Evening star., 1938-06-23
WESLEY FERRELL
APPEARS THROUGH
Griffs Despair as HurIer
Yields 27 TaIIies in Last
II Innings.
BY BURTON HAWKINS.
stan Correspondent Of The Star

0Nu correspondent OF The Star.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, June 23.-Wes Fer
rell and Max schmeling today have
much In common, but Ferrell, Of
course. has become more accustomed
to being knocked out. BY now it Is
evident the frowning finger Is a.
washed up as Mondays laundry, or At
least he Is giving 4 fair imitation Of q
guy who Is through.
Ferrell, blasted from the box In
his last four starts. u keeping spot
lessly clean. what with taking numer-
Gus unscheduled showers, but his
recent record hardly Is as acceptable
as his appearance. Wes, 1t seems, has
more curves in his hair than on the
ball. Currently he is regarded as
Washington's major drawback.
surveying unsympathetic and pa
thetc statistics in his last II innings
OF crude toll. Ferrell generously has
allowed IS hits and ~ runs, which
hardly figures to install him among
the Mats more treasured twirlers, If
any.
Wes' Record Unimpressive.
Since unraveling an impressive per-
formance three weeks ago, Ferrell
hasn't been able to miss many bats.
Only twice in four efforts has he sur
vived the second inning and on the
occasions he did see more prolonged
service he blew prohibitive leads.
Twice against Detroit the Mats COM
piled commanding margins, only to
lose the first. 1912 and win the second
by delightful 1910 score. All Of
which would indicate Ferrell no
longer is there.
Reviewing his miserable throwing
ever the stretch. Ferrell initiated his
streak Of woe by giving up six runs
ana SIX hits in one and two-thirds
innings against st. Louis. continued
the amazing pace by dealing out IL
hits and 10 runs to Detroit in five and
one-third innings, reran the perform
ance against the Tigers with IL hits
and seven runs in eight innings and
yesterday threw six hits and four
runs In two innings.
For some unfathomable reason, un-
less its because his presence Is incen-
tive. Ferrell has been fortunate in
laboring behind leads compiled by
the Mats. Starting with opening day,
when he allowed le hits and vet
captured victory, he has been walk
ing IN four-leaf clovers. Creditable
pitching by Ferrell has been rare and
1t Is beginning to hurt.
Monte and Chief Catch Fever.
II there Is consolation tn compan.
ionship, however, Ferrell's volcanic
temper may cease erupting. Latest
additions to the ranks Of the rank are
Monte Weaver and Chief Hoesett. who
were partners in crime with Ferrell
IN absorbing yesterdays 1853 shellack-
ing from the White sox, 4 defeat
which slipped the Mats into a fourth
place tie with Detroit.
weaver. continuing the agony in the
third inning. virtually escaped un.
harmed. at least temporarily, despite
Two successive errors by Buddy Myer
and q wild pitch. The Sox scored one
run that inning, but that was mild
IL was when Weaver ran out of players
TO walk and started looking for the
ushers. thinking they might relish A
trot to f1rst base. that he was yanked
IN favor OF Hogsett. Monte gave up
SIX walks. three hits. four runs. two
wild pitches and a bright chance for
. starting role.
Hogsett then threw his three inninps
and the Sox continued to run. eight
OF them crossing the plate on as many
hits. That 1871 lead appeared safe. 20
they obliged by not scoring In the
eighth. AL Simmons eighth home run
OF the season, scoring Buddy Lewis.
who had doubled to launch the ninth.
was a feeble ray of sunshine in the
Mats mounting gloom.
Steinbacher Ties Record.
Ferrell clicked only once yesterday.
cleaning up about $3.50 on Joe Louis
disposal of Max Schmeling, with Sim
mons as his chief bait.
Dutch Leonard, who has hurled sew
eral creditable games lately only to
lose, was to be sent to the mound TODAY
oy Manager Bucky Harris. while Jim
my Dykes was to counter with JOHNNY
George Case probably will see action
N the opening game at st. Louis Sat-
lrday. The fleet outnelder, whose
right leg was injured Tuesday when
ne crashed into a faucet on the right
held fence here, had a stitch taken in
Inc cash when it failed to heal prop
erly.
Dykes revised his lineup yesterday
ana the effect was pleasing to Henry
9telnbacher, who batted second and
out six consecutive hits to tie
'ne American League record for
straight safeties in one game.