Evening star., 1939-05-22
.Krokky's Fine SIobbing Wasted
As Mats Fail at Bat, Get Him
Only ! Win in 7 Games

In seven games behind krakky the
Mats have manufactured grand
total of II runs, or, if your arith-
metic is rusty, little more than two
runs per game. They have averaged
only eight hits against opposition
hurlers while Joe has been tossing
and only six times have connected
for extra-base blows, five of which
have been doubles.
Statistics may be dull reading, but
Krakky doubtless will cite few in
stances of non-support when he
talks contract with Prexy Clark
Griffith for next season, for on three
occasions the Mats have bobbled
balls which meant defeats for Joe.
And Joe isn't relishing it. At De-
troit, when the Mats mustered suf-
flcient batting power to produce one
run and only one run while Krakky
was pitching, he exploded. He
stormed into the dugout and raved
and ranted. He later confessed he
was sorry, but he also stated if any
of the Mats had said anything at the
time he would have gone haywire
and chucked his fists.
Easily Could Be Sensation.
Joe has ample reason to be upset.
He has been pitching winning games
and losing. With any sort of re-
spectacle run manufacturing behind
him Krakky currently would be
stamped as one of the sensations of
the league instead of being a guy
who merely has won one game in
seven starts.
Krakky definitely has turned over
new leaf. If he isn't good pitcher
now lot of people who know base
ball are being fooled. Joe has made
comeback which has been amaz-
ing, correcting flaws in his style and
combining raw courage with a de-
gree of gray matter to become a
respected pitcher where only a wild
one stood before. But he isn't win
ming and that hurts.
1t hurts because Krakky gradually
is becoming bit sour instead of
enthused. He should be perked up.
ambitious and eager for action. but
the big blond is confused. Krakky,
though, is fighter. He can bury
the past and play for breaks on the
present and future, for he has the
consolation of knowing that he has
improved perceptibly and sooner or
later things should start breaking
his way.
Joe bumped into a superb pitching
performance by the veteran, Ted
Lyons, yesterday as he lost a 80,
10-inning decision to Chicago before
some 10000 spectators, but toss out
an error by Center Fielder George
Case and Krakky might still have
been throwing out there on that
mound.
Cases Fumble Is Costly.
Case picked an inopportune mo-
ment to boot grounder off the
bat Of Mike Kreevich in the 10th.
He juggled the ball enough to allow
Luke Appling to score from first
on the single and that, it developed,
was the ball game.
Lyons, one of baseball's relics, was
no soft pickings for the Mats, whom
he limited to three singles in the
first five innings, but Krakky was as
effective in the tight spots and the
game developed into pitching bat
tie which might have gone either
way. 1t went the wrong way, how
ever, and Krakky currently is Won
dering just when he will achieve
that second triumph.
Joe Haynes, the 21-year-old right
handler who held the Tigers to seven
hits in his frst major league start
was to toll for the Mats today, with
Jack Knott seeking to win Chicago's
fifth game in as many starts with
the Mats. 1t was to be the first time
in two weeks that Haynes has
pitched, a throat ailment having
shelved him Immediately after his
| Detroit victory.