Evening star., 1938-06-04
SLAB SELECTIONS
NOT FELT GAMBLE
Hogsett, Appleton, Chase
Rated Particularly Good
Against Indians.
BY FRANCIS E. STAN.


Showing seven victories in their
last eight games and opening widen
ing gap between themselves and all
clubs underneath, Bucky Harris very
unusual Senators today moved into
their most important series of the
year.
The opposition over the week end
will be furnished by the Cleveland
Indians, still leading the American
League by two and one-half games
margin over the Yankees and by a
three-game pull over Washington.
BY now it is accepted the Griffmen
don't always play baseball according
to the book. With the kind of a bail
club he manages, Harris can't do it.
In defiance of book baseball" Bucky
lets his men swing on "three-and-
nothing" pitches and unblushingly
shakes up his outfield, regardless of
whether the club is winning. 1t may
be hard on Harris but the Senators
are proiting.
All Of which Is by way of standing
this Cleveland series against the wall
and studying an angle or two. To
| rout the White Sox in three straight
games Bucky used Dutch Leonard,
Wesley Ferrell, Jimmy De Shong and
NJ tte Weaver, who started the season
az lis Big Four" Now, with the
Pr setting Indians whooping into
tt Bucky is falling back on his
81 stroops.
Not Too Big Gamble.
I On Hogsett was to work today,
with Pete Appleton taking over the
Sunday assignment and Kendall Chase
mopping up on Monday. 1t sounds
screwy but when you come right down
to it throwing Hogsett, Appleton and
Chase against the Tribe isn't the gam
bic it appears.
Bob Feller, for instance, was to open
the series in the box for the Tribe,
Today was to mark Roberts second
start of the year against the Griffs.
The last time he faced them ths
Indians lost a 10 decision in 13 in
nings. Off Feller the Griffs failed to
score during the 10 innings the speed.
ball sensation worked.
1t follows, then, that only an extraor.
dinary game is likely to beat Feller
OF the Washington pitchers Hogsett
has as good chance to deliver that
kind of game as anybody, with the
possible exception of Leonard and
Ferrell. And it was wise for Harris
to throw Dutch and Yves against the
White Sox. The Pale Hose are made
to order for pitchers of their type.
Hogsett is not the kind of pitcher
who can take a regular turn every
fourth day against all types Of op-
position. But the veteran southpaw,
against some clubs, is capable OF
turning out masterful performance.
The Yankees are one of these clubs,
| Earlier this season, on Sunday,
| the Chief salvaged the only game
Of series at Griffith Stadium by
| beating the world champs. Now ha
is to try against the Indians, another
club to which he should be trouble
some
Pete Gets Second Chance.
The starting of Appleton will be
watched with interest tomorrow
Harris has used Pete as starter
only once this season. That was on
April 26, when the grizzled curve
baller faced the Boston Red Soz
and pitched to neat 6-to-4 victory
Harris would have liked to start
Appleton more often, but Pete was
too valuable as relief pitcher. Sc
not until tomorrow will he go to
the post again as starting pitcher.
AS for Chase, Harris is thinking
back to two past performances by
Ken against Cleveland and throwing
all of the young southpaw's disap-
| pointing games out of the window
| A year ago Ken rose to a measure
OF fame by beating Feller in Cleve.
| land Earlier this month, again pitch.
ing in Cleveland. he won a 5-to-4
victory in IL innings.
1t isn't often you see a successful
ball club play so definitely opposite
from the book and throw their second
string pitchers against the league
leaders in the most important test OF
the year. Great clubs don't do it
because they always have four out
standing pitchers who can win against
any team.
The Senators are not great club
but they are successful. You might
even call them lucky. That's all
right with them. too. They would
pull that Td-rather- be lucky than.
good line on you and that's tough
one to pick to pieces.
Simmons Howitzer Against Sox.
Among the more interesting items
today was AL Simmons performance
in that 5-to-1 victory gained by the
Griffs over the Sox yesterday.
Planted in center field for the first
time this year, Simmons banged
monumental double in the first in.
ming. 1t went for naught, but afte1
the Sox had tied the game in the
third inning, Ii, Simmons walked ur
and slammed home run into the lefl
bleachers.
Ossie Bluege was on base at the time
and it gave Washington a 81 lead
which Yves Ferrell never allowed te
be disturbed, as far as the Sox were
concerned.
For all of Simmons hitting display
Harris does not plan to leave him ir
the outf1eld regardless Of the type OF
enemy pitching. Al played yesterday
because the left-handed Thornton Lee
pitched for Chicago. Today he wa,
to be on the bench again while Mele
Almada was to return to center field.
But AL has served notice. Taft
Wright and Almada will have to keer
moving at fast clip to keep the big
veteran out of the regular lineup.
Ferrell Wins Eighth Game.
The story of yesterdays game wa.
a story of Ferrell's pitching effective.
ness, the fielding of Buddy Lewis and
Cecil Travis and the clouting of Sim.
mons. The combination proved fatal
to the Pale Hose, who dropped theiI