Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-04-27
Mats See Boost
To Slab Relief
In Carpenter
Chick HurIer Bought
Has Good Record; As
Here for ; Games

Washington's quest of capable re.
lief pitching has provided the Mats
with more quantity than they've
owned in years. with the qualit,
likely to be tested soon. Still
strangers to the 1943 pennant race
are six of the Mats dozen pitchers
With the acquisition of Lewis
Carpenter, a right who wor
10 games for sixth-place Memphis
team of the Southern Association
last season, the Mats pitching staff
has reached numerical high fol
recent seasons and in the crop Man.
ager Ossie Bluege is hoping to dis
cover help for what he is beginnine
to suspect will be a formidable first
line of hurlers.
Bluege has no complaint to lodge
concerning the work of his starting
pitchers-Dutch Leonard, Alex Car
rasquel, Early Wynn and Ewald
Pyle-but just in case there isn't ar
outstanding relief hurler in the left
over group, Ossie is adding insur-
ance in the form of the 6-foot q
inch, l90-pound Carpenter.
In Trim for Assignment.
Formerly property of the Brooklyn
Dodgers, Carpenter was plagued by
a sore arm part of last season ano
had decided to remain out of base
ball this year until Scout Joe Cam
bria persuaded him to return. Sew
eral weeks ago Memphis sold him
to the Phillies, but Carpenter re.
fused to report and the deal was
Cancelled.
Despite his failure to Join the
Memphis team in drills, Carpenter
has been working out and Cambria
reports he is ready for duty. He
may not be rushed into action, how
ever, as Bluege still hasn't inspected
Jim Mertz, Rae Scarborough, Dewey
Adkins, Milo Candini Or John Bun
nell in American League competi-
ton this season.
Mickey Haefner, one OF the six
Nat pitchers who have seen action
has pitched only to two batters and
Owen ScheetZ has hurled less than
two innings, so the ability under fire
of most of his reserves remains a
mystery to Bluege. He'll be con-
tent, though, if his starters con-
tinue to do we'll and thus delay his
inspection of the lesser lights.
Carrasquel Most Impressive.
Most impressive of the Mats pitch
ers this far has been casual Alex
Carrasquel, who has permitted only
four hits and one earned run in Il
innings. Already he has captured
two decisions and is justifying the
confidence Bluege placed in him by
naming him starter after three
years OF laboring chiefly in relief
roles.
Carrasquel probably is headed for
his most successful season. Not
since he Joined the Mats in 1895
have they finished higher than sixth
but over that span of four seasons
the big Venezuelan has won "a
games and lost 20. His only losing
year was his first, when he won five
games and lost nine.
Washington was to launch q
three-game series with the Athletics
today at Griffith Stadium. In siz
OF their next ten games, in fact, the
Mats will. be playing Philadelphia
which will be all right with the
Mats. Washington's three victories
as they entered today's tiff all were
achieved'a at the AS expense.
Haefner Apt to Face AS.
Haefner may be granted a start
ing chance against the Athletics
here tomorrow, with Pyle slated to
tangle with them on Thursday
Friday the Yankees will invade fol
the, opener of four-game series
with a double headeralisted for Sun
day.
Wynn, who pitched a fine game
against the Yankees last week be-
fore being lifted for pinch hitter
and replaced by Haefner, who pro-
ceeded to lose the decision, was tt
face the AS today.
The Mats now are one player over
the limit of Is, but have until May
Is to trim their squad.