The Washington times., 1938-08-04
NAT PITCHERS.
NOW VOLUNTEER.
TO FACE DOOM.
Disguised Harris Lets
Kelley Pick Turn

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 4.-When day
was done and a 5-to-2 victory over
the Mats was tackled up on the
scoreboard at Sportsman'S Park
here yesterday, Bucky Harris
wasn't enjoying a particularly
propitious frame Of mind.
1t wasn't so much the heat as
it was the stupidity. The Mats
had been caught off base, they'd
dropped pop flies that Euriah VIII
cox, age 81, could have caught in
his wheel chair. They'd thrown
to the wrong bases and wildly at
that. When the sacks were popu-
lated with teammates, the Mats at
bat couldn't have raped out a
hit with a cello.
EVERYBODY HAPPY
So Bucky Harris, the Nat man.
ager, was out of sorts when he
walked into the Washington
dressing room. If you know your
st. Louis in August, that didn't
help the situation either, because
the Washington dressing room, a
understanding hole in the wall,
was like an diversified Turkish
bath. The showers spouted two
kinds of water, hot and hotter.
Underwear at once became part
of the anatomy as the players
dressed. A couple of Shot-guns and
there would've been a mass sun
eide.
Well" said Bucky, breaking
a sickening silence, that makes
two wins in eight games for u.s."
Harris rolled up wet towel and
flung it across the room. who
wants to pitch tomorrow?
Who's ready to pitcher thinks
he's ready?" Harris demanded.
Washington players commenced
looking at one another as if won
dering what day Of the week it
was and if so what town they
were in.
Harris said: Come on-who
thinks he can give US a good
pitched gamer"
KELLEY VOLUNTEERS
Harry Kelley. dressing across
the way, was the first to answer.
"Bucky-if you don't mind"
he drawled. Il thought maybe
you'd let me pitch tomorrow. I
feel great. I don't mind hot
weather. I'll do my best"
Harris said: "Okay, Harry.
It's your job tomorrow and I
hope you get us going"
Kelley, by the way, is the one
Washington pitcher who has
called his shots. When he started
his comeback with the Mats he pre-
dicted he'd beat the White Sox.
He shut them out. His next start,
he set down st. Louis with five
hits. Today he goes against the
Browns again.
Speaking of Washington'S pitch
ing-it's pretty definite the Mats
will struggle along without the
services Of Monte Weaver, Jimmy
DeShong and Yves Terrell next
year. Weaver and DeShong have
been dismal failures. Terrell,
whose IS wins and seven losses
read like an outstanding record,
actually has lost about IS games
for the Mats, losses which were
charged to other Washington
pitchers.
LEWIS TIRED
All in all, the Mats are not IN
the best of shape just now. Buddy
Lewis, who many think, started
his career too soon and wasn't
given a chance to mature, is
fatigued, dead on his feet, for his
slim body can't stand the strain
Of the daily grind and the heat
of midsummer.
Rick Terrell Is nursing two
bruised fingers ON his throwing
hand, the result Of a foul tip.
Sammy West suffered q badly
bruised instep yesterday when he
whacked a foul upon his foot. He
may play today. however. Buddy
Myer is having trouble with a nga-
ment in his knee.
Buck Newsom, in striking out
Bonura, Travis, GoSlin, Myer and
Rick Terrell in a row. came
within one Strikeout of eQualling
the record of six straight he holds
jointly with Walter johnson, Tom
OBrien, Of the 1913 Red Sox, and
Jim Colt, of the 1913 White Sox.
johnson whitfield six straight May
%, 1924. Newsom, by the way,
trails Bob Teller for strikeouts
this year, having whitfield 124
against Feller's 1873.