Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-09
Griffs Appear at Their Worst
In7-1WuIIoping by Browns
For the Browns, their old reliable
Jack Kramer will hurl.

For the Browns, their old reliable
Jack Kramer will hurl.
Niggeling Has Bad Time.
Johnny Niggeling went to the hill
last night and, despite a week OF
rest, couldn't click In three innings
He gave up five hits, four of them
doubles, and six passes, one an in
territorial affair that got him into
trouble He also made wild pitch
To make it worse, Rick Terrell let
pitch get away for a passed ball
and George Myatt kicked in with
an error. The misplays by the
catcher and the second baseman ac-
counted for two of six runs charged
against the veteran knuckleballer.
After three rounds, Niggeling gave
up, so Al Carrasquel finished. The
Browns got two hits and pass of
him for one run.
The Mats at bat were pitiful
They faced Nelson Potter, a right
handler and one of the Browns
better pitchers. Off him they got
just three hits. George Case drove
the ball over second for a single at
the outset. In the ninth Terrell led
off with sharp single to left and
Vince Ventura picked up Carras-
quels bat to get in a Nat lineup for
the first time to single to center
moving Terrell to second.
Case Immediately forced out Fer
rell at third. Wyatt rolled out an6
Joe Kuhel struck out.
Between the hitting innings, the
Mats got one pass and only two
pitches were driven beyond the in
field. Seven struck out.
The outfield play was particularly
bad, the Browns once getting a two.
Dagger and another time triple
because of faulty judgment by MAI
gardeners.
Get Run at Outset.
AS they have done in most Of
their games this spring, the Nat.
found the plate in the opening in.
ming. Cases single and steal, Myatt'.
sacrifice and Kuhel's long fly did it
Then the Browns took over. Aftel
single, double and a walk filled
the sacks in the second, it looked
as though Niggeling would get by
when double-play killed off Mar.
tin at the plate. But after Johnny
purposely passed Byrnes, he got two
strikes on Schultz then was hit fol
two-bagger down the left field linz
that scored two. Kreevich walked
and wild pitch let Byrnes cross
A clean double by Martin and ,
tainted one by Gutteridge due t.
Zardon's misjudgment came in tn,
Browns third. A pass to Mancus,
was sandwiched between the hits
That meant one run. Potter hoistet
into the second out, Mancuso tally
ing and Gutteridge taking third
Wyatt fumbled Byrnes' easy ground
er and the Browns had six runs al
told.
They got another off Carrasque
in the eighth. McQuinn walked
then Martins hoist fell between
Case and Binks for triple. Eithe
should have stuck it in his hip
pocket.
Three Seen as 4-Fs.
George Case, Mickey Haefner an,
Dutch Leonard are expected to b
declared out-and-out 4-Fs. AL
were rejected for service In exam
nations prior to the directive re
classifying professional athletes. ;.
New man on the Mats casualty lis
is Ventura, new member. =. He ha
a broken finger, hurt some time age
but it is almost well, SO the outflelde
will wear no splint.
Official" We day was observe,
lquietly by the Mats. =. Most o
them mapped at their hotel until jus
before time to get to Sportsman
Park for their first night game witt
the Browns. Only 3,241 fan
braved the chilly evening.
Pete Gray, the Browns one-arme,
loutfielder, still is benched with
Isprained shoulder. -. But he Nigh
return to action before the Ma
series ends. -. The Browns have o.
their roster Schultz. Gray an
Martin, who, legally. are Schulten
reich, Wyshner and Martinovici1. !.
And the Mats hi be Binks. Prob
ably BinkoWski