The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-05
DeShong Again
Hammered by
Opposition
BY FRANK "BUCK" O'NEILL

$780,
ORLANDO, Fla, April 5.-A
strong attack is not always the
best defense. In baseball, for in
stance, you must have pitching.
The statistics of the game between
the Nationals and st. Louis Card
inals establish the run producing
power of the Washington attack.
But when all the firing was over,
the boys had taken their eighth
licking from major league oppost-
ton in nine starts.
Washington made 3 runs and
IA hits. st. Louis made six errors.
There is no alibi in the world for
defeat with those figures staring
you in the face.
It was case Of bad pitching,
and once more Jimmy DeShong
failed in his appointed task. De.
Shong pitched against Detroit
down in Lakeland last Wednesday
and took a five-run shellacking in
the first inning. Appleton relieved
him in the sixth inning and
pitched shut-out ball. DeShong
yesterday was hammered for 10
hits in four innings, and allowed
9 runs. An error by Buddy Lewis
figured in the scoring in the
fourth inning.
INEFFECTIVE HURLING
The tip off on DeShong was
that Macon, a left-handed pitcher.
cracked him for a single and kept
the rally alive in the second frame.
The Cards included in their hits
off the one-time Yankee, q home
run by Slaughter, triple by Gut.
teridge and doubles by Mize and
Owen.
DeShong's last two failures have
not enhanced his position. To be
sure, he still has time to come on
and show some ability, but the
fact remains that If q rookie was
as poor as this veteran has been,
Harris would be ready to ship him
away to the minors.
Appleton again rushed to the
rescue arriving in the fifth in
ming. He allowed two runs off
five hits. One of these blows was
a home run by Boucher, Card sec
ond baSeman.
HITTING GOOD
Perhaps some announcement
may be CLEANED from the fact
that the Nationals made II hits
off three southpawS. They, got
nine off Macon, four off Henshaw
and one off Lanier. Macon and
Lanier looked like zeal pitchers.
OSsie Bluege, the old master,
delighted with his great perform
ancc in the field and at the bat.
He got four clean hits and pass.
He still is the best ball player on
the Washington club, even If his
knees creak just a little. Johnny
Stone got four blows off the south.
paws, to share the hitting glory Of
the day. One Of Stones hits was
a double, the longest Washington
wallop. Lewis got two hits.
Travis got a single to aid Lewis
and Stone balance the hitting by
Bluege, Simmons and Angelo
Guiliani, the right-handers.
MATS OUTCLASSED
There was no doubt as to which
was the better team. The Cardi.
nails simply outclaSsed the Nation.
ais in speed. Pepper Martin
scored from first base on a double
by Owen. 1t wasn't long double,
but the wild Horse" just started
tearing and crossed the plate.
Macon showed surprising pace in
scoring from first base on q triple
by Gutteridge.
Martin stole second with q char.
acteristic head-long slide into the
bag. There is speed and power on
that Card team, and the fact that
they could win despite six errors
Is testimony to their all-around
The game yesterday closed the
baseball season in st. Petersburg.
It was announced that nearly So.
BOO fans paid to get into the Cardi.
nal exhibition games.
The GriffS have an off day to.
day, but tomorrow the Boston Bees
arrive and on Thursday the boys
Freak camp.