Evening star., 1938-05-13
FINE RECORD HERE
STARTS FLAG IDEA
Harrismen Feel They Are
Fit to Lick Road link.
Bosox Foes Today.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN,
Stan CORRESPONDENT Of The Star.


BOSTON, May 13.-On this day
Friday the thirteenth-Bucky Harris
surprising Senators defy the sinister
fates Of superstition and embark on
their first long road trip of the year.
They rode out Of the Capital under
cover Of darkness with a record Of IA
wins in 10 home games and the Ameri-
can League lead. Now they are carry
ing the fight into the land Of the
enemy. It Is on the road that pen
nants are won and lost.
As they open a three-game series
here with the Red Sox. the Senators
are talking pennant for the first time.
Talking penhant seriously, mean.
They kidded about it the first week
Of the season, when they romped over
the AS, but now they are beginning
to view the picture in different
light They now have seen every club
in the league and, with the possible
exception of the world champion
Yankees, they are convinced that no
team rates an honest edge over them.
So far they have compiled seven-
game winning streak, which is tops to
date in the circuit. They have won
five straight close games by one or
two-run margins. They have seen
Buddy Myer definitely establish him
self as a successful comebacker and
they have seen Dutch Leonard and
Pete Appleton give remarkable pitch
ing demonstrations. They have played
heads-up ball at all times.
Bounce Back Like Good Club.
All this has been digested carefully
and the road bugaboo, which has
plagued them ever since 1888, is being
dismissed as mental something or
other. why can't we win on the
road?" asked Appleton, serving as a
sort Of a spokesman. We've got q
darn good ball club"
The Washingtons did not hurt their
morale when they whipped the Tigers
yesterday in Griffith Stadium, 7 to 6.
The Tigers broke their seven-game
winning streak and in spring training
they had won four straight from the
Griftmen. But the Senator'S bounced
back like high-class ball club yes
terday. broke the ice against Detroit,
and carefully climbed over the
Yankees and back into first place.
They enter this Boston series con-
fldently. In the only three games
with the Red Sox this year the Mats
grabbed two. After leaving Boston the
club will head West for a swing around
the inland half Of the circuit. The
going probably will be tougher in the
West. but you can't convince the
league leaders Of that fact. So far.
all games In Washington, our side has
won 8 out Of 10 against Detroit. Chi
cago. Cleveland and st. Louis.
Mats Need HurIer, Outfielder.
The Senators must be regarded as
pennant contenders at this writing.
II they could grab one good pitcher
and hard-hitting, right-handed out
fielder they would have to be ranked
as the Yankees most dangerous con-
tenders. That is all Bucky Harris
needs1another starting pitcher and
an outfielder.
Johnny Stone is the only dangerous.
long-range hitter in the outfield at
the moment. Melo Almada is a fine
ball hawk and a good all-around man
but he is not first-class hitter and
somebody must team up with Stone.
II there was any way of prying Jack
Bell loose from the Browns. the WASH
ingtons would grab the opportunity
IN a moment.
Harris shook up his outfield again
yesterday, starting Taft Wright in
right field instead Of George Case.
Before the game was over AL Simmons
had replaced Wright. AS Bucky puts
1t. from those four extra fellows
Case. Wright, Simmons and Goslin-
we ought to find somebody who can
step up and deliver. But so far none
Of them has"
Bucky's outfield rarely has been the
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