Evening star., 1940-07-24
Unable to Get Places, Griffmen
Make Life Tough for Clubs
Fighting 1t Out for Flag

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ances, taking five Of its last seven
games With Detroit and Cleveland,
currently jockeying for the league
lead. The Mats mildewing speci-
mems have been playing admirably
over that stretch. particularly s.
year -old Buddy Myer.
Myer, whose hair is streaked with
. generous portion of silver, who
was considered . washed-up per-
former four years ago. is hitting a
comfortable 1888 and again has
smacked down the challenge of jim
my Bloodworth.
Buddy Is two steps slower than
in his salad days q a second base
man. but still is smoother than
Bloodworth and is outhitting him by
mountainous margin. It is now
strenuous work for Buddy to play,
but he nevertheless is producing re-
freshing results.
He was stamped washed up in
1886, when tummy tremors dragged
him down to q .269 average after
he had hit $40 to lead the league in
1885. He swatted only .2o3 in 1897,
but in 1898 he made . remarkable
comeback, hitting 1886. Last year,
employed more sparingly, he hit
.302 and this season, unless indica-
tions are deceiving, he'll remain in
that accepted elite circle of 800
hitters.
Leonard May Toll Temorrow.
Buddy, despite his advancing age,
isn't inclined to wilt In steamy
weather. In his last IA games, in
which the Mats have encountered
their most torrid temperatures,
Myer has belted at a $3.50 clip,
humping a brace Of doubles here
yesterday as the Mats collected IA
hits OF Jonhhy Corsica and Dizzy
Trout.
Sid Hudson. walloped in his last
start after winning six straight
games, was to face the Tigers here
today and was slated to be opposed
by Freddie Hutchinson, Detroit's ex-
pensive right-hander. Dutch Leonard
may start in the finale Of the three
game series tomorrow.
It was the laudable pitching of
Ken Chase that made the beginning
Of Washington's Western journey
enjoyable, for Ken scattered seven
hits judiciously. yielded only two
earned runs, and walked only two.
Despite home run blasts by Dick
Bartell and Rudy York. Ken hurled
one Of his most impressive games Of
the year.
Bartell, first to face Chase, lined
. homer into the left field stands,
but not until York smashed his
homer leading OF In the seventh did
another Tiger advance past second
base. Over that span Chase allowed
only three hits, . two-base error by
Cecil Travis and Pete Fox's single
manufacturing Detroits other run
In the ninth.
NeWsom Now on Stage.
Washington knotted the score at
III in the second on Travis single
and Myers double and boosted that
to 81 lead, which 1t never re-
lnquished, with single runs In the
fourth and fifth innings. Doubles
by Myer and Rick Ferrell and Sam
my Vests single increased the Mats
advantage to 5-1 In the sixth. They
added another run in the ninth on
George Cases single and Buddy
| Lewis double,
Blustery Buck Newsom will fatten
his wallet In the few days required
for his ailing thumb to mend. start
Ing today, he'll appear three times
daily on the stage Of . leading local
theater.
Hank Greenberg is enjoying one Of
his most productive seasons, but
against the Mats the Detroit out
fielder has failed to obtain q hit In
his last 18 trips to the plate.
Briggs Stadium will receive 4
third deck this winter, due "a
the fact Detroit ofncials were forced
| to turn away some 10000 fans for the
July 1 double -header with Cleve-
land. This is the Nations No. ]
| baseball village.
Trainer Mike Martin Is combating
the heat by giving the Mats salt
tablets. II the Mats continue their
recent winning manner, Judge
Lands may suspect 4iks is serving
stimulants 70 the club.
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