Evening star., 1947-03-27
Record Against Yank,
Supports His Claim
To April "A Call
By Burton Howkins
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, Mar.
27.-Bobo Newsom, the Mats clown
crier, has rounded into excellent
physical and verbal condition. With
all the subtlety of sock on the Jaw,
Bobo has entered a bid to be
Washington's opening game pitcher
against the New York Yankees on
April IA.
Maybe some pitchers feel it's just
another game" Bobo said today,
''but I consider 1t an honor and I'd
like to get that assignment. think
I deserve it. After all, I had a pretty
good year last season and this is
my last year in baseball.
1--WE always done well against the
Yankees" continued Bobo with a
minimum Of prodding. There's not
much sense saving me for the Red
Sox series at Boston because I'm
never too good at Fenway Park.
just don't seem to have much luck
there.
I'm IN great shape" he said.
"I've never felt better than i did
pitching against the Athletics yes
terday. I've got new curve that's
a WOW. It's breaking sharper than
anything I've ever thrown and I can
control it. I use it a lot as three
and-two and three-and-one pitch
and I'm getting it across that dish.
Yes sir, I'm ready to go to work and
I want that opening game job"
Probably Will Get Wish.
Newsom probably will get his wish.
He always has been a pitcher who
has thrived under the hot glare of
the spotlight. II won with Mr..
Roosevelt watching me-" he said,
"and I'd like to do the same for MIR.
Truman"
Only three times in the last II
years have the Mats won opening
games. In 1943 Alex Carrasquel
relieved Dutch Leonard and received
credit for the victory over Phila-
delphia when the Mats produced a
six-run inning to win. In 1888 Yves
Ferrell travelled the route, although
he yielded 16 hits, to the Athletics
and won, 1913.
The most memorable opener Of
recent years, though, featured New
som. He stopped the Yankees, 10,
on four hits in 1886 in highly
dramatic tussle in which Bobo was
Dashed on the jaw by one of Third
Baseman Ossie Bluege's crisp throws
to first base. Since that occasion
New York and Washington have
clashed in four opening day games
and the Yankees have won all of
them.
Newsom's lifetime record against
the Yankees supports his claim that
he does all right against New York.
He has won "a games and lost SO
against the Yankees and last year
he defeated them twice and lost
none.
Manager Bluege has been con-
sidering Newsom and Earl Wynn as
opening day hurlers, but there isn't
much doubt he'll select Bobo.
Newsom chucked five innings
against the Philadelphia Athletics
yesterday as the Mats dropped 5-3
decision to end four game winning
streak. Newsom permitted only three
hits, one of them tainted home
run, and left the premises in COM
mand of 80 lead.
Mats Score Three Runs.
The Mats clustered three runs In
the fourth inning off Phil Marchil-
don as the result of a walk to Cecil
Travis and singles by Stan Spence,
Mickey Vernon, Jerry Priddy and
Johnny Sullivan. The AS whitfield
Wasl1ington's lead to 81 in the
fourth when Elmer Valo blasted a
hit to the left field fence. The ball
was tucked under the fence where
Gil Coan couldn't reach it, but 1t
was ruled home run.
Pete Suder's double and Gene
Handley's single accounted for the
AS other run off Bobo in the fifth
inning, but in the eighth they ham,
mered Milo Candini for three runs
and Hank Biasetti singled with the
bases loaded and Candini Wild
pitched another run across.
With two out in the ninth the
Mats made a threatening gesture.
Buddy Lewis and Spence walked and
the bases were loaded when Vernon
beat out an infield hit. But Travis
smash caromed of Russ Chris
topher'S glove to Second Baseman
Handley, who threw him out.
Sid Hudson and Mickey Haefner
we're to face the Athletics here to-
day. The Mats will meet Pittsburgh
at Miami Beach tomorrow, then face
the Browns at Miami on Saturday
and Sunday.