Evening star., 1938-04-27
WRIGHT FOLLOWS
CASE|NTOD|SCARD
DeShong Put on Spot as
Bonura Aids Appleton.
Livingston 'Farmed'.
BY FRANCIS z. STAN.


The Washington ball clubs ever.
changing outfeld setup was Interest,"
ing to behold today, as the Mats pre-
pared to close their current home
stand against the Red Sox.
For the second day in succession
Manager Bucky Harris had an an
nouncement to make regarding the
Senatorial out1eld. Bucky, vro "a
hours ago appointed Melo Almada as
the regular center fielder against all
types Of pitching, today revealed that
Aloysius Harry Simmons will be
Washington's regular left fielder from
now on.
Up to now Simmons had been used
only when left-handed pitchers were
facing the Mats. The idea was to
utilize AIS right-handed hitting power
against the southpaws. When right
handler opposed the Griffs that round
little rookie, Taft Wright, has been
used.
Bucky changed his mind about all
ternating Simmons and Wright after
the Mats 6-to-4 victory over the Red
Sox yesterday. He watched fly off
Ben Chapman's bat drop safely in
right field for a double and probab bly,
felt that Wright should have caught
it. Without saying so in so many
words, Harris commented on the SIM
mons nomination thusly.
Hes such a darned good out
fielder that he ought to get his chance,
like everybody else, to play every
day"
Same Outfield as Last Year.
Simmons today was to take over
left field while Johnny Stone shifted
to right. This gives Washington the
same outfield it had last year. For
while Rockies George Case and
Wright, along with the ancient Goose
Goslin, threatened to make few
changes. 1t looks now as if they have
been outlasted by the veteran trio
Of 1887.
AS the Mats prepared to wind up
their series with the Red Sox, and,
incidentally, settle the second-place
question for the moment, another in.
teresting development was due to take
place. The game this afternoon was
to mark the first starting appearance
Of Jimmy De Shong, who has not been
impressive so far.
Jimmy, who was injured shortly be-
fore the opening of the American
League season, is back in stride now
and ready to make his bid for a
starting job. He has his work cut
out for him, for or Peter Appleton
threw his cap into the ring yesterday
when he hurled the Mats to victory.
Unless Harris changes his mind either
| Appleton or De Shong will move
among Wes Ferrell, Monte Weaver
! and Dutch Leonard as q starting
| hurler.
Pete Courageous in GA Win.
That victory hung up by Appleton
yesterday was noteworthy in that
Pete looked the part of the effective
pitcher he was in 1886, his first year
with the Mats. He was nicked for 10
hits, true, but in the pinches the vet
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1t probably was the best ball game
OF the season so far. Going into the
Boston seventh the Mats held 3-to-2
lead, chiefly due to some robust hit
ting by Cecil Travis and Buddy Myer.
Through little fault Of his own the
Sox loaded the bases on Appleton in
the seventh. There was none out
] and pofa cfriof1ty ho
He squirmed out of the hole by one
Of the most courageous performances
ever seen in Griffith Stadium. Pete
struck out Pitcher Johnny Marcum, a
good hitter. He forced Rog Cramer to
force runner at the plate and he
made the dangerous Joe Vosmik pop to
! Travis.
1t was Zeke Bonura who seved up
the game for the Griffs in their half
Of the seventh. zeke, who hasn't been
hitting consistently, slashed a home
run to the left field bleachers with
two out and Buddy Lewis on base.
That made it So and from that point
on Appleton eased to victory.
Notes on the Mats.
Mickey Livingston. the young
catcher who looked so good in Spring
training. is subject to 24-hour recall
from Trenton =. He was shipped to
the Eastern league farm yesterday
:. The deal cut the Nat squad down
to "a players. or only one over the
limit A pitcher will be cut loose
by May IS, according to Owner Clark
Griffith.
Joe Cronin fooled the Mats when
he sent the right-handed Marcum to
the box yesterday The Griffs
didn't know who he was to pitch to-
day but guessed 1t would be either
Archie McKain or Lee Rodgers :.
The Sox, apparently. are saving Lefty
Grove for the Yankee series that
will start tomorrow.
Washington will entra.n for Phila.
delphia early tomorrow morning to
open = two-game series The
Mats will return to Grifiith Stadium
on Saturday to face tho Yankees, who