Evening star., 1942-06-15
New Men Click,
But Mats Skid
Into Cellar
Twin Loss to Chisox
Again Proves FouIty
Fielding Is Costly

Again Proves FouIty
Fielding Is Costly
BY BURTON HAWKINS.
One of the few mistakes the Mats
can't be accused Of committing this
season lies in the acquisition Of Out
fielder Roy Cullenbine, who i'm
ported q .194 batting average to
Washington and since has proceeded
to hit lofty 555.
Obtained from the Browns, with
whom he was seeing only sporadic
service, Cullenbine has averaged two
hits q game In his five engagements
with Washington. A switch hitter
batting right-handed against left
handed pitching and left-handed
against right-handed pitching-Cul-
lenbine has added punch to the
Mats but 1t doesn't appear to have
an elevating effect.
The Mats have dropped four OF
five games since Cullenbine joined
the club. losing both ends Of a dou-
ble-header, 9-3 and 11-4, to the
White Sox yesterday at Grimth
Stadium before $4,000 fans. but
Washington's cellar status hasn't
dimmed Cullenbine's sparkling per-
formance.
Manager Bucky Harris has few
complaints concerning the hitting
of his recent additions, in fact. for
Rookie Shortstop John Sullivan Is
batting .294 and Ellis Clary, peppery
rookie second baseman, Is hitting
800.
Twin Bills Piling Up.
Clary, beaned by Pitcher Joe
Haynes OF Chicago on Saturday
night, was to accompany the team
to Cleveland tonight and slated to
ioin the Mats there is Pitcher Ray
Scarborough, being graduated from
Washington's Chattanooga farm,
where he repeatedly cured the Wild
ness that stymied his effectiveness
in spring training with the Mats;
Idle today, the Mats Will battle
the Indians under the lights to-
morrow night in the opener OF a
three game series. washington Will
piav 10 games on the road and no
refreshing item to the Mats Is the
fact they'll be participating IN four
double headers.
Washington thus far has played
II twin bills and owns the dubious
distinction Of not having swept one
Of them. Five times the Mats have
split double headers and on the
other six occasions they were losing
both games. The Mats won't moan
for lack Of opportunity to sweep
twin bill, however, for confronting
them are 13 more double-headers.
plus any that may be created syn
thetically or due to weather con-
ditions.
Prexy Clark Grifith, who under
standably is proud Of the fact Wash
ington hasn't finished in the cellar
since he took command OF the Mats
in 1912, now has reason for genuine
alarm In that respect. The Mats,
who last finished eighth In 1909.
now are nestled in the basement
and doubtless are doomed for a
second division finish for the sixth
successive season.
Smith Finally Triumphs.
washington's fielding chiefly Is
responsible for its dungeon dwelling
and the Mats are displaying no i'm
provement in that department. In
their last five games the Mats have
been charged with IA errors, twice
coming up with patches OF five.
The Mats inserted five errors into
that second game yesterday and
Chicago capitalized on them to
present chubby Edgar Smith his
first victory of the season after 10
consecutive defeats. Washington
was out of the game as early as the
first inning, when the Sox clipped
Walter Masterson for six runs on
five singles, a wild pitch, q walk,
three stolen bases and q brace Of
errors.
washington reduced that advan-
tage to IA by the fifth inning, but
the White Sox clustered three more
runs In the seventh as the Mats
again committed two errors, then
added another run in the eighth
on Luke Appling's walk and Don
Kolloway's triple. Masterson travelled
the distance, permitting II hits,
while the Mats nicked Smith for
nine safeties.
In the opener Washington also
was of to sour start, with Chicago
pouncing on Sid Hudson for five
hits and a three-run first inning.
The White Sox made it SO in the
fourth and the veteran Ted Lyons
coasted to victory despite yielding
II hits. Hudson and Jack Wilson
allowed 16 hits.