Evening star., 1938-05-20
DROP 8 OUT Of L
BATTLES ON ROAD
All of Foes Runs Scored
With Two Down in 1853
Loss to Tribe.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.
Stan CORRESPONDENT of The Star.

CLEVELAND, May 20.-Whatever
pennant hopes the Senators enter
tained when they marched gaily at
the head of the American League
procession a week ago are memories
which wiring sheepish grimaces to-
day. Right now the problem before
the Washington firm on this Western
trip is remaiing in the first division.
OF what they have shown in los
ing five of their six games on this
tour of the league the Griffs are no
cinches to be among the elite when
they return home week hence
Routed by the Indians yesterday. 1873,
they lost ground not only on two OF
the clubs ahead of them but also
saw the birthplace White Sox and
the sixth-place Tigers gain. Now the
White Sox are only three games back.
This fact, with two more games
against the pace-setting Indians, three
with the White Sox and two with
the Browns ahead of them on the
road is enough to make the Senators
moan.
Bucky's Pitchers Can't Repeat.
This road trip has emphasized two
shortcomings of the Washington club
first, the Senators haven't the pitch
ing necessary to remain in the run
ming; second, they can't win on the
road. That was their eleventh game
away from home yesterday. Eight OF
these II games were lost.
The pitching has sent Manager
Bucky Harris off to a corner with
the weeping towel I'VE just don't
seem to have pitchers who can re-
peat" summarized Harris. They
give us a swell game one day. and
the next time out they get their ears
pinned back"
Jimmy De Shong was the latest OF
the slabbers to make Bucky moan.
1t was Jimmy who took the brunt OF
the Indians 13 hits for % bases at
tack yesterday in the most humlliat-
ing afternoon of the year for the
Washingtons.
Here's where the big rub came, too.
There is nothing in the record books to
discredit the dubious claim to fame,
and the Griffs and Indians may have
set a mark yesterday All OF the
Indians IS runs yesterday, you see,
we're scored after two men were out.
Tribe Moves Into Lead.
The Tribe began by scoring three
runs in the first inning after two were
out. In the second inning two were
down before they even got man on
base. In the fourth they chased De
Shong with a fve-run uprising after
two were down.
Harry Kelley relieved De Shone
and stopped the Tribe cold until the
seventh. Then. with two down. ne
walked Pitcher Willis Hudlin and be-
fore he retired another hitter the In
dams had scored five more runs,
making it ISL.
Washington's first run was perpe-
trated in the fifth inning when Kelley
singled across Cecil Travis. In the
eighth AL Simmons hit home run
with Almada on base. That comprised
the Griffs' batting attack. What
really happened was that Washing
ton quit cold after the first two in
ningS.
In all it was very distressing per-
formance on the part Of the Griffs
and very delightful afternoon for
the Indians. While the Red Sox were
being licked and the Yankees were
rained out, Cleveland moved into first
place. The chances are the Tribe
will stay on top for while. or at
least until it's time to 60 East again
AL Practically Whole Attack.
That Cleveland batting attack was
something of show. incidentally. 1t
might be argued the short right field
fence helped the Tribe. but then
Washington was playing in the same
ballyard and the Griffs had five left
handed hitters to the Indians four
What was sauce for the goose was
sauce for the gander.
The first three Cleveland hits were
doubles. The Tribe wound up with
four doubles, a triple, three home runs
and five singles. Rookie jeff Heath,
with a homer with the bases loaded
and a first-inning double, led the
Cleveland offense by driving across
five runs. Rookie Ken Keltner belted
a 450-foot triple and 420-foot homer.
Veteran Earl Averill clouted a home
run and double and wound up with
four runs batted across.
Mr. Simmons practically was the
Washington batting attack. AL COL
lected two of Washington's seven hits,
drove across two of the Mats three
runs and scored another himself.