Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-14
BUCK GENERALLY
GOODAGA|NSTA'S
CasCareIIa Also Is Deemed
in Line for Inaugural
TussIe Monday.
BY FRANCIS z STAN

Griffith Stadium rears well
comely in the background for
the returning Nationals today.
After weeks of playing on the sandy
pastures of Florida, the mica dotted
turf of Georgia and a sundry rock
pile or two elsewhere. Manager Bucky
Harris this morning LED the 1887
Washington ball club into the Capital
and today weather permitting, it was
to be unveiled against the Boston Bees.
The Nationals return ready to open
the American League season today, in
stead of next Monday, by their own
admission. This view today furnished,
however, a topic of speculation. Who
will pitch the opener?
When Harris sent Buck Newsom to
work a full nineinning game against
the Bees yesterday in GaStonia, n. c.,
it looked as if Bucky was tipping his
hand NewSon'S 1-to-0 victory, over
the Yankees last year-the only time
he whipped the New Yorkers-still IS
remembered as amounting to one of
the prize opening game thrillers of all
time.
Cascarella, Appleton in Running.
THE Athletics, who will help to raise
the curtain on Monday, always
have been easy for NewSom and Harris
undoubtedly has this in mind BY
pitching Buck in the opener. holding
him out of a three-game set in New
York and throwing him back against
the AS. the Mats might be reasonably
sure. under ordinary conditions. of
picking up a couple valuable early sea-
son victories.
Newsom's performance yesterday
against the Bees, however, was not so
encouraging. He struck out eight Of
them. but they slammed him for y
base hits and used two walks and a
hit batsman to good advantage in VIM
ming an 8-to-3 victory. 1t was any
thing but an impressive tune up"
exhibition for Buck, although his sup
port was none too expert. Neither, for
that matter, was his opposition.
Providing his bruised toe will permit,
Joe Cascarella was to face the Bees
today. If he goes the route for the
second straight time, Joseph must be
considered as a candidate for the
opening game assignment. With the
exception of one start against the
Tigers in Florida. Cascarella has been
one of the hottest Of the Mats pitching
articles.
Pete Appleton only 1886 pitcher
who won more games than he lost
against first division clubs, is being
pointed chiefly for the first Yankee
series in Gotham, as is Jimmy De
Shong, but Monty Weaver turks in the
background as a potential opening
game pitcher. Like Cascarella ana
Appleton, the eX-professor's work all
Spring has been strictly grade A.
Bees Win First of Series, S-3.
THE Bees took 80 lead in the
first inning off NeWsom yesterday
and never were headed, winning going
away. In the first single, hit
batsman, base on balls and a double
by Walter Berger did all the damage.
NeWsom finally ended the inning with
two strike-outs.
Fred Sington poled terrific home
run to open the fourth frame, cutting
it down to 81, but the Bees came
back in their half to score two more
runs on singles by Fletcher and Mac
Fayden, a walk to Lopez and an error
by Johnny Stone.
Stone made up for his boot in the
sixth by hitting a home run with
Sington on base, but MacFayden held
the GriffS thereafter and his mates
collected three runs off NeWsom in
the seventh and eighth innings to
clean up the scoring. One of the
runs came as result of home run
by Gene Moore.
1t was no complete squad that de-
trained this morning at o'clock in
Union Station. Al Simmons and
Cascarella had reached the Capital
earlier in the week and Ben Chapman
was given leave to carry straight on
before the team stopped at Gastonia.
Newsom left last night for his home
in Huntsville, S. c., and will rejon
the club at the end of the week