Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1946-03-17
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HAVANA, Mar. 16.-The mount
ing misery of Washington's Cuban
expedition continued today as Larry
Brtake, promising rookie lefthand
pitcher, was carried from the field
after being banged behind the ear
by a crude attempt to pick him of
second base. Preliminary diagnosis
displayed no severe injury, but an
X-ray of Brunke's head will be made
as precautionary measure.
Washington's 8-3 victory over a
Cuban all-star team-the Mats
fourth successive triumph over the
same club-was incidental as Brunke
became the third Washington play
er to be incapacitated on this trip.
Outf1elder jeff Heath is idle as the
result of muscle spasm suffered
here several days ago and Catcher
Jake Early was returned to the Mats
training base at Orlando, Fla,
victim Of ptomaine poisoning.
Brunke, who previously had been
plagued by sore arm, was pitch
ing for the first time in two weeks.
He walked to open the sixth inning
and shifted to second on Sherry
Robertson's single to right. At that
juncture, Manuel Garcia, Negro
pitcher opposing the Mats, tried to
pick Brunke off second and instead
slammed the ball against Larry's
head, behind the right ear.
Brunke Good Before Injury.
Brunke dropped to the dust and
after recovering consciousness was
carried to the clubhouse by team
mates and later was removed to a
hospital Brunke pitched only two
innings and permitted no hits after
replacing Bert Shepard on the
mound.
Shepard, who wears an artificial
right leg as the result of being
shot down in P-38 over Germany,
allowed only two hits, but walked
five in the three innings he toiled.
A walk and two singles cost him
run in the third inning, but by
that time the Mats had constructed
a four-run lead.
Garcia. who went the route for
the Cubans, was clipped for two
runs in the second inning as
Mickey Vernon singled, Gerald
Priddy doubled and Gilberto Torres
Clipped in with an error. The Mats
added two more runs in the third
on singles by Cecil Travis and
Vernon, plus two-base error by
Left Fielder Alexandra Crespo on
Priddy's long fly.
Washington boosted its lead to 6
to l in the sixth inning as Brunke,
who won 16 games and lost one
with Chattanooga last season,
walked and took second on Rob-
ertson's single. After Brunke was
hit Angel Fleitas ran for him and
both runners advanced on a wild
pitch. Buddy Lewis flied to short
left, but Fleitas scored after Bruce
Campbell's fly to deep right, Rob-
ertson moving to third. Robertson
scored as Torres fumbled Travis
grounder.
Priddy Resents busting OFF,"
Singles by Campbell, Vernon and
Stan Spence, plus a long fly by
Rogelio Valdes, fetched Washington
its final two runs in the ninth be-
fore the Cubans nicked Marine
Pieretti for two runs on Mario
Diaz's triple, Campos' double and
a brace of infield outs.
Priddy enlivened an otherwise
dull game by threatening to punch
Garcia in the seventh inning. The
Mats second baseman cautioned
Garcia against busting him off and
when Garcia replied rudely Priddy
hustled out to the mound. Be
fore he got there, however, other
Washington players surrounded
him and prevented fist flinging.
Priddy was the target of numerous
seat cushions for the remainder
of the game.
Washington mauled Garcia for
IL hits. while Shepard, Brunke and
Pieretti restricted the Cubans to
eight hits, six of which were at
Pieretti's expense in the last four
innings.