Evening star., 1940-04-20
Chase Is Failure
As Mats Drop
Third in Row

HoIIinesworth's Good
Work Wasted After
Yonks Rout Ken
Washington's game today IN
New York was called off on &C.
count Of rain.
NEW YORK, April 2O.-Now, now
it's not that bad. Our Nationals are
reposing peacefully in the cellar and
have yet to win a game and Ken
(This-Is-His-Year) Chase is making
people look forward to next year.
But things are bound to be better
For instance, the Nationals have
scored. Indeed, they might have
won ball game If Umpire Jack
Rue had regarded home-run drive
as did our boys. And, too, there is
AL Hollingsworth, the fugitive
pitcher from Brooklyn. on what
he showed yesterday, Albert seems
bent on making Clark Griffith keep
him and pay $500 to Larry Mac
Phail.
When it's all said and done
and we are talking about that
5-to-3 victory by the Yankees yes
terday-the thing that really hurts
is Chase's showing. The Mats still
claim that Joe Gordon's first-inning
homer, with a mate on base. was
6 to 10 feet foul. This may be so
and, again, may not be so. But
there is no alternate as regards
Kendall. He's yet to make good.
Krakky's Test Important.
Today the Nationals were to try
again with Joe Krakauskas, another
left-hander. hTere also is a This
Is--Krakauskas'-Year Club, with a
nice membership which perennially
is optimistic. If Joe doesn't improve
over Chases first effort. it may be
long, hard summer for lot of
guys who alternately wear white
and gray uniforms with "Ws" on
their sleeves.
Ken. of course, is going to win
some games. He always does. But
the idea is to cut down on his
losses. With 10 last year he ranked
second in this department. Anc,
while nobly attempting to remain
optimistic, it must be reported that
it has been long time since Ken
has looked good this spring. It
hasn't happened since the Washing
ton club left Florida.
What Krakauskas is going to do Is
something else. There may be an
inkling by sundown if the rain clouds
over New York are brushed away.
So far the Griffs have tried three Of
their ranking pitchers-Dutch Leon
| ard, Sid Hudson and Chase. None
has won, although Leonard was the
victim Of brutal break and pitched
well enough to win.
Holly Was the Hero.
But if you are CHEEKY little soul,
bask happily in the performance OF
Hollingsworth, the chronically sore
armed southpaw the Mats got from
the Dodgers on 30 days trial. Chase
was so bad that he was yanked in
the second inning yesterday with
the score Al against him, the bases
/ loaded and two balls and no strikes
on hitter named Charley Keller.
From out of the bullpen came
Hollingsworth, who hadn't pitched
except in batting practice for more
than month. On his first heave he
made Keller hit into a side retiring
infield out. And then for the next
six innings he pitched three-hit ball
and the only run scored of him was
unearned.
Hollingsworth proved one thing
and that is that he can and knows
how to pitch. With Brooklyn he
complained of a chronic sore arm.
Since coming to the Mats he's shown
everything-control, a fast ball, a
curve, plenty of savvy and a great
change of pace.
Second Round Hurt Mats.
Here's how the Mats first adven-
ture in New York went, in a few
words. Chase promptly loaded the
bases with none out in the first in
ming. Before he could retire the
side the Yankees had a 40 lead,
including two runs which came from
Gordons homer, which was the cause
of violent argument, upshot of
which was Manager Bucky Harris
Punishment for at least the after
noon
The Mats kept picking away at
Gomez and Steve Sundra, who took
over in the sixth for the Yankees
when Gomezs back muscles tied UP,
but they blew scoring opportunities
and finally went down to their third
straight defeat.
), It may have been that Harris ban
ishment for strongly land strongly is
the right world protesting Umpire
Rue's decision cost the Griffs the
game. Acting Managers Clyde Milan
and Ossie Bluege missed the boat in
the second inning, when the Mats
loaded the bases with none out and
got only one run out of it when
Chase was allowed to bat for him.
self. He famed and so did George
Case, the next hitter, and . few
moments later Ken had to be lifted,
anyway. F. Z. 8.