Evening star., 1942-05-01
Extra Traininq
By Wynn Tells
In Slit Win
Weight Reduced, Nat
Deity Nips Chisox;
Hurt Benches Case
BY BURTON HAWKINS.

BY BURTON HAWKINS.
Early Wynn. who is inclined to
bulge a bit when he isn't sticking
strictly to his chores, apparently has
checked that excess baggage he was
Juggling and now is prepared to give
the Mats the respectable pitching
they so fondly anticipated of him.
In Wynn the Mats bosses were
beginning to believe they owned
fall phenom whose effectiveness
strangely vanished in the spring.
Manager Bucky Harris has been con-
tending, though. that Early has been
too blubbery--that lack of condition
was the source of Wynn's trouble.
Bucky doubtless tapped the tack
on the noggin, for he placed Wynn
on a steady diet of hard labor after
his last dismal showing, ordering
him to shed that hampering weight
under an "or else" threat. The edict
seemingly had its effect, for Wynn
came up with Washington's most
brilliant pitching performance of
the season yesterday at Griffith
Stadium in whipping the White Sox,
10.
Wynn was September sensation
with the Mats last autumn, cartur-
ing three games and losing fourth
to the Yankees, 10. 1t was with
Understandable pride that Harris in
cluded him as an important part of
his pitching plans this season.
In the Mats exhibition games,
however, Wynn was the least i'm
pressive of Washington's likely
starters, but the big explosion didn't
materialize until the Mats were
heading home. At Atlanta Mr..
Wynn was hammered mercileSsly.
Beats Sox on Five Hits.
He captured his first start of the
regular season. but it won't be one OF
those games he'll cherish remember
ing. He won a 1916 decision over
Philadelphia, yielding II hits and
requiring relief.
Harris applied a verbal needle at
that point, remarking in Earlys
presence that he must have been a
brainy sort of performer to win Is
games with Springfield of the East
ern League last year with the sort
of stuff he was throwing to the
Athletics. N e f
Wynn's second start was more
distressing, for he faile1rto survive
the first inning against the Red
Sox. The next day Wynn was back
on the mound, butt only to pitch
batting practice in a pointedly
lengthy workout.
He since has been exploring the
outer regions of the Griffith Sta
dunn outfield, sprinting along the
right-field fence and left-field bar
rier, melting away those retarding
pounds. When he went into action
against the White Sox he was
geared for heavy service.
Wynn yielded five hits in the first
four innings and two of those were
infield affairs. What gratifled Har-
ris was the fact that thereafter
Wynn permitted no hits and retired
the last IL batters in order. indi-
eating keen physical condition. He
was under pressure the entire route,
but he thrived on it.
Case Injuries Shoulder.
Washington produced its only run
in the first inning, when Stan
Spence tripled with one out and
scored on Mickey Vernon's infleld
out. After the first inning. ancient
Ted Lyons rationed the Mats
two hits.
Meanwhile, Wynn was humping
into little trouble. Chicago's chief
scoring threat came in the fourth
inning, when Murrell Jones and
Sammy West negotiated a double
steal to place runners on second
and third with one out. Wynn
calmly famed Bob Kennedy and
forced Tommy Turner to pop to
Bob Repass.
After the fourth inning the White
Sox didn't move a man to second
base and only two reached first
through the medium of walks.
As the league leading Indians in
vaded today the Mats were in po-
sition to reach the 500 mark for the
first time in several seasons. Not in
the last three years at least have
the Mats bounced back after poor
starts to climb to 500 level.
The Mats were calculated to open
against Cleveland minus the serv-
ices of Outfielder George Case, who
damaged his left shoulder attempt
| ing to steal third in the fifth inning
after stealing second a moment be-
| fore. Rookie Alex Kvasnak was to
replace him.