Evening star., 1945-08-28

Mats Hope 10 Employ
AS Series 10 Gird
For Yank Ti|ts ~
By JOHN b. KELLER,
Star Staf1 Correspondent.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 28.-There's
low, moaning sound in the ears OF
the Mats and its mighty like the "St.
Louis Blues"
Knocked down, but not quite out
by the New York Yanks' four
timing punch, the Washington ball
club could feel on its collective necks
the hot breath of last years Ameri-
can League champions as it looked
to its three-game series with the
last-place Philadelphia Athletics.
Their series here may be deemed
"breather" for the pennant-
aspiring Mats in some quarters, but
the Mats consider it highly i'm
portant. In this set of tits, they
hope to pull themselves together for
the big scrap ahead, that which will
throw them into five games in three
days with the blasting Yanks in
Washington.
Manager Os Bluege today was
reconciled to the fact that his club
will have to get along with a below
par infield in the tussling with the
AS. Dick Kimble, the spectacular
rookie shortstop picked up from
Toledo not long ago, has a cracked
rub and will not be in action here.
In his stead will be the well-w worn
Gil Torres.
X-Ray Reveals Broken Rib.
An X-ray examination in Wash
ington yesterday revealed that
Kimble had rib broken when he
was hit by a batted ball during prac-
tice in Cleveland last week. Dick
had been fielding fashily and hit
ting with power for the Mats in the
short time he played. His absence
from the lineup hurt them no lit
tie in the New York series.
Welcome news to Bluege, though,
was the o. K. given George Myatt,
second baseman, by a Washington
dentist. Thrown out of the game
last Sunday by an infected tooth,
Myatt went through siege of jaw
surgery yesterday and was pro-
nounced f1t to go back to his job
this afternoon.
Kimble will not be ready to play
again until the Yanks are met in
Washington the latter part of the
week. Nor will George Case, fleet
outfielder who is slowly getting his
Sprained ankle in trim again, be
available here as was expected. In
fact, Case is coming back so slowly
that he may not be available for
duty in the outfield before the Mats
stand by to repel the invading
Western clubs next week.
When all hands are healed, the
Mats may present a changed lineup.
Although Manager Bluege has not
SO announced, it is likely he will
revamp his infield and outfeId
Buddy Lewis probably will be shifted
from right field to third base where
Hills Layne has been holding forth
and George Binks moved from left
field to right field.
Would Be Slugging Trio.
This would give the Mats a hard
hitting trio in the pastures, for
Case was clouting well above 300
before he was hurt, and Mike Kree-
vich and Binks have been banging
the ball at fine rate recently
Also with Lewis in the job he filled
when he first came up to the Mats
the club would. have a pair of 300
hitters in the infield. Myatt is
in the select class at bat.
The Mats sorely need punch to
carry them through the stretch OF
the hottest American League race
in years.
Should the Washington club be
fortunate enough to win the flag it
will not want for fitting to keep
it on edge for the World Series
The Mats will finish their season
a week ahead of six other clubs
in the circuit, but if they are on
top at that time they will engage
in string of games with the Com
modores at Bainbridge. And the
Navy has strong team at the
Susquehanna River base.
Now all the Mats have to do to
set up that Commodore series is
shake off the Browns and overhaul