Evening star., 1947-08-21
Probe Of Anonymous
Protests Under Way
Today in Detroit
By Burton Hawkins
Stor Stoff CORRESPONDENT

star Sioff Correspondent
DETROIT, Aug. 21.-The Mats
were to be summoned to special
meeting here today, confronted with
a copy of a story which appeared in
The Evening Star of Washington
yesterday, and requested to admit
any statements they contributed to
the article, which quoted anony-
mously several players condenning
Manager Ossie Bluege's handling
of his men.
Forewarned by Bluege that any
player or players who confessed
would be fined and suspended, no
Nat was expected to step forward
when Washington's manager SUBJ
mitted the story to the club.
Granted a vote Of confidence by
President Clark Griffith in tele-
phone conversation yesterday, Bluege
was expected to receive another
from his players today, with fear
of reprisals virtually debating
silence.
There was a chance some players
would admit supplying quotes for
the article, but when balanced
against possible repercussions the
likelihood was slim. Their baseball
careers would be placed in jeopardy
and they would be exposed to the
mercy Of Griffith and Bluege.
Bluege Would Pin 'Em Down.
Disturbed by the story, Bluege
admitted to a reporter that some
of the players have been sharp
shooting privately at me all year
It's time things were brought to a
head" Griffith attributed the state
ments to one player and professed
II know who is responsible for it,
IF the story is untrue" said
Bluege, cts malicious. If it is true,
I want to know about it. If some
of the players said those things
want to see If they'll have CUTS
enough to admit it."
Here to battle the Detroit Tigers
in double headers today and tomor-
row and a single game on Saturday,
the Mats extended their losing
streak to II last night at Cleveland
when the Indians captured 4-3 and
7-6 decisions In extra Inning battles.
Tom Ferrick was the loser in relief
roles in both games. BY dropping
both games today, the Mats would
tie a 43-year-old Washington rec
ord for successive defeats.
Washington travelled II innings
to lose the opener, with Lou Bou-
dreau's double and Ken Keltner's
single fashioning the winning run
off Ferrick with one out. Chick
Pieretti yielded 13 of the Indians
IS hits in hurting 10 innings.
Mats Get Lead Quickly.
The Mats scored in the first in
ming on successful singles by Johnny
Sullivan and Sherry Robertson, plus
Mickey Vernon's infield grounder,
but Hal Peck shot Cleveland into a
81 lead in it's portion of the inning
when he rammed home run over
the right field fence, after Dale
Mitchell had walked and George
Metkovich sacrificed.
Sullivan's single-he obtained
four of the Mats IA hits off Steve
Gromek and Ed Klieman-Buddy
Lewis double and Stan Spence S
single staked the Mats to a 80
advantages the seventh. but Joe
Gordon opened the Indians eighth
with a mighty home run into the
leftfeld stands, tying the score.
Washington spurted into 40
lead in the 10-inning second game
clustering three runs in the second
off Bob Lemon when Joe Grace
doubled. Spence walked, Christ
man tripled and Jerry Priddy flied
deep to right. Robertson's double
and Grace's single fetched the Mats
another run in the third.
That margin was sliced to 4-3 in
the Indians third when Gordon
doubled after Mickey Haefner had
walked Mitchell, Metkovitch and
Keltner. The Indians scored three
more in the sixth on a walk to
Metkovich, singles by Al Lopez,
Mitchell and Peck and Boudreau's S
outfletd fly.
The Mats locked the score at 6-6
in the seventh when Robertson
singled, Vernon walked and Grace
and Christman singled, but with
the bases loaded and one out in
that frame the Mats couldn't locate
a successful pinch-hitter. Lewis
batted for AL Evans and fouled to
Keltner, while Eary Wynn batted
for Haefner and famed.
j That situation existed until the
10th when AL Gettel, fifth Cleve-
land pitcher. blasted a triple to
center off Ferrick. Mitchell was
passed purposely. but Metkovich's
single to center scored Ed Bockmsn,
running for Gettel.
\ Early Wynn and Sid Hudson were
to face the Tigers today.