. STAN.

FRANCIS E. STAN.
ETE APPLETON and Joe Cas-
- carella, who ran one-tWo in
effectiveness in the Interna-
L tional League one year to win
reprieves from the bushes, are finding
that staging comeback is one thing
and maintaining the pace is another
Appleton, whose % victories for
Montreal in 1885 prompted the Ma
tionals to grab him in the draft, won
IA games and lost 8 as big leaguer
last year. On the strength of that
record he was regarded as good
enough to win 16 or II games this
season, which he opened as a full
fedged starting pitcher.
Cascarella, who pitched good ball
for Syracuse in 1885, also showed
sufficient promise last year of win
ming as starter. But the two right
handlers who seemed likely to win 80
or IS games between them this year
the expectations of all who viewed
them in Spring training.
Today, as the Mats faced the task
Of reaching the 500 mark and the
first division all over again, Pete the
piano player and Joe the crooner held
two victories between them and are
charged with eight defeats.
Pete o. X. as Relief Hurler.
"A PPLETON won both OF these
games. After dropping his first
four games as a starter Pete was as
signed to relief work and he picked
up a pair of successive victories over
the Browns and the Red Sox. Yes
terday he was started again and was
charged with the 13-to-3 beating the
Griffs took from the Detroit Tigers
before upward of $4,000 spectators.
Cascarella, started three times and
beaten by the Browns, AS and Yanks,
attempted to rescue Appleton during
the storm of Bengal base hits and he,
too. was buried. Dick Lanahan and
merciful thundershower finally
ended the game in the eighth inning.
The defeat cost the Mats a chance
to overtake the Detroits during the
two-game series that was to end to-
day, with Buck Newsom opposing
Roxie Lawson. Had they won, the
Griffs would have been only half a
game back Of the Tigers today, but,
Is 1t was. they never were In the run
ming after the fourth inning.
The Mats tried valiantly to make
q game out Of it against Tommy
Bridges, but as soon as the Tigers
found the range they had no
chance. Detroit blasted II hits and
Ut the end 1t was double, triple or
no-count.
Pete and Joe Needed.
WHAT Appleton and Cascarella do
Nv in the near future might well be
vital to the Griffs. If they suddenly
can regain their strides of late '36
and start winning the Washington
pitching, with Buck Newsom Carl
Fischer and Jimmy De Shong taking
their turns, may hold up. But if both
Pete and Joe fail, Manager Bucky
Harris will be hard pressed.
Ed Linke, of course, could be taken
out Of the bull-pen again, but that
would cramp the relief corps. One
way or another, either as starters or
reliable relievers, Appleton and Cas-
carella are essential to success.
After three hits of Appleton gave
Detroit q 10 lead in the third In.
ming the Griffs succeeded In tying
It In their half Of the frame. Then,
In the fourth, Appleton was removed
for a pinch-hitter and Cascarella
took up the pitching.
The Tigers, in front at the time
by 81, started slowly against Joe
and wound up in a crescendo Of
crashing bats, dented fences and
the peal OF thunder. 1t was pretty
awful.