Evening star., 1938-06-05
TRIBE GRABS TILT
IN NS-RUN FOURTH
Galehouse Stops Griffmen
After They Chase Bob in ,
Same Inning.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.

BY FRANCIS e. STAN.
Before the approving eyes of 10000
pew-holders, the Washington base
ball firm routed the sensational Bob
Feller yesterday at Griffith Stadium.
The Nationals Chief Hogsett, his left
arm rising and dipping in a wide
sweep, had a no-hit, no-run, norman
to-reach-first-base game. But
The Indians won the ball game.
ii to 4, and the Nationals, in their
hand-to-hand encounter opening a
three-game series with the rampaging
Tribe, lost ground in their bid for
the league lead and slipped danger
ously close to fourth place in the
American League standing.
For after three innings Of perfect
pitching. Hogsett threw a triple to
Lyn Larry, lead-off man in the fourth
round. That blow broke the spell.
Before the Chief and Relief Pitcher
Monte Weaver could retire the side
the Indians had scored eight (8)
runs, overcome 2-to-0 Washington
lead. and carefully placed the game
on the ice.
Feller Leaves Early.
About the only consolation for the
10000 inmates was the chasing of
Feller. the Van Meter speedball SEN
sation. Robert yesterday was some
thing less than sensational and with
any kind of pitching. the Griffs would
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stole run off Robert in the first in
ming, pounded across another in the
third and. even after the Cleveland
landslide. they threatened to get back
into the battle.
But Manager Oscar Witt, to the
boos and catcalls of the mob. yanked
Feller out of the box and inserted
Dennis Galehouse, a mediocre right
handler who belied his status and shut
out the Griffs with two hits in the
last five and two-thirds innings. Mr..
Galehouse, in other words, locked the
door.
The defeat brought harsh end to
Washington's three-game winning
streak and marked he Mas first de-
Feat IN Griffith Stadium since May
IL, when the Tigers won a decision.
On the wings Of yesterdays triumph
the Indians scared to a three-game
lead over the idle, second-place Yam
KEGS and ran their margin over
Washington to four full games. The
fourth-place Boston Red Sox, winning
over Detroit, closed to within half a
game of the Griffith A. C.
Hogsett Goes to Pieces.
Hogsett, first of four throwers to
work for Washington, was like the
little girl with the curl. When he
was good he was very good. But
when he went bad the Chief was
lousy. -,
He moved down the Indians as fast
as they came to the plate in the first
three innings, retiring nine in a row.
Nothing like a safe hit bounced off
their bats.
In the meantime the Griffs were
wowing their clients, Buddy Myer.
leading off for the local firm, hit a
tremendous triple off Feller. The
next two hitters went out without
scoring Myer, but then Johnny Stone
walked and the Mats scored on some
spectacular base running. Stone broke
for second base while Feller held the
ball. When Robert threw to Hal
Trosky the Indians had Stone trapped,
but Myer broke for the plate. To keep
him from scoring, Sammy Hale
whipped a peg to Catcher Frankie
Pytlak, but Myer slid safely home
and Stone returned to first base.
In the third inning, with one down,
Stone blasted triple to left center
and romped across on Zeke Bonura' s
long fly to center, making it 20.
Then came the Cleveland fourth i.
and the storm
Larry Starts Trouble.
Larry, who had famed on his first
tme>at bat, opened with a three
bagger to the centerfield corner. Bruce
Campbell followed with a single, scor-
ing Larry. Here Hogsett braced and
struck out Hale as Campbell stole
second. But then Julius Solters, Earl
Ayerin and Trosky singled in sue
cession, Ken Keltner was purposely
passed and, after Pytlak popped out,
Feller, of all people, was walked, fore
ing across another run and leaving
the bases filled.
This brought up Larry for the sec
ond time in the inning and by way
of proving his triple was no huke
Lyn singled to score two more runs
BY this time Manager Bucky Harris
had decided that Hogsett was inef-
fective and with six runs across
Monte Weaver was rushed to the
scene. After some delay, which en-
braced Weavers walking q batter
and pitching another single. the side
was retired.
There still was some hope in WASH
ington's fourth, which Mel Almada
opened with single. Rick Ferrell
followed with another single and
Goose Goslin, batting for Weaver,
drew walk to fill the bases. Myer
also drew a pass, forcing run and
leaving the bases filled with nobody
out.
Averin Checks Rally.
That Is, nobody was out except
Feller. Big Chief Witt waved Robert
from the premises and dispatched
Galehouse to the box. Lewis, first
up, was robbed Of a hit by Larry, who
grabbed his shot and forced Goslin
at third base, while Ferrell scored.
Then Wright lifted short fly to CEN
ter and Ayerill pulled his copyrighted
stunt to retire the side He purposely
dropped the ball and threw quickly to
Larry, who tagged out Myer at sec
ond base Larry then stepped on Sec
ond base to force Lewis, ending the
inning.
As far as the Mats were concerned
this was all there was to the game.
but with Harry Kelley in the box
for Washington in the fifth the In
dams added q final touch. Ayerill
greeted Kelley with single and
TroSky raised his teammate. hitting