Evening star., 1946-08-02
s-B|uege Battle,
Beatings by Browns
Leave Mats Dizzy
By Burton Hawkins
Stor Stoff Correspondent

CHICAGO, Aug. 2-Gil Torres,
Washington infielder, will be sus-
pended indefinitely without pay If
he returns to the Capital before the
Mats finish their four-game series
here with the White Sox, it has been
announced by Manager Ossie Bluege,
who clamped a suspension on the
bronzed Cuban last night in St.
Louis, then lifted it when Torres ac-
companied the team here after try
ing to quit.
Torres, who arrived here with the
Mats only because Vice President
Calvin Griffith refused him plane
fare to Washington from st. Louis
last night, was undecided whether
to leave the club early today after
being benched when Billy Hitch
cock was sent to shortstop. He in
dicated he would wire Washington
for funds, but also said he would
hate to leave the team If 1t needed
him.
Worried about his wife, soon to
have child, Torres packed his be-
longings last night in the st. Louis
clubhouse after Bluege informed
him he was benched Bluege en-
tered the dressing room, appraised
the situation at glance, and said,
You're suspended without pay. l
don't care where you CO. Torres
then attempted to borrow plane fare
from Griffith and when the Mats
official refused, Gil was forced to &C
company the team here
Torres Has Many Worries.
Torres revealed he received an
other offer from the Mexican League
of s9,5OO and said, I'D hate to ac-
cept it, but may be forced to do 1t.
I'm SO upset at the moment l don't
know what III do"
Torres indicated Bluege's bench
ing him played only a part in his
plans to return to Washington. He
previously had said he wanted to
fly from Chicago to the Capital
Sunday because of the illness of his
wife.
sometimes I think I go crazy"
said Torres as he watched the
Washington-S Louis game from a
box seat last night. Il have so many
troubles" Torres was referring to
the loss of his 6-year-old boy last
winter and the continued illness OF
Mrs. Torres.
Torres quit the club during spring
training and returned to Havana for
the purpose of bringing his wife to
the United States. Their were
rumors at that time that Gil would
shift to the Mexican League, ou' he
returned promptly to the Mats
training base at Orlando, Fla.
A 1923 batter in II games on
Washington's current road trip,
Torres had lifted his average for the
year to pol. Handy man Of the
Mats, Gil had played third base,
shortstop and second base and even
pitched three times in relief roles
tnis season.
Tiffs Frequent This Year.
Torres tiff with Bluege marked
the third time this season the Mats
manager has been bothered with
player squabbles flaring into the
open. Ossie previously had benched
Gerry Priddy following sizzling
words between them and when he
later benched Hitchcock, Billy also
squawked.
Bluege's troubles don't cease with
Torres, for the Mats now have a
three game losing streak as the re-
suit of taking an 80 beating by
the Browns last night. Jack Kramer
tossed four-hit job at Washington
and st. Louis mauled Dutch Leonard
and Bill Kennedy for 13 hits.
After pitching hitless ball for 32s
innings, Leonard was clipped for
four hits and 3 runs in the fourth
inning The Browns sprayed more
runs across in the sixth, with jeff
Heath's home run accounting for
two.
Priddys triple and Stan Spence's
double fetched the Mats run in the
seventh and they added their other
run in the ninth when Buddy Lewis
singled. stole second, moved to
third on Mickey Vernon's infield
out and scored on wild pitch.
Ailing Hurlers Sent Home.
The Torres incident and the loss
to ST. Louis was part Of drab
evening for the Mats, for earlier
Pitchers Marino Pieretti and Roger
Wolff had departed for Washing
ton. Pieretti injured his sacro-iliac
at st. Louis Wednesday night, while
Wolff has been cautioned not to
pitch for six weeks to two months
due to an ailing back.
Bobo Newsom will attempt to
snap the Mats losing streak here
tonight when Mats and White Sox
open 8 game series.
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